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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