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Newsletter – 2 | June 2016
Updates for the prepcom Event in Rosario
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Media Partners
Invitation Letter to the Berlin Congress
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IPB WORLD CONGRESS BERLIN, 30th SEPTEMBER – 2nd October 2016 Dear On behalf of the International Peace Bureau’s (IPB) Board and Council we are delighted to issue an invitation for participation in the IPB World … Continue reading →
Look, how the British friends promote the Berlin congress
Download the leaflet: Berlin A5 flyer from Movement for the Abolition of War, UK Berlin Congress double flyer.pdf … Continue reading →
INVITATION SPECIAL EVENT
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Program (Second Draft)
Initial Brochure for Nuclear Disarmament Conference Within IPB Congress
The Broschure is stored on drive.google, because it is a huge file (20MB). Please have some patience when opening. … Continue reading →
Move the military money to humanitarian work
Another topic to be debated at the Congress: Move the military money to humanitarian work: IPB proposal As you may know, the World Humanitarian Summit takes place on May 23-24 in Istanbul. In taking advantage of this big and very … Continue reading →
Nairobi GDAMS 2016 Report Prepcom Afrika
Read the report of the Global Campiagn on Military Spending in Africa, which held their Global Day Against Military Spending in 2016 as Prepcom Afrika on April 17th in Nairobi.
Washington DC 2016, Sep 23rd – 25th
Preparatory Event for IPB World Congress 2016 on Military and Social Spending No War 2016: Real Security without Terrorism. [qem event=’1441′ fullevent=’on’] Report and Video from the PrepCom in Washington … Continue reading →
Documantation – 6th Global Day of Action on Military Spending – Brussels
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New Delhi (India) 2016, Sep 22st
Preparatory Event for IPB World Congress 2016 on Military and Social Spending At the backdrop of IPB World Congress on Militar and Social Spending and United Nations Commemoration from Peace to Non-Violence Fortnight Control Arms Foundation of India & Manipur … Continue reading →
“Disarm! For a Climate of Peace – Creating an Action Agenda”
Press Release: International Peace Bureau World Congress 2016
2nd May 2016 “The world is over-armed and peace is under-funded” (UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon) Given the omnipresent atmosphere of political confrontation and the worldwide armament, the International Peace Bureau (IPB) organizes the World Congress on global disarmament and … Continue reading →
The project DISCOVER PEACE IN EUROPE offers what you want to know about civil engagement, peace and democracy.
This website presents smart Peace Trails in seven European cities: Budapest, Manchester, Paris, The Hague, Torino, Vienna and Berlin. These Peace Trails offer discoveries: monuments, buildings and locations that you may have seen before, but now they disclose stories about … Continue reading →
GUIDELINES FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF EVENTS
IPB World congress 2016: Disarm ! for a climate of peace
The Congress consists of two main parts: A. The Core Program, arranged by IPB and its partners. and B. Side-events, self-organised. All events will be featured in the Congress Program Booklet, as long as they are submited by the deadline. … Continue reading →
Six months to go — world congress on militarisation
Dear colleagues In exactly 6 months from now we will open the IPB’s World Congress ‘Disarm! for a Climate of Peace – Creating an Action Agenda’ – at the Technical University in Berlin. We hope you will join us! This … Continue reading →
Program (First Initial Draft)
Interview with Colin Archer – What is GCOMS?
Colin Archer, Secretary-General Interrnational Peace Bureau (IPB) secgen@ipb.org picture ©ipb
- What is GCOMS?
GCOMS is the Global Campaign on Military Spending. It is coordinated by IPB and includes the Global Day of Action on Military Spending
- What are the next activities of GCOMS in this year?
Throughout the year our partners are engaged in challenges to the military spending budgets of their governments. It is quite disturbing to see the increases being proposed in almost all regions. We are in a time of increased tension between major and minor powers. It is therefore all the more important that the peace voices are heard loud and clear. This year GDAMS will be extended to a two week period, April 5 – 18. It will include a number of Berlin Prepcomms. Continue reading →
Bogota (Colombia) 2016, Aug 22nd – 24th
Preparatory Event for IPB World Congress 2016 on Military and Social Spending [qem event=’804′ fullevent=’on’] Declaración final Prepcom Latin America para IPB Congreso Internacional sobre los Gastos Militares y Sociales Berlin … Continue reading →
IPB at the World Social Forum in Montreal Canada
Preparatory Event for IPB World Congress 2016 on Military and Social Spending No War 2016: Real Security without Terrorism. [qem event=’1696′ fullevent=’on’] … Continue reading →
Encarnación (Paraguay) 2016, Jul 7th – 8th
Preparatory Event for IPB World Congress 2016 on Military and Social Spending [qem event=’1330′ fullevent=’on’] Declaración final Prepcom Latin America para IPB Congreso Internacional sobre los Gastos Militares y Sociales Berlin … Continue reading →
Montevideo (Uruguay) 2016, Jul 4th – 5th
Preparatory Event for IPB World Congress 2016 on Military and Social Spending [qem event=’803′ fullevent=’on’] Declaración final Prepcom Latin America para IPB Congreso Internacional sobre los Gastos Militares y Sociales Berlin … Continue reading →
Buenos Aires (Argentina) 2016, Jun 27th – 29th
Preparatory Event for IPB World Congress 2016 on Military and Social Spending [qem event=’1329′ fullevent=’on’] more information is coming soon. … Continue reading →
Brussels (Belgium) 2016, Apr 18th
Preparatory Event for IPB World Congress 2016 on Military and Social Spending [qem event=’806′] See a picture of the event of yesterday at Luxembourg Place close to the EP in Brussels. We had a good event yesterday. Good speakers. Number … Continue reading →
Nairobi (Kenia) 2016, Apr 17th
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Geneva (Switzerland) 2016, Apr 6th
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Leeds (United Kingdom) 2016, Jan 27th – 28th
Preparatory Event for IPB World Congress 2016 on Military and Social Spending [qem event=’808′ fullevent=’on’] A report from the event you will find here Complexity of militarism explored at Leeds Beckett event Source: http://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/~/media/images/news-items/february-2016/militarismgroupphoto.jpg?la=en&mw=1382 … Continue reading →
Tokyo (Japan) 2016, Jan 31st
Preparatory Event for IPB World Congress 2016 on Military and Social Spending [qem event=’776′ fullevent=’on’] Pictures and reports from the event in Japan will come soon. … Continue reading →
Barcelona (Spain) 2015, Nov 12th
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PRESS RELEASE: Registration now open!!!
IPB WORLD CONGRESS – BERLIN 30th SEPT. – 3rd OCT. 2016 Registration now open!!! The International Peace Bureau (IPB) has worked for over 10 years to develop a programme on Disarmament for Sustainable Development. A primary topic within this … Continue reading →
Reiner Braun: Why to Come to Berlin Congress
Reiner Braun, Co-President of IPB, invites us to the
IPB World Congress 2016 on Military and Social Spending
Disarm! For a Climate of Peace – Creating an Action Agenda
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Statement from Latin America – January 4th 2016
Statement from Latin America – January 4th 2016 Towards IPB Berlin Conference / October 2016 FOR WORLD PEACE, A SUSTAINABLE BUILDING OF A CULTURE OF PEACE AND AGAINST ARMAMENT RACE Today Peace is a basic need for Humanity and the … Continue reading →
Minutes Meeting of the Program Committee for the IPB World Conference PADOVA, Oct 22, 2015
Participants: Reiner, Ingeborg, Colin, Lucas, Dave, Lisa, Yayoi, Nathalie, Paul, Victor, Khang, Sarah, Anna. Reiner introduces current status: New political developments: migration/ refugees, continuous confrontation E-W. Logistics we have: hotel for speakers/Board, hostel, venue, + support of senate of Berlin, … Continue reading →
B08 Global Missile Defense and Weapons in Space
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 →
A31 Disarmament and Small Arms / Abrüstung und Kleinwaffen
Room: H 7112 Rosa Luxemburg Foundation (RLS) Disarmament is a main task to ensure peace. General and complete disarmament is a dream of the working class movement as well of the peace movement. How to come, step by step to … Continue reading →
B01 A Proposal for a European Peace Programme for the Middle East and Mediterranean
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 →
B03 Is sustainable development possible without disarmament?
Room: H 1012 International Peace Bureau, International Sustainable Development Research Society and SERI (Sustainable Europe Research Institute) The panel proposes a discussion on the Sustainable Development Goals, the link to peace and disarmament campaigning, and the implications for implementation. General … Continue reading →
B02 Arms Transfers and Gender-based Violence: Human rights beyond borders
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 →
B05 The Challanges of Transformation of Societies
Room: H 2032 Rosa-Luxemburg-Foundation The wars of 21st century have destroyed societies and states in the Middle East and in parts of Europe. The war of NATO against Yugoslavia was the first in which Germany took part. The German public … Continue reading →
A04 Finding European strategies to stop the arms trade – focus on small weapons and munitions
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 … Continue reading →
Expose Berlin Congress 2016
Program Structure
is now online – see Program Structure
Second Announcement for the Congress
Second Announcement for the Congress … … Continue reading →
Ruth Leger Sivard, economist who scrutinized military spending, dies at 99
…there is no global security. Governing authorities who expect to achieve it through military power and the suppression of protest have lost touch with reality and their own sense of humanity.“We are all involved. The money comes out of our … Continue reading →
WFC, SPIEGEL on military vs. social spending
Jakob von Uexkull, founder of World Future Council, discusses the UN Finance for Development Conference in Addis and makes the link between cutting military spending and funding development. Read about it here. The drone MQ-9 Reaper costs 16.9 million US$, … Continue reading →
ALBA-TCP calls for reallocating military spending
The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) has called upon the world’s governments to “invest 20% of the world military spending to support the right to health, education, food, housing and fundamental human … Continue reading →
First Announcement for the Congress
First Announcement for the Congress … Continue reading →