Join us on the 10th anniversary of the Global Days of Action on Military Spending!
These dates include:
– April 15: Tax Day in the U.S.
– April 26: GDAMS press conferences and twitter storm on the occasion of SIPRI’s release of new data on military spending Continue reading →
This month, the GCOMS – Global Campaign on Military Spending released its third newsletter of 2019!
It provides an overview of current events related to military spending around the world and of the campaign’s activities in preparation for the next GDAMS – Global Days Against Military Spending (13 April – 9 May 2019). Click here to access the newsletter
on today’s GDAMS, IALANA, IPB and World Future Council released an appeal by 22 German MPs calling for Stop the new arms race – disarmament for a sustainable future! In the core message of the appeal the parliamentarians realize:
Continue reading →Abgeordnete des Deutschen Bundestages fordern weltweite Abrüstung Abgeordnete aus drei Fraktionen des Deutschen Bundestages fordern in einem eindringlichen Appell: „Stoppt eine neue Rüstungsspirale – Abrüstung für nachhaltige Entwicklung“ Während das Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) verkündet, dass 2014 ca. 1,8 Billionen Dollar für das weltweite Rüsten ausgegeben wurden, verweisen die unterzeichnenden Angeordneten darauf, dass „ohne Abrüstung, ohne Umverteilung weg von Militär und Rüstung hin zu Sozialleistungen, Umwelt und menschliche Entwicklung die Herausforderungen für die Menschheit nicht zu bewältigen sind“.
Continue reading →We wanted a short, hard-hitting video showing what the Global Day of Action on Military Spending is all about. Well, now we’ve got it! The GDAMS 2.0 promotional video is now at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn3XsxKVPvI It lasts 5 minutes and shows actions taken in different continents. Many thanks to our collegues at IPS for putting this together. Please feature it on your websites, Facebook pages, e-lists etc. We think this deserves to go viral… The current list of planned events/contacts is under … Continue reading →