World Anti-militarism Newswire Archive

Smash EDO: Summer of Resistance info night, today in Brighton

There will be an open Summer of Resistance info night tonight, Monday the 26th, at the Cowley Club in Brighton, 7.30pm. Come and learn more and to find out how to get involved.

MoD procurement privatisation - crucial article that didn't appear online

23-03-2012 13:55 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Public sector cuts | World

This article appeared in the print edition of the Bristol Evening Post but someone somewhere decided it should not appear in the online edition - wonder why? It names and shames the massive companies that are circling round the MoD procurement centre at Abbey Wood, North Bristol like vultures. Just imagine if the private arms firms were in charge of overseeing government arms contracts. Bye-bye future - it's 1984 in spades! The last line - as ever - is the most important considering BAe Systems are 'at the heart of corruption' in the global arms trade.according to Andrew Feinstein (see below)

London’s ‘Syria Global March’ - 17th March 2012

20-03-2012 19:20 | Anti-militarism | Globalisation | Terror War | World

On 17th March 2012, a global people’s march was called to commemorate the first anniversary of the Syrian Revolution with a demand to ‘an end the slaughter & carnage of innocent people by a barbaric regime.’ A video featuring conversations with Mohammed, the son of a Syrian Muslim Brotherhood member and a demonstrator, the procession and speeches from the day can be viewed here -

http://youtu.be/ziXWXeVd9EM

Target Barclays Sat 24th of March in Brighton

During the last month Jordan Valley Solidarity, Brighton and Hove Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Smash EDO and students from Sussex university have held two very successful demos against Barclays' investments in Israel and the arms trade. We will return again this Saturday. Come along to Barclays, 139-142 North Street, Brighton on the 24th help us make this one a success!

Crisis of Civilization Podcast: Episode 1 – Syria, Libya, Iran

During a screening of The Crisis of Civilization in Cambridge, Dean Puckett and Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed had a one hour, in-depth chat about the current situation in Syria, Libya and Iran – and about the West’s response to the Arab Spring.

Smash EDO: update and upcoming events

Smash EDO update about past and future events and the Summer of Resistance.

Barclays Brighton closed down for complicity in Israeli apartheid and arms trade

Occupation of Barclays - 10/3/12

video at

http://brightonpalestinecampaign.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=7715799679e7a66f1939dfea9&id=d27ad0391b&e=af1958d423

Menwith Hill: Lifiting the Lid and Occupying

Yorkshire CND have published a new report about the secret US spy base at Menwith Hill and on April 17th there is a protest to Occupy Menwith Hill, starting at 11am.

Angie Zelter arrested on Jeju Island

12-03-2012 18:52 | Anti-militarism | Ocean Defence | Repression | World

British peace activist and nobel prize nominee Angie Zelter is amongst those who have been arrested in ongoing protests against the building of a new naval base on Jeju Island in South Korea. The military base is due to be built on the island which was named an “Island of World Peace” by the South Korean government in 2005. Local villagers and activists have raised concerns over the environmental destruction of the island, which has several UNESCO World Heritage sites, and its potential to escalate military tensions in the region.

Cambridge Vigil Marks 400th UK Afghan War Casualty

Yesterday afternoon (Saturday March 10th 2012) in Cambridge Market Square, a small but poignant display appeared for just an hour to mark a milestone event which the mainstream media have chosen not to report.

London Vigil for GAZA @Israeli Embassy, as Israel massacres Gazans

11-03-2012 20:22 | Anti-militarism | Anti-racism | Palestine | World

Human Right supporters hold a vigil outside the Israeli Embassy, London on 10th March 2012, as Israel continues to massacre Gazans.

The Turkish Army's Gay Porno Archive

09-03-2012 21:20 | Anti-militarism | Social Struggles | World

Gay men barred from military service in Turkey asked to provide visual proof of their sexual persuasion.

The Saga of Bradley Manning, Julian Assange, and Wikileaks

05-03-2012 19:44 | Anti-militarism | Terror War | World

"Defense lawyers say Manning was clearly a troubled young soldier whom the Army should never have deployed to Iraq or given access to classified material while he was stationed there ... They say he was in emotional turmoil, partly because he was a gay soldier at a time when homosexuals were barred from serving openly in the U.S. armed forces." (Associated Press, February 3)

Smash EDO's Summer of Resistance: some confirmed dates

Here's an update of some confirmed, public dates for the Summer of Resistance (

http://smashedo.org.uk/1 ) Read on and get involved!

Anti-corruption activist savages BBC on its 80th Birthday

02-03-2012 17:47 | Analysis | Anti-militarism | Other Press | World

The BBC is marking the 80th anniversary of its World Service, and has been gushing about its supposed virtues. It claims to be: ‘fearless and so impartial that it allows its critics to argue their case on its own programs’. Meanwhile it continues to white wash fraud and corruption on UK military equipment contracts.

Write Solidarity to Theresa Cusimano - S.O.A. resister prisoner

29-02-2012 11:43 | Anti-militarism | World

Theresa Cusimano, #49903
Lee County Sheriff's Jail - Section D-3
1900 Frederick Road
Opelika, AL 36801-7212
USA

Report of Barclays Picket - Divest from Israel and the arms trade

www.smashedo.org.uk/target-barclays.htm

Smash EDO: Summer of Resistance talk in Swansea, Mon 27th

We will be in Swansea to talk about the Summer of Resistance, Monday the 27th, 7.30 at Mozarts. Come along with ideas or just to learn more.

UG#579 - Financial Consolidation (Wars for Profit and More on Primordial Debt)

26-02-2012 05:19 | Anti-militarism | History | Sheffield | World

This week we continue our detailed look at money and debt. In our first hour, Edward Griffin speaks on the history of banking in USA. In our second hour, we conclude last week's reading of Primordial Debt, chapter 3 of David Graeber's Debt, The First 5000 Years.

UG#581 - Unmasking the Genocide of Business As Usual (The Hidden Worlds of Comm

The show this week unmasks the moral pretensions of globalized imperialism run amok. Professor Anthony J. Hall speaks on the coming home to roost of USA's history of imperialism and globalization through force of arms. In our second hour, we begin reading A Brief Treatise on the Moral Grounds of Economic Relations, the next chapter of David Graeber's Debt, The First 5000 Years, on how the mentality and language of 'exchange' is used both to cloak such predatory hierarchical relations and to obscure our innate drive towards communistic relationships of mutual aid.