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Damned depleted uranium.

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by Marco Consolo and Gregorio Piccin Damned depleted uranium.    On the use of depleted uranium ammunition by NATO, General Roberto Vannacci, former commander of the Italian contingent in Baghdad, refused to be part of that acquiescence chain that for decades has involved high military leaders and Defence Ministers   Vannacci filed a regular complaint with the Public Prosecutor of Rome and the Military Public Prosecutor reporting “serious and repeated omissions in the protection of Italian military contingent health and … Continue reading →

2020/07/26 webinar 7 am EDT
Fund Healthcare Not Nuclear Warfare

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July 26, 7:00-8:00 pm

Fund Healthcare Not Nuclear Warfare

During the pandemic, the lack of investment in public health infrastructure, including health care for all, has had deadly consequences for tens of thousands of people. The $22.42 billion the U.S. will be spending this year to upgrade its first-strike nuclear arsenal could pay for 624 million corona virus tests, 747, 633 covid-19 hospital stays, or 6.6 BILLION N95 masks. This has to change. Our lives and security depend on it. Continue reading →

Schädlich für die gemeinsame Sicherheit in Europa und für die Zukunft der Ukraine

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Die USA liefern Militärausrüstung und Waffen für 60 Mio. US-Dollar an die Ukraine. Die NATO hat das Land gerade hochgestuft zum “Partner mit erweiterten Möglichkeiten”: Kiew wird eingebunden in den Informationsaustausch und die Militärübungen der NATO. Kathrin Vogler kommentiert die Folgen der weiterhin militarisierten Ukraine-Politik des Westens.

www.kathrin-vogler.de/start/aktuell/details/news/schaedlich-fuer-die-gemeinsame-sicherheit-in-europa-und-fuer-die-zukunft-der-ukraine/

2020/07/01 webinar
10am EDT | 4pm CEST | 7:30pm IST
People Power &emp; the Pandemic


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more on
www.tni.org/en/event/people-power-the-pandemic

  • Thenjiwe McHarris, Movement for Black Lives (USA)
  • Hakima Abbas, Assocation for Women’s Rights in Development (Senegal)
  • Rafeef Ziadah, Palestinian performance poet/Professor at SOAS
  • Josua Mata, Secretary General, SENTRO trade union, Philippines
  • Vrinda Grover, Human rights lawyer, India

Moderator: Hilary Wainwright, author of A New Politics from the Left (2018)

Angela Davis in anti-racist video

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Angela Davis together with sixteen leading racial justice activists, environmentalists, trade unionists, feminists, artists and academics from around the world call for solidarity in order to build a more just and dignified world, and defeat the racism and other injustices exposed by COVID-19 (https://youtu.be/RVaVeBLOkuI)

2020/06/30 Webinar
10am HST | 2pm EDT | 8pm CEST
Follow up meeting of the webinar “NATO in deepest crisis?”

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No-to-NATO network meeting

Online network meeting of “No to war – no to NATO” to discuss consequences of the webinar and our further activities as well as our media presence.

Agenda

  • social media work of the network
  • questions provided to European parliamentarians to the EU authorities about US troops / NATO troops in Europe and EU militarization
  • short report from the international zoom call for preparing the next WSF in January 2021 in Mexico city (20 years anniversary) * AOB

For registration please send an email to Keyword “Network Meeting”

Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/92163400682?pwd=MGN2am1PQnVKUlJBQ1UwaWhlWXBzQT09

 

2020/06/27 Vienna, Austria
Friedenskundgebung JA zu Frieden und Neutralität!

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Friedenskundgebung
JA zu Frieden und Neutralität!
NEIN zu EU-Battlegroups und EU-SSZ/PESCO!
Klimaschutz und soziale Sicherheit statt Aufrüstung!
Samstag, 27. Juni 2020
ab 14h, ACHTUNG! Geänderter Ort: Herbert von Karajan-Platz, Wien (vor der Staatsoper)

HINWEIS: (https://www.solidarwerkstatt.at/termine/Eventdetail/819/-/friedenskundgebung-ja-zu-frieden-und-neutralitaet-nein-zu-eu-battlegroups-und-eu-ssz-wien-neuer-ort)
Solidarwerkstatt-Dossier zum Thema EU-SSZ/Pesco Weiterlesen (https://www.solidarwerkstatt.at/?view=article&id=1934:ja-zur-neutralitaet-nein-zur-eu-ssz)
Bitte Petition unterstützen: “Ja zur Neutralität – Nein zur EU-SSZ!”

Gegen NATO-Manöver Baltops 2020

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*Gegen NATO-Manöver Baltops 2020: ** **Kriegsspiele vor Russlands Haustür/im Ostseeraum* Benno Stahn/Kieler Friedensforum, Uwe Stahl/AG GlobKrieg Attac-Kiel Ziemlich kräftiger Wind blies den rund dreißig Friedensaktivist*innen ins Gesicht und in die Transparente. Gegenüber der Tirpitzmole im Kieler Militärhafen hatten sich die Friedensbesorgten zu einer vom Kieler Friedensforum organisierten Mahn- und Protestwache eingefunden, um gegen das 49. maritime Osteemanöver Baltops 2020 zu demonstrieren. An der Aktion am 6.6.2020 beteiligten sich Attac-Kiel, IPPNW, DFG/VK, SDAJ und andere. Corona hatte zwar dafür gesorgt, dass … Continue reading →

News about the NATO Nuclear Planning Group and U.S.-Russia arms control talks

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by Alicia Sanders-Zakre Hope you are hanging in there. I wanted to send an update about some recent nuclear policy news that provide opportunities for campaigners to be speaking up and taking action on eliminating nukes.   Here you will find the Media Backgrounder_ 22 June 2020 U.S.-Russia arms control meeting in Vienna.pdf   NATO Nuclear Planning Group  First, as you may have already seen, NATO held a nuclear planning group meeting this Wednesday. You can read more about it in … Continue reading →

2020/07/05 Bad Fallingbostel, Germany
Friedensdemo 5.7.20 TrÜbPlatz-Bergen

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Ami-Krieger gehen – aber Ami-Krieger kommen auch

Corona hin oder her: USA verlegen über 600 Soldaten für “Defender plus” – Großmanöver nach Deutschland TrÜbPlatz Bergen – Bad Fallingbostel

 
So. 5.7.20  “Sonntags-Spaziergang für Frieden und Konversion”
   Bad Fallingbostel am TrÜbplatz-Bergen

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german-foreign-policy: NATO Setting Sights on East Asia

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The western alliance is assuming a stronger posture in relationship to China. US experts call for NATO operations in the Pacific.

BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Own report) – NATO should systematically expand its military exercises and operations into the Asia-Pacific region, an expert of Washington’s Atlantic Council think tank proposes in the intensifying debate on the posture the western war alliance should assume in relationship to the People’s Republic of China. China’s “presence in the Arctic, in Africa and in the Mediterranean” calls for a response, according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Think tanks suggest that NATO should more closely monitor Chinese investments in the European infrastructure, because “civilian roads, ports and rails” under construction with Chinese participation “are an integral part of NATO’s plans for military mobilization.” NATO is also strengthening its relations with “global partners” such as Japan, South Korea and Australia. For the first time, Australia’s defense minister participated at the meeting of the NATO Ministers of Defense that ended yesterday. The Atlantic Council is also suggesting the establishment of a NATO military headquarters in the Asia-Pacific region.

https://www.german-foreign-policy.com/en/news

german-foreign-policy: Der Blick der NATO nach Ostasien

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Das westliche Bündnis bringt sich stärker gegen China in Stellung. US-Experten fordern NATO-Operationen im Pazifik.

BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Eigener Bericht) – Die NATO soll ihre Militärübungen und Operationen systematisch in die Asien-Pazifik-Region ausweiten: Dies fordert ein Experte des Washingtoner Think-Tanks Atlantic Council. Hintergrund ist die zunehmende Debatte darum, wie sich das westliche Kriegsbündnis gegen China in Position bringen soll. Die Volksrepublik sei “präsent in der Arktis, in Afrika und im Mittelmeer”, urteilt NATO-Generalsekretär Jens Stoltenberg; darauf müsse man reagieren. In Think-Tanks heißt es, man solle chinesische Investitionen in die europäische Infrastruktur schärfer kontrollieren; “zivile Straßen, Häfen und Bahnstrecken”, an deren Ausbau die Volksrepublik sich beteilige, seien schließlich “ein wesentlicher Teil der NATO-Pläne für die militärische Mobilisierung”. Zudem stärkt die NATO ihre Beziehungen zu “Globalen Partnern” wie Japan, Südkorea und Australien. Am gestern beendeten Treffen der NATO-Verteidigungsminister nahm erstmals deren Amtskollege aus Australien vollumfänglich teil. Der Atlantic Council verlangt auch den Aufbau eines militärischen NATO-Hauptquartiers in der Asien-Pazifik-Region.

https://www.german-foreign-policy.com/news/detail/8310/

Die Ramstein Air Base bedroht nicht nur den Frieden, sondern auch die Umwelt.

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Die Dreckschleuder

Die Ramstein Air Base bedroht nicht nur den Frieden, sondern auch die Umwelt.

am Samstag, 20. Juni 2020, 10:00 Uhr von Thomas Triebel

Durch die seit 2018 neu entstandenen Umweltbewegungen rückten die Themen Umweltverschmutzung, Umweltzerstörung und Klimawandel verstärkt in das öffentliche Bewusstsein. Auffällig dabei ist, dass der Fokus seitdem verstärkt auf zivilen Umwelteinflüssen liegt. Die Rolle des Militärs und des Friedens in Bezug auf Umweltschutz und Arterhaltung finden hingegen kaum Beachtung. Dabei liegen Militäreinrichtungen wie die Air Base in Ramstein genau vor unserer Haustür. Von hier aus werden nicht nur fremde Ökosysteme durch Bomben und Raketen zerstört; auch die lokale Umwelt und Bevölkerung sieht sich einem gesundheitsschädlichen Cocktail aus Lärm, Verbrennungsgasen, Feinstaub, Chemikalien und Schwermetallen ausgesetzt.

https://www.rubikon.news/artikel/die-dreckschleuder-2

 

GOOD BYE LES TROUPES US ! MOINS DE MILITAIRES, C’EST PLUS DE PAIX !

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Déclaration des animateurs de la campagne STOP RAMSTEIN en Allemagne, 6 juin 2020 GOOD BYE LES TROUPES US ! MOINS DE MILITAIRES, C’EST PLUS DE PAIX ! Nous savons ce qu’il en est des déclarations de Donald Trump, au moins depuis qu’il a annoncé vouloir retirer des troupes d’Afghanistan et de Syrie. Il ment à chaque fois qu’il ouvre la bouche. Mais si, en raison de son irritation personnelle concernant les dépenses militaires de l’Allemagne, pour des raisons de vengeance ou pour … Continue reading →

2020/09/12 Kaiserslautern, Germany
Verleihung des Roland-Vogt-Friedenspreises der Kampagne Stopp Air Base Ramstein an Konni Schmidt

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Einladung zur Verleihung des
Roland-Vogt-Friedenspreises der Kampagne Stopp Air Base Ramstein
an Konni Schmidt

am 12. September ab 19.00 Uhr
in der Apostelkirche, Pariser Str. 22, 67659 Kaiserslautern

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.

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2020/06/24 Webinar
11:00-13:15 EDT (17:00-18:15 CEST)
75th Anniversary of UN Charter: Special webinar on peace, disarmament and role of women

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Dear friends, On June 26, 1945, the United Nations Charter was adopted in San Francisco with the principle aim to ‘save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.’ We invite you to join a very special webinar on Wednesday June 24 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the UN Charter, and to discuss concrete and effective ways to achieve UN objectives to prevent war and advance disarmament for public health and sustainable development. The webinar will also commemorate 20 years … Continue reading →

2020/06/25 WEBINAIRE 2h
10 HST | 14 EDT | 20 CEST
L’OTAN connaît-elle la crise la plus profonde de son histoire?

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L’OTAN connaît-elle la crise la plus profonde de son histoire?
Avons-nous la chance historique de voir la fin de l’OTAN?
Que cela signifie-t-il pour la guerre et la paix dans le monde ?

Nous voulons essayer de trouver ensemble avec des pacifistes de différents pays des réponses à ces questions.
Nous attendons des contributions de 7 mn maximum de  

  • Ajamu Baraka, Black Alliance for Peace,US
  • Reiner Braun, IPB, ICC no to war – no to NATO, Germany
  • Jun Chisaka, Japan Peace Committee, Japan (per video)
  • Kate Hudson, CND, ICC no to war – no to NATO, UK

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2020/06/23 Webinar 2h
5am HST | 9am EDT | 3pm CEST | 6:30 IST
Nuclear Weapons and Peace Activism in Germany and Worldwide Copy

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Peaceworkshop Mutlangen (Friedenswerkstatt Mutlangen e.V.) invites you to our first internationalen webinar

„Nuclear Weapons and Peace Activism in Germany and Worldwide”

23. June 15:00-17:00 h CEST

23rd June 2020 at 5am HST | 9am EDT | 3pm CEST | 6:30 IST
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2020/06/23 Webinar 2h
5am HST | 9am EDT | 3pm CEST | 6:30 IST
Nuclear Weapons and Peace Activism in Germany and Worldwide

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Friedenswerkstatt Mutlangen e.V. lädt ein: zum ersten internationalen Webinar

„Nuclear Weapons and Peace Activism in Germany and Worldwide”

am 23. Juni 15:00-17:00 Uhr (MEZ | CEST)

23rd June 2020 at 5am HST | 9am EDT | 3pm CEST | 6:30 IST
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2020/06/19+20 Webinar 2h (across Int’l Date Line)
CANCEL RIMPAC online Seminar

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Friday, June 19, 3pm to 5pm • Hawaiʻi | 9pm-11pm EDT | Saturday, June 20, 3am to 5am CEST | 1pm to 3pm • Auckland, Wellington

The webinar will be recorded for those in early morning time zones.

Host Contact Info: Liz,

Join us for a free online webinar. Speakers will include:
Dr Margie Beavis (Australia), Ann Wright (USA), Maria Hernandez (Guam), Virginia Lacsa Suarez (Philippines), Kawena Phillips (Hawaii), Valerie Morse (NZ). Continue reading →

The military is poisoning the Chesapeake Bay

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Front page article in the Baltimore Sun today. Maryland to begin testing drinking water, Chesapeake Bay oysters for harmful ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS Wisconsin limits fish consumption when waters reach 12 parts per trillion (ppt) of PFAS. My creek, directly across from a Navy base in Maryland, has 1,894.3 ppt of PFAS and people can eat all the oysters, crabs, and fish they want. 1 ppt may threaten human health, especially the developing fetus. There is tremendous concern that … Continue reading →

STARS and STRIPES: How the Pentagon could cut forces in Germany, and which bases might be affected

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Wolfgang Jung, Luftpost Kaiserslautern (Friedenspolitische Mitteilungen aus derUS-Militärregion [Peace policy messages from the US military region] Kaiserslautern/Ramstein | LP 044/20 – 12.06.20), has translated the article from STARS AND STRIPES “How the Pentagon could cut forces in Germany, and which bases might be affected” into German and provided it with his own notes, explanations and links.

Here the original: https://www.stripes.com/news/how-the-pentagon-could-cut-forces-in-germany-and-which-bases-might-be-affected-1.632891

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STARS and STRIPES: möglicher US-Truppenabzug aus Deutschland und betroffene Installationen

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Wolfgang Jung, Luftpost Kaiserslautern hat den Artikel aus STARS AND STRIPES “How the Pentagon could cut forces in Germany, and which bases might be affected” ins deutsche übersetzte und mit eigenen Anmerkungen, Erläuterungen und Links versehen.

http://www.luftpost-kl.de/luftpost-archiv/LP_19/LP04420_120620.pdf

@danke Wolfgang

Human security for public health, peace and sustainable development

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A global women’s appeal to commemorate International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament (May 24) and the 75th anniversary year of the United Nations

Human security for public health, peace and sustainable developmentA global women’s appeal to commemorate International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament (May 24) and the 75th anniversary year of the United NationsInitiated by: ParliamentariansforNuclearNon-proliferationandDisarmament,WomenLegislators’Lobbyand WorldFutureCouncil

https://www.worldfuturecouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/May-24-statement-English-including-endorsers-1.pdf

BASTA MILITARIZZARE LA POLITICA ESTERA. NO ALLE FORNITURE BELLICHE ALL’EGITTO.

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Maurizio Acerbo, Gregorio Piccin Pubblicato 9.6.2020 https://ilmanifesto.it/basta-militarizzare-la-politica-estera-no-alle-forniture-belliche-allegitto In piena crisi economica e sanitaria Macron ha annunciato la costruzione di una seconda portaerei a propulsione nucleare (classe De Gaulle) da 5 miliardi di euro. Nella spesa prevista non sono compresi i costi per la realizzazione della flotta di supporto ed il costo operativo annuale minimo che ammonta ad altri 220 milioni di euro. IL GOVERNO FRANCESE ha inoltre fatto sapere che il prossimo 10 giugno – la stampa bretone parla di … Continue reading →

Il nostro vicino Atomico

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Gregorio Piccin Pubblicato 8.6.2020, 23:59 https://ilmanifesto.it/il-nostro-vicino-atomico/ In piena crisi economica e sanitaria Macron ha annunciato la costruzione di una seconda portaerei a propulsione nucleare (classe De Gaulle) da 5 miliardi di euro. Nella spesa prevista non sono compresi i costi per la realizzazione della flotta di supporto ed il costo operativo annuale minimo che ammonta ad altri 220 milioni di euro. IL GOVERNO FRANCESE ha inoltre fatto sapere che il prossimo 10 giugno – la stampa bretone parla di «finestra … Continue reading →

Together we reject the new tests of M 51 nuclear missile in Brittany

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DECLARATION Together we reject the new tests of M 51 nuclear missile in Brittany (machine translation) In the midst of a health crisis, the government insists on developing its new nuclear weapons programs to the detriment of health, social and environmental priorities. This obstinacy is expressed through a new campaign of tests of the Nuclear Missile M51 (1) organized, from 9 June and over several weeks, from the point of Penmarc’h in Brittany. These weapons of mass destruction, dangerous for … Continue reading →

Ensemble refusons la nouvelle campagne de tirs du missile nucléaire M 51 depuis la pointe de la Bretagne

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DECLARATION Ensemble refusons la nouvelle campagne de tirs du missile nucléaire M 51 depuis la pointe de la Bretagne En pleine crise sanitaire, le gouvernement s’obstine à développer ses nouveaux programmes en faveur des armes nucléaires au détriment des priorités sanitaires, sociales et environnementales. Cette obstination s’exprime à travers une nouvelle campagne de tirs d’essais du Missile Nucléaire M51 (1) organisée, à partir du 9 juin et sur plusieurs semaines, depuis la pointe de Penmarc’h en Bretagne.  Ces armes de … Continue reading →

M51 missile tests between June 9 and July 8

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The Ministry of the Armed Forces announced on 9 June the M51 missile launches: «The window of fire for these tests is scheduled between early June and mid-July», the ministry said. “There will be no detailed communication on these activities as operational activities and weapons systems testing related to nuclear deterrence are covered by defence secrecy,” the Ministry of the Armed Forces added. The Maritime Prefecture of the Atlantic has issued an order, “on the occasion of a test launch organized … Continue reading →

Tirs de missiles M51 entre le 9 juin et le 8 juillet

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Le Ministère des Armées a annoncé le 9 juin les tirs de missiles M51 : « Le créneau de tirs pour ces essais est prévu entre début juin et mi-juillet », a indiqué le ministère. « Il n’y aura pas de communication détaillée sur ces activités puisque les activités opérationnelles et les essais de systèmes d’armes liés à la dissuasion nucléaire sont couverts par le secret défense », a ajouté le ministère des Armées. La préfecture maritime de l’Atlantique a pris un arrêté, à « l’occasion d’un … Continue reading →