[Belfast] A protest ouside Barclays Bank (IPSC)
Building on our first successful picket outside Barclays bank in Belfast which forced the bank to close its doors for business with a number of customers said they intend to close their accounts with Barclays. Another picket will be held on Saturday 30 August 12:00 midday outside Barclays in Belfast city centre.
Barclays is the largest global investor in the arms trade, with billions of pounds invested. Many of these arms companies supply Israel with weapons. Barclays has shares in Israeli company Elbit, manufacturer of drones and other military hardware & technology. Barclays invests in Israeli companies, including those operating in illegally occupied settlements.