other events

Bilbao, Basque Country, 26th - 29th of October 2008

WRI's Nonviolence Programme aims to strengthen and deepen our understanding of nonviolence, both from a strategic and campaigning point of view, and to develop and provide tools and support to groups using nonviolence. To advance further towards this goal, WRI is organising an International Nonviolence Training Exchange in Bilbao, the Basque Country from the 26th to the 29th of October, 2008.

17-21 September 2008: European Social Forum

War Resisters' International will be present at the European Social Forum (ESF), which is being held in Malmö, in the south of Sweden.

August 1-31: Nuclear-Free Future Month

Take action and raise awareness about the ever-increasing threat from nuclear weapons and the environmental and proliferation dangers posed by the global nuclear power "renaissance."

For more information:

http://www.nuclearfreefuture.org/

European Peace Action at the European Social Forum

Malmo: 17 - 21 of September

For more information:

http://europeanpeaceaction.org/

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17-21 September 2008: European Social Forum

War Resisters' International will be present at the European Social Forum (ESF), which is being held in Malmö, in the south of Sweden.

European Peace Action at the European Social Forum

Malmo: 17 - 21 of September

For more information:

http://europeanpeaceaction.org/

International Day of Action: War starts from Europe

Europe: 14-15 November, European day of action against military globalisation.

For more information contact:

info@wri-irg.org

European Network Against Arms Trade(ENAAT) annual meeting

Oslo: 7 - 8 of July

For more information:

http://enaat.org

European Peace Action at the European Social Forum

Malmo: 17 - 21 of September

For more information:

http://europeanpeaceaction.org/

International Day of Action: War starts from Europe

Europe: 14-15 November, European day of action against military globalisation.

17-21 September 2008

In 2008 the ESF, European Social Forum, will be arranged in Malmö, Sweden. The Swedish network Ofog has taken the initiative for a peace forum, European Peace Action, as a part of the ESF. Now we would like your support in making this a forum for developing common strategies and campaigns for peace groups and campaigns in Europe, with a focus on direct action and grassroots organising.

The forum will run between the 17- 21 September 2008 and the programme will contain presentations, discussions, cultural events, actions and networking.

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Sunday 23 March

9:30–12:30

The military landscape in Europe

All over Europe the military is transforming into intervention armies. This changes the role of institutions like NATO and EU and of military bases and infrastructure.

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A two day international conference in Brussels, 23–24 March 2008

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With the NATO—Game Over-action just two weeks before the Bucharest-summit we hope to create some political pressure targeted at these decisions.

During NATO—Game Over on 22 March 2008 activists from all over Europe will nonviolently try to enter and close the NATO headquarters in Brussels, in order to prevent further war crimes and military occupations.

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NATO Game Over: on 22 March 2008, five years after the start of the Iraq war, activists from all over Europe will nonviolently try to enter and close NATO headquarters in Brussels, in order to prevent further war crimes and military occupations.

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Five years after the Iraq war started: an international action weekend at NATO's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

Europe serves as a staging ground for military interventions worldwide. The framework can differ: NATO, EU, US coalition of the willing, UN.