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Tomorrow!
May 15th, International Conscientious Objection Day: Solidarity with COs from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
War Resisters International shared the following:
Every year on 15th May, the International Conscientious Objection Day, we organise #solidarity with conscientious objectors (COs) and draw attention to their #resistance to #war. This year, with the ongoing war in #Ukraine, we have a particular focus on the resistance of conscientious objectors from #Russia, #Belarus and Ukraine.
Since the beginning of the #Russian #invasion of Ukraine, we keep getting reports of conscientious objectors refusing to fight and get involved in this war. Groups like the Movement of Conscientious Objectors (Russia) and the Ukranian Pacifist Movement have been sharing their calls for peace and repeating their refusal to take up #arms. There are many others seeking #refuge in other countries to avoid being conscripted or as deserters.
On this International Conscientious Objection Day, we will share their messages of peace and your messages of solidarity with them.
Join us on this day of solidarity with COs from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine! Post your messages of solidarity with COs from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine on social media with the hashtag #CODay.
If you have friends or family using mainstream social media, please ask them to participate using hashtag #CODay for messages of solidarity.
#peace #antiwar #pacifist #pacifism #ConscientiousObjectors #ConscientiousObjection
What kind of financial #resources are being wasted in the #Ukraine war?
I do not mean to imply that Ukraine has no right to self-defense, but only to point out how expensive #war is and that this #money will later be lacking in #education, #health, #infrastructure and #climate protection.
To defend against Russian tanks, Ukraine mainly uses the #Javelin (FGM-148) anti-tank #missile.
There are now online courses in the operation of this #weapon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At6RLV8xc0g
Hundreds of Russian tanks are said to have been destroyed with #Javelins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce7IwsfuH1c
How much does a single Javelin missile cost?
US approves Ukraine’s purchase of 150 Javelin anti-tank missiles
Notification follows the approval of $47 million worth of Javelin missiles and launch units in March 2018
Source: https://www.thedefensepost.com/2019/10/03/us-approves-ukraine-javelin-anti-tank-missile-sale/
47.000.000 / 150 = 313.333,33 <- for a single Javelin missile in dollar.
This money would be enough for a luxury carefree life of a whole family in Ukraine. Unfortunately, such sums are always released by the military industrial complex only for war and never for social purposes.
#weapons #arms #news #finance #defence #conflict #problem #capitalism #politics #military #antiTank
Have you also heard that after the pandemic they want to go back to business as usual? Crises like the one in Ukraine are supposed to distract us from the environmental problems. We should be developing concepts for more environmentally friendly and sustainable tourism, travel, energy production, waste reduction, etc. Instead, the military-industrial complex gets the highest budget to protect us from the evil Russians and the terrorists.
#news #crime #world #politics #pandemic #future #military #war #terror #environment #conspiracy #fail #humanity #problem #economy #Vision #crisis #climate #nato #arms
December 1st - A Day to Write To Prisoners!
December 1st is Prisoners for Peace Day. On this day (and every day) we encourage you to show #solidarity with the #activists and #ConscientiousObjectors imprisoned due to their #peace work and their refusal to take #arms and perform #military service.
This year we want to highlight and denounce how countries like #Singapore, the Republic of #Korea, #Eritrea and #Tajikistan continues to prosecute and imprison conscientious objectors.
Find a list of #prisoners for peace here, download the list here or below.
As we get closer to this day, what can you do?
We have been told repeatedly by people who have been sent messages of solidarity while in #prison, either via #letters or solidarity actions, that the moral support of like-minded people has been invaluable. Your solidarity is crucial to remind the #imprisoned refusers and peace activists that they are not alone and that we are aware of the significance of their #resistance. On this day,
- Join many others from across the world and write to those imprisoned for their peace work and conscientious objection.
- Encourage your friends, peace group, student, faith or community group to organise a card-writing session (online, or if the Covid-19 regulations allow, physical).
- Help us spread the word on social media. Use the hashtag #PfPday21 and post your messages of solidarity with prisoners for peace on social media, and invite others to write to those in #jail.
If you have details of other prisoners for peace not yet listed, please write to info@wri-irg.org.
For anyone who has fooled themselves into believing that the #Biden administration cares about minorities (or anyone), just check out this information from Peace Action:
Two weeks ago the Biden administration notified #Congress of a $650 million #arms sale to #SaudiArabia. This sale comes on top of a $500 million arms deal back in October. That’s over a BILLION dollars in #weapons to a country actively waging a brutal #war and naval #blockade in #Yemen leading to the planet’s greatest #humanitarian #crisis.
In his presidency’s first speech on #ForeignPolicy, Biden announced that the U.S. would end all support for Saudi Arabia’s “offensive” operations in Yemen. Yet these arms sales fly directly in the face of that...
The Biden administration's latest sale would give Saudi Arabia 280 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, along with 596 missile launchers, support equipment, spare parts, U.S. #government and contractor engineering, and technical support. You’ll not be surprised to hear that the principal contractor for the sale is #NorthrupGrumman, one of the largest arms manufacturers in the U.S. #MilitaryIndustrialComplex. Rather than brokering an end to the humanitarian #catastrophe in Yemen, Biden is choosing to further line the pockets of war merchants. It truly is #unconscionable.
The situation in Yemen is beyond dire.
- An estimated 11 million children there are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance.
- Nearly 2 million children are acutely malnourished, and the United Nations forecasts that more than 400,000 Yemeni children under the age of 5 could die of #malnutrition by the end of 2021 alone.
- Almost 10 million Yemenis are considered "one step away from #famine." With only half of the country's medical facilities fully functioning, almost 20 million people lack access to adequate #healthcare.
- Almost 18 million do not have enough clean #water or access to adequate sanitation.
- Yemen’s fishermen fear being blown out of the water by Saudi-led coalition helicopters. Yet a greater fear keeps sending them back to the water -- #hunger.
https://www.peaceaction.org/get-involved/stop-the-650-million-saudi-arms-sale
#evil #murder #genocide #HumanRights #antiwar #propeace #peace #pacifist #pacifism
#FreeAssangeNow!
" #Guantanamo is used for #laundering #people to an #off-shore #haven which doesn't follow the #rule-of-law. Similarly #Iraq, #Afghanistan and #Columbia are used to #wash #money out of the #US #tax #base and back."
#JohnPilger: #Arms #companies?
#Assange: Arms companies. Yeah.
#julianassange #freespeech #freepress #truth #journalismisnotacrime #freejulianassange #warcrimes #endless #war #medialies #waryoudontsee #dropthecharges #noextradition #weareallassange
https://twitter.com/BelgraveRaine/status/1428668373924147200
Please mark your calendars!
International Conscientious Objectors' Day - May 15th
#Remembering all those who have refused to bear #arms and participate in #war, throughout #history and today.
Every year on May 15th we #remember those who have established and are maintaining the right to refuse to kill, both in the past and today. Hundreds of people across the world are imprisoned or forced to flee their home countries for refusing to join the armed forces. On May 15th we stand in #solidarity with them, as well as celebrating the #memory of all those throughout history who have resisted #conscription.
Due to Coronavirus restrictions this year's National Ceremony will be online, with a live stream from Tavistock Square where the event usually takes place. Simply visit this page at 4.30pm on Saturday 15th May to watch the live stream.
The event will be streamed live via Youtube on this page. There is no need to register in advance, but if you want you can register here for email updates.
The time appears to be UK time zone, so you may need to check what time it will be in your local area :)
#peace #ConscientiousObjector #ConscientiousObjectors #ConscientiousObjection #propeace #pacifist #pacifism #antiwar #freedom #HumanRights
3D printed T-Rex arms for chicken cosplay...
If you haven’t heard about it yet, you will now. Chickens are the closest living relative to the T-Rex. That’s right the mighty fearsome Tyrannosaurs has evolved into a chicken. You thought those tiny arms were ridiculous. Well, look at him now.
For those who already have a 3D printer at home, he has uploaded a blueprint so you can make a set of arms yourself, and you won’t have to search where to order them online.
