Perspectives on the Application of the Rome Statute and the Work of the International Criminal CourtTuesday Dec 12th, 2023 1:00-2:30pm (Eastern Time USA)
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As European and North American military alliances prepare to “wage war on climate change,” the real war on nature and vulnerable communities rages in the background.
As the world gathers at COP28 in Dubai amidst an accelerating climate crisis, the Oakland Institute’s new brief, Exempted! The US Military Industrial Complex and the Climate Crisis, reveals a critical blind spot in global climate agreements. Despite being the world’s largest institutional emitter of greenhouse gases, the US military is completely exempt from international reporting obligations, significantly undermining global climate action.
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The November 15th San Francisco summit between Presidents Biden of the U.S. and Xi Jinping of China is now history. While we can all breathe a little easier as a result of their joint pledges to reduce tensions and improve cooperation on climate change Continue reading →
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By World BEYOND War, December 2, 2023
The Monroe Doctrine turned 200 on Dec. 2, 2023.
President James Monroe came back to life to help bury it for good at his house on the grounds of the University of Virginia.
https://worldbeyondwar.org/video-president-monroe-helps-bury-the-monroe-doctrine-at-his-house/
By Benjamin Weber, published December 2, 2023 5:30AM (EST)
Today marks the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, celebrated in history books for extending U.S. influence throughout the hemisphere.
https://www.salon.com/2023/12/02/the-lesser-known-history-of-the-monroe-doctrine/
Save the date!! December 16:
Holiday Concert: Songs to Save the World
with Ben Grosscup and Nina Giulianini Friends Center 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge
How did we get here? Where are we now? Where is it going?
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Statement from the Global Women for Peace United Against NATO (GWUAN)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is an exclusive military alliance of 31 Euro-Atlantic countries founded in 1949. It is dominated by the United States. Since its inception, the NATO Supreme Allied Commander has always been an American general. NATO allies must be interoperable with the US military machine, which is the largest consumer of fossil fuel on the planet.
Gaza residents are currently facing the deadliest offensive in their history. This comes on top of the humanitarian disaster caused by the Israeli blockade that has been in place for 16 years. We unequivocally condemn all attacks on civilian populations, including Hamas’ attacks on Israeli civilians that have killed over a thousand people since 7 October. However, no attack justifies violations of the laws of war. Continue reading →
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A discussion of the current situation in Israel/Palestine and how we can raise our voices against occupation and genocide.
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NATO is taking another role in the global escalation of conflicts between the West and the global majority. It is not only a role in normal defence terms but a role more in general against anyone questioning the present development model. Atlantic Council which can in many ways be seen as a NATO propaganda tool has especially been attacking the cooperation in Sweden between the environmental and peace movement. It is also in Sweden NATO:s climate policy is spearheaded with … Continue reading →
https://youtu.be/2TBiTNVV4Og Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
Why We Must Disband the Alliance for DecarbonizationRegister in advance: https://bit.ly/NATO-ClimateKiller
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Sign the petition to the governments of U.S., China, France, Japan, Spain, Germany, Italy, and Saudi Arabia: Close your bases in Djibouti, remove your troops, and substitute no-strings humanitarian aid for rent payments. 
