6 reports
Sorrow and hope at the heart of annual Memorial Day remembrance by Kristin Scheer PeaceWorks Kansas City held its 13th annual Memorial Day event this year at the Kansas City National Security Campus (NSC), where parts for nuclear weapons are made and procured. That day, May 29, was warm and sunny, and 63 of us […]
from World BEYOND War OTTAWA — On May 31, over a hundred people have disrupted the opening of CANSEC, North America’s largest military weapons convention in Ottawa, where 10,000 attendees were expected to gather. Activists carrying 50 foot banners saying “Stop Profiting from War,” “Arms Dealers Not Welcome” and holding dozens of “War Crimes Start […]
from CODEPINK “NO MORE MONEY FOR THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX” On the afternoon of May 16, CODEPINK activists disrupted a congressional hearing in Washington, D.C. featuring the Secretaries of Defense, Commerce, and State. The hearing, called “A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 24 Budget Request: Investing in U.S. Security, Competitiveness, and the Path Ahead for […]
from the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action Activists blockaded the entrance to the U.S. Navy’s west coast nuclear submarine base, which is home to the largest operational concentration of deployed nuclear weapons, in a nonviolent direct action the day before Mother’s Day. Eight peace activists from the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action, holding […]
from Duvar English Three temporarily detained in Mersin for protesting against nuclear power plant’s opening The Turkish gendarmerie temporarily detained Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP) parliamentary candidate Hakan Güneş and two anti-nuclear activists for protesting against the opening ceremony of the Mersin Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant. The Turkish gendarmerie on April 27 temporarily detained two anti-nuclear activists and Workers’ […]
On May 8, the day Germans commemorate the end of a fascist regime and the end of World War II, seven opponents of war entered the Büchel air base. They nonviolently disrupted the preparation for nuclear war by obstructing construction work for the new runway. The new runway is a prerequisite for the deployment of […]
