Introduction
In September 2008 a campaign against Swedish weapons export was initiated. Named "Avrusta" (Disarm), the campaign had a clear goal in sight; to step up the peaceful resistance against Sweden's warfare politics.
October 16, 2008 saw two coordinated actions against leading weapons factories in two different cities located in central Sweden. Equipped with hammers and bolt cutters, activists gained access to the manufacturing halls where they found and disarmed weapons used in the American-led war on Iraq and warfare material destined for India.
The disarmament continued in the early morning of March 22nd, 2009. This time the activists were heading towards the Jas 39 Gripen fighter jets, located in Saab's hangars in Linköping.
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The goal with the campaign Disarm (Avrusta) is to stop the Swedish weapons exports. In our manifesto you can read more about the campaign, which is a part of the network Ofog and its work for a world without war or militarism. “Ofog” is a network built on volunteer work for peace.
The name for the campaign – Disarm – is double fold. It should be seen as an invitation to everyone to begin to physically disarm Swedish weapons for export, with the help of simple tools, like a hammer. But even if we believe that it is required that people actively intervene and physically stop lethal weapons, we also realize that bigger political changes will have to come to place if we want to stop the entire Swedish weapons export. That is why Disarm is also an invitation to everyone to work for political decisions that will lead to a total disarmament of the Swedish weapons export and eventually an end to the Swedish weapons production.
Swedish export affects people’s lives mostly outside of our national borders. That is why it is crucial for this campaign to by endorsed by international voices. We hope that you would like to support this campaign in any way you can. Organisations, networks and individuals can become a part of the campaign by signing our appeal for disarmament. Please spread it widely in your networks. At "Upprop" you can leave your support in text, sound or video. Here you can fill in your Name (Namn), City (Stad), Occupation/identity (Sysselsättning/identitet), e-mail address (Epostadress), Comment (Kommentar) about why you support the campaign, Attach new file - here you can attach video, sound, picture or textfile, Information - about your attached file, Avoid spam (Undvik spam) by writing the letters in "Skriv koden här".
Contact Disarm by sending an email to avrusta@ofog.org or by calling Kajsa Sjöblom on (+46)733-815361