Towards a nuclear-weapons free Europe and a nuclear-weapons free world
Influence political leaders to move towards a nuclear weapons free Europe and to abolish all nuclear weapons worldwide. The World Court Projec (WCP) prepares a return to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The Nuclear Weapon Convention(NWC)could be a way-out of the current deadlock. NGOs and representatives are involved for promoting this process of elimination. France is one of the nuclear States in Europe, but probably the most difficult to convince for a nuclear free world. The current programme of modernization of the French nuclear arsenal will be presented and also the current nuclear strategy, with the "possible first nuclear strike against non-nuclear State". Contribution of France to proliferation is also a concern with the promotion of nuclear energy. A recent study of the French public opinion gives interesting results for deciding campaigns as ICAN (www.icanw.org)or Mayors for Peace (www.mayorsforpeace.org).
| När |
2008-09-19 från 09:30 till 12:30 |
|---|---|
| Var | Hyllie park folkhögskola |
| What | Seminar |
| Theme | Building a Europe for a world of justice, peace and solidarity - against war, militarism and occupations |
| Aim | Alliance building for joint mobilizations, actions and campaigns, Developing strategies, visions and alternatives |
| Languages | English, +, +, |
Please note that the seminar is in a room called "Hyllie park folkhögskola" in the ESF AREA ROSENGARD.
The information tables of INES, the WCP and SLMK are in the thematic area "Peace" at Ungdomens hus in Möllevangen.
We will have a special booklet for ESF available containing the following articles:
* NATO Nuclear Weapons:Power withour purpose
* An Interview with Israeli Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu
* A locations map of nuclear weapons in Europe
* Military research in the European Union
* Abolishing Nuclear Weapons in Europe an the rest of the world
* The World Social Forum on Sciences and Democracy in Belem/Brazil, January 2009
see: http://www.inesglobal.com/_Newsletter/ESF_booklet.pdf
There you can sign the appeal to the University of California to stop their involvement in the development and improvement of nuclear weapons!
Organisations collaborating on this activity
- International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility (INES), Germany
- World Court Project UK, United Kingdom
- Swedish Scientists and Engineers Against Nuclear Arms (SEANA), Sweden
- Pugwash Denmark, Denmark
- IPPNW Sweden, Sweden
Participants
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Dominique Lalanne,
France [Abolition 2000, Stop Essais ] -
George Farebrother,
United Kingdom [World Court Project UK ] -
John Avery,
United States [INES ] -
Reiner Braun,
Germany [INES ] -
Lars Ingelstam,
Sweden [SEANA ] -
Gunnar Westberg (convener),
Sweden [SLMK ] -
Frida Sundberg (convener),
Sweden [SLMK ]
