When is a foreign military base not a military base? When it’s a ‘lily-pad’ in the U.S. military’s global network of bases. The Herald Sun reports: “US military hardware and personnel are set to be permanently placed in Australia, though both governments continue to avoid the word “base””. The U.S. is negotiating an agreement with… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Movements and Resistance
Orca and Superferries
The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports that researchers studying the effects of naval sonar on marine mammals spotted a pod of orca off Kaua’i: The whales appeared at about 9 a.m. Sunday in the channel between Kauai and Niihau where Baird and other Cascadia scientists are conducting a three-week project for the Navy to gauge the… Read more »
Helicopter training on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, Army-Native Hawaiian convenant and more military housing
The Army wants to conduct helicopter training exercises on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. Jim Albertini of Malu ‘Aina issued the following call to oppose the Army’s High Altitude Mountainous Environment Training (HAMET) on the slopes of the sacred Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. The Army had conducted these helicopter training exercises in the past… Read more »
Rising tension in Gangjeong, Jeju island
Sign the petition to Save Jeju – No Naval Base! The Jeju Weekly published a good update on the Jeju anti-base protests and recent crackdown by authorities: Rising tension in Gangjeong Conflict continues surrounding naval base construction on the south of the island Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 13:25:27 Nicole Erwin contributor@jejuweekly.com On the proposed site… Read more »
Making Waves: Defending Ka’ena
Making Waves: Defending Ka’ena, Episode 55 Length: 0:27 Social issues & cultural programming dedicated to peace and social justice. 7/19/2011 Tue 9:30 am, Channel NATV Channel 53 Or streaming online: http://olelo.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=30&clip_id=21987 I speak with Summer Mullins and Uncle Fred Mullins about their efforts to protect Ka’ena from the scourge of off-roaders destroying the sand dunes… Read more »
U.S. base realignment in Japan threatens endangered deer
The recent “2 plu2 2” talks between the U.S. and Japan included discussions about moving aircraft carrier flight training from Iwo Jima to Mageshima. House of Japan reports: Japan has suggested the Iwo Jima flight training be conducted on Mageshima, an island in Japan’s southwest, where Tokyo plans to build a military base to bolster… Read more »
Korean Civil Society: “We appeal to save Gangjeong!”
Statement of appeal “We appeal to save Gangjeong!” The Joongduk coast of Gangjeong Village in Jeju Island is now suffering. In 2006, Jeju Island was designated as an Island of Peace for the purpose of consoling the deep sorrow of the April 3rd Massacre. And the Joongduk coast was appointed as a Biosphere Reserve, World… Read more »
ALERT: South Korean government cracks down on peaceful protesters
Please read and act on this urgent update and appeal from Christine Ahn: Dear friends, I have very tragic news to report from Jeju Island, South Korea. At the crack of dawn on Friday, undercover police officers came to Gangjeong village and arrested three major leaders of the peaceful resistance: Village Chief Kang Dong-Kyun, renowned… Read more »
The struggle for ex-military lands from Puerto Rico to Hawai’i
In her article “Struggles for Ex-Base Lands in Puerto Rico” published in the Peace Review, Mills College professor and Puerto Rican activist/scholar Deborah Berman Santana writes: Community struggles against militarism do not end once they succeed in ending military occupation and closing down bases. In fact, such victories often signal the beginning of a potentially… Read more »
More on Jeju: Solidarity message from Gloria Steinem and a new article on the history of the Jeju anti-base struggle and
Gloria Steinem wrote a passionate solidarity appeal for the Jeju anti-base struggle: My dear friends, There are many reasons I thank you for signing the petition to stop the naval base on Jeju Island – and any one would be enough. First, nine years ago when I saw this island at the tip of South… Read more »
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