Online Campaigning 2020
Print the #Move the Money banner. Fill in how you would spend the money. Take a selfie with the banner and share it online!
Petition: Invest in Healthcare not Militarisation
Sign the International Peace Bureau petition ‘We, the signatories, call on the world leaders meeting at the General Assembly of the United Nations, to dramatically reduce military spending in favour of healthcare and all social and environmental needs.’
Reports coming in from GCOMS 2017
At St Joseph’s School and site of Pax Christi office in Hendon London, staff and pupils of the school came along to cast their vote for a safer world. As well as showing curiosity about what was going on, 94 people took part in the vote and you can see the results in the photograph. …
New media package for GCOMS 2017
The International GCOMS team have put together ideas, twitter messages, hashtags that can all be used by individuals and groups to help promote the week of action. You can also find info graphics here which are useful in presenting facts and alternatives to military spending . If you cannot arrange a stall or activity …
New articles and campaign resources added
Check out these pages to see articles and resources that may help you plan for your GCOMS activities. We are trying to make links with some of the major events taking place in our world: Increased military spending, especially in the USA, on-going conflicts in South Sudan, Yemen, Syria which have links back to the …
Vote for a Safer World: on-line survey open!
The on-line survey for 2017 is OPEN. How would you spend £46 billion, the annual UK military budget. Take part in the survey yourself and share with others! Plan now for a stall/action between 20 – 23 April and join with others around the world marking GCOMS 2017. More ideas here
2017 Budget Announced
2017-18 budget announced
European defence spending 2016-17
Useful article with good graphics on defence spending in Europe, setting this out by region and by country. After the United States, Europe largest in terms of military spending.
U.S military spending on the rise!
US President Donald Trump is seeking to boost defence spending by 10% in his proposed budget plan for 2018. The blueprint will increase defence spending by $54bn (£43bn) but seeks to recoup that sum through deep cuts elsewhere, including to foreign aid. Mr Trump’s plan leaves large welfare programmes untouched, despite Republican calls for reform. …
Increase in global arms exports
The Stockholm International Peace Resarch Institute report an increase in arms transfers driven by demand in the Middle East and Asia. The flow of arms increased to Asia and Oceania and the Middle East between 2007–11 and 2012–16, while there was a decrease in the flow to Europe, the Americas and Africa. The five biggest exporters—the …
