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Role of Nonviolence in the Antimilitarist Movement

This strand aims to be a stage in between the analyses of the issues facing the antimilitarist movement and the co-ordination stage. In this strand we aim to evaluate the strategies taken on by the anti-militarist movement over the years and try to come up with more effective strategies to strengthen the movement. Introductions: Andreas Speck (Germany) and Javier Garate from War resisters International. After the introduction we will break into the following workshops: Movement Action Plan Nonviolence tools for campaign development Planning a nonviolent action EPA's focus is facilitating effective, grassroots, anti-militarist action

When Sep 19, 2008
from 14:00 to 17:00
Where Ungdomens hus, Sal 4
What Workshop
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
Languages English, Español, Français,

Nonviolence
This strand aims to be a stage in between the analyses of the issues facing the antimilitarist movement and the co-ordination stage. In this strand we aim to evaluate the strategies taken on by the anti-militarist movement over the years and try to come up with more effective strategies to strengthen the movement.
Introductions: Andreas Speck (Germany) and Javier Garate from War resisters International.

Workshop: Movement Action Plan
Analysing the different stages of where the direct action anti-militarist movement is. How to move forward in the development of our movement.
Resource persons:
Marcus Armstrong from Turning the Tide, UK
Andreas Speck from War Resisters International

Workshop: Nonviolence tools for campaign development
Using different tools (pillars of power, spectrum of allies, cross spectrum,etc) we will analyse the strategies used by the direct action anti-militarist movement and how to develop more effective strategies to reach your campaign goals
Resource persons:
Stellan Vinthagen, peace researcher, activist and on the War Resisters Internernational's council.
Javier Garate from War Resisters International

Workshop: Planning a nonviolent action
Practical workshop on preparing nonviolent action, we will look at different action models e.g. Mass nonviolent direct action and high risk and secretive action.
Resource persons:
Martin Smedjeback, nonviolence trainer and active in Ofog, Sweden
Inez Louwagie from Vredesactie, Belgium

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