Tabling at Unitarian Society (220 Main St., Northampton, MA 01060). Rain date is April 7th at Noon. Sponsored by Taxes for Peace New England.
“Stations of Justice, Nonviolence, Peace, and the Love of Humanity.” At Lockheed Martin: Mall & Goddard Boulevards, King of Prussia (behind King of Prussia Mall). Sponsored by Brandywine Peace Community.
GDAMS 2023 will take place from April 13 to May 9. Save the dates! This year of war in Ukraine has meant a huge boost for militarism and military budgets across the world, especially in countries of the Global North. But at GCOMS we believe the response should be quite the opposite: we should drastically... Read more »
Serpaj Chile joins GDAMS one more year, by endorsing our Appeal and posting on their social media. "Social inequality, the climate crisis and injustice are serious problems affecting millions of people around the world. Yet military spending continues to be exorbitant, pouring millions into weapons and conflicts. That is why, as every year, SERPAJ Chile... Read more »
Sign-holding on Portland bridges (Burma Shave Style). Meet at E. Burnside and MLK Jr. Blvd. Sponsored by War Resisters League – Portland.
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.
Tax Day protest dedicated to the theme of the militarized, immoral discretionary federal budget. The event will feature a sound system, musicians, banners and signs, as well as handouts on the federal budget and JFK’s peace speech plus a tent for speakers and musicians. It is sponsored by Traprock Center and cosponsored by MAPA.
War tax resistance lit table and Penny Poll at the Cedar Valley Unitarian Universalist during their 11am fellowship.
WAR IN UKRAINE: MAKING SENSE OF A SENSELESS CONFLICT, Time and Space Limited, Free to members, $7 non-members
The organization Canadian Voice of Women for Peace supported the GDAMS 2023 campaign on Instagram: "We, at VOW, support the Global Days of Action on Military Spending, and call on the Canadian Government to reduce military spending and prioritize decarbonization and peace. This year of war in Ukraine has meant a huge boost for militarism... Read more »
CALL FOR DIPLOMACY IN UKRAINE: NOT MORE WAR, Sage College, Bush Memorial Center, 50 First St., Troy, Free
WAR IN UKRAINE: MAKING SENSE OF A SENSELESS CONFLICT, The Sanctuary at the College of St. Rose, 959 Madison Ave., Albany, Free
UNTANGLING THE WEB OF WAR IN UKRAINE: THE CHALLENGE FOR JOURNALISTS, University at Albany, Humanities 354 (Uptown Campus), Free
Arizona Tucson Peace vigil at Raytheon Missile Systems at corners of Nogales Highway and Hermans Road. Vigil and parking is on the NORTH side of the Hermans Road entrance to the plant (3rd traffic light south of Valencia on Nogales Highway, the extension of South 6th Avenue). Park on the gravel off northbound Nogales Highway,... Read more »
WTR information table outside the Brattleboro Food Coop, 2 Main Street. Sponsored by Taxes for Peace New England. For more information, contact Daniel Sicken.
CALL FOR DIPLOMACY IN UKRAINE: NOT MORE WAR, Sage College, Bush Memorial Center, 50 First St., Troy, Free
The WAR IN UKRAINE: UNTANGLING A SENSELESS WAR….DETAILING ITS IMPACT ON WOMEN, Co-sponsored by the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department, Institute for Research on Women & UUP Albany Chapter, University at Albany, Humanities 354 (Uptown Campus), Free
Vigils at the Edith Cavell statue will focus on military spending/ climate justice/move the money for on the 19 and 26 April. Will be inviting people to take selfies with a move the money option, military or… All welcome. Here some pictures from the vigil:
XR's The Big One around the Houses of Parliament is just one week away! Join CND and the XR Peace collective as we take a stand against nuclear weapons and militarism and stand up for the planet! Join CND to leaflet about nuclear weapons outside the Ministry of Defence.
Join CND and the XR Peace collective as we take a stand against nuclear weapons and militarism and stand up for the planet! A series of workshops, people’s assemblies and creative actions in the green area off Whitehall and Richmond Terrace. GCOMS will be speaking at 2:15 pm. Here some pictures of the event:
Military spending – what can Quakers say and do? Online briefing and meeting. We are approaching a period when campaigners around the world will be contributing to the Global Campaign on Military Spending through ‘Days of Action’. Quakers, through NFPB and QPSW, are part of the UK working group on this. We have set up... Read more »
By acknowledging the International Earth Day on 22. April 2023, the organization Internasjoinal Kvinneliga for Fred & Frihet promotes our GDAMS 2023 Appeal.
XR's The Big One around the Houses of Parliament is just one week away! Join CND and the XR Peace collective as we take a stand against nuclear weapons and militarism and stand up for the planet! XR Peace will join a march for biodiversity in central London.
We will join local environmental groups at the Federal building for a rally, march/parade, a marching band, and more. Banners will say “No War,” “Diplomats not Bombs in Ukraine,” “The US Pentagon is the biggest Polluter in the World,” and a huge bar graph showing how much money goes to the Pentagon versus life affirming... Read more »
XR's The Big One around the Houses of Parliament is just one week away! Join CND and the XR Peace collective as we take a stand against nuclear weapons and militarism and stand up for the planet! The Big One coexists with the London Marathon as it cuts across Parliament Square, providing an exciting opportunity... Read more »
XR's The Big One around the Houses of Parliament is just one week away! Join CND and the XR Peace collective as we take a stand against nuclear weapons and militarism and stand up for the planet! CND returns to the MoD and Parliament for more workshops and creative actions.
The organization Demilitarise Education supported GCOMS spreading its GDAMS 2023 Appeal. They tweeted: "When we underfund education, the unethical interests of private arms companies prevail. Support @DemilitarizeDay and @GCOMS_UK to share what you'd rather the government spend their money on. #WarCostsUsTheEarth #FundPeaceNotWar"
Street action in front of the Ministry of National Defense. Here one of the pictures of their action:
By spreading the GDAMS 2023 appeal on Instagram and translating it into Dutch, the organization Stop Wapenhandel supported the campaign.
On the 24th of April Stockholm International Peace Research Institute will release the latest global military spending figures, the first to indicate the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The international GCOMS steering group has called for a huge social media response to get the message out. Let’s get peace trending!
Justicia y Paz España supported Centre Delàs during the press conference on the recently published SIPRI data on military spending. They tweeted: "Razones por las que el es un desastre para la lucha contra el cambio climático @DemilitarizeDay 1. Cuando aumenta, también lo hacen las emisiones de GHG 2. Desvía recursos de financiación para el... Read more »
Press conference in Barcelona organised by Centre Delàs of Peace Studies to analyse the newly released data on military spending.
Discussion on the recently released data on military spending by SIPRI.
Has the rapidly escalating climate emergency finally shifted governments' thinking away from narrow outdated notions of military security based on endless preparations for war towards prioritising spending on human health and wellbeing, and care for the planet? Join us online on Monday, 24 April, from 1pm to 2pm, to discuss the new global military spending... Read more »
Online support from the organization Alianza Iberoamerica por la paz AIPP. They tweeted: "En 2022 el mundo gastó 2,24 billones $ en lo militar según @SIPRIorg. Aunque nuestros gobiernos puedan argumentar que ese gasto en "defensa" es necesario, al final nos dejará indefensos ante la amenaza existencial que supone la crisis climática. #WarCostsUsTheEarth #GDAMS"
Article on global military spending, see here for more detailed information. They tweeted: "La despesa militar real espanyola per al 2023 serà de 27.617 milions, més del doble del que s’ha assignat al Ministeri de Defensa i per sobre del 2% del PIB que exigeix l'OTAN".
Online support by Antimilitaristes MOC València. They tweeted: "2.240.000.000.000.000 de oportunidades perdidas de atender los problemas y las emergencias reales, y una apuesta por perpetuar la guerra y un mundo más peligroso e injusto #GDAMS #WarCostsUstheEarth #LaGuerranosCuestalaTierra #SeguridadHumana"
Peace Boat joined GDAMS during their 114th voyage, appealing for peace in Ukraine. During the onboard day of action for May 5, there'll be lectures and workshops and participants are planning to take a photo to show Peace Boat's support for GDAMS. Peace Boat will also translate the GDAMS infographics to Japanese. During the Civil7... Read more »
The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) is pleased to invite you to an online webinar ‘Mismatch or on track: Does global military spending align with national security priorities’, organized in cooperation with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). On 24 April, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute will release its new data... Read more »
The organization Norges Fredsrad joined the GDAMS campaign on Instagram: "#SIPRI har sluppet sin årlige rapport om verdens militære utgifter. "Kontinuerlig øking i verdens militære utgifter signaliserer at vi lever i en stadig mer usikker verden," sier Dr. Nan Tian, seniorforsker ved SIPRI med ansvar for SIPRI Military Expenditure Database. (transl.: "Continuous increases in global... Read more »
Vigils at the Edith Cavell statue will focus on military spending/ climate justice/move the money for on the 19 and 26 April as well as 3 May. Will be inviting people to take selfies with a move the money option, military or… All welcome. Here some pictures from the vigil:
Members of Centre Delàs discussed the global military spending in a roundtable on twitch. They tweeted: "¡#SAltoElFuego ya está en directo en el Canal de Twitch de @ElSaltoDiario! Hoy hablamos de gasto militar y objeción fiscal junto a compañeras del SIOF, @DemilitarizeDay, Cuerpo Consciente-IRG. Síguelo ahora https://twitch.tv/elsaltodiariona"
SIDE EVENT AT THE 2023 ECOSOC YOUTH FORUm: “Disarmament for Development: Rebalancing Military Expenditure with Development Priorities” Through an examination of these issues, the event will discuss the opportunity cost of excessive military spending and how this relates to the achievement of Agenda 2030 and specifically SDG 17 (partnerships for the Goals), which has been... Read more »
Disarmo: Bussalo della Pace Conference with don Renato Sacco, national councilor of Pax Christi and Vito Alfieri Fontana, a former landmine maker turned deminer, who worked in Bosnia and Kosovo.