To the owners of the Blue Fin Building,
I am a concerned individual, who, like you, enjoy and are proud of the cultural facilities and ambience of the Southbank. Therefore we were dismayed to discover that Blue Fin has rented office space to BAE Systems on the fourth floor of your building in Southwark Street.
The Blue Fin Building promotes itself as a space where people can “come together” and “feel part of a community”. It claims to be “a location alive with creative cultural scenes” where “wellness” can thrive in a “natural environment”. We are sure this rings true for the experience of many people who use the building every day. But it is the exact opposite for millions of people who are on the receiving end of the products and services sold by BAE Systems.
BAE is Europe’s largest arms company. It provides the Israel Defence Forces with key components for fighter jets, munitions, armoured vehicles and missile launching pads. Israel has been attacking Gaza for several months, killing tens of thousands of people, mostly women and children, denying them access to food, water, shelter, medicine and fuel. It promises to continue this campaign till the end of 2024.
For the Palestinians trapped in this warzone there cannot be any “wellness”, “community” or “culture”. But without the products and services of companies like BAE Israel could not continue to do this to the Palestinians. BAE is complicit in genocide.
That is why we are urgently appealing to you to evict BAE Systems from Blue Fin. We hope you will do the right thing.
Regards,