Conversations hosted by Foreign Policy in Focus about budget priorities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic:
– Underlying trends that strengthen the case for a fully sustainable recovery from the pandemic;
– Pertinent facts, statistics and case studies that bolster the progressive case;
– Examples of new organizing energy related to a “pandemic pivot.”
With:
Jeff Abramson, Wendela de Vries, Cora Fabros, Bill Hartung, Miriam Pemberton, Jordi Calvo, Lindsay Koshgarian and David Vine
Facilitates:
John Feffer
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 »
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 »
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.