18 December 2008:

Day of action for the release of Israeli conscientious objectors

The Jewish-American group Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) has announced a solidarity campaign with the Shministim, a group of Israeli high school students who refuse to serve in the Israeli military because of the occupation of Palestinian Territories. Historian Howard Zinn, a member of JVP’s Advisory Board, asked tens of thousands of JVP supporters to help secure thousands of letters to the ISraeli Minister of Defense on behalf of the Shministim. The Shministim will hold a Day of Action in Tel Aviv on December 18th to demand release of conscientious objectors who have been imprisoned.
Jewish Voice for Peace set up a website especially for the campaign, which also allows to send protest letters directly to the Israeli Minister of Defence.
Free the Shministim! www.December18th.org

1-5 April 2009: No to war - No to NATO

NATO will meet on 3 and 4 April 2009 for it's 60th anniversary summit in Strasbourg, France, and Baden Baden, Germany. Groups from all over Europe are preparing protest actions from 1-5 April 2009, which will include:

• Protest camps from 1-5 April 2009
• Days of action on 1-2 April 2009
• A counter-conference on 3 and 5 April 2009
• Activities in Baden Baden on 3 April 2009
• Mass blockades of the NATO summit in Strasbourg on 4 April 2009
• An international demonstration in Strasbourg on 4 April 2009.
  

War Resisters' International is part of the International Coordination Committee preparing for these activities. An international call No to war - No to NATO was launched on 5 October 2008. More information will soon be available on the WRI website at http://wri-irg.org/node/6104.