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Militarization of Space
October 4-13, 2007
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October 4-13 Local Actions (List now in Formation):
1) Albuquerque, New Mexico (Oct 6 Protest at Northrop Grumman
for their war profiteering and militarization of space) Bob Anderson
cit...@comcast.net
2) Albuquerque, New Mexico (Oct 7 Space video showing at Guild
Cinema) Bob Anderson cit...@comcast.net
3) Ashland, Oregon (Oct 8 Showing of Arsenal of Hypocrisy,
discussion and legislative action at Peace House, 6:00 pm with pot
luck) Jill Mackie jma...@mind.net
4) Asheville, North Carolina (Oct 12 Unitarian Church presents
Movie Night A SPACE 4 PEACE at 7:00 PM. This video
depicts how our "Defense Department" plans to not just militarize
space, but to weaponize space for offensive and commercial purposes.)
For more: Lew Patrie - (828) 273-2229 or 299-1242
5) Australia During Keep Space for Peace Week Australian WILPF
is communicating with the Foreign Minister to urge him in strongest
terms to support negotiations for Prevention of an Arms Race in
Outer Space, and not to cooperate with the U.S. missile defense
program or with its plans for space domination. The WILPF national
co-coordinator is running for the Senate in the hope of positively
influencing national policy on this and similar issues.
Cathy Picone cpi...@westnet.com.au
6) Bath, Maine (Oct 6 Vigil at Bath Iron Works 11:30-12:30)
Jack Bussell jafab...@gwi.net
7) Bellevue, Nebraska (Oct 11 Protest at Northrup Grumman
aerospace facility) nfps...@nebraskansforpeace.org
8) Brdy, Czech Republic (Oct 20 Int'l Meeting Against Missile
Defense radar in Czech Republic) Ivona Novomestska ivo...@email.cz
9) Canberra, Australia (Details not yet provided) Benjo
Keaney kea...@hotmail.com
10) Colorado Springs, Colorado (Oct 8 Bannering at "Camp Casey",
corner of Dale St & Nevada Ave at noon) Bill Sulzman
bsul...@juno.com
11) Colorado Springs, Colorado (Oct 12 vigil outside the west gate
of Schriever Air Force Base from 3-4 pm) Bill Sulzman
bsul...@juno.com
12) Croughton, England (Oct 6 March & Rally at U.S. Space
Communications
Base, 12:00 - 3:00 pm) Oxfordshire Peace Campaign oxon...@yahoo.co.uk
13) Damascus, Syria (Oct 13 Public Meeting at Damascus Center)
Ghassan Shahrour, MD ghass...@gmail.com
14) Darmstadt, Germany (Oct 13 Spy Base Dismantlement: bannering
and speeches celebrating the announced dismantlement of the U.S.
spy base in Darmstadt) Darmstddter Friedensforum
regina...@jugendstil.da.shuttle.de
15) Faslane, Scotland (Oct 1 "Big Blockade" of Faslane Naval
Submarine Base.
This will be the culmination of the Faslane 365 year of actions
against Trident, Britain's weapon of mass destruction) Brian Larkin
br...@faslane365.org
16) Geneva, Switzerland: (Oct 10 WILPF plans to issue a statement,
on the 40th anniversary of the Outer Space Treaty, urging
demilitarization of space, negotiation of new treaty terms on banning
weapons in space and Prevention of a Arms Race in Outer Space. It
will go to delegations and governments involved in treaty negotiations
in Geneva and New York: namely the General Assembly First Committee
on Disarmament in New York, the Fourth Committee on the Peaceful
Uses of Outer Space in Vienna, and the Conference on Disarmament
in Geneva.) Contact: R...@reachingcriticalwill.org
17) Hillsboro, Oregon (U.U. Community Church Program Promoting
global security and keeping weapons out of space, 10:00 am) Celeste
Howard cel...@pacifier.com
18) Jalgaon, India (Oct 4-5 Space weaponization talks at North
Maharashtra University; Indian Women for Peace & Development; Young
Lawyers of Jalgaon Bar Association; and Rally of College Students)
J. Narayana Rao jnr...@sify.com
19) London, England (Oct 14 Space weapons issue workshop at annual
CND National membership conference) http://www.cnduk.org/
20) Menwith Hill, England (Oct 13 Demonstration at NSA Spy Base,
Yorkshire 12:00-4:00 pm) Lindis Percy pe...@starbeck.eclipse.co.uk
21) Menwith Hill, England (On-going Women's Peace Camp at nearby
Lay-by) Helen John helenm...@yahoo.co.uk
22) Monterey, California (Sept 19 WILPF slide show on the US
militarization of outer space - 6:30 to 8:30 at the Monterey library.
Special discussion of the role of Onizuka Space Station in Sunnyvale,
(known as the Blue Cube), Vandenberg Space Command and the role of
the world wide network of satellite tracking stations.) MacGregor
Eddy (831) 206-5043 macgre...@gmail.com
23) Nagpur, India (Oct 2 Dharampeth Science College, All India
Peace & Solidarity Organisation, Talk on Importance of Declaration
of 2nd October as day of Non- Violence, 11.00am) Yugal Rayalu
yugal...@yahoo.com
24) Nagpur, India (Oct 6-8 Space weaponization talks at Rally at
Gandhi Statue; Meeting with students at S.F.S. College; Rally of
Indian Women for Peace & Development; Students of Mahila Mahavidyalaya)
J. Narayana Rao jnr...@sify.com
25) New York City (Oct 11 Joel Landy presents Keep Space for Peace
musical review at TheYippie Museum and Cafe http://www.yippiemuseum.org/
9 Bleecker Street at Bowery, 8 - 10 pm) joel...@yahoo.com
26) Omaha, Nebraska (Sept 24 Speech at Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha by
Norman Solomon on Transformation of StratCom, 7:00 pm)
nfps...@nebraskansforpeace.org
27) Omaha, Nebraska (Oct 5 Speech by Bishop Thomas Gumbleton &
Bruce Gagnon at Creighton University on StratCom's Role in
Militarization of Space: An Update and Christian Response, 3:30 pm)
nfps...@nebraskansforpeace.org
28) Omaha, Nebraska (Oct 6 Annual Nebraskans for Peace Conference
at First United Methodist Church featuring Gumbleton and Gagnon,
10:00 am) nfps...@nebraskansforpeace.org
29) Omaha, Nebraska: (Oct 6 WILPF participatory workshop on the
aerospace corporations and StratCom, including gathering specific
data on aerospace corporations in Nebraska, and on working for
conversion to a peace economy.
WILPF and Peace Economy Project at Nebraskans for Peace conference)
Carol Urner carol....@gmail.com
30) Omaha, Nebraska (Oct 9 Protest at Strategic Space & Defense
Conference at Qwest Center, 5:00 pm) nfps...@nebraskansforpeace.org
31) Omaha, Nebraska (Oct 10 Protest & Die-In at Strategic Space &
Defense Conference at Qwest Center, 7:30 am)
nfps...@nebraskansforpeace.org
32) Palo Alto, California (Oct. 21 Keep Space for Peace Event at
Unitarian Church, 605 E. Charleston Rd., Speaker: Jackie Cabasso)
WILPF Peninsula Branch Bern...@aol.com
33) Parvatipuram, India (Oct 10 Space weaponization talks at Lions
Club and SVD College) J. Narayana Rao jnr...@sify.com
34) Portland, Maine (Oct 2 Bruce Gagnon speaks on space issues at
Peace Action Maine office - 644 Congress St, 7:00 pm) Daniel Muller
da...@peaceactionme.org
35) Portland, Oregon (Oct 10 WILPF Keep Space for Peace vigil and
leafleting in downtown Portland on the 50th anniversary of the Outer
Space Treaty.) Barbara Drageaux bjd...@aracnet.com
36) Primghar, Iowa (Oct 13 Speech by Bruce Gagnon to PeaceLinks,
7:00 pm) oli...@tcaexpress.net
37) Raipur, India (Oct 9 Space weaponication talks at Lions Club;
Meeting of All India Peace & Solidarity Organization along with
various Trade Union organizations) J. Narayana Rao jnr...@sify.com
38) Raipur, India (Oct 4 Lecture against weapons & nuclear power
in space) Ramesh Kothari rameshn...@yahoo.co.in
39) Sacramento, California (Oct 4 Downtown leafleting by WILPF,
Peace Action, and Grandmothers for Peace exposing local area aerospace
corporations profiteering on space militarization) Ellen Schwartz
el...@nicetechnology.com
40) Srikakulam, India (Oct 12 Space weaponization talk to All
India Peace & Solidarity Organization and Trade Unions) J. Narayana
Rao jnr...@sify.com
41) St. Louis, Missouri (Oct 12 - 14 Peace Economy Project's
"Defining Security National Conference to Promote Peace, Cut Military
Spending and Fund Real Needs" will include a Global Network discussion
of weaponization of space) Andy Heaslet p...@peaceeconomyproject.org
42) Superior, Wisconsin (Oct 9 Lecture by Dr. Helen Caldicott at
College of St. Scholastica) Jan Provost G4Pe...@charter.net
43) Toledo, Ohio (Oct 4-13 Daily space flyer distribution at County
Building, Corner of Adams & Erie from 4:00-5:00 pm) Roz Marovitz
rkmar...@hotmail.com
44) Tuscon, Arizona (Oct 13 WILPF showing Arsenal of Hypocrisy
and discussion on Keeping Space for Peace at the Martha Cooper
Library, 1377 N.
Catalina Ave) Pat Birnie patb...@gmail.com
45) Vandenberg AFB, California (Oct 13 Vigil at main gate, 1:00
pm) Dennis Apel jda...@yahoo.com
46) Veeraghattam, India (Oct 11 Space weaponization talk at
Government Degree College) J. Narayana Rao jnr...@sify.com
47) Visakhapatnam, India (Oct 13 Space weaponization talks at
Meeting in the University Campus and to the Inaugural meeting of
the Indian Women for Peace & Development Chapter) J. Narayana Rao
jnr...@sify.com
48) Washington D.C. (Oct 4 WILPF lobbying in Congress against
space militarization, and in support of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty,
a ban on space weapons, and Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer
Space) Carol Urner carol....@gmail.com
49) Washington D.C. (Oct 5 Vigil at White House noon-1:00 pm)
Dorothy Day Catholic Worker artl...@hotmail.com
50) Washington D.C. (Oct 9 Vigil at Pentagon 7:00-8:00am) Dorothy
Day Catholic Worker artl...@hotmail.com
51) West Palm Beach, Florida (Oct 6 Protest to Stop the Militarization
of Space, 2-3 pm Corner of Okeechobee Blvd. and Military Trail)
Susan Mosley Palm Beach County WILPF susanm...@yahoo.com
Women's International League for Peace & Freedom is a co-sponsor
of this week of protest. www.reachingcriticalwill.org
Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space PO Box 652
Brunswick, ME 04011 (207) 443-9502 http://www.space4peace.org
glob...@mindspring.com http://space4peace.blogspot.com (Blog)
http://www.myspace.com/brucekgagnon (MySpace profile)
Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space PO Box 652
Brunswick, ME 04011 (207) 443-9502 http://www.space4peace.org
glob...@mindspring.com http://space4peace.blogspot.com (Blog)
http://www.myspace.com/brucekgagnon (MySpace profile)