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NonviolenceNonviolence/AntimilitarismConscientious objection is one important aspect of nonviolence and antimilitarist action. I myself refused to perform military and substitute service in 1986, and got some trials which lasted until 1991. Militarization and masculinitiesRefusing militarism is not possible without refusing hegemonic masculinity
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 German |  Spanish |  Local Democracy Dumped!As government ends flawed consultation on nuclear power, anti-nuclear power activists step up resistance and blockade Sizewell nuclear power station in Suffolk, England.
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GermanAgainst NATO: Continuing the struggle – until the summit in Portugal (and beyond)From 15-18 October a series of meetings took place in Berlin, to discuss the continuation of work against NATO and the war in Afghanistan after Strasbourg. A special focus was on European and international co-operation. After Strasbourg: On dealing with violence in one's own ranks“The more violence, the less revolution,” Bart de Ligt wrote in The Conquest of Violence in 1936. If we accept this, then there was very little revolution in Strasbourg, despite all the romantic revolutionary rhetoric from certain groupings. I put this first in order to make it clear that this is a critique from a revolutionary perspective, and not a criticism of violence from a Green or Left-Party state-reformist point of view which accepts the state's monopoly on the use of force. By admin at 19/04/2009 - 23:00 | Anarchism | Nonviolence | read more | login to post comments |
GermanA global NATO? From NATO to a “global alliance of democracies”?Not only since the end of the Cold War NATO – the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation – has expanded considerably beyond what could be called the “Northern Atlantic” region. In fact, most of NATO's expansion has been in Eastern and South Eastern Europe. But NATO is more than just a North American and European affair. It now has global connections and partnerships, and some strategists propose to develop NATO into a “global alliance of democracies”. By admin at 05/03/2009 - 22:26 | Nonviolence | read more | login to post comments |
German | SpanishShut down NATONonviolent action against NATOSince its foundation in 1949 NATO pretended to defend the so-called “free West” against the allegedly aggressive communism. If this would have been the real reason of NATO's existence, NATO would have had to dissolve in 1991 after the end of the Warsaw Pact. But this did not happen. During the Cold War NATO fueled for more than 40 years the arms race, which is not to legitimise the senseless actions of Russia's armament policy. But recently released documents show: the strategic objective of NATO has been – at least for many years – the military push back of the Sowjet Union and the revision of the outcomes of the Second World War. During the Cold War NATO participated with its secret operation Gladio in repression against leftist movement with the NATO countries, and was linked also to the military coups in Greece in 19671 and in Turkey in 19802. After the end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact NATO quickly turned itself to new tasks. By admin at 24/01/2009 - 16:58 | Nonviolence | read more | login to post comments |
German | SpanishNonviolent direct action – a critical reflection“A group of eight activists blockaded the entrance to AWE Aldermaston this morning at 6.45am. Using steel lock-on tubes the group have completely blocked the road. Thus stopping all construction traffic entering or leaving the site. This has called a large tailback and the police turned all traffic away from the site.” The right to conscientious objection for employees of military contractorsChallenges for employment and CO legislation With the increasing professionalisation of Armed Forces in Europe and a continuing trend towards the abolishment of conscription in Europe, Europe's military forces increasingly outsource services which in the past had been provided "in-house" (by conscripts) to private contractors. Services so outsourced range from catering for military personnel and laundry services over building and vehicle maintenance to maintenance of fighter aircraft, helicopters and/or tanks, not to speak of guard duties and "private military contractors" - mercenaries. Against all militarismWhy an antimilitarist perspective is important for all social movements The World Social Forum is now 6 years old. Since its beginning in Porto Alegre in 2001, it grew, it inspired regional processes, and it changed. With the success of the World Social Forum came interest from the traditional left, and from leftist governments. Brazil's president Lula spoke at the World Social Forum, and the Venezuelan government made use of the "polycentric" forum in Caracas to promote the "Bolivarian revolution". So is the WSF embracing old-fashioned traditional left politics, and does it abandon its own principles? Does the WSF fall into the old trap of opposing one side of the political spectrum - (US) imperialism - and turning a blind eye on human rights violations and militarism when they occur on the left side of the political spectrum, according to the simple principle "the enemy of my enemy is my friend"? 
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