Upcoming events
- May 3rd War Resisters League action for nuclear abolition
Monday, May 3, 2010 8-10am Grand Central Station, NYC, USAWar Resisters League is marking the beginning of the United Nations’ Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference with creative and nonviolent direct action at Grand Central Station.
We assert that “Nuclear Disarmament Begins at Home.” Throughout the Cold War, the United States spent more than $5 trillion on nuclear weapons. More than 20 years later, the Obama administration will spend more than $7 billion this year on nuclear weapons research and development, despite pledges to work towards a nuclear weapons free world and participation in the treaty meetings at the United Nations. As the only country to use nuclear weapons in war, the United States-- which unilaterally began the nuclear arms race-- should unilaterally put an end to the nuclear arms race.More information from: http://www.warresisters.org/May3action
- The People's Jury @ BAE AGM, 5 May
BAE has once again escaped justice, but we're not letting them off the hook: We're organising a People's Jury in which we will hold our 9ft tall Dick Olver (the BAE Chairman) to account.
And just as the BAE shareholders will be shmoozing on the inside, we'll finish the demo off with music and free food on the outside.Here's the plan:
10am: Meet at Kingsgate House (66-74 Victoria Street, SW1E 6SW), home to the government's arms sales department (the UKTI).
At 10.15 we'll chase a giant Dick Olver away from the office that gives him so much support to the BAE AGM where we will pursue justice inside and outside of the building.
10.30am-12 noon: Outside QEII Conference centre, Broad Sanctuary, London, SW1P 3EE (Westminster)
Here we'll hold our own 'People's Jury' and we'll expose BAE's dirty dealings with testimonies from people directly affected by their actions.
If you can't make it add your judgement or question for BAE to our People's Jury site (http://baepeoplesjury.wordpress.com/) and we'll bring it along!Contact universities@caat.org.uk for more information or visit http://www.caat.org.uk/campaigns/universities/
- International Conference For a Nuclear Free, Peaceful, Just and Sustainable World April 30 – May 1
The 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review International Planning Committee, comprised of NGO’s from the United States, Europe and Asia is organizing a day and a half long international conference on Nuclear Abolition, Peace and Disarmament on May 1, 2010, the eve of the NPT Review Conference at the United Nations. The conference will be held in the Riverside Church in New York City and will include between 800 and 1,000 participants.Follow this link (http://peaceandjusticenow.org/wordpress/conference/) for more information on the conference.
- Meeting and web log of the European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT) in Amsterdam May 28-29-30
Meet the European Network Against Arms Trade in an interactive presentation on Friday evening May 28 in Amsterdam. Six group from different European countries will present their campaigns and answer questions.If you cannot come to Amsterdam you can meet us in the chat room. Audio stream, video’s and online participation in the debate. Join the live web log on location at www.stoparmstrade.org
To receive an email alert for the live blog please mail to info@stopwapenhandel.org and put in the subject header.
Program includes
* Tagwar from Vredesactie Belgium. Civilian inspectors visiting war profiteers.
* Corruption uncovered from Campaign Against Arms Trade UK. Juridical action against BAe Systems
* Critical Shareholders from RustungsInformations Buro Germany. Action against Dailmer, EADS and Heckler&Koch
* Nothing to hide? from Campagne tegen Wapenhandel The Netherlands. Transparency in arms export figures
* Cluster ammunition banned from IKVPaxChristi The Netherlands International lobby campaign for a cluster bomb treaty.
* Clean Banking from Justicia i Pau Spain. Campaign against investments in arms industry. - Disarmament Summer: New Mexico, USA. Think Outside The Bomb!Convergence, Action, Encampment, July 30 – August 9, 2010
This year, youth around the world are on the move organizing for a nuclear free future. This summer, Think Outside the Bomb, the largest youth-led anti-nuclear network in the US, is organizing a global convergence near Los Alamos, New Mexico where the nuclear industry began.More information at: http://www.thinkoutsidethebomb.org/
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