To oppose 70 years of NATO

• Sunday, July 8, 2018 at 10 AM – 6:30 PM UTC+02 about 12 months ago

• Marie Haps - HE Vinci rue d'Arlon, 11, 1050 Ixelles

Please register with email to info@no-to-nato.org

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10.00 Welcome
Ludo De Brabander (Vrede, Belgium) / Kristine Karch (No-to-War No-to-Nato, Germany)

10.30 “Give the victims of NATO a face”.
Testimonials of victims of NATO aggressions by video and speeches

11.15 – 12:30 Opening plenary:
NATO: global military alliance for war, intervention and military spending
Joseph Gerson (AFSC, USA)
The role and importance of enemy pictures
Anne Morrelli (prof. ULB, Belgium)
European Militarization (PESCO) & military spending (2%)
Sabine Lösing (MEP, GUE/NGL, Germany)
Nuclear weapons: the biggest danger
Arielle Denis (ICAN, IPB, France)
Women and war (working title)
Maria Butler (WILPF, USA)

Every lecture 10 minutes, followed by a discussion between the speakers and the participants.

12.30 – 1.30 Plenary: information to actions and campaigns against NATO and military spending
Three minutes each plus one-minute question
Moderation: Kate Hudson (CND, UK); Reiner Braun (IPB, Germany)

1.30 – 2.15 lunch break

2.15 – 3.45 Workshops
The workshops combine analytic elements with the discussion of strategies and actions. Most workshops will be in English, with (limited) translations when possible. Simultaneous translations in workshops

1. NATO strategy and abolition of NATO,
including disarmament, nuclear weapons free world
2. Europe of Peace
3. Women and war: white masculine military culture and its implications for the rest of humankind
4. Drones and automatization of weapons
5. Arms export
6. Military bases
7. Future actions for Peace,
including preparation of NATO actions 2019
8. Nuclear weapons: Nouvelle Bombe & Nouvel Bombardier | New Bomb & New Bomber

4.00 till 6.00 final session
Reports from the working groups with the focus on: what to do (max. 20 min.)

Podium discussion:
“Future non-violent actions against war, NATO and militarization – for peace, justice and disarmament”

Discussion about common activities including EU elections, NATO anniversary 2019, end of World War I, modernization of nuclear weapons and B61, no to fighter jets F 35, and 2% of GDP for military spending

Panelists:
Pat Elder (World Beyond War, USA) | Oleg Bodrov, (Russia) | Katrien Neyt (ABVV/FGTB, Belgium) | Édith Boulanger (Non à l’OTAN, Non à la guerre, France) | Ewa Groszewska (Poland) | Reiner Braun (IPB, Germany)

6.00 closing remarks
Béatrice Fihn (ICAN, SW), Ludo De Brabander (Vrede Belgium) / Kristine Karch (No-to-War No-to-Nato, Germany)

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The participation fees (coffee and a small lunch included) are €10/pp and €5/pp students and solidary tarif. This will have to be paid at the entrance.

Please register with email to info@no-to-nato.org

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CONTACT:

www.no-to-nato.org
https://www.facebook.com/NotoWAR.NotoNATO
https://twitter.com/No_to_Nato

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