Global Week of action against Novartis, 26th - 30th May 2008

Many more actions and demos are being planned across the globe, please contact us with details if you are planning something for this week.
(There will also be a daily email action alert during this week, if you are not already signed up to our action alerts, please get in touch!)

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Monday 26th May

PHONE: Novartis UK HQ: 01276 692 255* and Chiron (Novartis): 01276 694490*

WRITE TO: Novartis HQ, Frimley Business Park. Frimley. Camberley. Surrey. GU16 7SR

Protests at:
• Novartis Investors Office, 608 Fifth Avenue, in New York City at 12:00 pm. Email: centcom@war-online.org
• Novartis/CIBA offices in Chile, email: info@nomasviviseccion.cl
Protest at :
• Novartis offices in Caracas, Venezeula. Email: preserva_camp@hotmail.com

(There will be something going on in New York/USA every day for the week of action, whether it be Novartis/HLS stalls or legal home demo's, please contact Win Animal Rights for up to date information: centcom@war-online.org )

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Tuesday 27th May

PHONE: Novartis UK Research Centre: 01403 323 054*

UK Protests at :
• Novartis UK HQ in Frimley, Surrey
• CIBA Vision UK, Farnham Surrey
• Sandoz UK in Bordon, Hants.
(Times TBC contact SHAC if you would like to attend these demo's. Please note that these protests will be peaceful and arranged with the police)

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Wednesday 28th May

PHONE: Sandoz/Novartis UK: 01420 478301*

E-MAIL: Chief Executive - Daniel.Vasella@group.novartis.com

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Thursday 29th May

PHONE: CIBA/Novartis UK: 0870-608 2020*

Protest at:
• Novartis Arnhem, Holland (for more info, email: info@stopdierproeven.org )

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Friday 30th May

PHONE: Novartis UK Liverpool: 0151 705 5000*

Protests at:
• Novartis CIBA Vision UK, Southampton, Hampshire
• Novartis UK in Horsham, W.Sussex
• Novartis and other customer demos in Switzerland and Italy
• Novartis demos west of Paris, France (for more info, email: info@contrevivisection.org)
• Novartis HQ in Cambridge, MA. USA: bostonHLSdemos@hushmail.com

* Please keep all phone calls and emails polite and informative.
(Times TBC contact SHAC if you would like to attend these demo's or are planning demos in your country)

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National March & Demo, 12th July 2008
National March & Demo in Peterborough and HLS in July -- details will be announched soon.

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REGULAR UK DEMOS

EVERY TUESDAY [South coast]
UK customer demo's every tuesday in the south. Contact info@shac.net for more details.

EVERY FRIDAY [Huntingdon]
HLS demo's every friday at the gates of HLS itself. Contact Maxine 07906880036.

EVERY FRIDAY [West Sussex]
Demo against Novartis in Horsham, who conduct primate experiments on site as well as funding experiments directly at HLS. Demos starting at varying times each friday. Email info@shac.net for more info or to come along!

EVERY FRIDAY [Southampton]
Regular demonstrations against CIBA Vision, part of Novartis and HLS customers. Email info@shac.net for more info or to come along!

EVERY WEEK [London]
Weekly London Demo's. Contact info@shac.net for more details.

There are also regular demonstrations in Liverpool and Manchester, if you would like to join in, please contact info@shac.net.

Coming on demos
Please attend these demos if you possibly can. They are all arranged with the police and everything is legal and above board. You will be made very welcome. All you need to do is turn up. You can bring your own banner or hold one of ours. Join in the chants if you like and feel the power of actually making a difference and being a part of the process of closing HLS for good.

If you have any questions regarding demos, just give us a ring on 0845 458 0630. We are always happy to answer any questions you may have.

There are regular demos in Sussex, Surrey, London, Berkshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire and Middlesex so if you are free on weekdays as this is when the companies are open then get in touch and come and join us.

If you want to be kept up to date with London demos then send us your email and mobile and we will let you know what is going on.

If you are ever in any doubt about why we never give in and drive so hard to shut HLS for good you only have to read from Michelle’s diary and see what she witnessed.

“The dog yelped in pain. Kathy mimicked the dog’s cry and told me to get the next dog.”

Every one of you counts in this battle. Get active.

Who’s Who...
Customers: See here for a full list
Novartis, Abbott, Bristol Myers Squibb, Sanofi and Glaxo are all customers of HLS. Huntingdon have admitted that 10 companies give them 45% of all their work and Glaxo, BMS & Novartis are definitely amongst these 10 companies, with Glaxo being HLS's biggest customer. Huntingdon have also admitted that Japanese customers like Astellas and Daiichi-Sankyo give HLS between 20 - 25% of their business.

Suppliers: See here for a full list
PDP Couriers, Thermo Fisher, Sartorious, DGM, Phenomenex and others are all suppliers of services to HLS. PDP are HLS's main courier company, doing a massive and important part of Huntingdon’s inland work and more importantly their international logistics. Hubnet are also an important courier company to HLS working for their japanese customers.