The Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space is calling for local groups to organize actions against the militarization of space. They have organizing tool kits online for organizing your own action. Check it out!
Keep Space for Peace Week
International Days of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space
October 1 – 8 2011
- Stop the Drones
- No Missile Defense
- End the wars & occupations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya
- Bring Our War $$ Home
- Convert the Military Industrial Complex
October 1-8
LOCAL ACTIONS (list in formation)
Albuquerque, New Mexico (Oct 5) Showing documentary Pax-Americana & the Weaponization of Space 6:00 pm at the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice. Contact Stop the War Machine at 505-268-9557 or citizen@comcast.net
Albuquerque, New Mexico (Oct 8) Anti-war and use of space for war protest at the University of New Mexico bookstore plaza, Central Avenue. Contact Stop the War Machine at 505-268-9557 or citizen@comcast.net
Andover, Massassachusetts (Oct 3) Vigil at Raytheon (where Patriot PAC-3 missile defense interceptors are made) at 7:00 am For more info call 978-686-4418
Bath Iron Works, Maine (Oct 1) Vigil across from administration building on Washington Street, 11:30-12:30am Smilin’ Trees Disarmament Farm (207) 763-4062
Brighton, England (Oct 1) Symposium on ‘Power in Outer Space’ – How can human activity in outer space be understood in relation to social power? How can this social power be contested? Keynote speakers will be Dave Webb, Leeds Metropolitan University, and Peter Dickens, University of Cambridge, and Visiting Professor at the University of Brighton. More info available at: www.brighton.ac.uk/sass/powerinouterspace/
Colorado Springs, Colorado (Oct 3) Bannering outside the west gate at Schriever AFB (home of the Space Warfare Center and numerous other Star Wars programs)3:30 – 4:30 bill.sulzman@gmail.com
Colorado Springs, Colorado (Oct 7) Congressional office visits (Bennet, Udall, Lamborn) presenting Stop the War petitions, 4:00 pm bill.sulzman@gmail.com
Creech AFB, Nevada (Oct 9) Vigil at Drone testing base at Indian Springs, noon-1:30 pm jim@nevadadesertexperience.org
RAF Croughton, England (Oct 1) Rally at U.S. communication base; March to main gate 1 mile – starts Croughton village 12.00 midday. Returns 3pm, Oxfordshire Peace Campaign, oxonpeace@yahoo.co.uk
Fort Mead, Maryland (Oct 9) The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore will visit the National Security Agency (NSA) at Fort Meade at noon. Contact Max Obuszewski at mobuszewski@verizon.net or 410-366-1637
Menwith Hill, England (Oct 4) “The Alternative Tea Party” demonstration at U.S. NSA Spy Base from 6-8 pm. Contact Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases mail@caabcorner.org.uk
Menwith Hill, England (Oct 16) “A Guided Walk Around Menwith Hill” – 2nd day of the CND Annual Conference in Bradford dominic@yorkshirecnd.org.uk
Nagpur, India (Oct 1) Demonstration at 5 PM at the All India Radio Square jointly by the All India Peace & Solidarity Organisation, S.E.C. Railway Pensioners Assn,Pragatisheel Raillway Mahila samaj and the Indian Women for Peace & Development jnrao36@sify.com
Nagpur, India (Oct 2) A Workshop on different types of space weapons including Drones jnrao36@sify.com
Nagpur, India (Oct 5) A joint pogramme by the All India Peace & Solidarity Organisation, Indian Women for Peace & Development and the Matru Seva Sangh Institute of Social Work, 2 pm
Omaha, Nebraska (Oct 2) STRATCOM (Strategic Command), Offut Air Force Base, Kinney Gate, 2:30-3:30 pm, klostermannm@osfdbq.org
Ridhora, India (Oct 3) A talk and a rally of the Students at the Central India Management & Tehnology Institute, in the state of Madhya Pradesh jnrao36@sify.com
Tucson, Arizona (Oct 3) Vigil at Raytheon (where “missile defense” kill vehicles are made) nukeresister@igc.org
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (Oct 8) Nonviolent resistance at Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest weapons corporation and space weapons contractor, 1- 2:30p.m. at Mall & Goddard Boulevards, (behind the King of Prussia Mall) brandywine@juno.com
Visakhapatnam, India (Oct 8) Workshop “Everything on Weaponisation of ‘Space” at Visakhapatnam in state of Andhrapradesh. jnrao36@sify.com
Waddington, England (from Sept 3rd) “Ground the Drones” Peace Camp at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, where a new squadron is being formed to fly killer drones direct from the UK. For details of the camp contact Yorkshire CND on 01274 730 795 or dominic@yorkshirecnd.org.uk
Weld County, Colorado (Oct 8) Vigil at Nuclear Missile site N-8 in Weld County. Car Pool leaves Colorado Springs at 8:30 AM, vigil at noon bill.sulzman@gmail.com
Keep Space for Peace Week is co-sponsored by the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (UK), Swedish Peace Council, Drone Campaign Network (UK), and United Against Drones (U.S.)
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