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COP28’s Delinquent Emitter: The US Military Industrial Complex
As the world gathers at COP28 in Dubai amidst an accelerating climate crisis, the Oakland Institute’s new brief, Exempted! The US Military Industrial Complex and the Climate Crisis, reveals a critical blind spot in global climate agreements. Despite being the world’s largest institutional emitter of greenhouse gases, the US military is completely exempt from international reporting obligations, significantly undermining global climate action. This omission is not accidental. The US government has ensured that military emissions — which currently represent 5.5 … Continue reading →
The military elephant in the room will lead to an unjust transition
The military elephant in the room will lead to an unjust transition As we navigate COP 28, this webinar addressed the pertinent issues of military spending and its environmental ramifications. Ably introduced by the Canadian policy analyst IPB Vice President Steven Staples, this important webinar discussed in detail the links between the military and environmental degradation. Taking place on Day 4 of the COP 28 summit in Dubai, it was a thorough reality check. The first speaker was Nick Buxton, … Continue reading →
2023/12/13 webinar experts’ webinar on the Biden-Xi Summit and its implications
The November 15th San Francisco summit between Presidents Biden of the U.S. and Xi Jinping of China is now history. While we can all breathe a little easier as a result of their joint pledges to reduce tensions and improve cooperation on climate change and other issues, the structural forces that drive U.S.-Chinese competition in the military, economic, technological, and diplomatic arenas persist.Please join us on December 13 @ 7:00PM EST for an experts’ webinar on the Biden-Xi Summit and … Continue reading →
2023/12/13 Barcelona, Spain Voices for peace: Breaking the cycle of violence in Palestine
Basic information: Wednesday, 13 December 2024 17:30 to 19:30 CET Free entrance. Registration at: https://forms.gle/3DA7fedLNHsFYZod9 Venue: Ateneu Barcelona Carrer Canuda 6 Translation: Español/English/Català Organizes: International Peace Bureau In collaboration with: Centre Delàs d’Estudis per la Pau https://ipb.org/events/voices-for-peace-breaking-the-cycle-of-violence-in-palestine/
2023/12/08 Bath, Maine, USAMass Rally For GAZA
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Sign the petition: remove your troops, and substitute no-strings humanitarian aid
Sign the petition to the governments of U.S., China, France, Japan, Spain, Germany, Italy, and Saudi Arabia: Close your bases in Djibouti, remove your troops, and substitute no-strings humanitarian aid for rent payments. Djibouti is a small East African country with an area of 23,200 square km or a little bit smaller than Haiti, Rwanda, or North Macedonia, or a little bit larger than Belize, El Salvador, Israel, or Slovenia. Within this space, we can find numerous military bases belonging … Continue reading →
VIDEO: President Monroe Helps Bury the Monroe Doctrine at His House
By World BEYOND War, December 2, 2023 The Monroe Doctrine turned 200 on Dec. 2, 2023. President James Monroe came back to life to help bury it for good at his house on the grounds of the University of Virginia. https://worldbeyondwar.org/video-president-monroe-helps-bury-the-monroe-doctrine-at-his-house/
The lesser-known history of the Monroe Doctrine
Retracing the legacies of racism and colonialism on the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine By Benjamin Weber, published December 2, 2023 5:30AM (EST) Today marks the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, celebrated in history books for extending U.S. influence throughout the hemisphere. https://www.salon.com/2023/12/02/the-lesser-known-history-of-the-monroe-doctrine/
2023/11/14 Video is online now Webinar NATO is a Climate Killer: Copy
Moñeka and Tamara will discuss the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s adverse impact on the climate and how globalizing NATO is preventing international cooperation needed for climate action. NATO is a US-led fossil fuel powered war machine that is derailing the Paris Agreement with its weapons and wars. The speakers will explain why it is so important to resist the military alliance and call for its abolition for climate justice. With this webinar, the No to NATO Network and GWUAN aim … Continue reading →
20 Things You’re Not Supposed to Know About the War on Gaza
20 Things You’re Not Supposed to Know About the War on Gaza https://davidswanson.org/20-things-youre-not-supposed-to-know-about-the-war-on-gaza/ David Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is executive director of WorldBeyondWar.org and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org.
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2023/12/16 Cambridge, USASongs to Save the World
Save the date!! December 16: Holiday Concert: Songs to Save the World with Ben Grosscup and Nina Giulianini Friends Center 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge
2023/12/05 Cambridge, USAStephen Kinzer — The Ukraine War:
How did we get here? Where are we now? Where is it going? Stephen Kinzer — The Ukraine War: How did we get here? Where are we now? Where is it going? Tuesday December 5 @ 7pm (an in-person forum and discussion) First Parish Church in Harvard Square 3 Church Street 2nd floor. Mikelson Room (For handicap accessibility ring the buzzer at 1 Church Street) Stephen Kinzer is an award-winning author and foreign correspondent who has covered more than 50 … Continue reading →
2023/12/02 Madrid, Spain manifestación unitaria
La Plataforma de Madrid Contra la OTAN y las Bases (de la que participa el FAI), en coordinación con organizaciones palestinas y de solidaridad con Palestina y de muchas otras organizaciones de Madrid, convocan a la manifestación unitaria que se celebrará el domingo 2 de diciembre a las 12:00 horas, desde la Glorieta de Atocha hasta la Plaza de la Provincia. La manifestación exige el cese del genocidio sionista, la ruptura de relaciones con Israel y la liberación total de … Continue reading →
Jeffrey Sachs Testimony at the UN Security Council Meeting – November 20, 2023
This video is only visible in YouTube. Please click the link. If bit is not possible, copy it and paste it in a web browser. https://www.youtube.com/embed/wm4qLWc_Co0 the transcript follow Her is a transcript of his UN Security Council 20 of November speech. Mr. President, ambassadors, Secretary General NDB, president, distinguished Diplomats, ladies and gentlemen. Today’s meeting takes place at a time of several major wars. In my testimony I will refer to four. The Ukraine war which started in 2014 … Continue reading →
2023/12/08 webinar Some insights into COP 28: What is happening on the ground?
https://ipb.org/events/some-insights-into-cop-28-what-is-happening-on-the-ground/
2023/12/04 at 2:00pm CET (UTC+1) virtual event Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal: Action and Evidence Meeting
https://actionnetwork.org/events/merchants-of-death-war-crimes-tribunal-session Action and Evidence Meeting Host Contact Info: tribunal23@merchantsofdeath.org Registration: https://bit.ly/MerchantsofDeathWarCrimesTribunal-webinar
Copy 2023/11/30 hybrid online zoom Abolishing Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Weapons: Live Update from COP28 to 2MSP!
https://www.icanw.org/11389/abolishing_fossil_fuels_and_nuclear_weapons_live_update_from_cop28_to_2msp It will be livestreamed on YouTube at this link.
NATO is a Climate Criminal
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