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2020/09/27 webinar
NATO’s ‘Unified Front’ At Breaking Point
https://popularresistance.org/natos-unified-front-at-breaking-point/
Political and Security Implications of a New NATO Strategy in the Making
By Xanthe Hall
The writer belongs to IPPNW Germany. This article first appeared on IPPNW Peace & Health Blog. Please click here for the original link.
BERLIN (IDN) – You could be excused for having missed the fact that NATO is in the process of updating its nuclear strategy, including substantial and significant steps. These include technologically more ambitious weapons that can be used more easily. This is the implementation of a decision made at the NATO Warsaw Summit in 2016 to revise nuclear strategy. [2020–07-17]
https://www.ramstein-kampagne.eu/10-newsletter-2020-aktionstage/
PFAS and The Bomb
Inextricably linked existential threats to humanity. by Pat Elder In Greek mythology, the tale of Daedalus and his son, Icarus provides a lesson that humanity has never learned. Daedalus created wings from feathers and wax. He warned Icarus not to fly too close to the sun for fear that the wax would melt. Icarus took off, exhilarated with the invention, and soared exuberantly toward the sun. His wings fell apart, and Icarus fell to his death. Remarkable technologies may escape … Continue reading →
Dedos en los gatillos, la OTAN nuclear y una reconstrucción mejor
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 … Continue reading →
Trigger Fingers, Nuclear NATO, and Building Back Better
by Josef 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 … Continue reading →
Invitation to sign an Appeal to the left and progressive forces in the European Parliament
Deadline 25.08.2020 Dear friends, On 23 July, the vast majority of the Left Group (GUE/NGL) in the European Parliament approved, together with the social democratic (S&D), Green and rightist (EPP, Renew) parties, a resolution which criticizes the ‘European deal’ of 21 July on the Recovery Fund and the multi-annual European budget. There are indeed plenty of reasons to criticize the proposal of the European Council, but the resolution of the European Parliament also contains elements which are unacceptable from a progressive point … Continue reading →
Article on incinerating PFAS article on incinerating PFAS
The US is incinerating is leftover stockpiles of the most lethal types of firefighting foams containing PFAS. The process is deadly to surrounding communities because the materials typically can’t be destroyed by incineration. I had a conversation with a retired Environmental Protection Agency official in New York last week and she told me there have been no shipments of retired PFAS foam from NATO bases in Europe to the U.S. for incineration. So, tens of thousands of the most … Continue reading →
International Statement of Solidarity with the U.S. Rebellions
Please sign this international statement in support of Black Live Matters protests in the US From the statement below “As we condemn the police brutality being unleashed against protesters against racism in the United States, we also recognize the brutality being carried out by the U.S. military against innocent people around the world, including but not limited to the U.S. wars in the Middle East and North Africa; the expansion of the U.S. military throughout the continent of Africa; the … Continue reading →
WHAT’S NATO UP TO?
by Rae Street August 2020 NATO was once described as the ‘military arm of the US empire’. And one might add ‘nuclear empire’. As we remember Hiroshima on 6th August 1945, the horrendous suffering which was brought about on that day to the people of Japan and, later, on the 9th August, Nagasaki day, it is worth thinking about NATO’s policies and, in particular. Its nuclear policies. Since the end of totalitarian communism, unlike the Warsaw Pact which was disbanded, … Continue reading →
2020/09/25 Berlin, Germany and zoom
4th International Congress against Military Bases and Wars
4th International Congress against Military Bases and Wars
Berlin Germany and zoom conference
11:00 am — 5:30 pm Berlin / Paris CEST (UTC +2)
6:00 pm — 0:30am +1 Japan (UTC +9)
10:00 am — 4:30 pm London (UTC +1)
9:00 am — 3:30 pm (UTC)
5:00 am — 11:30 am New York (UTC -4)
11:00 -1pm — 5:30 am Hawai (UTC -10)
please register at with the keyword
- online to receive the zoom-link and for
- offline due to Corona restrictions.
Campaign Against a New Cold War Launched and Gathers Immediate Support
A New Cold War against China is against the interests of humanity We note the increasingly aggressive statements and actions being taken by the US government in regard to China. These constitute a threat to world peace and are an obstacle to humanity successfully dealing with extremely serious common issues which confront it such as climate change, control of pandemics, racist discrimination and economic development. We therefore believe that any New Cold War would run entirely counter to the interests … Continue reading →
2020/09/06 zoom webinar 2:30-4pm CEST
Time for change – from crisis and militarism to peace and welfare
Note that the online meeting will take place in Norwegian, except for the post from David Swanson. Start: Sunday, 6 September 2020 2:30 PM – CEST. It is equal to Standard Time Zone: GMT / UTC + 02:00 hour End: Sunday, 6 September 2020 4:00 PM – CEST Location:Online, Webinar. Logininformation will be published on this site: https://stoppnato.no/2020/08/11/tid-for-forandring-fra-krise-og-militarisme-til-fred-og-velferd/ and on the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/608849553390027/ Among the speakers are: Ingunn Gjerstad (heads the largest trade union in Norway, the Oslo department), David … Continue reading →
“Cohesive” Italian Parliament on neo-colonial missions
The Art of War “Cohesive” Italian Parliament on neo-colonial missions by Manlio Dinucci Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini (Democratic Party) expressed great satisfaction with the “cohesive” vote of the Parliament on international missions. The majority and the opposition approved 40 Italian military missions in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia in compact form, there were no votes against and few abstentions except some dissent in support of the Tripoli Coast Guard. The main “peacekeeping missions,” that have been underway … Continue reading →
Press Release – Launch of an Appeal for a Nuclear Weapons Free Europe
On the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a new campaign is being launched to make Europe a Nuclear Weapons Free Zone. The campaign is being initiated by 8 campaigning organisations: the Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation; Church and Peace; the International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility (INES); the International Peace Bureau (IPB); the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); the European section of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW); Pax … Continue reading →
Civil disobedience against state sanctioned violence and police brutality
in case you missed today’s webinar, please find the youtube-video here:
Exposition commune Gensuiko – Mouvement de la paix
Link: common initiative Gensuiko- Mouvement de la Paix
https://www.mvtpaix.org/wordpress/exposition-commune-gensuiko-mouvement-de-la-paix/
2020/07/10 INTERNET
Virtuelles Friedenscamp Programm Freitag 10.07.2020 | 19:30-22h CEST
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Hier gehts zum Friedenscamp (zoom link) Die Zoom-Räume sind vom 08. – 10. Juli ab 18Uhr offen. |
Online Aktionstage der Kampagne „Stopp Air Base Ramstein“ 08. – 11. Juli 2020
2020/07/10 INTERNET
Virtuelles Friedenscamp Programm Freitag 10.07.2020 | 18-19:30h CEST
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Hier gehts zum Friedenscamp (zoom link) Die Zoom-Räume sind vom 08. – 10. Juli ab 18Uhr offen. |
US-Truppenabzug: Chance oder Untergang?
Nach dem Verkünden eines Teilabzuges der US-Truppen befürchten Politiker*innen in Rheinland-Pfalz und Umgebung den Niedergang einer ganzen Region. Es gibt aber eine Zukunft ohne Militär – sie muss nur gewollt sein. https://weltnetz.tv/video/2374-us-truppenabzug-chance-oder-untergang
2020/09/11 Kaiserslautern, Germany
Runder Tisch zur Konversion u.a. Air Base Ramstein
Runder Tisch Konversion 11. September · 15:00 CEST Die Debatte um den Abzug von fast 10.000 US-Soldaten aus Deutschland macht sichtbar, dass die Zeit einer immerwährenden Präsenz der USA in Europa in den bekannten Größen vorbei ist. Die weltpolitischen Veränderungen gehen auch an den US-Streitkräften in Europa nicht vorbei. Diese Veränderungen setzen unabdingbar und zwingend die Debatte über die Rüstungskonversion, die Transformation militärisch genutzten Geländes, Landschaften und Gebäude in zivil genutzte und die Schaffung von zivilen Arbeitsplätzen, die den Anforderungen … Continue reading →
„AirBase Ramstein: Pfälzer Initiative „Entrüstet Euch!“ erwirkt Einsichtnahme in Konversionsordner
Pressemitteilung der Pfälzer initiative “Entrüstet Euch” 20.07.2020 „AirBase Ramstein: Pfälzer Initiative „Entrüstet Euch!“ erwirkt Einsichtnahme in Konversionsordner Entgegen der Aussage von Ralf Hechler, Bürgermeister von Ramstein-Miesenbach, einen Ordner zur zivilen Mitnutzung der AirBase Ramstein nicht zu veröffentlichen (Rheinpfalz, 9.7.20), erwirkte die Pfälzer Initiative „Entrüstet Euch!“ (PIEE) die Einsichtnahme im Rathaus von Ramstein-Miesenbach. Am Donnerstag, den 16. Juli konnten Connie Burkert Schmitz und Achim Müller von der PIEE den Ordner einsehen und kopieren, nachdem sie über die Internetplattform „Frag den Staat“ … Continue reading →
Niederländische Armee wegen Sozialaufstand auf Antilleninsel Curaçao mobilisiert
Willemstad. Nach mehreren übereinstimmenden Berichten hat die Regierung der Niederlande Soldaten auf der Antilleninsel Curaçao mobilisiert. Infolge der Corona-Pandemie ist es zu massiven sozialen Verwerfungen auf der Insel gekommen. Vergangene Woche war es zwei Tage in Folge zu sozialen Protesten gekommen, die sich zu einem Aufstand entwickelten. Vor allem Jugendliche und Müllwerker wandten sich gegen angekündigte Sozialkürzungen. Protestierende hatten Barrikaden errichtet, Feuer gelegt und den Regierungspalast gestürmt. Dies berichtet heute das Lateinamerika-Portal amerika21.
Curaçao leidet heftig unter den Auswirkungen der Corona-Pandemie sowie auch unter der ökonomischen Belastung infolge der wirtschaftlichen und institutionellen Krise im benachbarten Venezuela.
https://amerika21.de/2020/07/241282/curacao-sozialaufstand-niederl-armee
Pictures: US troops in France / NATO
Our friends from local organisation of Mouvement de la Paix sent us pictures (from local newspaper “Sud Ouest”) of the US troops and helicopters in the french harbour of La Rochelle (western France)
Alain Rouy
Forward Operation Location (Hato) in Curaçao
June 20, 2020, David Cenciotti
The U.S. Air Force will temporarily deploy four aircraft and crews to Curaçao to support drug-interdiction operations.
An E-8 Joint STARS (JSTARS) and an E-3 Sentry Airborne Early Warning aircraft, supported by two KC-135 Stratotankers, will soon fly detection and monitoring missions in international airspace to support U.S. and international law enforcement authorities fighting criminal organizations trafficking illegal narcotics in the Caribbean region, the U.S. Southern Command has announced.
AFRICOM as the colonization of Africa by the US
BAP (Black Aliance for Peace) is intensifying the work against the U.S. African Command (AFRICOM, Stuttgart Germany) as we link the work against the war being waged on African people in the U.S. by the domestic army we call the police and U.S. militarism abroad against African people and other colonized peoples’ and nations.
BAP’s U.S. Out of African Campaign has developed an international network of over two hundred activists from around the world – the U.S. Out of African Network (USOAN).
Tunde Osazua, BAP Network coordinator discusses the project and the issues driving AFRICOM and the U.S. basing and command structures.
Link to Authoritarianism or Democracy Recording
With Massachusetts Peace Action, last night CPDCS held what I think was a uniquely important webinar last night titled “Authoritarianism or Democracy” with Noam Chomsky, the historian Van Gosse, and the African-American (BLM & Poor People’s Campaign) organizer Ty dePasse.
It was, I think, uniquely excellent and had 640 people registered from across the U.S. and four other countries, and I thought to share it with you I was the lead organizer, but didn’t have to appear online.
Noam’s analysis will likely be quite familiar to you, but Van Gosse’s presentation was comprehensive and chilling and concluded with a dose of hope. And Ty described the daily experiences of white supremicist authoritarianism for People of Color, beginning with a terrible example here in Boston.
In any event, I think you will appreciate seeing it. You can listen in at: https://youtu.be/UH0v9pjo-I0
2020/10/03 webinar 2pm-3pm UK-Time
Global war-fighting starts here – Oxfordshire Peace Campaign webinar
Join the Oxfordshire Peace Campaign to discuss the role of USAF Croughton in drone warfare, as well as wider strategic issues.
This event is held as part of Keep Space for Peace week.
https://www.ramstein-kampagne.eu/9-newsletter-2020-wir-sind-immer-noch-da-keine-drohnen-air-base-ramstein-schliessen/
Link to Webinar — Why there should be a “Pivot to Peace not war with China” (Video)
Hi all, Here is the link to the webinar on “Why there should be a Pivot to Peace not war with China.” that was broadcast on July 11. It has a lot of good information. I hope you will watch it and circulate it. https://www.facebook.com/peacepivot/videos/923494844819562 I spoke about the provocative RIMPAC naval exercises, the largest naval war practice in the world that will be in August in the waters off Hawaii with 20 countries, 200 ships, submarines and aircraft–for practice with a … Continue reading →
Konversion: US Army raus und zivile Nutzung rein
Deutschland braucht einen Masterplan für die Zeit nach Corona, wozu auch bisher militärisch genutzte Flächen gehören. Ein Kommentar zu den Konsequenzen einer US-Truppenreduzierung in Deutschland. Karl-Heinz Peil https://weltnetz.tv/story/2367-konversion-us-army-raus-und-zivile-nutzung-rein
Continue reading →Michael Klare on U.S. & China, A New Tonkin Gulf Incident in the Making?
recommended by Joseph Gerson Friends, It’s no surprise that Trump is working hard to distract our attention from his monumental failures by scapegoating China. He is desperate not to lose November’s election. And, Beijing’s leadership has certainly created its openings for Trump. BUT, missing from the barrage of daily news reports is what Col. Lawrence Willkerson, formerly Secretary of Defense Colin Powell’s chief of staff, has described as Trump dangerously sticking his finger in China’s eye with aircraft carrier deployments … Continue reading →
The Trident nuclear armed submarines
by Rae Street As many of you know the UK’s fleet of 4 Trident nuclear armed submarines are ‘integrated’ into NATO. Just to remind you of the horrors of Trident. Each submarine can carry up to 8 missiles; each missile can carry up to 5 warheads, with each warhead having 8 times the killing power of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. One submarine patrols the seas at all times and, as they have a huge range, could be under the … Continue reading →
2020/07/11 INTERNET
online Aktionskonferenz und Konzert 11.07.2020
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14.00 – 16.00Uhr Online-Aktionskonferenz / online action meeting Hier planen wir zusammen unseren Protest im September in Berlin |
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Online-Konzert Stopp Air Base Ramstein
weltnetz präsentiert das Konzert der Stopp Air Base Ramstein Kampagne
weltnetz.tv/video/2368-online-konzert-stopp-air-base-ramstein
u.a. mit: Allmann | Äon | Courtier | Diether Dehm | Glücksgriff | Kilez More | Morgaine | Seom + Annika Dietm
Niederländische Armee wegen Sozialaufstand auf Antilleninsel Curaçao mobilisiert
Willemstad. Nach mehreren übereinstimmenden Berichten hat die Regierung der Niederlande Soldaten auf der Antilleninsel Curaçao mobilisiert. Infolge der Corona-Pandemie ist es zu massiven sozialen Verwerfungen auf der Insel gekommen. Vergangene Woche war es zwei Tage in Folge zu sozialen Protesten gekommen, die sich zu einem Aufstand entwickelten. Vor allem Jugendliche und Müllwerker wandten sich gegen angekündigte Sozialkürzungen. Protestierende hatten Barrikaden errichtet, Feuer gelegt und den Regierungspalast gestürmt. Dies berichtet heute das Lateinamerika-Portal amerika21. Curaçao leidet heftig unter den Auswirkungen der … Continue reading →
2020/07/16 zoom webinar
9am EDT | 2pm BST | 3pm CEST | 10pm JST
Nuclear weapons in the NATO Strategy
We invite you to our second webinar: Nuclear weapons in the NATO Strategy The webinar is held in remembering to the 16 July 1945 – ‘Trinity’: world’s first nuclear test (https://www.ctbto.org/specials/testing-times/16-july-1945-trinity-worlds-first-nuclear-test/) We will discuss the topics, bomb sharing France/Germany, nuclear tests by the USA, modernization of nuclear weapons by EU and NATO with our ICC (international coordinating committee) members: Luda De Brabander, Belgium, Spokesman Vrede vzw Claudia Haydt, Germany, Regional Director of DIE LINKE. Baden-Württemberg, Member of the Executive Board … Continue reading →
Weg mit den Atomwaffen!
Die deutsche Bevölkerung ist für den Abzug aller Atomwaffen aus Deutschland. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt eine Umfrage des Meinungsforschungsinstituts Kantar im Auftrag von Greenpeace.
www.greenpeace.de/themen/umwelt-gesellschaft/frieden/weg-mit-den-atomwaffen
2020/07/16 zoom webinar 2pm Eastern, 11am Pacific, 8pm CEST
“Strengthening Solidarity between Social Movements in Venezuela and the United States”
The Embassy Protection Collective invites you to an important virtual meeting:
“Strengthening Solidarity between Social Movements in Venezuela and the United States”
Thursday, July 16 at 2:00 pm Eastern/11 am Pacific
Find it on Facebook here.
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Short report of the no to NATO network meeting on June 30th, 2020 (via zoom)
Dear activists and members of the no to war – no to NATO network Minutes of the zoom network meeting June 30th, 2020 minutes taker kristine about 15 persons attend the meeting we discussed four points 1. Social media work 2. Questions to the EU parliamentarians regarding EU militarization and NATO 3. Short report from a zoom call for the next WSF 4. Next steps 1. Social media work we are using twitter (223 tweets, 83 following, 108 followers) and … Continue reading →
2020/07/08–INTERNET
Virtuelles Friedenscamp Programm Mittwoch 08.07.2020 | 18-22h CEST
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Hier gehts zum Friedenscamp (zoom link) Die Zoom-Räume sind vom 08. – 10. Juli ab 18Uhr offen. |
2020/07/09 INTERNET
Virtuelles Friedenscamp Programm Donnerstag 09.07.2020 | 18-22h CEST
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Hier gehts zum Friedenscamp (zoom link) Die Zoom-Räume sind vom 08. – 10. Juli ab 18Uhr offen. |
Kampagne Stopp Air Base Ramstein
https://www.ramstein-kampagne.eu/8-newsletter-2020-letzte-infos-online-aktionstage/
2020/07/08-11 INTERNET
Camp and concert now in the internet
Online Protest Camp und Konzert vom 8.-11. Juli 2020 im Internet
The video of the concert is here: weltnetz.tv/video/2368-online-konzert-stopp-air-base-ramstein
Virtual action days July 8th – 11th 2020 Lectures + Action Conference + Benefit Concert
Ramstein Airbase Online days of action
Even in the Corona crisis, the military-industrial complex wants to inform the world that it is armed to the teeth. Germany has reported to NATO its 2020 defense spending of more than 50 billion euros (2015 figure: 35.5billion euros). This is money that is urgently needed for health care, education, social issues and nature conservation. Continue reading →
The art of war Facebook surrounds Africa
by Manlio Dinucci Many industries and service companies are failing or downsizing due to the lockdown and subsequent crisis. Instead, there are those who gained from all this. Facebook, Google (YouTube owner), Microsoft, Apple and Amazon – The New York Times writes – ” since the coronavirus pandemic has made them almost essential services, they are aggressively making new bets “. All these “Tech Giants” are from the United States. Facebook – is no longer defined as social network but … Continue reading →