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“They are defending the indefensible in Hamburg. We want to protest

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HAMBURG, PLANET EARTH, June 27, 2017 *protected email*   Press release by the NoG20 International coordination As international campaigners preparing to travel to Hamburg for the demonstrations against the G20 summit in July, we call for the defence of basic civil and political liberties currently being denied: the right to protest, the freedom of assembly, the freedom of movement. In our open letter from May 17 to the people of Hamburg (http://g20-protest.info/category/general-information/open-letter-to-hamburg/) we stressed that we stand for values many … Continue reading →

Press Release – 25 May – 15h Peace activists disturb the NATO Summit

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150 Nonviolent activists, amongst whom are activists from Agir pour la Paix, are currently disturbing the access to the NATO Summit through direct non violent actions. The summit is taking place in Brussels’ brand new headquarters. Their aim is to make themselves visible to the delegations on their way to the summit. Through their radical, direct and nonviolent actions, they want to get across with conviction that NATO is actually a war machine, and that far from ensuring peace and … Continue reading →

Movement de la paix – Press Release

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NATO IN ALL ITS FORMS Protest in Brussels the 24th & 25th of May and in Carhaix the 28th   Defense policies have rarely been as much up for discussion as they are now. D. Trump’s first trip abroad began with a visit to one of its main allies, Saudi Arabia, with several hundred billion dollars in contracts, mainly for military supplies. Then, Israel, whose military equipment is known to be largely financed by the US. To conclude with the … Continue reading →

Press release 19/05

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NATO Counter Summit – May 21 – 26

International Peace Movement calls for actions: ‘Invest in Peace, Not in War!’

On the 25th of May, NATO leaders will come to Brussels for an important summit and for the inauguration of the new NATO headquarters. The international peace movement is organising a counter summit by holding a demonstration on the 24th of May, an international peace conference on the 25th of May and several non-violent direct actions.

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Minutes Annual meeting of the No to War – No to NATO network Vienna, 1 May 2017

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Participants: Jackie Cabasso, Alexander Muth, Matt de Vlieger, Joseph Gerson, Kees Kalkmann, Frank Feiner, Coralie Beyens, Alain Rouy, Reiner Braun, Claus Montonen, Ludo de Brabander, Leo Gabriel, jaroslava Healck, Lucas Wirl, Kristine Karch Opening of the annual meeting Kristine Karch welcomes the participants and asks for acceptance of the proposed agenda (enclosed). The agenda is accepted by all participants and a round of introduction starts. Actions against the next NATO summit 2017 Ludo de Brabander gives a report on the … Continue reading →

Protest against NATO at its next summit in Brussels on 24/25 May 2017

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Press release of the International Coordinating Committee of the international network No to war – no to NATO January 2017/01/30 Protest against NATO at its next summit in Brussels on 24/25 May 2017 The duty of the peace movement is to formulate fundamental, peaceful alternatives to the militarists and proponents of war who come either from backgrounds of neoliberal globalization or national populism. In each case, war is the continuation of politics, and militarism is an essential element of their … Continue reading →

The Coalition: Press Release January 13th 2017

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Inauguration Day Protest: No to Global Trumpism in Berlin Germany Berlin coalition joins linked world demonstrations against politics of division, hate WHEN AND WHERE: The demonstration will begin at 17:00 at Schillstr. 9 (AfD offices), followed by a march that will reach the Brandenburg Gate at approximately 18:00/18:30, and continue with a rally on Pariser Platz in front of the U.S. embassy. BERLIN – On the evening of January 20, as the new U.S. president takes office in Washington, D.C., … Continue reading →

Declaration: International Meeting of World Conference against A- & H- Bombs

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The Declaration was adopted on the morning of August 4, 2016, with represenatives of several member organizations of Peace & Planet participating (Gensuikyo, International Peace Bureau, Mouvement de la Paix, and AFSC.) With the help of Alyn Ware of Unfold Zero, the Declaration was delivered to the Open Ended Working Group in Geneva yesterday, the day that the OEWG’s Draft report was released. 2016 World Conference against A & H Bombs Declaration of the International Meeting Seventy one years ago, … Continue reading →

Initial Report from NATO Counter-Summit – Warsaw

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Friends, As a number of you know, I am in Warsaw for a Counter-NATO Summit conference held yesterday and tomorrow, and for a demonstration later today. Yesterday’s conference, initiated by the No to NATO/No to War Network, on whose Steering Committee I serve, was attended by 150 people from 14 countries. The majority were obviously Poles, but there were a good number of Germans, as well as people from the U.S., Britain, Russia, France, Spain, the Czech Republic, Austria and … Continue reading →

CODEPINK INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE

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CODEPINK Announces the Seven Delegates Going to Bayreuth to Receive the 2016 Wilhelmine Tolerance Prize CODEPINK WOMEN FOR PEACE Activists Plan a Speaking Tour in Germany April 7th – 19th. March 1, 2016 — On Monday CODEPINK announced the names of the seven delegates who will travel to Bayreuth, in the German state of Bavaria, to receive the 2016 Wilhelmine von Bayreuth Prize for Tolerance and Humanity in Cultural Diversity on April 15th. The Bayreuth prize of 10.000 euros (about US $11,000) … Continue reading →

CODEPINK Rejects Slanderous Accusations Made by the Israeli Ambassador to Germany and the Jerusalem Post

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CODEPINK Works For Peace and Justice for All People and Stands Against Hate and Prejudice in All Forms CODEPINK INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE February 26, 2016 — Yesterday the Israeli Embassy in Germany strongly objected to the city council of Bayreuth’s vote on Wednesday to confirm that the U.S. peace and civil-rights organization CODEPINK will receive the 2016 Wilhelmine-Tolerance Prize from the city in a public ceremony on April 15th. CODEPINK was founded in 2002 and is led by women. CODEPINK … Continue reading →

Protests against Airbase Ramstein and drones

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Dear friends and colleagues, a few weeks ago we sent you an appeal (again enclosed) calling the German peace movement to protest for the closure of the US Airbase Ramstein and against drone warfare on the weekend of September 25-27. We would like to thank all of you who have send encouraging messages to us and would like to inform you on the protest actions. Please find enclosed a press release in English. An English article in the US Army … Continue reading →

Colorful, diverse protest at Ramstein Air Base

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Press Release September 27th, 2015 Colorful, diverse protest at Ramstein Air Base On Saturday, 09/26/2015, the “Stopp Ramstein” campaign protested in front of the United States Air Base Ramstein with a colorful and vivid demonstration. In the region’s largest peace protest in recent years, 1,500 demonstrators called for the closure of the central hub for the preparation and execution both of wars of aggression violating international law and of drone warfare. The procession stopped for a short manifestation at the … Continue reading →

NATO’s global focus: following the US Asian pivot?

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By Jenny Clegg Jenny Clegg is a Senior Lecturer in International Studies at the University of Central Lancashire. She has a special interest in the China/Asia Pacific region. A directly elected member of CND National Council, Labour CND Council and CND’s International Advisory Group, Jenny has vast expe … Continue reading →

Urgent Request for Support – Campaign to Defend Democracy in South Korea

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Dear friend- There are two legal proceedings currently underway that will determine the future of democracy in South Korea – the Constitutional Court trial on the Park Geun-hye government’s petition to dissolve the opposition Unified Progressive Party (UPP); and the Supreme Court’s final review of the government’s case against UPP Representative Lee Seok-ki et al.

Press Release: Int’l Network Launches Plans for 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference

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International NGO Network Launches Plans for 2015 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference Demands Fulfillment of NPT through Commencement of Negotiations for Complete Abolition of Nuclear Weapons … Continue reading →

Minutes Annual meeting No to War – No to NATO Gent, Belgium 8.-10. March 2013

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After the opening, greetings form a representative of the city of Gent, and a round of introductions Reiner presents the work since the last annual meeting in a ppt-presentation (see www.no-to-nato.org). Past and future work of the network … Continue reading →

Annual meeting of the International Network “No to NATO – No to War”: The delegitimization of the NATO war machine will continue

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Press release, March 14th 2013 From March 8th – 10th 2013 the annual meeting of the International Network “No to War, No to NATO” was held in the Belgian city of Ghent. The Network has more than 650 partners and organizations from over 20 countries. … Continue reading →

Declaration Peace Conference “Ways to Peace in Afghanistan”, Bonn 2012 Oct. 13th-14th

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On October 13/14 2012, the Cooperation for Peace, a network of more than 50 German peace organizations, together with about 20 peace initiatives comprising of German and European Afghanis living in exile are conducting an international peace conference on Afghanistan for the first time. On this occasion, the organizers release this declaration: Afghanistan: Challenges for Peace, Democracy and Development … Continue reading →

Information for Journalists Lisbon 2011

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For Journalists: Please find the following information (the entries are chronologically): – Media Contacts to the organizers of the counter actions – First Press Briefing of the international Peace Movement – Second Press Briefing of the international Peace Movement – Press statement of the ICC on refusal of entry for activists / Presseerklärung des ICC zu dem Einreiseverbot für Aktivisten – Finnish War Resisters not allowed to enter Portugal – Press Release on Civil Disobedience – Press Release on closing of border by WRI and Bombspotting … Continue reading →

Press release, April 3, 2009

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With more than 500 participants from 20 European countries and the US and Canada, the International Congress of the peace movement focused on political critique and alternatives to NATO. Speakers from NATO countries of Europe and the USA, from Russia, Georgia, Afghanistan, and further countries criticized the policy of NATO which steers towards global militarization and demanded an end of NATO’s war in Afghanistan and the dismantlement of NATO and its global military bases. One of the most prominent voices … Continue reading →