On the occasion of the International Day Against Racism, alliances and initiatives worldwide are organizing protests against racism and fascism on Saturday, March 16, 2019. On this day, meetings and demonstrations are planned in many European cities, such as Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Glasgow, London, Prague, Warsaw, Vienna and others. Activists* from outside Europe have also confirmed their participation, for example in the USA and Latin America.
2019/03/16 internationl
The European Union | Democracy or Empire
Since or foundation in 1996 the Peace & Neutrality Alliance has focused on opposing the process of the militarisation of the European Union and I have attached out latest document on the emerging EU Army.
Roger Cole, PANA www.pana.ie
Read the EU_Democracy_Empire_LR.pdf
Downlaod EU_Democracy_Empire_LR.pdf
2019/04/04 Washington DC 19-21 h
Black Alliance for Peace Celebration 7-9pm
On April 4 2019, Trump will gather the leaders of the NATO countries to Washington, DC to “celebrate” the 70<sup>th</sup> anniversary of NATO. April 4 is also the date of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., exactly one year after his famous antiwar speech at Riverside Church in New York City.
Black Alliance for Peace program at Plymouth Congregational United Church of Christ, 5301 N Capitol St., NE, Washington D.C. April 4, 2019 – 7 to 9 pm
No Compromise, No Retreat in the Fight to End Militarism and War
2019/03/31 Washington DC
WPC Anti-NATO Conference in DC
2019/03/31 Washington DC
A Concert for Peace and to End War
Sunday, March 31 Concert for Peace and to End War 1:00 p.m.-10 p.m. at Franklin Square Park.
Bands, Speakers, Poets, DJs, HIP-HOP, tabling and refreshments. .
Sponsored in part by Poor Peoples Economic Human Rights Campaign, Refuge Ministries, Revolutionare Caucus Tampa Bay, Revolutionary Road Radio show, Squatter Productions, and others.
https://popularresistance.org/beyond-nato-time-to-break-the-silence-end-natos-militarism/
2019/01/15 free webinar:
“Militarism in the Media.”
We’re kicking off the new year with our free webinar, titled “Militarism in the Media.” Tune in next week on January 15 at 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Eastern (GMT – 5) to a panel discussion with experts Rose Dyson and Jeff Cohen on the role of media in promoting violence and war. Militarism is the “elephant in the room,” says FAIR founder Jeff Cohen. Former TV pundit for MSNBC, CNN, and Fox, Jeff was fired for shedding light on … Continue reading →
2019/01/28-30 La Habana Cuba
4th International Conference FOR WORLD BALANCE
4th International Conference FOR WORLD BALANCE CALL The José Martí Project of International Solidarity sponsored by UNESCO was created in 2003 when approved by the General Conference of that international organization, and has the support of the Organization of Iberian American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI, the Spanish acronym) and other international institutions of different nature that have joined this Project, governed by a qualified leading organ of more than thirty renowned and outstanding intellectuals from different countries … Continue reading →
2019/01/07 Washington DC
Rally at White House for Okinawa
At 11 a.m. on January 7, opponents of military base construction in Okinawa will gather in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., in support of a petition which has gathered well over 100,000 signatures. Against the wishes of the people of Okinawa and massive nonviolent resistance, on December 14 the United States began filling in land for the construction of yet another military base on this already heavily militarized island. The United States plans to shut down the … Continue reading →
2019/01/19 Washington, USA
Women’s March on Washington
1/19/19: The #WomensWave is coming. https://www.womensmarch.com/2019/
It’s time to march again. The 2017 Women’s March inspired hundreds of women to run, millions more to vote, and dozens to win elected office. The 2019 Women’s March marks two years of resistance to the Trump presidency, two years of training new activists, and two years of building power. And this time, we’re coming back with an agenda. Continue reading →
2019/04/03 – 04 Washington DC
No to NATO — Yes to Peace FESTIVAL
No to NATO — Yes to Peace FESTIVAL — April 3-4, 2019, Washington, D.C. Supported by the international network “No to war – no to NATO” The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is coming to Washington, D.C., on April 4. We’re organizing a peace festival to unwelcome them. Wednesday, April 3 at St. Stephen’s Church, 1525 Newton St NW, Washington, D.C. 20010: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Screenprinting for Justice Workshop with The Sanctuaries DC, and Nonviolent Action Prep with Nadine Bloch … Continue reading →
WorldBeyondWar.org Open Letter to Senator Bernie Sanders
Open Letter to Senator Bernie Sanders On Wednesday, November 28, 2018, over 100 U.S. scholars, intellectuals, and activists published the open letter to Senator Bernie Sanders below and invited others to add their names to it. Sanders was working to force a new Senate vote on ending, or at least reducing, U.S. participation in the war on Yemen. Signers of the letter below wished to encourage such steps and, in fact, to urge Sanders toward far greater opposition to militarism … Continue reading →
NATO – an extension of US military power and, in turn, US economic power
an article by Rae Street, published in the winter edition of ‘Transform journal‘, the journal of Left Unity NATO – the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation It is worth remembering when discussing NATO in 2018 that it was formed before the Warsaw Pact during the Cold War and was from the start dominated by the US government and its foreign policies. Since the time when it was formed in 1949 NATO has been an extension of US military power and, in … Continue reading →
ITALY: A WHOLE US/NATO STRATEGIC BASE
Comitato No Guerra No NATO of Italy sends you the video on US/Nato bases in Italy asking you to spread it around and make known the Italian situation.
Dublin Conference Live Streaming Begins on November 16th!
Dear Friends,
Global Campaign Against US/NATO Military Bases
Call of the campaign Stop Air Base Ramstein to the protest actions 2019 against war and drone death
Protest with us against the drone war, which starts daily from German soil, and the procurement of killer drones by the Federal Government of Germany. against the US Air Base Ramstein. With its diverse command structures, the Air Base is the operational, command and control authority for worldwide war operations for the USA/NATO and a logistics center for wars. It is the headquarters of the US Air Forces for air force operations in Europe and Africa. From Ramstein, war is … Continue reading →
2018/11/24 Cyprus
Seán MacBride Peace Prize Ceremony
The International Peace Bureau organizes
Seán MacBride Peace Prize Ceremony
November 24th, 2018
Home for Cooperation, Nicosia, Cyprus
2018/11/11 USA
Armistice Day
Armistice Day 100 — November 11, 2018 November 11, 2018, is Armistice Day 100 (or 101), a century since World War I was ended at a scheduled moment (11 o’clock on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918). For decades in the United States, as elsewhere, Armistice Day was a holiday of peace, of sad remembrance and joyful ending of war, of a commitment to preventing war in the future. The holiday’s name was changed in the United … Continue reading →
Video: “Two Minutes to Midnight” with Prof. Noam Chomsky
On 12th of May 2018 a conference “Two Minutes to Midnight, How do we move from Geopolitical Conflict to Nuclear Abolition?” was convened at Judson Memorial Church, New York City to analyze and warn about the current nuclear dangers, to raise the UN Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty and other disarmament initiatives, and to build the US and world movement for peace and complete nuclear disarmament. The keynote speech was held by Prof. Noam Chomsky with the title “The Future of … Continue reading →
2019/04/04 Washington DC
70 years of NATO – 70 years of militarism, destruction and violence, misery, expulsion and death
International Network “No to war – no to NATO”
Call for Actions on NATO Summit 2019
(March 30th till April 4th Washington DC and beyond)
NATO turns 70 in 2019 and will celebrate its anniversary on 4th April 2019 in Washington DC. The international network No to War – No to NATO calls for broad, creative and peaceful actions against NATO in Washington DC and worldwide. NATO is obsolete, it belongs in the dustbin of history!
Solidarity Statement for Okinawa
Dear peace friends in Okinawa (20.09.2018) As a network of organizations and activists opposed to war and militarism, including the presence and violations of foreign military bases, we send solidarity greetings to Okinawans opposed to the construction of a new military base at Henoka, for the closure of the Futenma base, and who insist that “life is a treasure” that must be protected with peace and respect for human rights of all. We understand that this is a critical moment … Continue reading →
Press release: Planning conference of the campaign Stop Air Base Ramstein prepares actions for 2019
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Call of the campaign Stop Air Base Ramstein to the protest actions 2019 against war and drone death |
Press release: Planning conference of the campaign Stop Air Base Ramstein prepares actions for 2019
2018/09/21 worldwide
UN International Peace day
read more: https://internationaldayofpeace.org/ and https://internationaldayofpeace.org/event-map/
or find an Event Near You or Add an Event for a World Beyond War https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/events-for-a-world-beyond-war
2018/09/26 worldwide
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
September 26 is United Nations International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (Nuclear Abolition Day).
The day occurs on the anniversary of the 1983 incident in which a nuclear war was almost initiated by accident (See The Man who Saved the World). Read more http://www.abolition2000.org/event/international-day-for-the-total-elimination-of-nuclear-weapons-2/
Video Docu on Global Network Conference, Oxford 2018
Videos by Paul Mobbs The best of those I’ve edited down to 15 minutes or less and created a YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtng2Y9uSMP2IboSBnSsFGcKgSgZZxGvJ
Continue reading → 2018/09/08 Ireland
Peace Conference in Cloughjordan Eco-village
Following on from last year’s peace conference in Cloughjordan Eco-village, World BEYOND War and Shannonwatch are pleased to announce and invite you to this year’s conference on the 8th of September, which will again be held in Cloughjordan.
Follow the link for all the details. https://actionnetwork.org/events/peace-conference-in-cloughjordan-eco-village-tipperary-global-governance-the-force-of-law-or-the-law-of-force
2018/09/08-09 Istanbul
9th EYUP BAS SYMPOSIUM for the UNITY of the PEOPLES AGAINST IMPERIALIST AGGRESSION
English:
Symposium call:
https://www.anti-imperialistfront.org/our-call-for-9th-eyup-bas-symposium-for-the-unity-of-the-peoples-against-imperialist-aggression-9-10-september-istanbul/
Symposium program:
https://www.anti-imperialistfront.org/program-of-9th-eyup-bas-symposium-for-the-unity-of-the-peoples-against-imperialist-aggression-9-10-september-istanbul/
Call to revolutionary lawyers’ trial:
https://www.anti-imperialistfront.org/call-for-participation-in-the-revolutionary-lawyers-trial-on-september-10/
2018/09/21-23 Berlin, Germany
public event and working meeting in Berlin
This year’s International Day of Peace may be conducted in one of the most challenging times of the 21st century. We see the powers striving for the rise of old conflicts and rivalries, nationalisms as well as massive armament paired with growing injustices in the world. At the same time we see the further developing of peacebuilding, civil conflict resolution and a strengthening of the United Nations and other peaceful and democratic structures. The IPB Youth Network and IPB are … Continue reading →
2018/09/01 Germany
Antikriegstag in Deutschland / Anti War Day in Germany
Abrüsten statt Aufrüsten | Disarm! Don’t Arm!
Aktions and aktivities in Germany you will find on the websites
and on https://www.friedenskooperative.de/antikriegstag2018
2018/10/06 U.S.A.F. Croughton, UK
Keep Space for Peace No ‘Space Force’ | national march and rally 12-4 pm
U.S.A.F. Croughton (US communication base) Keep Space for Peace No ‘Space Force’ Saturday 6th October 2018 12.00 – 4.00pm Download the leaflet: Croughton 2018 leaflet FINAL.pdf
Continue reading → 2018/10/06 Essen, Germany
Peace Demonstration instead War Conference
Friedensdemo statt Kriegskonferenz
More information and call for the demonstration (only in German) | Mehr Informationen und der Aufruf zur Demonstration: http://www.no-natom-krieg.de/ Information about the conference and the organisator (Joint Air Power Competence Center): https://www.japcc.org/ The japcc is located in Kalkar, and on October 3rd (bank holiday in Germany) there will be a peace demonstration in Kalkar.
Continue reading →Intentional Chaos: Trump and the Global NATO Alliance
Intentional Chaos: Trump and the Global NATO Alliance NATO Counter-Summit, Brussels, Belgium, July 8, 2018 Joseph Gerson* Friends, first allow me a few words about Trump’s assaults on democratic and constitutional rule. With the imprisonment of refugee families, stacking of the supreme court with right-wing ideologues , and the campaign for regime change in Iran, Pastor Niemoller’s words “First they came for the communists, …Then they came for the Jews…” remind us of our responsibilities in this critical time. … Continue reading →
Protests against the NATO summit on July 11th/12th in Brussels
Disarmament and a stop of wars is the order of the day On July 7th thousands protested against the coming NATO summit in Brussels. The protests were called for by Belgian peace, environment, development and human rights organizations, as well as unions and the international network “No to war – No to NATO.” At the protest Ludo De Brabander, member of the coordination committee of the network “No to war – no to NATO,” declared: “NATO wants to increase military … Continue reading →
Pictures from the protest against NATO, 7. July Brussels
please find here a first set of pictures from the NATO protests in Brussels:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lucaswirl/albums/72157698902974735 (Lucas Wirl)
Stop rearmament in the Nordic countries
All Nordic countries are being rearmed under the leadership of NATO. The danger of war increases accordingly, We must stand together against NATO’s preparations for war. The Nordic countries are an important part of the preparations for war. Bases and equipment for NATO-US armies are ready in Norway and agreements ensure possibilities to use, danish, swedish, icelandic and finnish soil for war against Russia. Surveillance equipment for earth, wire, web and sky is situated near to the Russian borders and command … Continue reading →
EUROPEAN CAMPAIGN NO B61-12 / NO F-35 (EN/PT/DE/SP)
This video was presented at the workshop on the counter summit no to war – no to NATO 2018, July 8th in Brussels.
Eindrücke von der Demonatration in Brüssel
Impressions from the manifestation in Brussels 07.07.2018
This video is partly in English and partly in German
Hier ein Link zu der Zeitung gegen Krieg, die in dem Video erwähnt wird: ZgK-42-deutsch-END.pdf
Here a link to the newspaper Zeitung gegen Krieg (newspaper against war) mentioned in the video: ZgK-42-englisch-END.pdf
2018/07/11 Berlin, Germany
public press conference on the NATO summit
2018 July 11, public press conference on the NATO summit
Berlin, Dorothea-Schlegel-Platz
On the confrontational policy against Russia, the planned maneuvers on the Russian border and the planned construction of a new ready pool of around 30,000 soldiers with Heike Hänsel, Alexander Neu, MP Germany DIE LINKE.
To modernize nuclear weapons, new nuclear weapons strategy with Alex Rosen, IPPNW
For 2% -Request, conversion Bundeswehr, drones, refugee policy with Rainer Braun, IPB
Zur Konfrontationspolitik gegenüber Russland, zu den geplanten Manövern an der russischen Grenze und zum geplanten Aufbau eines neuen Bereitschafts-Pools von rund 30.000 Soldaten mit Heike Hänsel, Alexander Neu, MdP DIE LINKE.
Zur Modernisierung der Atom-Waffen, neue Atom-Waffen-Strategie mit Alex Rosen, IPPNW
Zur 2%-Forderung, Umbau Bundeswehr, Drohnen, Flüchtlingspolitik mit Rainer Braun, IPB
Moorfleeter Deich
moorfleeter-deich-2019.pdf
Continue reading →