New postcard for GDAMS 2016!
We have produced a Postcard for you to download and use on stalls, events leading up to and on 18 April. Can also be printed as an A5 leaflet.
Vote now for a safer world!
The United Kingdom is the sixth highest military spender in the world with an annual budget of £45 billion announced in summer 2015. For the Global Day of Action 2016, we are asking people around the country how they would use that money to make the world safer. Vote now More ideas to help you plan for 18 …
Thousands say ‘Stop Trident’
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
Stop Trident demonstration 27 February
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 …
Date announced for GDAMS 2016
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.
GDAMS 2015 Survey Results
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 marks GDAMS
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 …
GDAMS events in London
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 groups supporting GDAMS
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 preparing for GDAMS
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 – …
