Manchester company forced to close as Palestine Action overwhelm its offices
The targeted CDW Manchester building
The Canary reports on 1 July 2024:
Palestine Action targeted another link in Britain’s chain of complicity with Israel’s genocide in Gaza, as the Manchester offices of ‘CDW UK’ were forced to close by an activist blockade. Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons company, are facilitated in their British presence by support from CDW’s software and technology services.
So, as part of a nationwide campaign against complicity in Israeli atrocities, on Monday 1 July Palestine Action activists used a vehicle and lock-on device to blockade the back entrance. Another one occupied the ledge at the building’s entry. The Manchester building was also sprayed with blood-red paint – to serve as a reminder to CDW of the Palestinian bloodshed from which their firm profits:
CDW provide supply chain management, IT solutions, cyber security and eProcurement services to the British operations of the Elbit brand, part of the global Israeli arms firm.
CDW are contracted for IT services for ‘Elbit Systems UK Ltd’, headquartered in Bristol, from which Elbit oversees drone and arms production nation-wide. This is not the first time the company has been targeted, with activists spraying a site in Peterborough with red paint and shattering their windows.
This action in Manchester follows on the heels of others taken to target Elbit’s partners & suppliers.