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Nato – Game over action in Brussels, 2 April 2012
Nato – Game over action in Brussels, 2 April 2012 News coverage – UPI.com: 483 arrested at NATO headquarters – Bernama.com: Hundreds Of Peace Activists Detained In Storming Of Nato HQ – Press Association UK: 200 anti-Nato protesters detained – AFP: Peace activists in failed bid to swarm NATO HQ – Eurasia Review: Belgium: Brussels Police Detain 483 Pacifists – The Local.se: Swedes held for NATO HQ break-in attempt Videos: – Russia Today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ngkli0QFwgc – El Ventano: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y7k7PB3DXI Photos: –http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjELc9jrKFk&list=UUDRvoh87ieaCDy2ojEA21Fg –http://www.flickr.com/photos/vredesactie/sets/72157629359157234/ … Continue reading →
“Disarmament for Sustainable Development”
The international Appeal “Disarmament for Sustainable Development“, signed by more than 20 Nobel Laureates, was launched on the Global Day Against Military Spending (GDAMS), April 17 2012. View and sign the appeal here.
Continue reading →NATO MEANS WAR: NO TO THE NEW STRATEGIC CONCEPT
Please find here the statement of the ICC from November 19, 2011 Lisbon Please click here to find translations of the statement of the ICC
Continue reading →Who we are:
The international network Not to War – No to NATO was founded in Stuttgart in October 2008. More than 650 organizations from over 30 countries signed the establishing call, the “Stuttgart Appeal“.
Our network conducted international protests (with international congress, demonstration, camp village and actions of Civil Disobedience) against NATO at the Strasbourg / Kehl Summit in April 2009, Lisboa Summit 2010, Chicago Summit 2012 and Newport Summit 2014, Warsaw 2016, Brussels 2017 and 2018, Washington April 2019 and London December 2019.
US Nuclear Weapons Out of Europe
With the Support of INES and IALANA Europe >>pdf US Nuclear bombs are stills stored in five countries in Europe: Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Turkey. July 1, 2010, 6:00 p.m. In: Taksim Square Hotel (Pera Meeting Room), Sıraselviler Cad. No.15, Taksim – Istanbul >> Map We would like to invite members of the freedom movement and other interested parties to a meeting within the framework of the ESF to discuss and to reflect on how we can jointly increase … Continue reading →
Caucasus
Conference delayed to Spring 2012 Initiative on holding an international scientific and practical conference: “Peaceful Caucasus – Important Premises of a Peaceful Europe” June 7th – 10th 2011 in Tbilisi, Georgia We believe that the present world needs as many peaceful initiatives as possible. Therefore, it is necessary to consolidate the efforts for further activities. To this end we find useful to hold peace Conference in Georgia on the topic: “Peaceful Caucasus –important premises of peaceful Europe”. The results of such … Continue reading →
The NATO strategy paper 2009
The expert group set up for designing the strategy, placed under the direction of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, made its recommendations in May for the new NATO strategy, entitled “NATO 2020”. “The alliance must be versatile and flexible in this time period of uncertainty in the 21st century”, said Madeleine Albright at the presentation of the report. Since then, this has been discussed in NATO and beyond – and certainly quite controversial. What is foremost noticeable: The … Continue reading →
Documents preparation Strasbourg
back This section provides documents and minutes for the preparation of the actions. Flyer: You can download flyers as pdf-files here in order to print and copy them: Flyer (English) (old verision as of 5.10.08) Appeal: Aufruf Bundesrepublik Deutschland Minutes: Minutes of the preparatory meetings: Protokoll des Vorbereitungstreffens in Frankfurt am 8.10.2008 (deutsch) Protokoll des Vorbereitungstreffens in Stuttgart am 8.11.2008 (deutsch) Protokoll des Vorbereitungstreffens in Frankfurt am 1.12.2008 (deutsch) Protokoll des Vorbereitungtreffen in Frankfurt am 11.01.2009 (deutsch) Protokoll des Vorbereitungstreffens … Continue reading →
Civil Disobedience, 4.4.09
back Initial Information: Initiatives, networks and activists from the peace and anti-war movement from several European countries formed the coalition “Block-NATO”, to effectively block the NATO summit on Saturday, April 4 (in the morning from approx. 6 am -12 pm) in Strasbourg. For this, there will be different blockading points with different forms of action and expression, which relate to each other in solidarity, and only jointly can be successful. More information: http://block-nato.org/index_en.htm Further information on groups organizing actions of … Continue reading →
Camp/Village, 1.-5.4.09
back As of 20.3.09 International Camp/Village: Monday, April 1 to Sunday, April 5 in Strasbourg. The opening of the camp/village will be accompanied by a cultural event on Wednesday, April 1. Address: 207 Rue de la Ganzau, F-67100 Strasbourg For the planning of the camp it is crucial to sign up for it, in order to let the organizers know how large/wide the infrastructure has to be. Registration: natogipfel2009[at]riseup.net Contact: mobile (German number): +49/160/951 806 51; eMail: camporga[at]riseup.net Fees per … Continue reading →
CVs of the speakers 2009
In alphabetic order: Tariq Ali is a British author, film-maker and journalist. He is a member of the editorial committee of the New Left Review and Sin Permiso, and regularly contributes to The Guardian, Counterpunch, and the London Review of Books. Ali emigrated to England because of an imminent imprisonment after his public protest against the Pakistani military dictatorship. There he studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics. At the end of the 60s he became one of the most important leaders … Continue reading →
Congress, 3. + 5.4.09
back as of 20/3/09 International Congress “No to Nato – Not to War. 60 years are enough!” Friday, April 3rd + Sunday April 5th Strasbourg: The international congress serves the analysis of NATO politics and strategy as well as the discussion of alternatives to NATO. This shall serve the peace movement to prepare long term actions. Languages: French, English, German (simultaneous translation) only available in plenaries. Venue: Centre Sportif Lixenbuhl, 24, Rue Lixenbuhl, F 67400 Illkirch-Graffenstaden Please find the congress … Continue reading →
Demonstration, 4.4.2009
back As of 20.3.09 The international demonstration will be the highlight of the activities. It will go through Strasbourg on Saturday, April 4th. Beginning: 1 p.m. near the Europe Bridge on the French side (Route du Rhin). The location of the final rally and many more details e.g. concerning the route have still to be negotiated with the local authorities. For that purpose the “Ostermarsch Baden-Württemberg” in 2009 “51 Jahre Ostermarsch: Nein zur NATO, Nein zum Krieg!” (51 years Ostermarsch: … Continue reading →
Strasbourg Declaration
<< Strasbourg 2009 The International Coordinating Committee: NO TO WAR – NO TO NATO! 60 years are more than enough: “No to NATO – No to war” Our actions against aggressive NATO military policy during its 60th birthday from April 1st to 5th 2009, and at the end of the worldwide week of action of the World Social Forum in Belem, have been a great success despite massive obstructions. Our goal is to dissolve and dismantle NATO. Along the lines … Continue reading →
Action Alliance preparing Strasbourg 2009
back On April the 4th 2009 NATO celebrates its 60th anniversary. The basic need for NATO’s existence should be questioned, at least since the end of the Cold War, and dissolution of the Eastern Block’s military alliance, the Warsaw Pact. The celebrations will take place at the German-French border region in Strasbourg and Kehl. The peace movement is celebrating along/as well. The summit of the ‘war alliance’ will be accompanied by conferences, camps, demonstrations and non-violent blockades. For the international … Continue reading →
Minutes
Minutes ICC Meetings
Media coverage (international)
Press coverage of the No to War – No to NATO activities (please find videos in the online archieve section): – Telepolis (German) – Calgary Herald (English) – Publico (Portuguese) – DN Portugal (Portuguese) – NewsJunkiePost (English) – International View Point (English) – Global Research (English) – Sicherheitskonferenz.de (German) – Frankfurter Rundschau (German) – Press TV (English) – Voice of America (English) – Reuters (English) – Neues Deutschland (German) – Vancouver Sun (English) – junge Welt (German) – AFP (Portuguese) – Prensa Latina (Spanish) – BBC on demo in London (English) – CNN on demo in London (English) … Continue reading →
Information for Journalists Lisbon 2011
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 conference statements Nov 19 Lisbon
Conference Statement of the ICC: – ICC Statement “NATO means war: No to the new strategic concept”, Nov 19 – ICC Statement “‘L’OTAN C’est la Guerre: Non au nouveau Concept Strategique”, Nov 19 – ICC Statement “NATO bedeutet Krieg: Nein zum neuen strategischen Konzept”, Nov 19 –ICC Verklaring van de NAVO tegentop, Nov 19
Continue reading →First Videos and evaluation about Actions NATO Summit Lisbon
Please find here a first evaluative article of the actions Click here for videos of the conference, the demonstration and other video material of the livestream. Click here for the ICC statement on the demonstration of Nov 20th Click on the names for interviews on the non-violent character of our actions by Reiner Braun and Andreas Speck. Please also find guidelines for non-violence.
Continue reading →NATO Summit Lisbon
NATO Summit for the new NATO strategy 19th-21st November in Lisbon, Portugal ➔deutsch ➔francais ➔español ↗português Old wine in new skins – Peace strategies are something different → leaflet At the next NATO summit meeting in Lisbon from November 19th to 21st 2010, the new NATO strategy will be adopted. The NATO concept from Washington 1999 will be newly formulated. It should be more than a further development of it. The new strategy should “lead NATO through the uneasy and … Continue reading →
Week of Action Lisboa 2011
on occasion of the ↗NATO strategy summit 19th-21st November 2010, in Lisbon, Portugal → Leaflet At the NATO summit in Portugal, NATO will decide on a new strategy. The new NATO strategy will include the continuation of the war in Afghanistan, interventions against other countries, expansion into the East and the North, and the continuing implementation of nuclear weapons. The threat at hand is that the use and modernization of nuclear weapons will continue to be a central part of … Continue reading →
NATO Summit 2012 overview of documents
The next NATO Summit will be hold in Chicago at May 20-22. Counter-Summit for Peace & Economic Justice Press Conference on Protests against NATO in Chicago Sun Times Ad for free speech and assembly in Chicago Call for International Days of Action May 14-20 Open letter of the icc to organizations working againts Nato Feb-2012 Letter to Mayor Rahm Emanuel, City of Chicago US Call to Action: Retire NATO, Create Jobs & Fund Peace, Chicago May 2012 Call to Action: … Continue reading →
10 years war in Afghanistan
For ten years war has been waging in Afghanistan – ten years too long. ICC Declaration on 10 years war in Afghanistan — Find here the national call for action to the government’s Afghanistan Conference in Petersberg (Bonn), Germany from December 3-6 IAWM statement 10 years war in Afghanistan, October 7th Action against 10 years war in Afghanistan, Brussels, October 7th Conference on 10 years war in Afghanistan, Brussels, October 8th Protest against 10 years war in Afghanistan, London, October … Continue reading →
Counter Summit, Lisbon 2011
Speeches of the Counter Summit Joseph Gerson (American Friends Service Committee) Eduardo Melero (Centre d’Estudis per la Pau J.M. Delàs, de Justícia i Pau) Shams Arya (Solidarity PArty of Afghanistan) Christine Hoffmann (pax christi, Germany) Reports of the Working Groups Feminism and Militarization Program of the Counter Summit At the next NATO summit meeting in Lisbon from November 19th to 21st 2010, the new NATO strategy will be adopted. The new strategy should “lead NATO through the uneasy and dangerous … Continue reading →
Programm NATO Summit 3-4 April 2009 Strasbourg
Official program: 3-4 April 2009 in Strasbourg, France / Kehl, Germany: Summit meeting of NATO heads of state and governments Chancellor Merkel will welcome the heads of state and governments on 3 April at 5.30 p.m. in Baden-Baden. At 7 p.m. there will be a working dinner at the Kurhaus Casino Baden-Baden. On 4 April at 8.30 a.m. (!), initially there is a photo opportunity with the heads of state and government on the footbridge „Passerelle des deux Rives” (between Straßburg and Kehl). The actual summit starts … Continue reading →
Programm annual meeting 2013_no-to-war-no-to-nato Gent, March 8th 10th
Programm annual meeting 2013_no-to-war-no-to-nato Gent, March 8th 10th
Continue reading →The ICC Members elected 2011
Reiner Braun (IALANA, Germany) Claire Chastain (Collectif national unitaire OTAN-Afghanistan, France) Petros Constantinou (Stop the War, Greece) Ludo De Brabander (Vrede, Belgium) Arielle Denis (Movement de la Paix, France) Joseph Gerson (American Friends Service Committee, USA) Jana Glivická (No Bases Network, Czech Republic) Luis Gutierrez-Esparza (Latin American Circle of International Studies, Mexico) Kate Hudson (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, UK) Hans Lammerant (vredesactie, Belgium) Judith Leblanc (Peace Action, USA) Vitor Lima (PAGAN, Portugal) Annie McStravick (Collectif national unitaire OTAN-Afghanistan, France) Agneta … Continue reading →
The bodies of the Network
What is the network? “No to war – No to NATO” is an international network of groups and organisations from a wide political spectrum united in their opposition to NATO, NATO’s wars in Afghanistan, Lybia, etc. and NATO’s increasingly aggressive global role. It is open to all groups and organisations who share our opposition to NATO, as long as they do not support oppressive regimes or ideologies, and do not practice or endorse racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression. … Continue reading →
A conference in Buenos Aires December 2012
PEACE, DISARMEMENT AND SOCIAL ALTERNATIVES TO GLOBAL NATO
Continue reading →Danish implementation of 1325 in Afghanistan
Dear friends, A document for your information/orientation. All the best, Annelise
Continue reading →Short report from the workshop Feminist Criticism on NATO on Chicago Counter Summit For an Nato free Future 2012
by Kristine Karch Around 30 people, most women participated.
Continue reading →NO ALLA NATO
a leaflet from Women in Black Italy 2012 05 19 No NATO_ Italy.pdf
Continue reading →Women in Black say NO TO NATO
attached the flyer from May 2012 in occassion of the NATO summit in Chicago WomenInBlack_NoNATOMay2012.pdf
Continue reading →Statement Network Free Future Counter Summit for Peace and Economic Justice
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 →
Greatings from Europe to the women gathering in June 2012 in Chicago
by kristine karch womens_gathering_Chicago_2012.pdf
Continue reading →Feminists against NATO
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 →
Workshop Feminism and Militarism at the International Alternative Conference to Afghanistan Bonn December 4th 2011
an invitation from kristine karch to the international protest against “Petersberg II”.
Continue reading →Snagged On The Contradiction: NATO, UNSC Resolution 1325, and Feminist Responses
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
Continue reading →program of the women’s meeting Dublin April 2011
Please find here the program of the women’s meeting at the annual meeting of the No to War – No to NATO network
Continue reading →ICC Declaration on 10 years war in Afghanistan
For ten years war has been waging in Afghanistan – ten years too long.
A brief report on the workshop “Feminism and Militarization” at the NATO countersummit in Lisbon, Portugal, November 2010
Feminism and Militarization Workshop Llisboa.pdf
Continue reading →Documents from the annual meeting in Dublin 2011
Statement agreed by No to War – No to NATO: UN Security Council Resolution 1325 was not intended as a military tool Support the Irish peace movement: Close down Shannon airport for military activities: SIGN the appeal HERE! Short report on the annual meeting in Dublin Please find here a presentation on the No to War – No to NATO – network, shown in Dublin 2011
Continue reading →program of the annual meeting of the No to War – No to NATO network in Dublin April 2011
Please find here the program of the annual meeting of the No to War – No to NATO network in Dublin
Continue reading →“Countdown“ to our Anti-War Activities: Five Weeks Prior to the NATO Summit
Dear colleagues, An eventful peace-weekend lies behind us: a particularly successful action conference of our network “No to NATO – no to War” paired with a contextual conference opened the last stage of preparations of our protests against the new NATO strategy. Again and again the conference contributions pointed out focal points of the new NATO strategy that are enumerated below: 1. NATO insists on nuclear weapons as absolute necessity for the politics of deterrence. Nuclear weapons are to … Continue reading →
Video-Livestream Anti-NATO Summit November 2010 in Lisbon
During the Anti-NATO Summit we will constantly inform you about whats happening. You can watch the whole conference in our livestream
Continue reading →Activities of the Afghanistan Network 2010
Website with informations about how military bases in different countries are supporting the war ↗ International Network for the Abolition of Foreign Military Base Website for the international peacemovement, focussing on Afghan/Central Asian war ↗ www.stopthewarinafghanistan.com alternative Anti-war-conference opposing the Sarkozy/Merkel-Afghanistan-conference international days of Action from 8th to 10th October → Call for Action
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