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Monday, October 24, 2016

THURSDAY: Rally In Boston against US arms sales and military cooperation with Saudi Arabia

THURSDAY: Rally against US arms sales and military cooperation with Saudi Arabia

Thursday, Oct. 27, 5 pm, MIT at 77 Mass Ave (main building)
Demand that MIT end its collaboration with the King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology (KACST). According to the Oxford Business Group, KACST has developeded partnerships with the two largest US military contractos (Lockheed Martin and Boeing) and is a key institution in carry out R&D in support of Saudi Arabia's military modernization. It is unclear at this stage whether MIT's collaboration specifically includes research with military applications. But given US supported Saudi Arabian war crimes in Yemen and its abysmal human rights record, it is inappropriate for US universities to be supportive of key institutions in Saudi Arabia's military infrastructure.
Join us on October 27 to demand an end of US arms sales to Saudi Arabia and an end to collaboratin between US universities and Saudi institutes that strengthen the Saudi military.
Sponsors: Massachusetts Peace Action, United for Justice with Peace & AFSC Peace and Ecoonmic Security program.

Upcoming Events:

Rally against U.S. arms sales and military cooperation with Saudi Arabia	Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 5:00pm	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge
The Right to Boycott: Defending BDS	Saturday, October 29, 2016 - 10:00am	Central Square Library	Cambridge
Iyad Burnat: Bil'in and the Nonviolent Resistance	Tuesday, November 1, 2016 - 7:00pm	Encuentro 5	Boston
The Next Four Years: Building Our Movements in Dangerous Times	Saturday, December 3, 2016 - 9:00am	Simmons College, Paresky Conference Center	Boston
Sing-Along Fundraiser - #NoDAPL - Jan. 14, 2017 - save the date!	Saturday, January 14, 2017 - 7:00pm	Calvary United Methodist Church	Arlington