MAPW received dozens of enthusiastic messages congratulating us and our partner organisations on our successful campaign to close the arms fair planned for Adelaide in November. Here are just some:

• WOW THAT'S FANTASTIC!!!
• Great result. Congratulations to all!!
• Congratulations and thanks to you all!!
• I can only say how delighted and relieved I am that this has happened. Just fabulous.
• Congratulations - a great outcome!
• Well done . . all at MAPW...... you've done really well to work with others getting this awful thing cancelled. 
• Congratulations from all the way here in Fiji. I have a feeling that this outcry will soon be heard throughout the Pacific.
• Just a greeting from the Mekong to say Good On Youse all for achieving a cancellation of the arms fest. A great moment for all.- It should have been closed on obscenity grounds
• Great news, and amazing that people power can still bring these destructive industries to heel. Excellent result, well done to everyone.
• Well done all...keep up the great work. 
• CONGRATULATIONS! Power to the people.
• Fantastic news!!
• Hooray!
• THAT IS UNiBELIEVABLLY GOOD NEWS!  WELL DONE, EVERYBODY!
• Congratulations! What a coup to stop the arms fair. Shall forward this on to pass on the good news.
• GOOD NEWS .TA 4 THAT
• WELL DONE !!!! fantastic effort, so happy to hear about this breakthrough.

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