VOW has joined organizations around the world in signing on to this year’s appeal for the Global Days of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS), April 13th to May 12th. With the Canadian government on the verge of purchasing 88 new fighter jets, and the war in Ukraine, demilitarization is a topic of conversation needed now... Read more »
ONGD Lleida has joined organizations around the world in signing on to this year’s appeal for the Global Days of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS), and joined the online campaign April 13th to May 12th. For more information, click here.
One more year, SERPAJ Chile joins GDAMS under the slogan "Give Peace A Budget", which aims to raise awareness among society and public policy makers about the excessive military spending that countries allocate each year in their budgets. For more information, follow this link.
One more year, USTEA joins the GDAMS campaign. This year, the organization denounces once again how military spending, always on the rise, represents an opportunity cost that harms sectors such as education, health or public services, with more and more cuts, while the arms industry and the arms sales sector becomes richer. While conflicts are... Read more »
La Prunelle RDC, a media organisation, and the Collectif 2250, a youth peace organisation, both based in Bukavu (Democratic Republic of the Congo), joined organizations around the world in signing on to this year’s appeal for the Global Days of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS). They stated: "Weapons destroy and kill, and we have to... Read more »
Este año FLAMPA se suma a la Campaña global contra el gasto militar (GDAMS- GCONS), que finaliza el 12 de mayo. Desde las familias que conformamos toda la federación queremos hacer hincapié en que si queremos unas escuelas imbuidas en una cultura de paz, sin bullying, sin violencia hacia ningún colectivo, por su origen, por... Read more »
Lockheed Martin is by far the largest weapons producer in the world. From Ukraine to Yemen, from Palestine to Colombia, from Somalia to Syria, from Afghanistan and West Papua to Ethiopia, no one profits more from war and bloodshed than Lockheed Martin. We call on people around the world to join the Global Mobilization to... Read more »
(in German) On April 25th the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) will publish statistics on global arms spending for 2021. An increase in armaments expenditure is expected. On this occasion, we would like to invite you to our hybrid press conference. In the 2021 statistics on global arms spending, the COVID-19 pandemic highlights very... Read more »
On Monday 25 April, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) will publish new figures on global military spending for the year 2021, which shows a growing trend for the eighth consecutive year, surpassing the 1.98 trillion dollars revealed by the 2020 data. With the aim of critically presenting the new data and an analysis... Read more »
Join the 32nd Gernika Culture and Peace Conference and discuss the war in Ukraine, the role of the European Union, feminist contributions to decolonising humanitarian responses, peacebuilding in Mozambique and much more! With the participation of Tica Font, from Centre Delàs and WILPF Spain, who will talk about changing paradigm, giving a budget to disarmament... Read more »
Rete Pace Disarmo with Sbilanciamoci (a campaign that for 20 years has proposed a different Budget for the State) will issue a campaign a specific request for Italy's budget on the occasion of GDAMS. A press release will also be issued in the morning of the 25 with new SIPRI data.
Nouveaux Droits de l'Homme Cameroun will carry out social media campaigning to generate a disucssion within Cameroun about the governments commitment to spending on social needs and spending on arms/military. How can the state put more money in social issues and less in war?
Series of workshops on military spending in Peace Boat centers across Japan. More details will appear here soon.
In 2020, Climate Policy Initiative reported global climate finance flows at $632 billion, nowhere near our needs - conservatively estimated at $4.5-5 trillion annually. To transition to net-zero and guarantee a sustainable future, climate investment must increase drastically. Instead, our governments pour trillions into global military expenditure, a large portion of which finances the international... Read more »
Unipau (Universitat Internacional de la Pau) joins GDAMS by endorsing its appeal and campaigning online.
Honour the war dead by ending war: This year's ANZAC Day online peace event combines a peace vigil to remember all the casualties of war, and ‘Budget for peace, not war’, a forum marking the Global Day of Action on Military Spending. Join us to discuss the new global military spending figures on the day... Read more »
This is the big one. The release of the latest SIPRI global military spending figures gives us a fantastic opportunity to highlight the dangers of runaway military spending and the opportunity costs of diverting public resource from public health, common security and the climate crisis. Last year, by working together globally the storm ‘reached’ over... Read more »
Press conference on 25th April + media content. Peace organisations in South Korea lead by PSPD. Candlelit vigil. More details will come soon.
Second of the Women in Black London GDAMS vigils is on Wednesday 27th April from 6pm to 7pm at the Edith Cavell statue. It is in St.Martin’s Place, London WC2, opposite the entrance to the National Portrait Gallery, and not far from Trafalgar Square. GDAMS Placards and leaflets – #GivePeaceABudget. All welcome.
Organized by Brandywine Peace Community - Good Friday @Lockheed Martin. Mall & Goddard Boulevards, King of Prussia (behind King of Prussia Mall). Next to a large wooden cross, with Lockheed Martin logos at the crucifixion nail points and a large peace sign, people will vigil and intone a large bell of bell, will hold large banners emblazoned with... Read more »
There will be a time beyond the Ukraine and Yemen wars, and the time to prepare for it is now. Midst the Ukraine war tectonic changes in the global disorder, leading international organizations have developed a call and blueprint for new Common Security order for peace, climate sustainability and justice. To join this event, follow... Read more »
Presentation of the book "Pacifistas en acción" by Jordi Calves Rufanges and Koldobi Velasco Vázquez, organised by Alternativa Antimilitarista MOC and Canarias por la Paz, which joined the GDAMS campaign once again! For more information, follow this link.
In response to the SIPRI figures and yesterday’s inflammatory statement by Liz Truss, Keighley peace campaigners will adorn the Airedale Centre with banners and posters calling for an end to the arms race and for public money to instead be invested in building a secure future.
Bicycle action at Air Base Ramstein on April 30th! We are back in Ramstein! In the context of the „Global Days of Action on Military Spending“ (GDAMS) we will circle the Airbase by bike in order to take a stand against rearmament and set an example for peace. Especially in these times of war, it... Read more »
Vrede calls on people to join the May 1 protest in Ghent with a message of peace and solidarity. The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine is drastically increasing military spending. The Belgian government decided at the end of January to invest 10 billion in war materiel, on top of the 9.4 billion of the... Read more »
Video message from a Hibakusha who will connect military spending, the war on Ukraine and nuclear weapons. More details soon.
This would be the main event in the thematic PEACE AREA which, because of its importance should be organized by the WSF-Facilitation-Committee. The threats with nuclear weapons, 26 actual wars and more than 200 armed conflicts demonstrate: the world is in danger. 2Billion Dollar 2020 for military spending and 900 million people are going with... Read more »
The Transnational Institute launched a report and online campaign denouncing the militarization of the EU. "Long before the Ukraine war, the EU increased its security, defence and military budgets for 2021-2027 by a staggering 123% compared to the last budget round. EU funding for law enforcement, border control and military research, development, and operations (€43.9bn)... Read more »
Demilitarizing the Budget: Important even in times of war As the war in Ukraine adds to the many violent conflicts around the world, govenments are responding by increasing military budgets, sending weapons to allies, and calling for escalatory measures against other nations. In 2020, the world spent almost $2 trillion on militaries, and if we... Read more »
Join Just Peace Queensland to protest the $billion$ of your taxes diverted from creating a secure life for you and your children, and funnelled into limitless military spending. We will have flyers to distribute illustrating graphically Australia's expenditure on weapons and personnel over the coming years. This will rely on SIPRI data and the expenditure... Read more »
This devastating war is killing thousands, displacing millions, and causing hunger, inflation, unrest, and increased militarism globally. It is not far-fetched to foresee a protracted war that goes on for years. Just look at the decades-long US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the 7-year of fighting in the Donbas, and the interest the U.S. has... Read more »
Nova Scotia Voice of Women for Peace displayed a 'Peace Knot Bombs" banner at Mount St. Vincent University commemorating the 38 Yemeni children killed by a Lockheed Martin bomb in 2018 while on a school trip. We want to draw attention to the real cost of military spending and the devastation of grief for children... Read more »
The global nuclear weapons budget is over $100 Billion dollars per year. Just imagine what this money could cover if it was not wasted so foolishly on weapons designed to inflict 'destruction the like of which we have never seen before.' (The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki provide only a glimpse of what would happen... Read more »
Webinar in each of the 3 major islands - Manila, Cebu City and Mindanao Kite Flying event More details will appear here soon!
Watch a video of this action here. You can download this leaflet as a pdf file here. See also: Media release 'Indo-Pacific Expo exposes Australian Government hypocrisy'
As part of The Festival of Debate, this event explores the impacts of the military on the environment and climate change, and the urgent need to re-think security. It is a chance to hear first-hand about the effects of nuclear colonialism on people in the global south. Leona Morgan from New Mexico will speak about... Read more »
As part of The Festival of Debate, this event explores the impacts of the military on the environment and climate change, and the urgent need to re-think security. It is a chance to hear first-hand about the effects of nuclear colonialism on people in the global south. Leona Morgan from New Mexico will speak about... Read more »
Peace Movement in Action 3: Feminist Voices for Peace from Russia Join the IPB and our partners in Russia for a discussion on the actions being taken to promote peace and nonviolence in Russia in light of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. All of the four speakers will offer a feminist perspective on social... Read more »
Un año más USTEA se ha sumado a la Campaña mundial contra el gasto militar, GDAMS-GCOMS, mientras los países de la Unión Europea se suman a una loca carrera aumentando sus gastos militares, como les venían exigiendo las directrices de la OTAN. Dentro de unos días nos sumaremos al Día Mundial de las Mujeres por... Read more »
Public Zoom Meeting – All Welcome Speakers include: Jake Easby-Robinson – Brighton Peace & Environment Centre – a Brighton charity promoting peace, equality, and protection of the environment. Matt Fawcett – Global Campaign on Military Spending UK – created by the International Peace Bureau to highlight the issue of excessive military spending. Elaine Graham-Leigh – writer on climate change &... 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 »
Grannies for Peace, a project of Women Against War, will hold a vigil at the Albany New York (US) annual Tulip Festival calling on the US to stops sending arms to Israel.
International Peace Bureau and World BEYOND War will hold the third-annual 24-hour peacewave on June 22-23, 2024. This will be a 24-hour-long Zoom featuring live peace actions in the streets and squares of the world, moving around the globe with the sun. There will be a live Q&A section on Zoom for the last... Read more »
