[Vredeslijst] 28/2: Let's talk about war - a program by Stop Wapenhandel, Transnational Institute, het Actiefonds

[Stop Wapenhandel - Mark Akkerman]

LET'S TALK ABOUT WAR - HOW ACTIVISTS CLAIM BACK THE SECURITY NARRATIVE 
FROM THE ARMS INDUSTRY.

PAKHUIS DE ZWIJGER AMSTERDAM FRIDAY 28 FEB, 20.00H
Register via: https://dezwijger.nl/programma/lets-talk-about-war

Security is the religion of our times. Frame any problem as a security
problem and military means quickly pop up as the answer. Migration,
climate change and poverty are often framed as threats instead of
complex social, economic and political questions. The arms industry is
pushing this approach. It is lobbying for military and security
technology in European capitals and at the EU. However, people from
grassroots organisations are pushing back, using creative actions and
positive narratives and working on sustainable solutions.

  A night of INTERNATIONAL DISCUSSION with researchers, campaigners,
audience and the European Network Against Arms Trade.

  PROGRAM
  The programme consists of different blocks. The first part of the
evening we will talk about EUROPEAN SECURITY AS WE DO NOT WANT IT. We
will discuss the following topics with presentations by Stop Wapenhandel
(Amsterdam), Centre Delas (Barcelona) and the European Network Against
Arms Trade Brussels project:

  - Development, climate change and militarisation of security
  - Arms industry influence on EU policy
  - Migration and border security

  The second block we will discuss RESISTANCE, ACTIVISM AND ORGANIZING
and we will do a concise activist training and discuss the Vredesactie
(Belgium), followed by an activists panel where we will answer the
question: What is the state of affairs of activism against arms trade
and militarism in Europe?

  The panel group consists of: Peter Tkáč – Nesehnutí, Czech
Republic (activism against arms trade) Barbara Happe – Urgewald,
Germany (campaigner bank, arms and fossil fuel) Stefanie De Bock –
Vredesactie Belgium (campaigns against EU militarisation) Diyar Jassim
– Niet in mijn Naam, Netherlands (youth against military
interventions) Djoena – Stop War on Migrants, Netherlands (actions
against border militarisation) Jarmo Berkhout – Het Actiefonds,
Netherlands (financial support for radical actions) Herman van Veelen
– Ploughshares support group, Netherlands (civil disobedience against
nuclear arms)

  Every block is followed by a Q&A with the audience.


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