Statement Network Free Future Counter Summit for Peace and Economic Justice

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Statement Network Free Future Counter Summit for Peace and Economic Justice Chicago, Illinois, USA May 18 & 19, 2012 A New Global Peace and Justice Movement is Rising The NATO-Free Future gathering in Chicago coincides with a rising global movement against war, militarism, inequality and poverty. We represent the pro-peace and justice majority, the global 99%. We heed the wisdom of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.’s call to challenge the “triple evils” of poverty, racial inequality and militarism. The rising global … Continue reading →

Feminists against NATO

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an article by kristine karch in the newspaper Newspaper_Europe_in_the_NATO_Strategy.pdf Women around the world are fighting for equal rights, against violence, suppression and exclusion. In the analysis of the causes of war feminists identify the patriarchy – the dominance of masculine values within society – along with the power structures of capitalism, racism and militarism as the driving forces. Male values which are close-knitted to hierarchy, rivalry and competition result in consequential violence. So called female values like concern and reconciliation … Continue reading →

Snagged On The Contradiction: NATO, UNSC Resolution 1325, and Feminist Responses

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by Cynthia Cockburn Due for publication in Women in Action, 2011. Originally presented at the Annual Meeting of No to War – No to NATO Dublin. 15-17 April 2011 Snagged On The Contradiction: NATO, UNSC Resolution 1325, and Feminist Responses.pdf

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Documents from the annual meeting in Dublin 2011

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Statement agreed by No to War – No to NATO: UN Security Council Resolution 1325 was not intended as a military tool Support the Irish peace movement: Close down Shannon airport for military activities: SIGN the appeal HERE! Short report on the annual meeting in Dublin Please find here a presentation on the No to War – No to NATO – network, shown in Dublin 2011

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“Countdown“ to our Anti-War Activities: Five Weeks Prior to the NATO Summit

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  Dear colleagues, An eventful peace-weekend lies behind us: a particularly successful action conference of our network “No to NATO – no to War” paired with a contextual conference opened the last stage of preparations of our protests against the new NATO strategy. Again and again the conference contributions pointed out focal points of the new NATO strategy that are enumerated below: 1. NATO insists on nuclear weapons as absolute necessity for the politics of deterrence. Nuclear weapons are to … Continue reading →

Fünf Wochen vor dem NATO-Gipfel: der „Countdown“ unserer Aktionen hat begonnen

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    Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, ein ereignisreiches Friedenswochenende liegt hinter uns: eine ausgesprochen erfolgreiche Aktionskonferenz unseres Netzwerkes „No to Nato – no to War“ verbunden mit einer inhaltlichen Konferenz, hat die letzte Etappe der Vorbereitung unserer NATO-Proteste gegen die neue NATO Strategie, eröffnet.   Immer wieder wurde in den Beiträgen auf die folgenden Kernpunkte der neuen NATO-Strategie verwiesen: 1. Die NATO hält an Atomwaffen als absolute Notwendigkeit für die Abschreckungspolitik fest. Atomwaffen sollen in Europa weiterhin stationiert und modernisiert … Continue reading →