By Ann Wright, Truthout, Published https://truthout.org/articles/biden-promised-diplomacy-but-hes-overseeing-military-buildup-against-china/
Biden Promised Diplomacy, But He’s Overseeing Military Buildup Against China
2021/07/27 zoom webinar 13 h CEST
Invitation to Common Security 2022 Summit Series: 100 Seconds to Midnight – How to Handle the Nuclear Threat: Going from Arms Race to Disarmament and Universal Ban
please register for the event in advance at: https://bit.ly/3xXKcTb
The International Peace Bureau, Olof Palme International Center, and International Trade Union Confederation hereby invites you to join us on Tuesday, 27 July at 13:00 Central European Summer Time for the first digital summit in our Common Security 2022 series. Registration is now open.
2021/07/26 webinar
USA: THREATS TO WORLD PEACE
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Økt spenning i nordområdene | Increased Tension in the High North
(Increased Tension in the High North; press CC button for English subtitles.) Video from “Stop NATO” Norway.
The American Empire of the West deploys troops for battle
Manlio Dinucci The NATO Summit took place yesterday at NATO headquarters in Brussels: the North Atlantic Council meeting at the highest level of State and Government Leaders. It was formally chaired by Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, de facto by the President of the United States Joseph Biden, who came to Europe to call to arms his Allies in the global conflict against Russia and China. The NATO Summit was preceded and prepared by two political initiatives that saw Biden … Continue reading →
Link to recording and description of US-Australian Talisman Sabre war maneuvers webinar
HI all–and here are summaries of the presentations for the webinar on Talisman Sabre–written by Vets For Peace chapter secretary Bob Keilback–about the webinar which I found very helpful for future use if others wish to show parts of the webinar to their organizations: Thanks to Bob Keilbach of Vets For Peace Chapter 34 New York City for writing up a summary of the presentations in the webinar Talisman Sabre (TS-21) US-Australia Military Exercises.and to Rachel Clark for organizing … Continue reading →
Video now online 2021/06/16 ZOOM Conference Call
on Talisman Sabre-21 US-Australia Military Exercises Copy
Join Vets For Peace New York City Chapter for a program on US-Australian Military Exercises:
Talisman Sabre-21 US-Australia Military Exercises –
Prominent IPAN & US Peace Movement Activists Ann Wright, Annette Brownlie, Robin Taubenfeld, Dr. Margaret Beavis, and Dr Vince Scappatura will discuss the joint biennial Australia-US Talisman Sabre military exercises (TS-21), which are scheduled for late June thru July 31, 2021.
2021/07/10 Air Base Ramstein, Germany
Peace Bike Star Ride around the Air Base
English description further below!
2021/06/23 zoom webinar 23:00 UTC
Preparations for Nuclear War with China over Taiwan – Then and Now
CPDCS HOST DANIEL ELLSBERG on JUNE 23 for “Preparations for War with China Over Taiwan – Then in Now” in which Dan will be reviewing the secret history of U.S. preparations for nuclear war over Taiwan in 1958 and their implications for the current tensions over Taiwan and the debate over U.S. nuclear first strike policy.
You can register at: https://tinyurl.com/95khf4746
OTAN mondiale : une menace pour la Paix Webinaire online 13- 14 juin 2021 Global NATO: a Threat to Peace Online webinar June 13 & 14 2021 L’OTAN en Afrique / NATO in Africa Alain ROUY, Le Mouvement de la Paix (France) Until now, NATO has paid little attention to Africa, although the Western powers that are members of NATO have a strong presence on the African continent, in particular France, a former colonial power, and the United States, which … Continue reading →
2021/06/17 zoom webinar 5 pm UTC
[IPBYN] Re-queering Identity: colonialism, sexuality and gender
Please do join us for our upcoming webinar ‘Re-queering Identity: colonialism, sexuality and gender’ on Thursday 17th June at 10am EST / 15 BST / 16 CEST
‘We’ve (always been) here, we’ve (always been) queer, get over it’
Sign up here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_25SWz9ePT0qOe9QKLZW_yA
2021/06/16 ZOOM Conference Call
on Talisman Sabre-21 US-Australia Military Exercises
Join Vets For Peace New York City Chapter for a program on US-Australian Military Exercises:
Talisman Sabre-21 US-Australia Military Exercises –
Prominent IPAN & US Peace Movement Activists Ann Wright, Annette Brownlie, Robin Taubenfeld, Dr. Margaret Beavis, and Dr Vince Scappatura will discuss the joint biennial Australia-US Talisman Sabre military exercises (TS-21), which are scheduled for late June thru July 31, 2021.
ICAN is calling on NATO to take steps to become a “non-nuclear alliance”
Comment by tine: this can only be a first step, the goal is clear: Dissolution of NATO – for solidarity, sustainability and disarmament As leaders from NATO states prepare for a summit in Brussels on 14 June, ICAN has released a major report arguing that members of the transatlantic alliance should embrace the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which entered into force this January. ICAN is calling on NATO to take steps to become a “non-nuclear alliance”, … Continue reading →
NATO – SUMMIT MEETING JUNE 2021
by Rae Street The Morning Star, UK based daily paper, published the article today, 10th June Recently, in reporting on the diversion of the Belorussian aircraft, an ITV commentator said of NATO, ‘seen as the world’s policeman’. So let us unpick that phrase. Firstly, ‘the world’s’ and therefore global. From the time at the end of the Cold War when NATO began to expand its membership to include the former Soviet states up to the Russian border to in more … Continue reading →
The African Lion is hunting for new prey
by Manlio Dinucci The African Lion, the largest military exercise on the African Continent planned and led by the US Army, has begun. It includes land, air, and naval maneuvers in Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, and adjacent seas – from North Africa to West Africa, from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic. 8,000 soldiers are taking part in it, half of them is American with about 200 tanks, self-propelled guns, planes, and warships. African Lion 21 is expected to cost $ 24 … Continue reading →
Dangerous US/NATO Expansion in Norway (May 2021 video)
In recent years, the US and NATO have been militarizing the Arctic through Norway as a means to confront Russia. This militarization is increasing tensions between nuclear-armed nations. As the Arctic melts away, these powerful nations are competing for dominance in the region as new routes are established, building new military bases, constructing new radars, and less efforts are placed in diplomacy.
Watch the Global Network’s latest video on this topic on Facebook or YouTube:https://youtu.be/yZ9WdxVA44w
Save Sinjajevina: how a movement took on the military, and won a first crucial battle
In late 2020, a coalition of national environmental and rights’ activists, pastoralists, and international NGOs resisted a military training exercise taking place in the unique Sinjajevina highlands. Following the first phase of the campaign, WRI staff met Pablo Dominguez, an eco-anthropologist who collaborated with the Save Sinjajevina Association, and shared with us the significance of this precious place, the movement that led its defence, and their plans for the future. The campaign website is available here: https://sinjajevina.org/ You can sign … Continue reading →
[PM] Befremden über Auftritt von NATO-Generalsekretär und Minister a.D. de Maizière beim Kirchentag Copy
Frieden-links.de Press release May 14, 2021 Astonishment at appearance of NATO Secretary General and former Minister de Maizière at Church Congress in Germany (3rd Ecumenical Kirchentag) Frankfurt/Bremen. As part of the third Ecumenical Church Congress, some 80 digital events will be broadcast from May 13 to 16, 2021. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will be represented at an Ecumenical Church Congress (Kirchentag) for the first time. We – activists from the peace movement – see with great disconcertment that the … Continue reading →
2021/05/29 Brussels, Belgium
NATO – USA: Hands off Kurdistan – Hands off the Middle East!
The No to war – no to NATO network supports the action, please participate!!!
We call all organizations against militarism, war and aggression to
support our protest gathering on May 29, 2021,
at 13.00-14.30 in front of the US Embassy
in Boulevard du Régent 27, 1000 Brussels.
NATO – USA: Hands off Kurdistan – Hands off the Middle East! Continue reading →
Blurring the monopoly on violence: Private Military and Security Companies and coercive state power
Blurring the monopoly on violence: Private Military and Security Companies and coercive state power
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Carlos Díaz, Ekaterina Zepnova, Felip Daza, Giulia Campisi and Nora Miralles. Observatorio de Derechos Humanos y Empresas del Mediterráneo (ODHE)
The state’s role in security has been progressively privatised, from the military to the prison system. The result is a shadowy corporate world in which violence is facilitated, accountability is diminished and human rights violations and impunity abounds.
No business without enemies: War and the arms trade
Jordi Calvo Rufanges, Centre Delàs d’Estudis per la Pau
STATE OF POWER 2021 May 2021
The arms trade is one of the world’s most successful corporate enterprises. Not only has it created an economic system that grows regardless, it has normalised war and security responses to every social crisis.
https://longreads.tni.org/stateofpower/no-business-without-enemies-war-and-the-arms-trade