Archive for April, 2012
An army of drug-addicts? What it costs to maintain killing - another sign that killing and war are against human nature
http://t.co/Rd0TbFMg
Thanks to Sergii for writing a report about the training in Scotland:
http://t.co/WnPRfXQQ
Here comes a documentary from 2008 focusing on gender based violence, taking conflicts happening in Africa as an example - not only against women, men are also victims.
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The recordings of the live interviews are available! http://t.co/PJBgDFgg
At around 17:20 Georg and Kim talk a bit about the Peace Caravan!
Hey all,
for those who cannot wait to do something against war, there is a world-wide effort running right now again to stop money being spent on military actions.
The demilitarize.org webpage thankfully created a list with organizers and details of activities around the globe for you to join in and get more details:
http://demilitarize.org/action-events/
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** UPDATE:APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED **
Applications for the Peace Caravan are open - but maybe three weeks isn't enough for you and you're ready to take up the rewarding challenge of spending six weeks on the road to spread a message of peace, intercultural understanding and anti-militarism? Then you may consider applying as a Long Term Volunteer!Four positions are open: two LTVs will travel from June 30 2012 to August 9 2012; two others will travel from 5 August 2012 to 14 September 2012. More details below! View full article »
** UPDATE:APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED **
That's it, the Peace Caravan is officially launched, and you can now apply to join it this summer!
What is the Peace Caravan?
The Peace Caravan will take place this summer, between July 1st and September 13th, and will be an amazing opportunity to organise peace education actions and spread a message of peace! It will travel across Europe, from Finland to Catalunya, across 13 countries (Finland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo, Romania, Austria, Hungary, UK, Belgium, Germany, Italy and Spain).
Four teams will travel three weeks each (after an intial training and team-building seminar), mostly by train, and will organise peace education in cooperation with the branches. Some of them have been trained in the 'Preparaing for peace' seminar, taking place in Scotland in March. However, even if you have not taken part to this seminar, you can apply if you have peace education experience.
1st route: 30/06/2012 - 22/07/2012- Finland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Serbia
2nd route: 18/7/2012- 9/8/2012- Serbia, Kosovo, Romania, Austria
3rd route: 5/8/2012- 27/8/2012- Austria, Hungary, UK, Belgium, Germany
4th route: 23/8/2012- 14/9/2012- Germany, italy, Spain
Travel will take place in sometimes challenging circumstances. Therefore participants will need to be flexible and ready to adapt to unexpected circumstances, and to travel sometimes long hours by train.
How to apply?
Like for any work camp! You can contact your branch but you can also do it yourself online, going to
http://www.workcamps.info/icamps
topic 3 ('Peace and disarmament'), workcamp number: 3.72
If you are a member of one of the branches visited by the Peace Caravan, you can also welcome the Peace Caravan and join its activities. Contact your branch for more information on how to participate!
If you have any question- contact us!
