Against War

Smash EDO update: stay (or get) involved!

Europe | Middle East | Against War | Actions

from smash-edo, 29 May 2009: "Now when the dust has settled on the events of Mayday, it is important that we keep up the pressure on EDO/ITT.

As always, noise demos are continuing outside the factory between 4 and 6 every Wednesday and there are a few other special demonstrations lined up throughout June and July..." more

Visiting Daddy in prison: A Palestinian ordeal

Middle East | Solidarity & support for prisoners | Against War

from sumoud, 11 May 2009: "Spending time with her dad requires that six-year-old Jinan undertake a bizarre and arduous odyssey... At home in the beleaguered West Bank town of Qalqilya, Jinan asks the same question she always does: "Mommy, why does Daddy have to sleep on the Israeli side?" And her mother, Salam Nazal, comforts her by saying: "Because that's where the best Palestinian men go to sleep, and your father is one of them..." more

Newswires: Sri Lanka

South Asia | Against War

Updated daily: Articles from external newswires filtered for the keywords: Sri Lanka, Tamil, LTTE... more

Solidarity with students: Open letter from some Greek soldiers

Alexis' Nights - Riots in Greece | Europe | Against War | Education

from louvain, 5 April 2009: "Hundreds of soldiers from the 42 state areas state: We refuse to become a force of terror and repression against the mobilisations; We support the struggle of the school and university students and the workers. We are soldiers from all over Greece [it’s necessary to point out here that in Greece conscription is still in practice and that it effects all male Greeks; most or maybe even all of the people signing this are bound to be people who are serving their compulsory military service at the moment - not army recruits]. Solidarity with students..." more

Collapse the security architecture! Against NATO, G20, G8, Frontex and the "Stockholm Programme"

NATO Summit 2009 | G8 2009 - Italy | Europe | Against War | Actions

from email, 2 April 2009: "Since the end of the last millennium a modification of the "security architecture" within the EU takes place, which have been accelerated by the attacks of 11 September 2001 in the United States. Visible phenomena are for example the entanglement of internal and external security, a "pooling" of prosecution authorities and intelligence sevices and a simplified data exchange..." more

Anti-Militarist Network days of action announced: 3-6 April 2009

NATO Summit 2009 | Europe | Against War

from email, 18 March 2009: "No To War! A Call To Action! At the beginning of April 2009 NATO meets in Strasbourg to celebrate its 60th anniversary. This is no time to celebrate. This is a time to take action. The movement against militarism in the UK is building. Collective actions in response to the recent attacks on Gaza have shown the potential of the anti-militarist movement to mobilise and affect both the public consciousness and those directly complicit in the murder of innocent people..." more

May Day: Mass street party in Brighton against war and greed, Monday 4 May 2009

May Day 2009 | Europe | May Day | Against War

from email, updated 14 April 2009: "Brighton, May 4th 2009, 12 noon, wear red. Bring passion, drums, sound systems, radios and stereos... For centuries Mayday has brought people together and out onto the streets. People danced for the coming summer and the fertility of the crops.

People marched in remembrance and solidarity with their fellow workers around the world. People gathered in their cities to fight against global capital and exploitation. Smash EDO invites you to a celebration of all these aspects of Mayday..." more