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Compiled by Peace Movement Aotearoa According to the budget appropriations released yesterday, military spending has increased by $536,416,000 from last year to a total of $3,259,537,000 this year – an average of more than $8.9 million a day, a figure you can readily use to compare with the level of whatever area of social / [...]
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New Zealand Budget Report 2013: Facts and Figures of Military Spending
Posted by editor on May 17th, 2013
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April 2013 Newsletter
Posted by editor on April 12th, 2013
GDAMS is on Monday, 15 April! Some actions had already kicked-off as a prelude to the day. In this copy, you will find interesting reads about: –What is GDAMS (gist), why and where are the actions happening? –Change needed in global environmental and climate protection: Call for action against military spending –Beyond the mountain of [...]
Beyond the Mountain of Trash: The People Of Smokey Mountain Continue Their Struggle
Posted by editor on April 10th, 2013
by Merci L. Angeles Type Smokey Mountain Philippines in your computer search engine, and you will see the images of the mountain of trash, the squalid shanties built on top of the dumpsite, naked children playing and scavenging. It has even become a tourist attraction; for those who want the pleasure of seeing how the [...]
La crisis y la inevitable reducción del gasto militar
Posted by editor on April 9th, 2013
La aritmética es una ciencia exacta, pero los números cada cual los hace cuadrar según sus criterios e intereses. Esto es lo que pasa con las cuentas del gasto militar, hay quién hace las cuentas de una manera y otros las hacen de otra. Así, por ejemplo, un Centro de prestigio reconocido como el SIPRI, [...]
Identifying Malaysia’s Enemies & Appropriate Weaponry
Posted by editor on April 9th, 2013
As the third Global Day of Action on Military Spending, 15 April 2013 approaches, it is time for Malaysians to ask: Who are Malaysia’s enemies and what appropriate weaponry do we need? One would think this is the first question the Ministry of Defence should ask in the multi-billion decisions to procure armaments now that [...]
Marching Orders for the Military Ethos: A Culture of Peace Versus a Culture of War
Posted by editor on April 9th, 2013
How and why the British government is increasing military influence in schools, and society as a whole by Tony Kempster The 159th Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race on the Thames was held this Easter Day [2013] and Oxford won. Royal Marines in dinghies lent their support to the security which was stepped up after [...]
Change needed in global environmental and climate protection Call for Action Against Military Spending
Posted by editor on April 2nd, 2013
Pax Christi International recognises the links between peace and sustainability. Pax Christi International is increasingly aware of the links between environment and peace building work, and therefore seeks to encourage more dialogue and cooperation between these two fields at the international level. There is an urgent need for global action to address our current ecological [...]
