REPORT FROM ‘HIGH NORTH’ SPACE CONFERENCE
I am writing this from the Frankfurt, Germany airport where I have a three-hour layover on the way back to Boston. I flew early this morning from Kiruna to Stockholm and then Frankfurt.
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Obama’s Visit to Berlin – Our Demonstration on June 17th
by Elsa Rasbach For the official visit of President Barack Obama to Berlin on June 18th & 19th, ca. 800 people protested against US policies in a lively demonstration through central Berlin. The main banner reads: “Against War, Repression and Racism!” The call for the demonstration was by a broad coalition of peace, civil rights, and solidarity movements and takes as its theme the red penalty card, used in many sports, indicating that a player has committed an offense so serious … Continue reading →
invitation meeting preparation afghanistan conference July 7th Strasbourg
Next meeting July 7th from 11:00 to about 17:00. The location is 19, Bd de Nancy 67000 Strasbourg At the end of the court take the door to the left and go to the top floor. (Next to the paint shop “workshop of Noah”) October, 11th – 13th, 2013 Strasbourg an international Afghanistan conference Dear friends and colleagues, we had to cancel our last preparatory meeting for the Afganistan Conference due to sickness of Karim and Claire. Now we would … Continue reading →
The Mexico-U.S. border, that is, the Latin America-NATO border, could be the next battlefield for the criminal alliance…
We must be alert, looking at Latin America. The Mexico-U.S. border, that is, the Latin America-NATO border, could be the next battlefield for the criminal alliance… http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/07/us/us-military-firms-eye-border-security-contracts.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130607&_r=0 Best, Luis Gutierrez-Esparza
Continue reading →The Empire’s warlike manoeuvres in the Middle East
by QYOZOU ENOLM <> Abstract 1 – A decadent Europe shows its decaying teeth 2 – A quick glance on the Pentagon/NATO’s last brave interventions 2.1 – Libya 2.2 – Iraq 2.3 – Afghanistan 2.4 – Syria 3 – What is left from tragedies and comedies of the recent past? 4 – Iran, the rich target of the Westerners 4.1 – Recent history of Western’s interventions in Iran 4.2 – The Iranian foreign relationships matrix 4.3 – The Iranian nuclear … Continue reading →
High North Space Conference in Kiruna, Sweden on June 27-29, 2013
This email is to request that your organization consider sending short statements of solidarity to the High North and International Security Space Conference being held in Kiruna, Sweden on June 27-29. The three days of events are being sponsored by Women for Peace, the Folke Bernadotte Academy, and the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. You can learn more about the event at http://space4peace.blogspot.com/2013/06/news-release-intl-space-conference-in.html Your statements will be shared with those at the event. Please send your statements not … Continue reading →
U.S. CHEMICAL WEAPONS IN PANAMA
Last week, in my weekly column in Mexico City’s daily newspaper Excelsior, I (Luis Gutierrez-Esparza) wrote about a theme that should be of concern to every Latin American and to the peace and disarmament movement worldwide: the presence of active chemical weapons, abandoned by the U.S. in Panama, and the reluctance of Washington to recognize its responsibility and destroy and remove those weapons from Panama.
Continue reading →Report and appeal for dialogue in Syria by Mairead Maguire
Report and Appeal to the International community to support a process of dialogue and reconciliation in Syria between its people and Syrian government and reject outside intervention and war. BY Mairead Maguire, Nobel peace laureate. Spokesperson for Mussalaha International Peace delegation to Lebanon/Syria l-llth May, 2013,
Continue reading →Afghan leader Hamid Karzai to push for Indian military aid
Interesting and India moves to reinforce its influence in Afghanistan jg Afghan leader Hamid Karzai to push for Indian military aid Submitted by kerry.nelson on May 21st 2013, 3:54pm Afghan President Hamid Karzai will try to secure more military aid in talks with Indian leaders on Tuesday as he looks to beef up his security forces after international troops pull out next year. Karzai is to hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee after … Continue reading →
On the Struggle to Keep Weaponized Drones Out of Europe
Hope you find this article useful. The U.S. internet newspaper Truthout has a fairly wide reach in progressive circles there. Elsa Sunday, 05 May 2013 00:00 By Elsa Rassbach, Truthout | Op-Ed http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/16100-on-the-struggle-to-keep-weaponized-drones-out-of-europe
Continue reading →Peace Activists in Afghanistan
Calling for Peace Impressions from our journey. Despite many warnings, we found the courage to visit Kabul, from May 16 to 23, 2013.
Continue reading →NATO’s Lack Of Any Serious Purpose Means It Should Retire
I’m moved to write to share a significant article – most significant because of the corporatist magazine in which it appears – urging the retirement of NATO. thought you’d want to see it: http://www.forbes.com/sites/dougbandow/2013/04/22/natos-lack-of-any-serious-purpose-means-it-should-retire/ Joe
Continue reading →The High North and International Security Conference
This is the latest version of the programme. Greetings and welcome! Agneta www.highnorthconference.com
Continue reading →Anti-Drone Protest in the German Parliament
April 26, 2013 NEWS RELEASE Three women and one man from the Berlin Peace Coordination intervened yesterday during the parliamentary debate in Berlin regarding possible German acquisition of weaponized drones.
Continue reading →Militarization and economic crisis
introduction on “militarization and crisis”, which was pronounced at the Ghent meeting of No-to-Nato-network on March, 9th 2013 by Georges Spriet Impoverishment of millions of people, mass unemployment, the collapse of public social regulations and programmes, people driven out of their houses : the crisis is taken deep roots in many regions of the world. It is slowing the rise of emerging economies.
Continue reading →Asia-Pacific working Group – Additional Article & Interview
Friends, Two more Korea crisis posts to follow on the article’s sent out earlier today. The Guardian in London reported this morning that North Korea is willing to join talks with the U.S. when it halts “brandishing a nuclear stick.”’ While neither the U.S. nor North Korea are in any rush to get to the negotiating table, if provocative actions and miscalculations can be avoided the crisis may have passed a peace. And then to point you to an important … Continue reading →
Out of the Marathon Bombings – A Boston Peace Movement Converstation
Friends, We convened a meeting here at the AFSC yesterday to talk about how best to respond to Monday’s terrorist attack. I was asked to write up our thoughts and initial prescriptions and thought I’d send them on to you. As indicated in the article, with the dead and severely wounded here, it’s too early to be pressing the point that this is what the U.S. does on a day to day basis, though I’ve pointed in that direction. http://afsc.org/story/out-marathon-bombings-conversation-boston-area-peace-activists … Continue reading →
Asia-Pacific Working Group – Recent Articles
Friends, The U.S.-Korean crisis continues. While we can be relieved by the dog that didn’t bite – Pyongyang didn’t launch a missile test on the anniversary of Kim Il Sung’s birthday as anticipated by the U.S. media. But the crisis could grow more intense as the U.S. and South Korean navies move into the third military “exercise” near or in West Sea waters claimed by both North and South Korea.
Continue reading →Peace Event Sarajevo 2014 – Flyer distributed at the WSF Tunis 2013
It includes short information about the first preparatory meeting for the Peace Event in Sarajevo 2014, held in Sarajevo in February 2013. Peace Event Sarajevo 2014.pdf
Continue reading →NATO chief, Abe pledge closer security cooperation
Friends, Thought you’d want to see the attached article. Global alliances….. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/04/16/national/nato-chief-abe-pledge-closer-security-cooperation/#.UW46zUrLsVo jg
Continue reading →Statement on the situation in the Korean Peninsula April 8th 2013
We note with concern the current escalation of tension in the Korean Peninsula and are categorically opposed to any state threatening to use aggressive action against another, especially if that threat involves the possible use of nuclear weapons. We denounce the implication that nuclear weapons can be used as a way of conducting international relations. We recognise that if such a situation were to escalate to involve violence then it would be the innocent citizens of those states who would … Continue reading →
International Peace Congress: Stop the War – Ways to Peace in Afghanistan
October, 11th – 13th, 2013 Strasbourg Statement of Intent The war in Afghanistan has taken a terrible toll on the Afghan people. Over the last 33 years, it is safe to presume that no Afghan within or outside of Afghanistan has failed to be impacted by the war.
Continue reading →FINAL DECLARATION ON THE INTERCONTINENTAL CONFERENCE PEACE, DISARMEMENT AND SOCIAL ALTERNATIVES TO GLOBAL NATO
We, the members of social organizations, movements and networks of the peoples of the Americas and Europe, gathered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, host the principles of peace and self-determination, threatened by the military, political, economic and cultural intervention from the United States and the European Union, promoters of militarism.
Continue reading →Disarmament for Sustainability – Workshop in Tunis WSF
Pictures from the workshop at 27th March 2013 13h-1530h Revision Espace 2, El Manar University Tunis
Continue reading →Impressions from the World Social Forum Tunis 2013
Pictures from the WSF at the campus of El Manar University Tunis
Continue reading →The Role of NATO in Africa – Workshop in Tunis WSF
Pictures from the workshop 28th March 2013 16h-1830hSoutenance 1, El Manar University Tunis
Continue reading →Military in Greece Is Spared Cuts
Special the numbers of Greece are interesting… Best wishes Tobias http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/08/world/europe/08iht-letter08.html?_r=2&
Continue reading →The Game With North Korea: Nuclear Roulette Has No Winners
Wednesday, 03 April 2013 12:40 By David Krieger, Truthout | Op-Ed http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/15513-the-game-with-north-korea-nuclear-roulette-has-no-winners
Continue reading →Video: Action by No to NATO Alliance in Montenegro
protest action against Montenegro joining NATO by the No to NATO Alliance in Montenegro in a shopping center at Podgorica. action de protestation contre le Monténégro adhésion à l’OTAN par alliance Non à l’OTAN au Montenegro dans un centre commercial à Podgorica. Protestaktion gegen NATO-Beitritt Montenegro durch das Bündnis No to NATO in Montenegro in einem Shopping Center in Podgorica. Protesta de acción contra adhesión de Montenegro a la OTAN par el Alianza No a la OTAN en Montenegro en … Continue reading →
Griechenland Appell – Greece appeal – select language
All the versions of this article: [Deutsch] [ελληνικά] [English] [Español] [français] [italiano] [Nederlands] [Português]
Continue reading →“Quo Vadis NATO? – Challenges for Democracy and Law”
international conference 26th April – 28th April 2013 in Bremen From 26th to 28th April 2013 the international conference „Quo Vadis NATO – Challenges for Democracy and Law“will take place in Bremen. The Main organizer of this event is the German section of the IALANA in cooperation with the Centre of European Law and Politics at the University of Bremen, chaired by Professor Andreas Fischer-Lescano.
Continue reading →Foodproduction and Conflicts
A contribution by Kristine Karch at the World Socila Forum in March 2013 in Tunis Food production and conflicts – Land use not land exhaustion.pdf
Continue reading →Germany Sees Rise of Campaign Against Combat Drones
Dear Friends, Here’s my article in Common Dreams that gives an overview of the new anti-drone campaign in Germany: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/03/27-6 Lots of press in German can be found here: http://drohnen-kampagne.de/uber-uns/pressespiegel/ Wishing everyone a happy Easter/Passover weekend. Best, Elsa
Continue reading →Disarmament for sustainability
A contribution by Reiner Braun at the World Social Forum Tunis 2013 Reiner_Braun_disarmament_for_sustainability_Tunis2013
Continue reading →Feminist aspects of an anti-NATO peace strategy
The lecture by Christiane Reymann at the public event “For gender justice peace and solidarity No to war – no to NATO, stop militarization” of the annual meeting of the international network “No to War – no to NATO” in Gent March 8th International womens day 2013
Continue reading →Activities and time schedule for 2013 / 2014
Here the presentation discussed in Gent on Sunday with the topics: Activities 2013 / 2014, Network developments, Awareness rising, Campaigns. Activities and time schedule 2013 and 2014 of the international network No to war – No to NATO as pdf
Continue reading →We Were Soldiers in the “War on Terror”: Zeugnisse aus dem Irakkrieg
Ein Film von Elsa Rassbach, Neufassung aus 2012, 23 Min., Englisch mit deutschen Untertiteln A video from Els Rassbach, new version in 2012, 23 min. English with German subtitles download: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1l4Y4PGE0w https://vimeo.com/61959387
Continue reading →NATO, Japan & the F-35
Friends, Following on my brief overview of the U.S. Pivot to Asia and the Pacific and Peiter’s presentation about nuclear weapons moderization and the F-35, I though the following article from tomorrow’s Japan Times might be of interest to you. For peace & Justice, Joseph Gerson Ka-ching!: Abe to bargain with NATO for Japanese role in F-35 Kyodo – Japan Times Mar 19, 2013 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/19/national/ka-ching-abe-to-bargain-with-nato-for-japanese-role-in-f-35/ Ka-ching!: Abe to bargain with NATO for Japanese role in F-35 Kyodo – Japan Times … Continue reading →
Donilon on NATO & Trans-Atlantic & Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreements
Friends, Apologies if it seems like you are being barraged by e-mails. When we met in Gent, I made reference to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the U.S. effort to create the world’s most intense free trade area, in part to wed Korea, Japan and other Asia-Pacific nations – but NOT China – not only to the U.S. economy, but to further integrate these societies.
Continue reading →U.S. B-52 bombers simulated raids over North Korea during military exercises
Friends, I thought that you might find the following disturbing article about U.S. simulated nuclear attacks on North Korea as part of the current war games of interest. I don’t normally look at the Washington Free Beacon, but in seeking to confirm the veracity of an e-mail message, I was channeled there by the conservative Weekly Standard,. There seem to be enough stories- including Business Week- on the web to confirm the following report and statements by Pentagon press secretary … Continue reading →
New York Times Article on Arctic Tensions
Preventing an Arctic Cold War One of the four New York Times op ed articles today helped to put the rising resource competition in the Arctic and the lack of diplomatic structures to address them on the public map here. You can find it at http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/13/opinion/preventing-an-arctic-cold-war.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
Continue reading →The High North and International Security Conference June 2013 Kiruna
The High North and International Security Conference June 27- 29, 2013 Kiruna, Sweden
Continue reading →Annual meeting of the International Network “No to NATO – No to War”: The delegitimization of the NATO war machine will continue
Press release, March 14th 2013 From March 8th – 10th 2013 the annual meeting of the International Network “No to War, No to NATO” was held in the Belgian city of Ghent. The Network has more than 650 partners and organizations from over 20 countries.
Continue reading →Military spending: GDAMS 2.0 promotional video is now up
We wanted a short, hard-hitting video showing what the Global Day of Action on Military Spending is all about. Well, now we’ve got it! The GDAMS 2.0 promotional video is now at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn3XsxKVPvI It lasts 5 minutes and shows actions taken in different continents. Many thanks to our collegues at IPS for putting this together. Please feature it on your websites, Facebook pages, e-lists etc. We think this deserves to go viral… The current list of planned events/contacts is under … Continue reading →
Military Spending
Information from the website of the American Friends Service Committee http://www.afsc.org/category/topic/military-spending
Continue reading →Stop the F-35
Information from the website of the American Friends Service Committee http://www.afsc.org/resource/stop-f-35
Continue reading →REPORT OF THE WORK OF THE NETWORK 04/2011-03/2013
Presented at the annual meeting in Gent March 9th 2013 by Reiner Brown
Continue reading →WOMEN’S ACTIVITIES AGAINST TRIDENT
The greetings from Angie Zelter at the public event March 8th 2013 International womens day Dear All, it seems like the skype connection is not working. That is a shame. But here is a copy of my welcome speech. I hope you have a productive meeting. Love Angie.
Continue reading →Membership of the “No to war – no to NATO” network
All initiatives, organisations, groups who signed the Appeal from Stuttgart are member of the network. For signing the appeal send an email to . Flyer Stuttgart Appeal with signatures.pdf
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