[act-ma] Space Week (Oct 4-11) Actions List in Formation [full-sized poster at bottom]
James in Cambridge
tompaine at hotmail.com
Sun Aug 24 13:07:32 PDT 2014
[from: globalnet at mindspring.com Bruce Gagnon Bath, Maine]
October 4-11,
2014
Keep Space for
Peace Week
International
Week of Protest to
Stop the Militarization of
Space
Stop Drones Surveillance & Killing
No Missile
Defense
No to NATO Expansion
End Corporate Domination of Foreign/Military
Policy
Convert the Military Industrial Complex
List in formation
Bath Iron Works, Maine (Oct 4) Vigil across from
administration building on Washington Street (Navy Aegis destroyers outfitted
with “missile defense” systems built at BIW) 11:30-12:30 am Smilin’ Trees Disarmament Farm
(207) 763-4062
Berlin, Germany
(Oct 4) Fly Kites, Not Drones! Gather in front of the German Parliament at
11:00 am and fly kites to make clear that we do not want to be threatened by
drones and we do not want people anywhere to be threatened by drones. Then at
15:00, we will meet in parks throughout the city and fly kites to continue our
protest. kampfdrohnen.aechten.berlin at gmx.de
Berlin, Germany
(Oct 3-5) Anti-War Conference Berlin at Haus der Demokratie und
Menschenrechte. An initiative of scientists and journalists against
militarization in Germany and in the member states of European Union and NATO.
The conference will focus on new dimensions in the preparation and conduct of
war through the use of information technology, media propaganda and recently
developed weapons such as drones. http://antikriegskonferenz.de/
RAF Croughton, England (Oct 5) Rally at U.S. satellite
communication base, March to main gate 1 mile - starts Croughton village 12.00
midday, Returns 3:00 pm, Oxfordshire Peace Campaign, oxonpeace at yahoo.co.uk
King of Prussia, PA
(Oct 11) Noon - 3pm, large MQ-9 Reaper Drone Replica Display and kite
flying in front of Lockheed Martin (L-M) at intersection of Mall & Goddard
Boulevards. L-M is making a
killing in drone war and surveillance technology, building the
remote-controlled unmanned planes and satellites that direct the drones and
launch their deadly Hellfire missiles which L-M also builds. It is expected to
go online in 2015. For more info Brandywine Peace Community, (610) 544-1818 brandywine at juno.com or www.brandywinepeace.com
Maine Walk for Peace & a Sustainable Future (Oct
11-20) Peace walk led by Nipponzan Myohoji from Rangeley to North Berwick. The
walk will protest the growing militarization of the Maine economy and will
call for conversion to sustainable production to help deal with climate
change. Sponsored by Maine Veterans For Peace. www.vfpmaine.org
Menwith Hill,
England (Oct 11)
Demonstration at NSA Spy Base in Yorkshire
focused on drones in particular and US
missile defense in general. 6-8 pm. Sponsored by CAAB mail at caab.corner.org.uk or 01423
884076
Stuttgart, Germany
(Oct 4) Protest against Drones and AFRICOM at 02:00 pm at AFRICOM Headquarters.
More information to come.
· Vandenberg
AFB, CA (Oct 1) Vigil at front gate of space warfare base from 3:30
to 4:45. Contact Dennis Apel at
(805) 343-6322
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Keep Space for Peace
Week is
co-sponsored by the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom,
KnowDrones.com and the Drone Campaign Network (UK)
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October
4 is also a Global Action Day Against the Use of
Drones for Surveillance & Killing and is being sponsored by a host of groups around
the world. See more at http://globaldayofaction.nationbuilder.com/
Resources:
· Download our full-size space week
poster at: http://www.space4peace.org/actions/Keep%20Space%20for%20Peacer%20Poster%202014.pdf
Global Network Against Weapons
& Nuclear Power in Space
PO Box 652
Brunswick, ME 04011
(207)
443-9502
globalnet at mindspring.com
www.space4peace.org
http://space4peace.blogspot.com/
(blog)
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