Stop Arming Israel – Arms Embargo Now – No Weapons for Genocide
Why are we picketing Nupress?
Nupress supplies five critical parts and ground equipment for the F-35 war plane. Israel has one of the largest fleets of F-35s in the world. Nupress parts go into a global pool that Israel gets priority access to. Israel has used F-35s in countless massacres of Palestinians, and in Lebanon and Yemen. The organisation, Workers in Palestine, has named Nupress as a company complicit in the ethnic cleansing and genocide of Palestinians.
What is a community picket?
Community pickets are a collective form of direct action. They are powerful because of the community that shows up and the clarity of the cause. Supplying components to machines that are used to cause mass casualties and death is something that must be opposed, on both moral and legal grounds.
What will happen at a community picket?
Community members will take up space around the Nupress factory to form a barrier to vehicles and workers. This may be physical e.g. through interlinking arms, or symbolic e.g. through holding placards, speaking to workers, chanting, etc. This picket will involve all these tactics which means people can choose what is safe for them. In this way, the picket is inclusive of families with young children and people with a disability, for example.
How do decisions get made?
We use a democratic process to decide the best ways to disrupt production at Nupress. We encourage people to be informed, ready to discuss tactics and be involved in decision making.
How will we organise at the picket?
There are different roles including worker liason, media liaison, police liaison, safety officer, etc. A convenor will initiate decision making processes for example how long to hold the picket. Affinity groups can act independently whilst ensuring respect for other tactics and groups. The key thing is holding firm to the goal of disrupting production at Nupress, in solidarity with Palestinian struggles and as a response to the call to end military supply to the genocide.