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Military spending – what can Quakers say and do? Online briefing and meeting

We are approaching a period when campaigners around the world will be contributing to the debate on Military Spending through the ‘Global Days of Action on Military Spending’. Quakers, through Northern Friends Peace Board and Quaker Peace & Social Witness, are part of the UK working group on this. NFPB have set up a short ...

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Women in black – London GDAMS Vigils

Edith Cavell statue 10 St. Martin's Pl,, London, United Kingdom

Vigils at the Edith Cavell statue will focus on military spending/ climate justice/move the money for on the 19 and 26 April. Will be inviting people to take selfies with a move the money option, military or... All welcome.

GCOMS at ‘The big one’

Parliament Square Parliament Square,, London, United Kingdom

We'll be joining 'The Big One' an Extinction Rebellion organised mass demonstration at Parliament. The event is a major departure for XR and aims to be 'radically inclusive', aiming to minimise disruption to the general public and for no arrests, relying instead in the power of numbers to get the message across. We will be ...

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SIPRI Figures Social Media Storm

On the 24th of April Stockholm International Peace Research Institute will release the latest global military spending figures, the first to indicate the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The international GCOMS steering group has called for a huge social media response to get the message out (past storms have reached millions of people). Let's get ...

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Mismatch or on Track: Does Global Military Spending Align with National Security Priorities?

The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) is pleased to invite you to an online webinar ‘Mismatch or on track: Does global military spending align with national security priorities’, organized in cooperation with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). On 24 April, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute will release its new data ...

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Women in black – london vigil II

Edith Cavell statue 10 St. Martin's Pl,, London, United Kingdom

Vigils at the Edith Cavell statue will focus on military spending/ climate justice/move the money for on the 19 and 26 April. Will be inviting people to take selfies with a move the money option, military or... All welcome.https://london.womeninblack.org/

Bradford CND Street Stall 

Join Bradford CND in the city centre for their monthly street stall where they will be talking to locals about GDAMS 2024.

Keighley Stall

There will be a street stall in Keighley where GDAMS and the need to cut military spending in favour of socially productive projects will be amongst the topics of discussion.