Posts Tagged: Movements and Resistance

Navy training expansion in Puget Sound meets resistance

2/4/2009 Navy training expansion draws criticism By Justin Burnett Examiner Staff Writer Photo: Howard Garrett Ruffles, the oldest known male orca in the world, swims past Fort Casey Lighthouse in October 2008. The U.S. Navy recently released its plans to increase operations in its Northwest Training Range Complex and the news has many people wondering… Read more »

Kyrgyz government seeks to close U.S. military base

The U.S. may lose a key military base in Central Asia as the Obama Administration prepares to “surge” in Afghanistan.  According to a report by the AP, the government of Kyrgyzstan introduced legislation to close the U.S. military bas at Manas: Kyrgyzstan’s government submitted a draft bill to parliament Wednesday that would close a U.S…. Read more »

Protest and healing ceremony at Pohakuloa

Here’s a report from Jim Albertini, one of the organizers on Hawai’i island resisting further militarization.    They recently organized an action up at Pohakuloa.  You can also view a video covering both the Pro-Hawai’i/Pro-Peace protest and the Pro-war protest here. POHAKULOA HEALING CEREMONY AND PROTEST Aloha Kakou, Approximately 50 Big Island residents gathered on Saturday,… Read more »

Activists in Vincenza, Italy occupy the site of a proposed U.S. military base

================================= 2009/1/31 Stephanie Westbrook <steph@webfabbrica.com> Hi all, This morning around 10am the movement opposing the new U.S. base in Vicenza entered and occupied the site. The police were caught completely off guard and the activists were able to cut the fence and gates and occupy the area. Once the police arrived, they were planning to… Read more »

Vieques underwater ordnance leaking carcinogenic toxins

The study cited below looked at contamination from deteriorating underwater munitions in the sea around Vieques, Puerto Rico.  There are also thousands of tons of unexploded munitions, including chemical weapons, in the waters surrounding Hawai’i.  James Porter, the researcher from the University of Georgia, will be presenting his findings at an international conference on underwater… Read more »

Clarifying misperceptions about the Superferry

http://www.kauaiworld.com/articles/2009/01/26/opinion/kauai/doc497d331b4f8ac160221093.prt Clarifying misperceptions about the Superferry By Andrea Brower, George Inouye, Noelani Rogers and Ed Coll Published: Monday, January 26, 2009 3:09 AM HST Hawai‘i Superferry has been debated in Hawai‘i ever since the newly elected Gov. Lingle assigned her chief of staff, Bob Awana, to personally consult and expedite the HSF project back in… Read more »

‘Tragedy Assistance’ or Ending the Tragedy?

Near the end of this article it mentions the suicide of Air Force Staff Sgt. Brandon Stagner, who suffered from PTSD and was about to redeploy to on his fourth tour to Iraq. Very sad.  I didn’t know Brandon, but I know some of his family.  His father Ishmael Stagner is a respected kupuna in… Read more »

Katharine Moon: Military Prostitution and the U.S. Military in Asia

Japan Focus Military Prostitution and the U.S. Military in Asia Katharine H.S. Moon Where there are soldiers, there are women who exist for them. This is practically a cliché. History is filled with examples of women as war booty and “camp followers,” their bodies being used for service labor of various kinds, including sex. Contrary… Read more »

“2009 International Conference against the Asia Pacific Missile Defense and for the End of Arms Race”

Updated Program as of: April 11, 2009 International Conference against the Asia Pacific Missile Defense and for the End of Arms Race Seoul Women’s Plaza, Seoul, South Korea, April 16-18, 2009 Daily Events and Programs (1). April 16, 2009 (Thursday): Field Trip to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and Getting Acquainted (Consecutive Interpretation) 08:00-09:00: Breakfast, Seoul… Read more »

Security Without Empire: National Organizing Conference on Foreign Military Bases

Security Without Empire: National Organizing Conference on Foreign Military Bases American University, Washington, D.C. Feb. 27-Mar. 2, 2009 Join Us at the Security Without Empire Conference There is a sense of relief that many here in the U.S. feel after the presidential election, but we understand this is a time to step up our organizing… Read more »