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Report: NATO Protest Actions in Warsaw

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Six organizations of the Polish peace and social movements together with the international Network Not o War – No to NATO conducted the alternative summit “No to War – No to Militarism – Yes to Refugees“ and the demonstration “Money for the Hungry not for Tanks“ in Warsaw from July 8th to 10th. Aim of the protests actions was the continuous delegitimation of the largest military organization of the world which is permanently and worldwide engaged in wars. The international … Continue reading →

A brief report on our solidarity demonstration against NATO in New York.

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Around 150 people protested outside of an Army recruiting center in Times Square in New York City as NATO met on July 9th in Warsaw, Poland. Speakers included some of the people on the No to NATO list including Al Marder of the US Peace Council, Bruce Gagnon of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space and myself, Joe Lombardo of the United National Antiwar Coalition.  Other organizations that supported the action included Code Pink, Veterans for … Continue reading →

NEW!!! – Updated Programm Alternative Summit Sunday July 10th

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Sunday July 10th 10:15 – 10:45 Special Panel on Ukraine 11:00 – 13:30 Roundtable with open microphone: Future of Peace and Anti-War Movement in Poland and the world Introduction: Ewa Groszewska, Poland │Lucas Wirl, No to War – No to NATO 13:30 END Location Conference Center „Copernicus” / Centrum Konferencyjne Kopernika The debates, plenary debate and workshops will all take place at the Conference Center „Kopernik” (address:  Kopernika 30, 00-336 Warszawa). OpenStreetMap® is open data, licensed under the Open Data … 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 →

Short impressions from the demonstration in Warsaw 2016 July 9th

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NATO Counter Summit demands the dissolution of the military alliance and the creation of a cooperative security system

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Warsaw, July 9th 2016 Six Polish organizations of the peace and social movements as well as the international network No to War – No to NATO conducted a NATO Alternative Summit “No to War – No to Militarism – Yes to Refugees” in Warsaw on Friday July 8th. The aim of the conference was to continue the delegitimization of the largest military alliance of the world which permanently and globally is involved in wars. About 150 persons from 18 countries … Continue reading →

On the Eve of the NATO Summit

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Friends, This weekend the NATO heads of state, including President Obama, will be meeting in Warsaw. The summit comes as the U.S., NATO and Russia are ratcheting up military tensions with new deployments of troops and weapons (the U.S. is quadrupling its military spending in Europe,) dangerously provocative military exercises, and nuclear saber rattling reminiscent of the Cold War. The NATO summit’s agenda will include increasing the U.S. and NATO presence across Eastern Europe, the Baltics and the Black Sea; … Continue reading →

Appeal to the International Peace Movement – participate in the protests in Warsaw against NATO’s summit

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In the interest of peace – participate in the protests of the international network “No to War – No to NATO” against NATO’s summit taking place from July 8th until July 10th, 2016, in Warsaw We protest for the end of confrontation with Russia! No troops and maneuvers at Russia’s Western border; no further armament in the NATO member states! It can only be financed by sharply reducing spending on education, health care and social security systems; no new nuclear … Continue reading →

Logistical information: Actions around the NATO summit

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CONFERENCE: NO TO WAR – NO TO NATO –YES TO REFUGEES Warsaw, 8-10.07.2016 Venue, travel and accommodations information Conference Center „Copernicus” The debates, plenary debate and workshops will all take place at the Conference Center „Kopernik” Kopernika 30, 00-336 Warszawa). OpenStreetMap® is open data, licensed under the Open Data Commons Open Database License target=”_blank” (ODbL) by the OpenStreetMap Foundation (OSMF). The conference center is located in the Old Town. Close the Warsaw University Campus, right next to the All-Poland Alliance … Continue reading →

Program of Alternative Summit July 8th and 10th

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Friday July 8th 12:00 opening of the alternative summit Piotr Ikonowicz Poland│Kristine Karch, No to War – No to NATO 12:15 – 14:00 Plenary: Why we are against Militarism Magda Qandil, Poland (tbc)│Ludo de Brabander, vrede, Belgium │Kate Hudson, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, GB │Joseph Gerson, American Friends Service Committee, USA │Yves-Jean Gallas, Mouvement de la Paix, France│Claudia Haydt, Information Centre Militarization, Germany │ Jan Majicek, Czech Republic│Ewa Groszewska, Poland LUNCH 15:00 – 17:00 Working groups (additional workshops are possible, … Continue reading →

New NATO supreme allied commander: Alliance should arm Ukraine

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U.S. Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti’s comments are US-Russia game changer By L. Todd Wood – – Wednesday, May 4, 2016 In a little covered news story that could have major ramifications for the geopolitical landscape, the new Supreme Allied Commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, U.S. Army Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti, says the alliance should possibly arm Ukraine in its struggle against pro-Russian separatists in East Ukraine. This is a game changer for the Kremlin and for U.S.-Russian relations. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/4/l-todd-wood-new-nato-supreme-allied-commander-alli/

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Peace & Planet – Video of NATO Panel at Left Forum

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At the urging of the Peace & Planet coordinating and advisory committees, we organized two panels at the Left Forum in New York late last month, and we collaborated with the militarism and military spending workshop organized by United for Justice and Peace. The NATO workshop was video taped by Joe Friendly and provides essential background information on the history, aggressions and dangers of NATO.  With the NATO summit and counter-summit activities coming up next month, I thought that some … Continue reading →

Russia’s got a point: The U.S. broke a NATO promise

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Joshua R. Itzkowitz Shifrinson Moscow solidified its hold on Crimea in April, outlawing the Tatar legislature that had opposed Russia’s annexation of the region since 2014. Together with Russian military provocations against NATO forces in and around the Baltic, this move seems to validate the observations of Western analysts who argue that under Vladimir Putin, an increasingly aggressive Russia is determined to dominate its neighbors and menace Europe. http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-shifrinson-russia-us-nato-deal–20160530-snap-story.html

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Move Away from Nonstop War. Close the Ramstein Air Base.

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Located in southwestern Germany, the U.S. government’s Ramstein Air Base is serving key functions for nonstop war that has been hugely destructive in many countries. The Ramstein base is essential to drone warfare and many other forms of military intervention, from Pakistan and Afghanistan to the Middle East and Africa.ramsteinWEB

Please become a signer of the petition at this link and share it with your friends. This is a global campaign to close the Ramstein Air Base and challenge agendas for perpetual war.

The petition is scheduled to be delivered to the German government in Berlin by U.S. drone whistleblowers in a presentation sponsored by RootsAction.org, in coordination with a conference organized by World Beyond War. The petition will also be delivered to the U.S. government in Washington.

http://act.rootsaction.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=12254&tag=WBW20160602&track=WBW20160602

No to NATO / no to war on the Left Forum in New York

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Friends, For those of you in the New York Metropolitan Area and those coming from afar for the Left Forum, I am writing to let you know that Peace & Planet has organized two workshops. The No to NATO/No to War workshop, with Bahman Azad, Jackie Cabasso (chair) and myself will be this coming Saturday afternoon, May 21 from 3:30 to 5.  We’ll be in room 1.123 of John Jack College, 534 W. 59th St.  Two few people understand NATO … Continue reading →

Ice-Cold Geopolitics

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German Foreign Policy posted two articles about the NATO maneuver taking place in Norway.

Ice-Cold Geopolitics (I) | 2016/03/15 | BERLIN/OSLO/WASHINGTON
(Own report) – A NATO war game, currently taking place in Norway, with the participation of elite units of the German Bundeswehr, includes training the deployment of nuclear arms against Russia. The exercise named “Cold Response” involves the use of B-52 bombers, particularly designed to drop nuclear bombs.
http://www.german-foreign-policy.com/en/fulltext/58925

Ice-Cold Geopolitics (II) | 2016/03/17 | BERLIN/MOSCOW/WASHINGTON
(Own report) – The participation of elite units of the German Bundeswehr in NATO’s current “Cold Response” exercise in Norway, is a demonstration of Germany’s growing interest in the Arctic. While the Bundeswehr is training in “winter warfare” skills, the German government, by its own admission, is seeking to make the polar region a “central focus of German policy.”
http://www.german-foreign-policy.com/en/fulltext/58926

Stop Trident: next steps

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Welcome to the March edition of CND’s new, monthly magazine. We’ll be keeping you updated about what we’ve been up to, what’s coming up and exploring a few issues in the Trident debate in more depth. Let me know if there’s anything in particular you would like us to cover in this magazine or if you have any other feedback at all. The Stop Trident demonstration was rightly acclaimed by all as the biggest anti-nuclear demonstration in a generation. CND … Continue reading →

European Security with EU and Nato

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Seminar on 14th of May 2016 in the center of Göteborg

Final Program is online now!

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2016-03-15

European Security with EU and Nato

Background

The Maastricht treaty which was accepted by European Union 1991 included a Common Foreign and Security Policy. In the treaty Western European Union was pointed out as the military dimension of EU. It contained crisis management which some years later was included in the framework of EU. In 1998 EU agreed on a European Security and Defence Policy.

The cooperation with Nato has always had a high priority in EU. In September 2013 the European parliament accepted a resolution about EU:s military structures, where Nato plays an important role. A much closer military and political cooperation is proposed concerning risk management, administration of resources, strategic planning and implementation of military and civil missions.

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Speech of Reiner Braun on the manifestation of the Stop Trident demonstration

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Speech of Reiner Braun, Co-President of the International Peace Bureau IPB) on the manifestation of the Stop Trident demonstration February 27th, London Dear Colleagues and friends, The ”world of peace”, the international peace movements are looking at you. You are the “avant-garde” in the worldwide fight against the modernization of nuclear weapons. What a scandal: the nuclear weapons countries want to spend more than one billion Dollars for new nukes which can destroy our planet several times. While modernizing, every … Continue reading →

2 minute video in solidarity with the struggle in Japan

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Friends, My friend Mary Popeo made a great 2 minute video in solidarity with the struggle in Japan to defend the country’s Peace Constitution against Prime Minister Abe’s campaign to turn the clock back to the 1930s. For friends in Japan, there are subtitles. Take a look and pass it along. [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxTDldD1zzg[/embedyt] For peace, justice and solidarity, Joseph Gerson http://asiapacificinitiative.org  

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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 →

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A Call For Actions Warszawa 8-10 July 2016

during the NATO Summit in Warsaw July 8-9 2016

No to War – No to Militarism – Yes to Refugees

No to NATO Bases │ No to the Defence Missile Shield │ No to Arms Race│Disarmament – Welfare Not Warfare │ Refugees Welcome Here │ Solidarity with peace and anti-war movements

New! Updated program of activities is online!

Polish and International Organizers:
Effata Association Poland, Social Justice Movement Poland, Stop the War Initiative Poland, Warsaw Anarchist Federation, Workers Democracy Poland, International Network No to War – No to NATO

The next NATO summit is planned to take place in Warsaw on 8-9 July. This summit will be held during a period of wars, heightened global instability and conflict. The wars raged by the West in the Middle East and Afghanistan have left hundreds of thousands dead; destroyed these countries’ infrastructure and ruined the conditions for political stability and social peace. The terrorism that has spread around the world is a terrible legacy of these conflicts. Continue reading →

Peace, feminism and humanism – this is CODEPINK

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While US-Presidents waged wars, destroyed whole regions, and victimized millions they protested decidedly with great personal commitment – the members of CODEPINK. Even at President Bush’s press conference, they raised their voices against the propaganda of war and risked severe personal ramifications – the members of CODEPINK. With actions of civil courage, they continuously warned of the dangers of nuclear weapons and drone warfare – the members of CODEPINK. They protested against the – according to international law – illegal … Continue reading →

CND’s national demonstration to protest against Trident is just days away – on 27th February – and there’s still lots to do!

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Stop Trident Rally in London – this Friday Help make this the biggest mobilisation of people against Trident for a generation. If you’re in London, come to the rally at Friends House at Euston, this Friday, 19th February. Join us and speakers: Tariq Ali • Kate Hudson CND general secretary • Richard Norton Taylor The Guardian • Lindsey German Stop the War • Brian Eno • Bruce Kent CND vice president • Amelia Womack Green Party deputy leader • Shelly Asquith NUS Want to help with the demo? Following the rally we will discuss logistics: leafleting, … Continue reading →

The Obama Administration Has Just Recklessly Escalated Its Military Confrontation With Russia

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The Pentagon’s announcement that it will quadruple US-NATO military forces in countries on or near Russia’s borders pushes the new Cold War toward actual war, possibly even a nuclear one.

By Stephen F. Cohen

February 3, 2016

http://www.thenation.com/article/the-obama-administration-has-just-recklessly-escalated-its-military-confrontation-with-russia/

New York Times on NATO as it Approaches Warsaw Summit/Some Developments in the U.S.

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Hello Friends, On this side of the Atlantic there’s very little mainstream reporting about NATO, certainly almost nothing about NATO member Turkey serving as a corridor for fighters and arms to reach ISIS in Syria or criticism of U.S. and NATO support for Turkey after the downing of the Russian warplane after being over Turkey at most for 17 seconds, if at all. So, it’s significant that today’s New York Times ran a ¾ page article titled “NATO Nations No … Continue reading →

In memoriam : Andreas Buro

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IPB Co-President Reiner Braun writes: A large peace heart has ceased to beat. Andreas Büro, one of the mentors of the German peace movement, has passed away at the age of 87. He was active in the peace movement for the last 50 years, with the Easter marches being associated with his name since their inception,  and countless large and small actions. He was a leader in the large demonstrations of the 1980s and was active until his death in … Continue reading →

Seamas Rattigan not with us anymore

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In deep mourning
No to War—No to NATO
takes farewell of Seamas Rattigan.

We have lost a great friend, a courageous anti-war activist, and a tireless proponent for a just world and neutral Ireland.

01.02.2016

Appeal: Solidarity Messages for Massive CND No Trident Replacement Rally in London

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Dear Friends As you all know, this year, the UK Parliament is set to vote on whether or not to replace the British Trident nuclear weapons system at an estimated cost of over £180 billion ($260 billion) and at a time when the government is slashing public spending on vital areas such as education, health and welfare services. The majority of people of the world want to see positive steps taken towards global nuclear disarmament – but talks and negotiations … Continue reading →

AFSC: Diplomacy best answer to North Korea’s nuclear test

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The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is deeply troubled by reports that North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test on January 6.  As longstanding opponents of nuclear weapons, we urge the United States and the international community to respond by intensifying diplomatic efforts to address the situation and its underlying causes. This nuclear test underscores the need for the United States and international community to pursue an ongoing, committed diplomatic approach. AFSC has worked with and in North Korea since … Continue reading →

The Climate-Nuclear Nexus

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On this, the first day of the COPS Climate change conference in Paris, I am writing to call your attention to an important new resource “The Climate-Nuclear Nexus” published by the World Future Council. Jurgen Sheffran, who spoke at our Peace & Planet conference last April is the report’s lead author. After describing the existential threats that both nuclear weapons and climate change pose to humanity and the linkages between them, section 3 points to a range of activities to … Continue reading →

Direct action “NATO MUST DISSOLVE” in front of NATO deputy-secretary gen., Sicily Oct 19th

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SHORT AND SMALL HISTORY OF A PROTEST WITH A BANNER “NATO MUST DISSOLVE” AND “NATO NEVER PAYS FOR ITS CRIMES”, PLUS SHORT SPEECH AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE OF THE NATO TRIDENT JUNCTURE, 2015 http://www.panorama.it/news/trident-juncture-2015-esercitazione-nato-foto/#gallery-0=slide-18 I hope that this short description of my non-violent direct action against NATo “kapò” can be useful for similar “attacks”. Sometimes, even alone or in few, it is possible to act. Marinella Correggia, ecopeace activist. Email:   1.       When I came to know that the … Continue reading →

Anti NATO Protests in Montenegro

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Nato should hold nuclear war games, says the UK: Ministers examining proposals that could see Trident deterrent deployed for first time since the Cold War Protests in Montenegro, police brutality, MP’s, journalists, university professors arrested, have look at this video and share it please regards Gojko Raicevic Peace movement No to war no to NATO [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGFZaaOT1IE[/embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGFZaaOT1IE

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