on today’s GDAMS, IALANA, IPB and World Future Council released an appeal by 22 German MPs calling for Stop the new arms race – disarmament for a sustainable future! In the core message of the appeal the parliamentarians realize:
Continue reading →With input from young Peace and Planet staff and volunteers, AFSC has created a dynamic and youth oriented two-minute video that we trust will inspire people to work for nuclear weapons abolition. Enjoy it and please share it with others. And, if you can’t get to New York for the Peace & Planet mobilization, please consider joining the Global Peace Wave on April 26-27. For more information or to make an organizational endorsement see peaceandplanet.org.
Continue reading →This April, in the days before most of the world’s governments meet at the United Nations for the month-long Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, thousands of people from around the world will mobilize to demand the total elimination of nuclear weapons, and to connect and strengthen the movements for peace and environmental, economic, and racial justice. Join the international call to abolish nuclear weapons.
Continue reading →We are fast approaching the Peace & Planet Mobilization, which will open with an International Conference April 24-25, and culminate in the streets of New York for a mass Rally, March, and Festival on April 26. While the largest numbers will be turning out in NYC, we hope your organization – large or small, near or far – will support this Mobilization, helping us to garner and demonstrate broad and deep international support as we use the 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference … Continue reading →
By Jenny Clegg Jenny Clegg is a Senior Lecturer in International Studies at the University of Central Lancashire. She has a special interest in the China/Asia Pacific region. A directly elected member of CND National Council, Labour CND Council and CND’s International Advisory Group, Jenny has vast expe
Continue reading →Dear friend- There are two legal proceedings currently underway that will determine the future of democracy in South Korea – the Constitutional Court trial on the Park Geun-hye government’s petition to dissolve the opposition Unified Progressive Party (UPP); and the Supreme Court’s final review of the government’s case against UPP Representative Lee Seok-ki et al.
Continue reading →CALL TO ACTION: SPRING 2015 MOBILIZATION for a nuclear free, fair, democratic, ecologically sustainable and peaceful future
Continue reading →Agenda: Opening of the Annual Meeting by Lucas Wirl Report of the activities of the network by Lucas Wirl, see: http://www.no-to-nato.org/2014/09/21/activity-report-313-914-intl-network-no-to-war-no-to-nato/ Commentaries and discussion: Joseph Gerson (on nuclear), Kristine Karch (on women), Dave Webb (on Drones) Discussion of the work of the past 18 months, short introduction and then open discussion Decision: The elections are postponed to the next annual meeting in 2015, because of the huge work for the Peace Event Sarajevo 2014 (see: http://www.peaceeventsarajevo2014.eu/), where the ICC was … Continue reading →
Participants: kristine karch, Germany, Women network “No to war – no to NATO”, Roger Cole, Irland, Peace and Neutrality Alliance Ireland, Yves-Jean Gallas, France, Movement de le Paix, Joe Lombardo, USA, UNAC (United Nation Antiwar Coalition), Dave Webb, GB, CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament), Joseph Gerson, USA, American Friends Service Committee, Ingela Martensson, Sewden, Women for Peace Sweden, Lea Launokavi, Finland, Women for Peace Finland, Lucas Wirl, Germany, INES (International network of Engeneers and Scientiests for Global Responsibility), Tobias Pflüger, … Continue reading →
By Lucas Wirl
Annual Meeting, Newport, 2.9.14.pdf
a petition started by Swedish peace friends http://diy.rootsaction.org/petitions/apologize-to-the-people-of-libya
Continue reading →Disbanding NATO would be the alternative On September 4-5 in the normally peaceful little Welsh city of Newport, the latest NATO Summit took place, more than two years after the last summit in Chicago in May 2012. Once again we saw the same images: vast areas sealed off, no-traffic and no-fly zones, and schools and shops being forced to shut. Safely shielded in their 5-star Celtic Manor Hotel resort, the “old and new warriors” held their meetings in surroundings far … Continue reading →
As added information to this crucial debate, you may be interested in the papers from a workshop coordinated with Cynthia Cockburn, members of WILPF, Women in Black and others at NATO’s 60th ‘birthday’ in Strasbourg in 2009.
A summary of the papers is here: THE FEMINIST CASE AGAINST NATO & EU MILITARIZATION
See reports of the workshop here:
http://wloe.org/The-workshop.555.0.html
And the papers here:
http://wloe.org/Workshop-papers.551.0.html
World Conference against A and H Bombs, Hiroshima and Nagasaki Reiner Braun, IPB Co-President 5th August, 2014, afternoon, Hiroshima in the rain. The city prepares for the commemoration of the victims: the Peace Park is ready for the great ceremony, the schools are festively decorated and the temples are preparing for the different services. A couple of minutes of silence in memory of the hundreds of thousands of victims of the first nuclear bomb during a wet but impressive event. … Continue reading →
October 4-11, 2014 Keep Space for Peace Week International Week of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space
Continue reading →October 4, 2014, will be the first Global Action Day Against the Use of Drones for Surveillance and Killing. Please take a look at the new Global Action Day website. Some actions are already listed, and we are posting more every day. Attached is the call for Global Action Day in the languages we have so far: English, French and German.
Continue reading →March from the city of Newport to the NATO Summit at Celtic Manor pix © Lucas Wirl
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distributed at the march to Celtic Menor in Newport at Thursday, September, 4th, 2014. T-Shirt-Leaflet2014.pdf
Continue reading →Finland and Sweden are about to sign a new cooperation agreement with NATO this week. It is called a “Host NATO Support” and allows the NATO Response Force to enter Sweden and Finland at their request. This pushes Sweden and Finland even closer to full NATO membership. Even during the height of the Cold War, Finland and Sweden remained neutral. Now, without public discussion and debate, they are moving further from neutrality into a much closer relationship with the NATO … Continue reading →
Joseph Gerson found the attached article, which reports that the Japanese military officer is sending its first officer to NATO HQ. Looks like they are starting at a level that can be marketed as warm hearted public relations. http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201409020058
Continue reading →Women say no to NATO! Position paper originating at the women’s workshop at the Counter Summit “No new Wars – No to NATO” Newport, September 1st, 2014 As women of the No to War, No to NATO international action network we join in wholehearted condemnation of NATO as an aggressive, expansionist, nuclear armed military alliance. Its creation fostered decades of Cold War, its continued existence has perpetuated armed conflicts and wars, and its intention is clearly to assure long-term … Continue reading →
This clip includes interviews with Joseph Gerson and our friend Ludo de Brabander from Ghent who will be our host there. 1 September 2014 Last updated at 11:11 BST There have been protests over the weekend by those opposed to the Nato summit in Newport. On Saturday, hundreds gathered in Newport city centre for an anti-Nato march. And on Sunday in Cardiff, around 150 people came together at Cardiff’s county hall for what was described as a counter-summit. Stephen Fairclough … Continue reading →
News Updates from CLG 29 August 2014 http://www.legitgov.org/ All links are here: http://www.legitgov.org/#breaking_news Lockdown in Cardiff: City turned into high security ‘prison’ with 10 mile ‘ring of steel’ ahead of Nato conference 27 Aug 2014 Cardiff city centre has been turned into a high security ‘prison’ with 10 miles of fencing – which is being dubbed the ‘ring of steel’ – ahead of the Nato conference next week. Police have erected the nine feet high security fencing around Celtic Manor resort in Newport where … Continue reading →
Link to the Stop the War Coalition UK Link to the Campaign for Nuclear disarmament UK Link to Newport anti-NATO camp Link to Stop NATO Cymru Newport peace 29th August till 7th September 2014
Continue reading →NATO talks about women rights but it destroys life’s! A Workshop during the counter summit (programm counter summit.pdf) in Wales, Sunday, August 31st, 2014, 12:30-13:30 h, Cardiff County Hall, Atlantic Wharf Cardiff CF10 4UW We should discuss, why with NATO no gender justice can be achieved, even if it implements UN Res 1325 and talks about women rights. NATO is a military organization, which need for its survive hierarchical structures, with commandingandobedience, creates and need concept of the enemy (Feindbilder). … Continue reading →
Sign the appeal No to NATO Heads of State and Foreign and Defense Ministers of the NATO member states will meet in early September at the 2014 NATO Summit. There, they want to decide to increase the military spending of member states to at least 2% of each country’s GDP. For Germany, this would mean a military budget of more than 56.5 billion Euros. NATO forces should be stationed directly at the Russian border in Poland and the Baltic states. … Continue reading →
The “Invisible Casualty of War”: The Environmental Destruction of U.S. Militarism Editors’ note: Climate change heightens the imperative for thoughtful and strategic environmental activism. In this context, it is important to acknowledge the oversized responsibility of the U.S. military for greenhouse gas emissions and environmental destruction more generally. In this DifferenTakes, H. Patricia Hynes exposes the toxic legacy of U.S. militarism, including the environmental impacts of waging war and the waste generated by building and maintaining military bases, weapons, and maneuvers. Tackling … Continue reading →
a report by telesur: http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Latin-America-United-in-Support-for-Palestine-20140803-0002.html
Continue reading →Activities around NATO Summit 2014 in Wales Link to the Stop the War Coalition UK: activities around NATO Summit 2014 in Wales Link to the Campaign for Nuclear disarmament UK: No to NATO: Protest at the Summit / Na i NATO: Protest yn yr Uwchgynhadledd Link to Newport anti-NATO camp Link to Stop NATO Cymru
Continue reading →Newport peace camp for the upcoming NATO summit 29th August till 7th September 2014 24.08.2014 A peace camp will be located in Tredegar Park, Newport, from Friday 29th August. Basic facilities will be provided and the camp is recognised by the local council and police. Bring your own tents and register with Eddie Clarke on or 07939053174. The camp is asking for a donation of £2 per night per person.
Continue reading →an article in the block of telesur from 31 July 2014 by Horace Campbell Most western embassies evacuated their personnel from Tripoli over the past few weeks as the fighting between rival armed militias create a nightmare of violence, insecurity and death for millions of Libyans. http://telesurtv.net/english/bloggers/The-U.S.-NATO-and-the-Destruction-of-Libya-20140731-0001.html
Continue reading →No to war – no to NATO network: annual meeting Wales invitation to the annual meeting September 2nd 2014 – new time and location! Draft by August 20th, 2014 No to War – No to NATO Annual Meeting, September 2nd 2014, Wales New Location: Dolman Theatre, Emlyn Square, Newport from 13 – 17 h *All names are suggestions* Opening of the Annual Meeting Report of the activities of the network by Lucas Wirl Commentaries and discussion: Joseph Gerson (on … Continue reading →
No new wars – No to NATO: Counter Summit Program Sunday 31st August Cardiff / Monday 1st September Newport Programme NATO summit.pdf
Continue reading →Declaration to the Ukrainian and international press from the fact finding mission on behalf of the European Left, the Prague Spring II Network against Right Wing Extremism and Populism, and various networks of the world wide Peace Movement which has gathered recently at the Peace Event Sarajevo 2014
Continue reading →Invitation to a preparatory meeting for the NPT conference 2015 in New York, August 31st Cardiff 7 pm – 9pm. Duchess of Delhi, 6 Bute Crescent, Cardiff, CF10 5AN
Continue reading →INVITATION: AUG 30 Intl. Drone Meeting in Wales
Continue reading →How to get to Cardiff and Newport By train Trains from London to Cardiff and Newport leave from Paddington Station. There is a tube station at this station and the Bakerloo line, Circle line, District line and the Hammersmith and City line all stop here. Train ticket prices vary greatly depending on what time of the day you travel (ranging from £67 to £203 for a return ticket to Newport and £72 to £213 to Cardiff). You can buy the … Continue reading →
No to Nato protests – latest plans – information from No to Nato protests – latest plansAs Nato member countries, including the UK, prepare for military exercises in the Ukraine next month as part of NATO’s Rapid Trident manoeuvres, the momentum for organised resistance to this year’s Nato summit in Newport has grown. The increasing sectarian violence in Iraq over the last few weeks has shown the invasion of Iraq has failed by every measure.
Continue reading →Appeal from Sarajevo by the international network “No to War – No to NATO” Protest against NATO, join us in Wales 2014 A conference on “NATO 2014: It talks of peace but wages war” held last week at the Peace Event in Sarajevo, drew attention to the dangers presented by the continuing expansion of NATO and the possibility of further military intervention and aggression around the world. As a consequence of this discussion it was agreed that a call should … Continue reading →
an aricle from the European Social Forum Mailing Liste from Simon Endre <> The Hungarian Social Forum – Social Roundtable has asked on Wednesday the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán to give clear response whether he would authorize the entry into Hungary of NATO troops.
Continue reading →The new reader 100 years World War I INTERNATIONAL PEACE SEMINAR Learning from French-German history Peace is the categorical imperative published by Reiner Braun and Pascal Luig is online now: verdune_broschure.pdf.
Continue reading →With President Obama about to leave for his four-nation Asia-Pacific tour, at the close of our Pivoting for Peace in Asia/Pacific conference this past Saturday it was decided to develop a statement that reflected the priorities and which summarized the content of the conference. Joseph Gerson
Continue reading →Peace Event 2014 Sarajevo, June 6 – 9, 2014 The biggest international peace event 2014 2014: 100 years after World War I Our new newspaper for the Peace Event Sarajevo 2014
Continue reading →Spirit of optimism and enthusiasm marked the international preparatory meeting of the Peace Event Sarajevo 2014, held in the City of Sarajevo on March 22/23. More than 70 people from international, regional and local organizations and initiatives participated in the last preparatory meeting prior to the Peace Event Sarajevo 2014 from June 6-9. Among them were representatives of almost all former republics of Yugoslavia. http://www.peaceeventsarajevo2014.eu/news-47/id-70-days-before-the-peace-event-sarajevo-2014.html
Continue reading →a newspaper published in autom 2013 by the No to war – no to NATO netwrok with the support of IALANA, IPB, INES, GUEN/NGL,ROSA LUXEMBURG FOUNDATION and transform!
