As part of Keep Space for Peace Week, the Oxfordshire Peace Campaign and CND discussed the role of USAF Croughton in drone warfare, as well as wider strategic issues. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXb7rEvOm5E)
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From the EU Covid Recovery Fund 30 billion goes to the military
by Manlio Dinucci While the “Coronavirus crisis” continues to cause devastating socio-economic consequences also in Italy, a large part of the “Recovery Fund” is destined not to the most affected economic and social sectors, but to the most advanced sectors of the war industry. According to the EU Recovery Fund, Italy should receive € 209 billion over the next six years, of which about 81 is for grants and 128 for loans to be repaid with interest. In the meantime, … Continue reading →
FACTSHEET US-Operations at Shannon Airport
Factsheet launched by
Shannonwatch campaigns to end the US military use of Shannon Airport and to demand accountability for the
airport’s complicity in human rights abuse and war. It opposes the participation of Ireland in all regional military
alliances and structures, including those of the EU and NATO. It holds peace demonstrations at Shannon Airport
on the second Sunday of every month from 2 to 3pm.
The Peace & Neutrality Alliance campaigns for the right of the Irish people to have their own independent foreign
policy, with positive neutrality as a key component, pursued primarily through a reformed Unite Nations.
FACTSHEET The Road to the EU Army
Factsheet launched by the Peace & Neutrality Alliance was founded in 1996 to focus on opposing Irelands integration into the emerging EU army and the EU/NATO/US war machine.
It is a member of the World Peace Council and the No to War – No to NATO network.
2020/10/17 First public zoom event 4PM (Eastern) 10PM (CEST)
Youth Against Empire speak out against the Wars at Home and Abroad
The newly formed Youth Against Empire will be holding its first public event.
Join us for an online rally: “Youth Speak Out Against the Wars at Home and Abroad”
Saturday, October 17 at 4 PM Eastern
Register for the Zoom event here (https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZAe_FB0yRs2RGqlq6TPh6A)
Join the Facebook Event here (https://www.facebook.com/events/1283578698689833)
Jeju: Island of Resistance (video)
Global Network http://www.space4peace.org/ and Save Jeju now http://savejejunow.org/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yoUlXphDdk
Video der Preisverleihung des Roland-Vogt-Friedenspreises an Konni Schmidt ist online:
Auf Initiative der Kampagne „Stopp Air Base Ramstein“ wird ab 2020 jährlich der Roland-Vogt- Friedenspreis an eine Aktivistin oder einen Aktivisten der Friedensbewegung vergeben, die oder der sich in der Tradition von Roland Vogt dauerhaft für Frieden, Abrüstung und zivile Konfliktlösungen in außerordentlicher Weise engagiert.https://youtu.be/s1GkpbR04yU.
2020/10/27 zoom webinar 12noon-1:30pm EDT
Biden or Trump: What’s at Stake on November 3?
Global Peace and Insecurity: A Seminar Series
Fall 2020: Tuesdays: 12noon-1:30pm US EDT (12-13.30)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27: Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor, MIT and Professor of Linguistics, University of Arizona Continue reading →
2020/10/20 zoom webinar 12noon-1:30pm EDT
The Bang and the Bucks: Post-9/11 Military Spending and the Shortchanging of Other
Global Peace and Insecurity:
A Seminar Series
Fall 2020: Tuesdays: 12noon-1:30pm US EDT (12-13.30)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20: Heidi Peltier, Ph. D, Director, 20 Years of War Project, Boston University
The Bang and the Bucks: Post-9/11 Military Spending and the Shortchanging of Other Urgent Needs Continue reading →
2020/10/13 zoom webinar 12noon-1:30pm EDT
Accidents, mistakes and COVID-19: Risks and Necessity of High-Level Biosafety Labs
Global Peace and Insecurity:
A Seminar Series
Fall 2020: Tuesdays: 12noon-1:30pm US EDT (12-13.30)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13: Monica Zoppe, Ph. D., Institute of Biophysics, Italian National Research Council (CNR), Milan, Italy
Accidents, mistakes and COVID-19: Risks and Necessity of High-Level Biosafety Labs; MODERATOR: Professor Jonathan King
REGISTER HERE: Once you register, a link will be automatically emailed. Thank you! Please email with any questions.
https://www.ramstein-kampagne.eu/mahnwache-in-berlin-keine-kampfdrohnen-fuer-die-bundeswehr/
Videos from 4th International Congress against Military Bases and Wars
The playlist of all the 14 videos will be foun here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHs21F2izXdAYWdyXxSJPKEipudNNeiI_
2020/10/12 INES zoom webinar 16:00 -17:30 CEST
Weapons in Space – Challenges to Peace and Security
INES Webinar on Weapons in Space – Challenges to Peace and Security 12 October, 16:00 – 17:30 CEST With: Prof. Jürgen Scheffran (University of Hamburg, Germany), Prof. em. Dave Webb (Leeds Beckett University, U.K.), Subrata Ghoshroy (MIT, USA) Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__s5nreJXQQKp0p9q-bbTXw Introduction: When President Trump established the U.S. Space Force December, 2019, he said that it marked “a big moment” and that there was “going to be a lot of things happening in space. Because space is the world’s newest warfighting … Continue reading →
2020/10/12 zoom webinar 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) / 16:00 CEST Paris/Amsterdam
Confronting the Climate Crisis: the central role of Indigenous Peoples as frontline defenders against climate change
Day Of Indigenous Unity: Point Of Contact Confronting the Climate Crisis
Webinar: Confronting the Climate Crisis: the central role of Indigenous Peoples as frontline defenders against climate change
Date: October 12th, 2020, US Indigenous People’s Day (formerly titled “Columbus Day”)
2020/10/06 zoom webinar 12noon-1:30pm EDT
Whither US-Russia Nuclear Arms Control?
Global Peace and Insecurity
A Semester-Long Seminar Series
Whither US-Russia Nuclear Arms Control?
Tuesday, October 6; 12noon-1:30pm
2020/10/15 Second Zoom event 12:50 – 2:00pm EDT (5:50 – 7:00pm BST)
As part of the “Space Education and Strategic Applications Conference”
This 2-day conference is organised by the Policies Studies Organization and will be entirely virtual around the time of “Keep Space for Peace Week” (October 3-10) More details and program here: http://www.ipsonet.org/conferences/space-education-and-strategic-applications/sesa20program On October 15th from 12:50-2:00pm EDT (5:50-7:00pm BST) the Global Network will be holding a panel on “Campaigning to Keep Space for Peace”, introduced and chaired by Professor Dave Webb (UK) with Professor Karl Grossman (US), Tamara Lorincz (Canada), Dr Aruna Kammila (India) and Bruce Gagnon (US). The … Continue reading →
2020/10/08 First zoom event 10am (EST), 3pm (BST), 6pm (KST), 12midnight (AEST)
Global Network leaders discuss ‘Space domination’ during Keep Space for Peace Week
Global Network leaders discuss ‘Space domination’ during Keep Space for Peace Week October 8, 2020 on Zoom 10am (EST), 3pm (BST), 6pm (KST), 12midnight (AEST) How can we confront the rapidly increasing militarisation and possible weaponization of space? When the US Space Force was established last year President Trump said that it marked “a big moment” and that there was “going to be a lot of things happening in space. Because space is the world’s newest warfighting domain.” A new … Continue reading →
Déclaration du 4e Congrès international contre les bases militaires et les guerres
Déclaration du 4e Congrès international contre les bases militaires et les guerres organisé par la campagne Stop Air Base Ramstein, avec le soutien du réseau international « Non à la guerre – non à l’OTAN », du Bureau international de la paix et de la Gauche européenne le 25.09.2020, en tant qu’événement hybride en raison de la pandémie Corona à la fois en présentiel à Berlin et en ligne pour le monde entier. Résister est l’impératif et le défi ! Nous … Continue reading →
Der BigBrotherAward 2020 in der Kategorie Politik geht an die Bundesregierung wegen Ramstein
*Die deutschen “BigBrotherAwards”* prangern seit 20 Jahren jährlich die größten Schweinereien an, die man mit Rechnern oder Datennetzen anstellen kann, in typisch bis zu 8 Kategorien. Einer davon, der “Preis” in der Kategorie Politik. ging 2020 an die deutsche Bundesregierung, und zwar . genau! – *wg. ihrer Kumpanei mit dem US-Amerikanischen Drohnenmordprogramm via Ramstein* Die öffentliche Präsentation dieser “Schandpreise” fand vor 1 Woche statt, mit Corona-reduziertem Publikum, aber einem kompletten Video aller Sparten. Hier der Link zum Videoscreening, direkter Sprung … Continue reading →
Declaration of the 4th International Congress against Military Bases and War
Declaration of the 4th International Congress against Military Bases and War organized by the campaign Stop Air Base Ramstein, with the support of the international “No to War – no to NATO” network and the International Peace Bureau on 25.09.2020, held both in-person (Berlin) and online (worldwide) as a hybrid event due to Corona. Resistance is the imperative and the challenge! We call on the resistance against the approximately 1,000 military bases in the world to come together and fortify. … Continue reading →
Stopp Air Base Ramstein 2020 – Abendveranstaltung
weltnetz präsentiert die Abendveranstaltung der Stopp Air Base Ramstein Kampagne mit Gabriele Krone-Schmalz, Ekkehard Sieker, Dirk Pohlmann und Andrej Hunko. (https://weltnetz.tv/video/2405-stopp-air-base-ramstein-2020)
Die alljährliche Abendveranstaltung der Stopp Air Base Ramstein Kampagne findet in diesem außergewöhnlichen Jahr online auf weltnet.tv statt. Auch dieses Jahr referieren prominente Rednerinnen und Redner über friedenspolitische Themen.
2020/10/01 international
The International Day of Action on AFRICOM
https://blackallianceforpeace.com/dayofactiononafricom
Learn about the International Day of Action on AFRICOM.
Find out how organizations can sign on to endorse (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdShQo6vjGx1tN0cTgI1abUXDkUIplZ11iAhiG6mXswSpyX6Q/viewform) the day.
Download (https://blackallianceforpeace.com/dayofactiononafricom) social media graphics to spread the word.
RSVP + share the Facebook event page(https://www.facebook.com/events/336199541155612).
Impressionen Roland-Vogt-Friedenspreisverleihung
Am 12.09.2020 in hat die Kampagne Stopp Air Base Ramstein in Kaiserslautern gemeinsam mit der FAmilie Vogt und der Pfälzer Initiative “Entrüstet Euch” den Roland-Vogt Friedenspreis an Connie Schmidt inder Augusta-Kirche in Kaiserslautern verliehen
Continue reading →NATO Poisons Fish in Germany
I have documented the use of toxic fire-fighting foam at more than a dozen NATO bases in Germany and I’ve analyzed the levels of one poison in particular – PFOS – in the rivers near these bases and in the fish caught near these bases. NATO allows the toxic chemicals to contaminate groundwater and surface water. PFOS never breaks down, so it likely will sicken people forever.
NATO Poisons Fish in Germany
Pat Elder
https://www.ramstein-kampagne.eu/abendveranstaltung-kongress-gegen-militaerbasen-kampfdrohnen-fuer-die-bundeswehr-12-newsletter-2020/
NATO Vergiftet Fisch in Deutschland
Von Pat Elder, Nein zum Krieg – Nein zur NATO, 11. September 2020 In weiten Teilen Europas haben NATO-Militärstützpunkte hunderttausende Liter giftiger Feuerlöschschäume, die eine Vielzahl von PFAS-Chemikalien enthalten, während routinemäßiger Brandbekämpfungsübungen verwendet und nachlässig entsorgt. Die wässrigen filmbildenden Schäume (AFFF) werden seit den frühen 1970er Jahren verwendet und konnten in den Boden eindringen und Grundwasser, Boden und Oberflächenwasser zu kontaminieren. Die daraus resultierende Verschmutzung bedeutet eine schwere europäische Krise der öffentlichen Gesundheit, obwohl nur wenige darauf achten. Es wurde … Continue reading →
IALANA: Erklärung zur nuklearen Teilhabe vom 6.5.2020
Unter dem Titel: “Erklärung zur nuklearen Teilhabe und zur geplanten Anschaffung neuer Trägerflugzeuge für den Atomwaffeneinsatz” brachte sich IALANA in die aktuelle Debatte um die nukleare Teilhabe mit einer ausführlichen rechtlichen Analyse ein.
article on nuclear sharing by Bernd Hahnfeld of IALANA Germany
Dear all
please find a piece of Bernd Hahnfeld on legality of nuclear sharing in Germany.
The text was written in German and we translated it into English:
www.ialana.de/images/pdf/arbeitsfelder/ialana%20zur%20aktuellen%20diskussion/ialana%20zu%20abc-waffen/Opposition_to_the_Federal_Governments_assertion_that_the_nuclear_sharing_practiced_by_Germany_within_the_framework_of_NATO_does_not_violate_the_Non-Proliferation_Treaty.pdf
Greetings,
Lucas
Dedos en los gatillos, la OTAN nuclear y una reconstrucción mejor
pressenza.com 22.07.2020 – Boston, EE.UU. – Joseph Gerson
Con nuestros periódicos y reportajes centrados en la explosión mortal de infecciones de covid-19 en todo el país, y Trump inflando la supuesta amenaza de China en su esfuerzo desesperado por evitar su derrota en Noviembre, las armas nucleares de EE.UU. y la OTAN que se acumulan en Europa han pasado desapercibidas. Esto supone un gran peligro pues las tensiones con Rusia siguen aumentando. La OTAN se ha estado preparando para la guerra con sus ejercicios militares “de defensa” en toda Europa. El secretario de Defensa, Mark Esper, participó en un ejercicio simulado de guerra en el que los Estados Unidos “lanzó un ataque nuclear simulado contra Rusia”.
www.pressenza.com/es/2020/07/dedos-en-los-gatillos-la-otan-nuclear-y-una-reconstruccion-mejor/
Trigger Fingers, Nuclear NATO, and Building Back Better
pressenza.com 20.07.2020 – Boston, USA – Joseph Gerson
With our newspapers and press reports focused on the deadly explosion of covid-19 infections across the country and Trump inflating threats by posed China in his desperate effort to avoid defeat in November, the U.S/NATO nuclear weapons build up across Europe has gone unremarked. That too is dangerous. Tensions with Russia continue to build. NATO has been preparing for war with its “Defender” military exercises across Europe. And, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper participated in a war game exercise in which the U.S. “launched a simulated nuclear strike against Russia.”
www.pressenza.com/2020/07/trigger-fingers-nuclear-nato-and-building-back-better/
Video From Norway: Time For Change: From Crisis And Militarism To Peace And Welfare
Europe, Nonviolent Activism By World BEYOND War, September 9, 2020 The majority of this video is in Norwegian: Tid for forandring: Fra krise og militarisme til fred og velferd from Norges Sosiale Forum on Vimeo. The portion of the above video that is in English is also here: Share this…
Continue reading →Wie weit noch bis zum nächsten Großen Krieg?
von Werner ruf Wie weit noch bis zum nächsten Großen Krieg? Die amerikanischen Atomwissenschaftler, die seit Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs die „Weltuntergangsuhr“ betreiben, haben abermals den Zeiger bis zum Beginn des nächsten Atomkriegs weiter vorgestellt: Es bleiben noch 100 Sekunden. Dafür sind sicherlich die dank Digitalisierung extrem verkürzten Vorwarnzeiten verantwortlich, aber auch, so heben sie hervor, die jüngst erfolgte Kündigung des Verbotsvertrags von Mittelstrecken-Raketen (INF) durch die USA und die von diesen angekündigte Nicht-Verlängerung des New-Start-Vertrags, der die Aufstellung von … Continue reading →
2020/09/25 Online YouTube
Abendveranstaltung I Aktionstage 2020
25. September · 19:00 – 22:00 CEST
Stopp Air Base Ramstein 2020 https://youtu.be/Lt1dlaNiJbI
Die alljährliche Abendveranstaltung der Stopp Air Base Ramstein Kampagne findet in diesem außergewöhnlichen Jahr am Freitag, den 25.9. ab 19 Uhr online auf weltnet.tv statt. Auch dieses Jahr referieren prominente Rednerinnen und Redner über friedenspolitische Themen.
Es erwarten euch: Gabriele Krone-Schmalz (Journalistin und Publizistin, ehem. Moskau-Korrespondentin und Moderatorin der ARD), Ekkehard Sieker (Journalist, Mitarbeiter bei der Satiresendung „Die Anstalt“, ehem. Mitarbeiter bei dem ARD-Magazin MONITOR), Dirk Pohlmann (Journalist, Autor und Regisseur von Dokumentarfilmen auf ARTE und ZDF, Free21) und Andrej Hunko (MdB DIE LINKE).
https://www.ramstein-kampagne.eu/absage-der-demonstration-und-menschenkette/
War Is A Disaster, Not A Game
Defund militarism and invest in peacemakers if conflict resolution is truly the objective.
As members of Veterans for Peace, an organization of U.S. military veterans and supporters who advocate for peace, we couldn’t disagree more with the Aug. 14 Civil Beat article “Why Militaries Should Play Games With Each Other” by a Department of Defense employee at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies and a DoD RAND contractor.
The 2020 World Conference against A and H Bombs – results and reports
Dear friends,
We are pleased to inform you that the World Conference against A and H Bombs (online), held on August 2-9, 2020, made a big success. We express our heartfelt gratitude to you for your support and participation in the Conference marking the 75th year of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. Continue reading →
The Reason Why Italy Deploys its Fighters in Lithuania
by Manlio Dinucci (il Manifesto, 1 September 2020) In Europe civil air traffic is expected to drop by 60% this year compared to 2019, due to Covid-19 restrictions, putting more than 7 million jobs at risk. On the other hand, military air traffic is growing. On Friday, August 28, six US Air Force B-52 strategic bombers flew over the thirty NATO countries in North America and Europe in a single day, flanked by eighty fighter-bombers from allied countries in different … Continue reading →
Appell an die linken und fortschrittlichen Kräfte im Europäischen Parlament
Liebe Unterzeichner*innen des Appells an die linken und fortschrittlichen Kräfte im Europäischen Parlament, wir danken für die Unterzeichnung des Appells. Anbei finden Sie den Appell (Englisch, Niederländisch, Französisch, Deutsch und Spanisch) zusammen mit der endgültigen Liste der Organisationen und Personen, die die Initiative unterstützen. Unserer Meinung nach handelt es sich um eine bedeutende Mischung von NGO’s, Aktivist*innen, Akademiker*innen und politischen Akteur*innen, von Finnland bis Griechenland (und sogar aus den USA und Kanada), die ihre Besorgnis über die Schwächung der Wachsamkeit … Continue reading →
Appeal to the left and progressive forces in the European Parliament
Dear signatory of the Appeal to the left and progressive forces in the European Parliament, We thank you for signing the Appeal. Enclosed you find the Appeal (English, Dutch, French, German and Spanish) together with the final list of organisations and individuals supporting the initiative. We think it is a significant mixture of ngo’s, activists, academics and political actors, from Finland to Greece (and even from the USA and Canada), who express their worry about weakening alertness of left forces … Continue reading →
Aktive aus der Friedensbewegung starten Aufruf an die Partei Die LINKE.
Aufruf aus der Friedensbewegung an die Partei DIE LINKE. (Seite)
[PM] Aktive aus der Friedensbewegung starten Aufruf an die Partei Die Linke
Information an die Medien 24. August 2020
Berlin/Bremen. Nach dem kürzlichen Interview des Fraktionsvorsitzenden der Partei Die Linke, Dietmar Bartsch, im Deutschlandfunk zu außen- und verteidigungspolitischen Fragen haben Aktive aus der deutschen Friedensbewegung einen Aufruf an die Partei initiiert, den innerhalb kurzer Zeit bereits zahlreiche Menschen unterzeichnet haben.
https://www.ramstein-kampagne.eu/deine-mail-und-postkarte-gegen-die-deutsche-kampfdrohne/
Peace Wave Swept around the World from August 6 to 9, 2020
Peace Wave News
Vol. 4, August 27, 2020
The 75 th Anniversary of the Hiroshima and
Nagasaki Days Commemorated with
Hundreds of Grass-roots Actions Worldwide,
Calling for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
Peace Wave Swept around the World from
August 6 to 9, 2020
PFAS is more prevalent in food than water
There could be more PFAS contamination in this seafood platter than drinking water containing 70 parts per trillion of the toxins every day for 80 years.
The Department of Defense is engaged in a campaign to convince the public that the PFAS contamination it has caused on military bases and in surrounding regions around the world is being cleaned up and that it is safeguarding public health by complying with the EPA’s lifetime health advisory of 70 parts per trillion (ppt) in drinking water. For the most part, both claims are false.