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March 2013 Newsletter
Did you know that there are already a lot of actions being planned for GDAMS 2013? Read about them in this issue! The newsletter also features write-ups on: Japan’s tendency towards militarism: the looming change in its peace constitution, the rise in it military spending, acquisition of nuclear weapons and the civil society organisations’ response [...]
Militarism Watch: Building Research Skills for Demilitarization Activism
“Militarism Watch increases the capacity in social change movements and academia for research that serves activism & campaigns against U.S. militarization. Militarism Watch responds to the need for skills to research the many aspects of U.S. militarism, to inform our choices and work on emerging issues, and to increase our effectiveness in advocacy and media outreach.” Read more…
January-February 2013 Newsletter
This issue of our newsletter includes: a short history of GDAMS and some comment on its impact a menu of tools which can be used for actions and events on the Global Day an article on the new trends in US militarisation of Latin America an initial reaction to the current trend towards military spending [...]
December 2012 Newsletter
The next GDAMS is taking place on 15 April 2013 and we are looking forward to working with as many groups as possible to organize attractive events on that day. In this issue of our newsletter you will find a review of GDAMS 2012 events and an introduction to the discussions among UN agencies on [...]
GDAMS 2.0 A MASSIVE WORLDWIDE SUCCESS
Through four months of fruitful outreach, fortifying and expanding the network of civil society groups that make up the Global Day on Military Spending (GDAMS) coalition, the second Global Day last Tuesday, 17 April, was a tremendous success worldwide. The International Peace Bureau (IPB) and the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) were able to convince [...]
SIPRI Releases 2011 Numbers on Military Spending
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, SIPRI, has published its annual calculations of global military spending. This year there is some reason for hope, as the slight increase in military spending around the world marks a major slowdown compared to global trends since September 11, 2001. Nevertheless, spending did go up from 2010, and modest cuts will not be enough to free up the resources necessary to reach the millennium development goals, nor to mark a true reversal of priorities from militarism and corporate greed to human needs and environmental sustainability.
