"Los Días de Acción Global para la Reducción Gasto Militar (GDAMS), que este año tienen lugar entre el 12 de abril y el 15 de mayo, urgen a destapar los vínculos entre militarismo, guerras, emergencias globales (sobre todo climática) y gastos militares. Este periodo especial de acciones es parte de la campaña GCOMS (Campaña de... Read more »
Conference organized by IFOR and IPAZ in the framework of a meeting of several representatives of different IFOR branches in Granada (Spain). Participant: Chloé Meulewaeter
Saturday, April 13, Starting at 9a in Lone Rock and Hwy 14 and finishing on Sunday April 14. Captain “A” War Tax Bike Ride to remind us all where our tax dollars really go, and sharing flyers on how to pay less. Let Captain “A” know if you’d like to get a message when coming... Read more »
Saturday, April 13, Noon-1pm. Protest against federal tax dollars for war, U.S. Army Reserve, 5130 W. Silver Spring Dr. Sponsored by Milwaukee War Tax Resistance, Casa Maria Catholic Worker, & Peace Action of Wisconsin. Long-time war tax resister Lincoln Rice will be there to answer any war tax resistance questions. For more info, contact Lincoln... Read more »
Saturday , April 13, 11a-1p. Penny Polls in City Center Square. Organized by 1040 for Peace – Penny Poll where public can “vote” on how they’d like to have their federal taxes spent.
Saturday, April 13, Noon. Shenandoah Valley Taxes for Peace has organized a War Tax Resistance/Redirection vigil at LOVE Park next to the Harrisonburg Farmer’s Market (228 S Liberty St.). The group will publicly re-direct resisted war taxes to peace and justice organizations. Anybody is welcome to join us – even if you are not a... Read more »
Sunday, April 14, 2:00p-4:00p. Sponsored by People’s Life Fund. 2024 Tax Redirection Granting Ceremony and Program at 2847 Peralta Avenue. They will be holding an in person gathering for the first time since 2019. There will be music, finger food and refreshments. RSVP on their Facebook event page and share it.
Monday, April 15, 7:30a. War Resisters League-Portland will be holding “burma shave” style signs on the bridges for the morning commute. Signs provided. RSVP John at jgrueschow1@gmail.com.
We call on Congress to support a cease-fire for Gaza and an end to U.S. military aid for Israel. Actions like these are critical to keep up the pressure on elected officials. Meet up at the Quaker Welcome Center at the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) 245 2nd St NE #5795, Washington, DC 20002,... Read more »
Monday, April 15, 10am-5pm. WTR information table outside the Brattleboro Food Coop, 2 Main Street. Sponsored by Taxes for Peace New England. For more information, contact Daniel Sicken at 802-387-2798 or dhsicken@yahoo.com.
Veterans For Peace, alongside the Fellowship of Reconciliation Seattle, Ground Zero for Nonviolent Action, the Seattle Anti War Coalition, Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Washington Against Nuclear Weapons, will be at the Federal Building in Seattle to demand that Congress disband efforts to spend over $2 trillion tax dollars to grow and rebuild the... Read more »
Two videos of the International Uranium Film Festival, ATOMIC BAMBOOZLE: The False Promise of a Nuclear Renaissance (2023) and MAKING WAVES: The Rebirth of the Golden Rule (2017) will be shown with speakers and Q&A to follow.
On its website, Better World Info shared GDAMS' statement as well as ressources offered by GCOMS and ways to further support the campaign. Organised by the Global Campaign on Military Spending (GCOMS) in collaboration with the International Peace Bureau (IPB), the Global Days of Action event has been held annually across the world since 2011.... Read more »
Join us for a screening & discussion on Reimagining Safety on Thursday, April 18th at 5:30pm, at WWU, Miller Hall 138! Reimagining Safety (2023) explores the nature of policing, especially following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police. It discusses how policing and incarceration create more harm than good, why the system... Read more »
Meaningful Movies and South Seattle Climate Action Network will stream movie "Dear President Biden" Calling him to declare a climate emergency and take bold action protect our climate. Then panel "What can we do now to move our money from war to protect people and planet? Veterans for Peace, 350Seattle, Green New Deal leaders Zoom... Read more »
No More Bombs will have a table at the downtown Mount Vernon Street Fair during the Tulip Festival. We'll be on the sidewalk for three days, from Friday though Sunday, April 19 to 21. Look for our big red banner! (www.nomorebombs.org and https://tulipfestivalstreetfair.com/)
In un contesto in cui la parola guerra, dalla Palestina all’Ucraina, è tornata a essere mezzo per affrontare i conflitti e, in tutto il mondo, le nazioni tornano ad armarsi destinando risorse sempre più ingenti alle spese per la difesa, con Francesco Vignarca, Coordinatore della Rete Pace Disarmo, ci si chiederà se davvero questa tendenza... Read more »
Acto público de presentación de la campaña de objeción fiscal al gasto militar en Valencia. C.S. Terra C/Baró de Sant Petrillo 9 Benimaclet (Valencia)
Holding signs at the corner of NE Bothell Way and Bothell Way NE. Put our tax dollars towards climate change solutions, not weapons, war, and destruction. Bring a sign or come as you are. Your sign tells what you're passionate about - the money, the weapons, the Earth - or, all of these interrelated issues.... Read more »
PROCESSION OF THE SPECIES AND LUMINARY LIGHT PARADE In celebration of Earth Day join us for a Procession of the Species, Luminary Light Parade, and a street fair in Downtown Anacortes. The main street will be shut down! Join in with a costume or luminary or simply come and visit! Commercial Avenue will be closed... Read more »
Come to the screening of Nuclear Savage: The Islands of Secret Project 4.1 on Saturday April 20th at 7:00pm! This film chronicles the testing the U.S. government did on Marshallese people following their nuclear weapons tests on the Bikini and Enewetok atolls. We will also have poster making supplies for the Earth Day demonstration on... Read more »
Centre Delàs of Peace Studies will hold a press conference in Barcelona to analyse the newly released data on military spending (figures for 2023, including an overview of Spanish military spending.
WILPF UK has shared GDAMS' statement as well as SIPRI's new research findings on its website. Read here War Costs Us The Earth: Global Days of Action on Military Spending Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has just published new data on military spending for the year 2023, and the figures show an impressive... Read more »
Amidst the clouds of war that have engulfed the world, militarism, which advocates “peace through strength,” is on the rise. The war that broke out with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been three years with no sign of a ceasefire. According to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), there have been at... Read more »
Catédra UNESCO de Educacion por la Paz in Puerto Rico has shared its support on Facebook and Instagram, publishing GDAMS' banner as well as the infographics put together by ENAAT, adding its own statement to the GDAMS Campaign. "La guerra no discrimina, provoca sufrimiento sobre toda forma de vida. Desde la destrucción de ecosistemas hasta... Read more »
"La historia enseña que los momentos de militarización siempre son el preludio de la guerra" Escucha el programa de LaBaseTV que analyza el aumento del gasto militar mundial y español. On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlI8bMrQlkE&feature=youtu.be
The government must stop wasting money on nuclear weapons and use it instead to ensure fair wages and a decent standing of living for all. People across the country are facing hardship during this cost of living crisis, but the government is spending at least £205 billion on a new nuclear weapons system. Instead of... Read more »
Share the World's Resources expressed support for the GDAMS Campaign and shared our official statement on its website, available here
Share the World's Resources has published our statement Disarmament now to save people and planet "At the start of the Global Days of Action on Military Spending, the International Peace Bureau (IPB) have released a new statement calling on governments to redirect military spending to pressing global challenges that require all available resources". Read it here: https://sharing.org/information-centre/blogs/disarmament-now-save-people-and-planet
Join us to debate European military spending in 2023 and how it harms peace and the planet How much has the European continent spent on the military in 2023? How is EU militarisation exacerbating military spending? Why is militarization not compatible with the fight against climate change? How European militarisation and energy issues are linked,... Read more »
We will be attending the Brisbane State High School to hand out GDAMS flyers with up-to-date data from SIPRI. We shall be using the image with the slogan: WAR COSTS US THE EARTH.
Stop the War Coalition Philippines Media Advisory April 23, 2024 References: Dj Janier (09336412694) Mercy Angeles (09063677594) The Global Campaign against Military Spending or GCOMS runs from April 12 to May 15 for this year. This campaign aims to raise awareness about excessive military spending. Part of this campaign will also highlight the... Read more »
The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) is pleased to invite you to a webinar ‘Unpacking the latest trends and patterns in global military expenditure’, organized in cooperation with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). On 22 April, SIPRI will release its new data on global military expenditure. New data is expected to... Read more »
Hablamos sobre el giro bélico de la Unión Europea, del aumento sin precedentes en el gasto europeo y mundial en armamento con Laëtitia Sédou de la Red Europea Contra el Comercio de Armas y Jordi Calvo de Centre Delàs. Conduce Yago Álvarez.
Este martes, 30 de abril, a partir de las 11:00 horas, se realizará una visita guiada por la expo ‘Para la guerra nada, para la vida todo’. Será en el Campus de Cuenca UCLM, en la Sala de Juntas de la Facultad de Trabajo Social de la UCLM. A continuación se realizará una concentración y... Read more »
It’s spring, and that means many Americans either just filed their tax returns or are still struggling to get them in. Most will know whether they get a refund, but how many know where their tax dollars really go? Just like our personal expenses, our income tax payments can change our lives for the better... Read more »
