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Minutes ICC – meeting no to war – no to NATO Newport, September 2nd 17.00-17.30h

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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 →

Report from NATO Summit in Newport, Wales, 4-5 Sept 2014

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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 →

THE FEMINIST CASE AGAINST NATO & EU MILITARIZATION

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Materials from the Workshop in Strasbourg 2009

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

Report of the 69th anniversary of the dropping of the first nuclear bombs

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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 →

Join us! Oct. 4th – Drones Global Action Day

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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.

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No to War – No to NATO* Statement on NATO troops in Finland and Sweden

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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 →

Women say no to NATO!

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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 →

Nato summit: First protests in Newport and Cardiff

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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 →

Some links to reports before the NATO summit

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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 →

Workshop: women and war during Counter Summit NO NEW WARS – NO TO NATO

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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 →

The 2014 NATO Summit will intensify conflicts and arms build-ups – international peace movements protest and call for actions

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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 →

Invisible Casualty of War

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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 →

Newport peace camp

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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.

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The U.S., NATO, and the Destruction of Libya

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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

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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 →

It’s still time to stop the war

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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

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How to get to Cardiff and Newport / Accomodation

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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

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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.

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An appeal from Sarajevo by the “No to War – No to NATO” network – Protest against NATO, join us in Wales

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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 →

NATO troops in Hungary?

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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.

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Statement of Pivoting for Peace in Asia/Pacific Conference

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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

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70 days before the Peace Event Sarajevo 2014…

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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

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Protestmeeting: Obama will visit the European institutions on wednesday 26/03

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Obama will visit the European institutions on wednesday 26/03. We organise a protestmeeting (see appeal below) asking for ‘desarmement for development’ at ‘place Luxembourg’, Brussels (at noon, 12.30) Attached you’ll find banners and posters. Can you distribute it widely to your network (especially those who are living/working in Brussels) and on the websites? There is also a facebook page https://www.facebook.com/events/691080584269170/?fref=ts You can also sign the appeal

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A meeting between Nobel Peace Prize winners is not a common event.

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Wednesday March 26, Barack Obama will visit the European institutions. Let us remind them of their responsibilities for peace and democracy that accompany their prize. The peace movement invites you for a protest action at Place de Luxembourg, Brussels, Wednesday March 26 at noon, 12.30. President Obama and The European Union received the Nobel Peace Prize but… – The United States (685 billion dollar) and Europe (407 billion dollar) sign for 62 % of the global military expenditures – Both … Continue reading →

Galway Peace Activist improsend by protest against the criminal misuse of the Shannon Airport

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Events in Ireland have received widespread publicity following the imprisonment of Galway Peace Activist, Margaretta D’Arcy, well known Artist and Playwright for daring to trespass on the runway at Shannon Airport in October 2013 in protest against the criminal misuse of the Airport for transport of personnel and materiel for US wars in Afghanistan and the Middle East (as I reported to the Gent meeting last year). More details and video links

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ICC strongly condemns the imprisonment of our colleague, Margaretta D’Arcy

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Statement of the ICC : Margaretta D’Arcy a 79 year old Irish peace activist on Wednesday 5th of Febuary will have served three weeks of a three month sentence in Limerick Prison, Co Clare, Ireland, for protesting against the use of Shannon Airport by US troops who use it to fly to and from their perpetual wars.

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