https://www.ramstein-kampagne.eu/absage-der-demonstration-und-menschenkette/
War Is A Disaster, Not A Game
Defund militarism and invest in peacemakers if conflict resolution is truly the objective.
As members of Veterans for Peace, an organization of U.S. military veterans and supporters who advocate for peace, we couldn’t disagree more with the Aug. 14 Civil Beat article “Why Militaries Should Play Games With Each Other” by a Department of Defense employee at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies and a DoD RAND contractor.
The 2020 World Conference against A and H Bombs – results and reports
Dear friends,
We are pleased to inform you that the World Conference against A and H Bombs (online), held on August 2-9, 2020, made a big success. We express our heartfelt gratitude to you for your support and participation in the Conference marking the 75th year of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. Continue reading →
The Reason Why Italy Deploys its Fighters in Lithuania
by Manlio Dinucci (il Manifesto, 1 September 2020) In Europe civil air traffic is expected to drop by 60% this year compared to 2019, due to Covid-19 restrictions, putting more than 7 million jobs at risk. On the other hand, military air traffic is growing. On Friday, August 28, six US Air Force B-52 strategic bombers flew over the thirty NATO countries in North America and Europe in a single day, flanked by eighty fighter-bombers from allied countries in different … Continue reading →
Appell an die linken und fortschrittlichen Kräfte im Europäischen Parlament
Liebe Unterzeichner*innen des Appells an die linken und fortschrittlichen Kräfte im Europäischen Parlament, wir danken für die Unterzeichnung des Appells. Anbei finden Sie den Appell (Englisch, Niederländisch, Französisch, Deutsch und Spanisch) zusammen mit der endgültigen Liste der Organisationen und Personen, die die Initiative unterstützen. Unserer Meinung nach handelt es sich um eine bedeutende Mischung von NGO’s, Aktivist*innen, Akademiker*innen und politischen Akteur*innen, von Finnland bis Griechenland (und sogar aus den USA und Kanada), die ihre Besorgnis über die Schwächung der Wachsamkeit … Continue reading →
Appeal to the left and progressive forces in the European Parliament
Dear signatory of the Appeal to the left and progressive forces in the European Parliament, We thank you for signing the Appeal. Enclosed you find the Appeal (English, Dutch, French, German and Spanish) together with the final list of organisations and individuals supporting the initiative. We think it is a significant mixture of ngo’s, activists, academics and political actors, from Finland to Greece (and even from the USA and Canada), who express their worry about weakening alertness of left forces … Continue reading →
Aktive aus der Friedensbewegung starten Aufruf an die Partei Die LINKE.
Aufruf aus der Friedensbewegung an die Partei DIE LINKE. (Seite)
[PM] Aktive aus der Friedensbewegung starten Aufruf an die Partei Die Linke
Information an die Medien 24. August 2020
Berlin/Bremen. Nach dem kürzlichen Interview des Fraktionsvorsitzenden der Partei Die Linke, Dietmar Bartsch, im Deutschlandfunk zu außen- und verteidigungspolitischen Fragen haben Aktive aus der deutschen Friedensbewegung einen Aufruf an die Partei initiiert, den innerhalb kurzer Zeit bereits zahlreiche Menschen unterzeichnet haben.
https://www.ramstein-kampagne.eu/deine-mail-und-postkarte-gegen-die-deutsche-kampfdrohne/
Peace Wave Swept around the World from August 6 to 9, 2020
Peace Wave News
Vol. 4, August 27, 2020
The 75 th Anniversary of the Hiroshima and
Nagasaki Days Commemorated with
Hundreds of Grass-roots Actions Worldwide,
Calling for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
Peace Wave Swept around the World from
August 6 to 9, 2020
PFAS is more prevalent in food than water
There could be more PFAS contamination in this seafood platter than drinking water containing 70 parts per trillion of the toxins every day for 80 years.
The Department of Defense is engaged in a campaign to convince the public that the PFAS contamination it has caused on military bases and in surrounding regions around the world is being cleaned up and that it is safeguarding public health by complying with the EPA’s lifetime health advisory of 70 parts per trillion (ppt) in drinking water. For the most part, both claims are false.
NATO’s ‘Unified Front’ At Breaking Point
https://popularresistance.org/natos-unified-front-at-breaking-point/
Political and Security Implications of a New NATO Strategy in the Making
By Xanthe Hall
The writer belongs to IPPNW Germany. This article first appeared on IPPNW Peace & Health Blog. Please click here for the original link.
BERLIN (IDN) – You could be excused for having missed the fact that NATO is in the process of updating its nuclear strategy, including substantial and significant steps. These include technologically more ambitious weapons that can be used more easily. This is the implementation of a decision made at the NATO Warsaw Summit in 2016 to revise nuclear strategy. [2020–07-17]
https://www.ramstein-kampagne.eu/10-newsletter-2020-aktionstage/