Statement of the NATO and Militarization workshop at IPB Congress The next NATO summit will take place in Brussels in 2017 and will also be used to inaugurate the new NATO HQ building. NATO is now, more than ever, a … Continue reading →
Room: MA 141 WUNRN-Women’s UN Report Network Food is a basic human right, guaranteed by international law. States must reaffirm the obligations they have assumed in International Humanitarian Law, as parties to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the Additional Protocols, … Continue reading →
Room: MA 751 IG Metall, HDP/HDK Berlin (Halkların Demokratik Kongresi (HDK) – Peoples’ Democratic Congress / Halklarin Demokratik Partisi (HDP) – Peoples’ Democratic Party) Turkey is waging a brutal war against its own citizens. It is not only targeting Kurds, … Continue reading →
Room: MA 144 Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Norway, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Denmark This workshop on Sunday will be a follow up of the Saturday workshop titled (“In-)visible, (in-)secure, (in-)dependent.-the future through … Continue reading →
Room: MA 744 International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR) UN, EU and governments send civilians to conflict zones to alleviate and mitigate disputes. Instead of violence better to listen to the feelings and needs of the opponents in order to restore … Continue reading →
Room: MA 848 Conscience and Peace Tax International (CPTI) The panel consists of war tax resisters and peace tax campaigners, who have a conscientious objection to pay for war. Coming from worldwide national organizations, they belong to CPTI which has … Continue reading →
Room: MA 742 Norwegian Peace Association and WILPF Norway Peace in a process. What must be done to have peace and nonviolence as part of local, regional and international culture of conflict resolution? In this workshop some of the methods … Continue reading →
Room: MA 651 West Africa Center for Peace Foundation (WACPF) West Africa Centre for Peace Foundation (WACPF) is a non-governmental organization that serves the youth in schools and communities through education on human rights, leadership trainings, and peace building in … Continue reading →
Room: MA 143 Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Ghana, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Norway, Norwegian Peace Council WILPF Ghana will describe project about Educating for Peace of students on active listening, dialogue, mediation, … Continue reading →
Room: MA 648 Our Earth OurEarth Summit 2020 is a call for action to link Earth Repair Issues with Effective Solution Providers using Military Resources to accept and manage the role of working for the health of the whole planet. … Continue reading →
Room: H 2032 International Network No to War – No to NATO The next NATO summit was announced to take place in 2017 in Brussels where a new headquarters is being built. Since 2009 there have been diverse actions of … Continue reading →
Room: Muslim Peace Fellowship Description of Panel: Islamophobia, or fear-mongering based on anti-Muslim hate, is a prevailing characteristic of American culture. Its impact is devastating as significant portions of the public are moved to embrace a fascist world rather than … Continue reading →
Room: Initiative Black & White To use our democratic rights and organize in the constituencies in forums. To organize majorities for fair international relations and world-inner-policy (global governance) and on this base occupy the parliaments with representatives, who stand for … Continue reading →
Room: Rete Italiana per il Disarmo (Italian Network on Disarmament) and European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT) Workshop will underline problems linked to the increasing military spending for weapons procurement. We will show how money devoted to Armies is a … Continue reading →
Room: Better World Links The internet is the most powerful tool humanity has ever known for connecting people and spreading ideas across the globe. Open communication, dialogue and discussion are fundamental pillars of any effective peace process, whilst global movements … Continue reading →
Room: Bund für Soziale Verteidigung (BSV) (Federation for Social Defence) It is a common assumption that only armed military or police can do the work of peacekeeping and protecting civilians in times of violent conflict. However unarmed civilians have been … Continue reading →
Room: CODEPINK Every transaction we make in our daily lives ultimately contributes toward building a peace or a war economy, a world of compassion and well-being, or a world of indifference and violence. The peace economy model encourages us to … Continue reading →
Room: International Peace Bureau (IPB) Exchange experiences and ideas for the further development of the Campaign. We shall address questions such as: How to develop a parliamentary network? How to build national coalitions? What can be done in the field … Continue reading →
Room: International Institute on Peace Education (IIPE) Explore role of peace and disarmament education in the transformation of society toward a peaceful culture by being engaged in a process of reflection and discussion on: What has been learned during the … Continue reading →
Room: Silos Message Berlin It is not a conference or theoretical explanation venue. The workshop focuses on the connection between the personal attitude and its impact in the world. The workshop invites to experience and includes personal reflection and exchange. … Continue reading →
Room: International Peace Bureau (IPB) If the peace issues don’t get into the news, don’t get enough coverage, is it only the fault of journalists? Is it solely a matter of censorship? Shouldn’t we blame ourselves for not giving the … Continue reading →
Room: Independent and Peaceful Australia Network In few regions is the shift in geo-political power as evident as East Asia and the Western Pacific. The dominant feature is the rise of China and its challenge to US hegemony in the … Continue reading →
Room: INES (International Network of Engineers and Scientists) One of the major points of contention is the U.S. deployment of missile defense systems surrounding Russia in the name of countering the “threat” from Iran and North Korea. Also, the US … Continue reading →
Room: Greek Observatory of International Organisations and Globalisation (PADOP) in cooperation with a Greek affiliate of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) It is primarily important to discuss and act for a eliminating the roots of … Continue reading →
Room: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) The panel aims at presenting a gendered perspective on the irresponsible arms trade by providing examples of how violations of Article 7(4) of the ATT negatively affect human rights. It also … Continue reading →