Stop the War Machine: Aberporth’s Stand Against Militarisation
Stop the War Machine: Aberporth’s Stand Against Militarisation
Communities across Wales are being asked—quietly, without consultation—to live alongside the expanding machinery of war. In Aberporth, that machinery has a name: QinetiQ–MOD, a site where weapons are tested, refined, and fed into global conflicts that devastate lives far beyond our coastline.
On Friday, 6 March, from 3–4 pm, residents will gather outside the facility for a peaceful vigil. The message is simple and universal: war profiteers are not welcome here.
This poster, created for the vigil, captures something essential. It blends cultural imagery with a refusal to normalise militarisation. It insists on life—Viva la Vida—in the face of an industry built on destruction. It reminds us that resistance can be joyful, creative, and rooted in community, even when confronting something as vast as the global arms trade.
Why Aberporth matters
Aberporth is not an isolated case. Across the UK, private contractors and defence companies operate with minimal scrutiny, shaping foreign policy through profit rather than principle. Local communities are left to absorb the consequences: environmental impact, secrecy, and the quiet normalisation of war as an economic engine.
Standing against this is not symbolic. It is necessary.
A vigil rooted in solidarity
This vigil is part of a broader movement—one that connects Welsh communities to global struggles against militarisation, occupation, and the industries that sustain them. From Palestine to Yemen to the Welsh coastline, the same logic of profit over life drives the machinery of war.
Saying no in Aberporth is saying no everywhere.
Join us
Suppose you are in or near Ceredigion, your presence matters. If you are further away, sharing the poster, amplifying the message, and refusing the normalisation of militarised economies matters as much.
Friday 6 March, 3–4 pm
QinetiQ–MOD, Aberporth
Stop the war machine. Choose life.