[KWPeace-groups] TODAY! WEBINAR: Gaza and Ukraine to WWIII: The NATO Problem & more upcoming events + actions

[Tamara Lorincz]

Hello KW peace,

A few events and actions to share. Please spread the word!

In solidarity for a world of peace without NATO!
Tamara

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ICYMI, Please watch these excellent webinars: WEBINAR: "Militarization: Destroying the Environment in Okinawa and the World" https://worldbeyondwar.org/video-militarization-destroying-the-environment-in-okinawa-and-the-world/

ICYMI: WEBINAR: Foreign Policy and Anti-Racism Today: https://www.facebook.com/canadapolicy

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TODAY! WEBINAR: Gaza and Ukraine to WWIII: The NATO Problem
Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET
Speakers: Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Medea Benjamin, Yurii Sheliazhenko, Shirine Jurdi, Oleg V. Bodrov, moderated by Tamara Lorincz
Register: https://worldbeyondwar.org/gaza-and-ukraine-to-wwiii-the-nato-problem/
What does NATO have to do with current and looming wars? How does NATO work and what is it working on? How does an alliance whose members and partners make up 69.4% of the world's military spending shape international relations? What alternatives exist? What is being planned by advocates for peace and demilitarization? Organized by World BEYOND War.

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WEBINAR: "NATO IN THE ARCTIC"
Sunday June 16, 2024 at 9am PT / 12pm ET
Speakers: Lars Drake (Sweden), Palle Bendsen (Finland), Ingeborg Breines (Norway), Oleg Bodrov (Russia), Tamara Lorincz (Canada), Bruce Gagnon (U.S.)
Registration and full program here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrdO2tqTIuHNU2kgT-PS1xUzWZcR2tgxXQ#/registration
We will discuss the military tensions, resources, environment, climate, equity, cooperation, peace keeping in the context of the Arctic
Organized by the GWUAN (Global Women for Peace United Against NATO), IPB (International Peace Bureau), Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space and World BEYOND War.

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WEBINAR: CHINA PROVES THAT A NEW WORLD IS POSSIBLE! DELEGATES REPORT BACK FROM CHINA
Sunday, June, 16
Time: 4pm Britain / 11am US Eastern / 8am US Pacific
Organized by the International Manifesto Group
Register: https://socialistchina.org/2024/05/29/webinar-china-proves-that-a-new-world-is-possible-delegates-report-back-from-china/

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ONLINE GLOBAL PEACE WAVE on June 22
There will be a 24-hour peacewave on June 22: https://24hourpeacewave.org
Organized by World BEYOND War and the International Peace Bureau with many partners. A great line-up from around the world.

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NO TO NATO, YES TO PEACE CONFERENCE & RALLY IN WASHINGTON D.C. from July 5-7
Join activists from around the world to protest the biggest war machine in history, NATO, and build a movement for peace and global solidarity. There will be a big conference and rally organized by a coalition of groups. A counter-summit and rally to unwelcome NATO to Washington, D.C., in July:
https://nonatoyespeace.org

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TAKE ACTION: Please sign and share widely Parliamentary Petition 4979 calling for Canada to withdraw from NATO (Help us get thousands of signatures):
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-4979
1. Withdraw from NATO;
2. Remove Canadian troops from Latvia;
3. Reduce military spending; and
4. Conduct public consultations on a new foreign policy based on peace and international cooperation.

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Take a Photo of Yourself with a sign "Woman Against NATO" by June 15
The Global Women for Peace United Against NATO (GWUAN) is calling for a picture of women/a woman with the message "No to NATO" or "Canada out of NATO" or "Abolish the alliance"; a banner/poster/placard/flyer, opposing NATO (whatever you like: climate, money, GDP 2% ++ demand, NATO going global, militarisation of schools, etc.). Several women can be in one picture each with a banner/poster and your country name should be seen on the picture. Please forward this picture no later than June 15 to: WILPF US member Nancy Price: nancytprice39 at gmail.com<mailto:nancytprice39 at gmail.com>
Learn more about GWUAN here and sign the declaration: https://womenagainstnato.org/

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VOW and WILPF raise public alarm about the planned militarization of the north
VOW and WILPF-Canada sent urgent letters to the Governor General Mary Simon and President of the Inuit Circumpolar Council about our concern that the Trudeau government and the Department of National Defence (DND) are planning a massive militarization of the Arctic region for NORAD and NATO. The cost for NORAD modernization is $38.6 billion. The placement of new fighter jets, attack helicopters, warships, armed drones and military bases will cause adverse climate and environmental impacts. The militarization of the north will also cause harm to Inuit communities. We need to make the Arctic a zone of peace, cooperate with all countries including Russia on the climate crisis and protect Indigenous peoples and Arctic wildlife. We also stood with our new banner outside of Parliament, the U.S. Embassy and Rideau Hall, the Governor General's office.

Learn more about this serious problem by reading Tamara's latest article "Canada's hyper-militarization accelerates climate breakdown, threatens Indigenous communities" in the Global Network's "Space Alert" Spring/Summer 2024 is here with lots of other critical pieces about war and militarism from around the world: https://space4peace.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Space-Alert_44.pdf

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World BEYOND War is excited to announce #NoWar2024: Resisting the USA's Military Empire, World BEYOND War's annual global conference this September 20-22!
Registration is now open. Click here to get tickets: https://worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2024/

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IMPORTANT RESOURCES

  1.  German parliamentarian Sevim Dagdelen speaks about her new book opposing NATO, excellent interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT3HtG_LKjg&t=74s
  2.  Watch this former British diplomat of 20 years served 4 years in UK Embassy in Moscow:

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Thought I'd share a few of my recent articles:

Women mobilize to oppose NORAD modernization and make the Arctic a zone of peace", People's Voice, June 2024:https://pvonline.ca/2024/06/07/women-mobilize-to-oppose-norad-modernization-and-make-the-arctic-a-zone-of-peace/
A shorter version of my article "New defence update and federal budget recklessly put Canada on a warpath" was published in the Hamilton Spectator, Waterloo Record and Atlantic Saltwire News.: https://www.therecord.com/opinion/contributors/new-defence-update-and-federal-budget-recklessly-put-canada-on-a-warpath/article_25303117-591e-5414-9474-bab5a888b9e6.html

Article "Canada's hyper-militarization accelerates climate breakdown and threatens Indigenous communities" in Space Alert newsletter by the Global Network against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space: https://space4peace.org/newsletters/



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