[E-rundbrief] Info 1521 - Alternative summit against NATO in Warszawa (PL)
Matthias Reichl
info at begegnungszentrum.at
Di Mai 10 21:40:34 CEST 2016
E-Rundbrief - Info 1521 - International Network No to War – No to NATO
(D): Alternative summit and demonstration against NATO in Warszawa
(Poland) from 8.- 10.7.2016.
Bad Ischl, 10.5.2016
Begegnungszentrum für aktive Gewaltlosigkeit
www.begegnungszentrum.at
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Please find below information on the alternative summit and
demonstration against NATO in Warszawa from July 8-10.
If you are not already coming, please consider doing so. Also please
help us with mobilization and spread the invitation and information in
your networks.
You find all relevant information on www.no-to-nato.org.
The actions against NATO in Poland this summer are of importance in
manifold ways. There is the content: an aggressive military deployment
towards the East of Europe, the 2%GDP goal with so many consequences
in our countries as well as for a new arms race. missile defense,
nuclear weapons strategy and a new deterrence... There is also the
location of Poland and Warszawa: a very neoliberal country, high
acceptance of NATO by the people, a small peace and in general social
movements… Last but not least: Warszawa is a beautiful and inexpensive
city and we have wonderful partners and a good program.
So, we hope to see you in Warszawa. If you have questions, feel free
to contact us and please mobilize!
Greetings,
Kristine Karch
Lucas Wirl
Call for Actions
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 and justice. The terrorism that
has spread around the world is a terrible legacy of these conflicts.
Millions of refugees have been forced to flee their homes in search of
a safe place for them and their families to live. And when they reach
the shores of Europe and the USA, they often meet hostility and racism
from those very countries that started the wars from which they are
escaping.
The promise of peaceful Europe in a peaceful world that was developed
after the end of the Cold War has failed. One of the reasons is the
enlargement of the NATO to the east. We are presently in the middle of
a new East-West arms race, seen clearly in the area of Central and
Eastern Europe. The war in the east of Ukraine, in which thousands
have lost their lives, is a terrible example of this rivalry. The
proposals of NATO to expand further to the East further threaten to
escalate this conflict. The proposals of the present Polish government
to station permanent NATO bases in Poland and build a new Missile
Defence Shield in the country would not guarantee the country’s safety
but rather place it on the frontline of these new hostilities. NATO is
urging all member states to rise its military spending to at least 2%
of GDP. Not only will this intensify the arms race in the world, but
it will mean that during a time of economic austerity more funds will
move from welfare to war. When the governments and Generals meet in
Warsaw in July an alternative voice must be heard. A coalition of the
peace and anti-war movements in Poland and internationally will hold a
number of events during the NATO summit in Warsaw.
We invite you to participate and urge you to mobilise for this
important event. If you wish more information or have any suggestions
or questions please write to us.
Our goal is a world without war and nuclear weapons. We are fighting
to overcome NATO through the politics of common security and
disarmament and solidarity with global peace, anti-war &
anti-militaristic movements.
Alternative Summit and Demonstration
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│Vitaly Mahinko, Ukraine
LUNCH
15:00 – 17:00 Working groups (additional workshops are possible,
changes to the workshops are possible)
Military spending (responsible: Ludo de Brabander)
Nuclear weapons and weapons in space (responsible: Kate Hudson)
How to overcome the war against terror? (responsible: Piotr
Ikonowicz)
Militarization and women rights (responsible: Kristine Karch)
Refugees and War (responsible: Gavin Rae)
European Union and NATO (responsible: Tobias Pflüger, Claudia Haydt)
Imperial rivalry in Eastern Europe (responsible: Filip Ilkowski)
19:00 Public event: Peace politics in Europe
For a Europe of peace and social justice, for a common security
Barbara Lee, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, USA (video
message)│Ann Wright, former Colonel of the US army, USA │ Maite Mola,
Vice President of the European Left, Spain │ Reiner Braun,
International Peace Bureau/ IALANA, Germany│ Filip Ilkowski, Stop the
War Initiative Poland│ Ilya Budraiskis, Russia│ Tarja Cronberg, former
MEP, Green Party, Finland│ Wolfgang Gehrcke, Die LINKE, Germany
Saturday July 9th at 12:00 City center of Warszawa
International Demonstration Warszawa 09-06-2016
Money for the hungry not for tanks
No to War and NATO Bases
Moscow Has Already Been – We Do Not Want Washington
Yes to Refugees and international solidarity
With Polish and International Speakers of the Alternative Summit
Sunday July 10th
11:00 – 13:30 Roundtable with open microphone:
Future of Peace and Anti-War Movement in Poland and the world
Introduction: NN Poland │Lucas Wirl, No to War – No to NATO
13:30 END
Registration & information: info[at] no-to-nato.org │ alterszczytnato
[at] gmail.com
Further information: www.no-to-nato.org │
www.facebook.com/NotoWAR.NotoNATO
The location of the conference of 8/10 July will be announced soon.
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