Room: H 0111

Aktion Aufschrei – Stopp den Waffenhandel

„For crying out loud – Stop the Arms Trade” is the name and the slogan of the campaign to stop German weapons exports. Like this group there are lots of initiatives in Europe who deal with national politics. On this panel we will meet some of the campaigners of Finland, Spain, Switzerland and Germany and start an exchange of thoughts and plans how to bring our knowledge and commitment together and focus on the EU small arms politics. We will learn about the skills and plans of the ongoing campaigns and talk about European strategies against arms trade in the next five years.
Analyzing the current situation of European small arms politics – their perpetrators and victims in countries of the south
Discussing European peace actions for a change in governmental politics. „For crying out loud – Stop the Arms Trade” is the name and the slogan of the campaign to stop German weapons exports. Like this group there are lots of initiatives in Europe who deal with national politics. On this panel we will meet some of the campaigners of Finland, Spain, Switzerland and Germany and start an exchange of thoughts and plans how to bring our knowledge and commitment together and focus on the EU small arms politics. We will learn about the skills and plans of the ongoing campaigns and talk about European strategies against arms trade in the next five years.
Analyzing the current situation of European small arms politics – their perpetrators and victims in countries of the south
Discussing European peace actions for a change in governmental politics.

Adi Feller, Group Switzerland without an Army

Jordi Calvo, Centre for Peace Delas in Barcelona, Spain

Jürgen Grässlin, DVG-VK, Germany

Anni Lahtienen, Committee of 100, Finland

Stephan Möhrle, Rüstungsinformationsbüro, Germany

Moderation: Christine Hoffmann, Pax Christi Germany Adi Feller, Group Switzerland without an Army