Peace groups, students, faith groups, unions and more gathered in London on 27 February to say ‘Stop Trident’ Great film here entitled ‘Why’? that captures the spirit of the day produced by LostPandaProductions and Brighton Expression Sessions You can read more about Faith group presence here Find more Stop Trident events here
Organised by CND and supported by Compass, Fellowship of Reconciliation, The Green Party of England & Wales, Greenpeace, International Peace Bureau, Medact, Muslim Association of Britain, Pax Christi, People’s Assembly Against Austerity, Quakers, Stop the War, Veterans for Peace, War on Want, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom: WILPF… and more More details here …
The 2016 Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS) will take place on April 18. Put it in your diary now! More information to follow.
The Global Day of Action on Military Spending “People’s Poll” ran 13-20 April 2015. In person and online, participants chose how they would spend £38 billion (the annual figure spent by the UK on the military) for a safer world. This is how they voted. Carina Education is my number one priority for its power to …
Abingdon Peace Group ran a stall to mark the Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS) on 13th April 2015. To engage with passers-by, they held a ballot on how Trident money could be otherwise spent: five marbles to distribute between five containers – Health, Education, Nuclear Weapons, Renewable Energy, Housing and Other. They also had a Trident Quiz and various …
Spending on health and education at home and overseas came out top of the list in the street survey conducted by Pax Christi and the Quakers today as part of the Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS). On the day when the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) announced that in 2014 Global Military Spending …
European peace groups have issued a statement supporting the Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS): In June 2015 European governments will meet to review the security and defence priorities that they have set for the EU. These include: Air-to-air refuelling to support air strikes Development of armed drones by the EU Defence Agency Economic …
Christian groups including Pax Christi and Quaker Peace and Social Witness are preparing to take part in the Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS) in the UK: Pax Christi to mark Global Day of Action on military spending – Independent Catholic News Christian peacemakers join Global Day of Action on Military Spending – …
The Global Day of Action on Military Spending 2015 is on 13 April. It is a scandal that 1 in 4 children in the UK grow up in poverty. It is outrageous that thirteen times more people are relying on foodbanks to survive than did five years ago. It is all the more scandalous when you realise …
Common activity for GDAMS, 13 April 2015 Let’s give people a chance to vote on what they feel will make the world a safer place. We invite you to make this action your own on or before GDAMS day so that we can be in solidarity with one another and have one voice to ‘Give …
