B01 Arms Conversion Reloaded: Turning Swords into Ploughshares in the 21st Century?
Room: H 0105 Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation & UNI Global Union Arms conversion, i.e. turning manufacturing for the military sector into production of non-military products, was prominently put forward especially by the peace movement in the 80’s. Trade unions picked up the idea … Continue reading →
B01 Penal Presentation | Conversion: A view from the U.S. by Miriam Pemberton
Miriam Pemberton, Peace Economy Transitions Project at Institute for Policy Studies, USA Presentation in the Panel B01 Arms Conversion Reloaded: Turning Swords into Ploughshares in the 21st Century? organized by Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation & UNI Global Union Arms conversion … Continue reading →
B02 Global Campaign on Military Spending (GCOMS)
Room: H 0112 International Peace Bureau IPB decided to launch a civil society campaign to highlight the problem. It began in 2011 with the annual Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS), which was consolidated into the Global Campaign … 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 →
B04 Not in the Name of Religion
Room: H 0111 International Fellowship of Reconciliation, Muslim Peace Fellowship, Soka Gakkai International and Pax Christi International Religions play a crucial role in society and in the world at large. There is a lot of misuse or misinterpretation within religions … 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 →
B06 The Intersection of Racism and Militarism
Room: H 1028 Institute for Policy Studies & Transnational Institute The rise and power of militarism and war is always tied to racism – to demonize the “enemy” powerful forces turn on the “enemy’s” counterparts at home. Americans of Japanese … Continue reading →
B07 The Role of the Peace Movement and the Implementation of the IPB Action Agenda
Room: 0107 International Peace Bureau As the world changes, so does the role of the peace movement. Perhaps we should say peace movements, since the communities working for a more peaceful world have proliferated and diversified greatly over the last … Continue reading →
Special Session Outcome: Peace Processes
War in Syria and The Future Of the Middle-East Find here the presentation by Haytham Manna, Scandinavian Institute for Human Rights, Syria Download the presentation from Haytham Manna.pdf … Continue reading →
Special Session: Peace Processes
Room: H 2013 The focus of the panel will not be a detailed analysis of each of the listed peace processes. Though the origins and the development of the distinct conflicts certainly play an important role and may be shortly … Continue reading →