European Social Forum, 17-21 September 2008

In 2008 the ESF, European Social Forum, will be arranged in Malmö, Sweden. The Swedish network Ofog has taken the initiative for a peace forum, European Peace Action, as a part of the ESF. Now we would like your support in making this a forum for developing common strategies and campaigns for peace groups and campaigns in Europe, with a focus on direct action and grassroots organising.

The forum will run between the 17- 21 September 2008 and the programme will contain presentations, discussions, cultural events, actions and networking. The peace forum will focus on 6 themes:

Globalisation of Militarism
NATO and the militarisation of the EU
Militarisation of space
Nuclear weapons
Coordinating resistance
Nonviolence and the movement for social change

The over-reaching theme for the entire forum will be how to strengthen our resistance against militarisation.

During the forum there will be also be an action day with direct actions against arms companies in the region.

Get involved

Agenda

An agenda for the European Peace Forum workshops is available here.

Organising

If your organisation or group would like to be an organising group for the EPA, please get in touch at forum@europeanpeaceaction.org The next planning meeting is in Malmö 19-20 April. If your organisation want to participate, please get in touch. Our budget is limited, but if it is needed, we can help out with travel expenses.

The website

On http://europeanpeaceaction.org all new information about the forum will be posted. The website is also a resource were you can register and post news, videos and information about your groups upcoming events.If you are able to translate the texts on the website to your language, please log in and do so! For support and input about the website, email admin@europeanpeaceaction.org We want the website to continue to be a resource for peace activists across Europe long after the forum in September.

Upcoming actions

International Peace Walk
26 Apr 2008 - 16 Jul 2008
London to Geneva, Footprints for Peace

Disarm '08
12 Jun 2008 - 19 Jun 2008
Karlskoga, Sweden, Ofog

Arms around Faslane
14 Jun 2008
Faslane, Scotland, CND

Bye Bye Nuclear Bombs - Büchel 2008
25 Aug 2008 - 31 Aug 2008
Büchel, Germany, GAAA

Aldermaston Big Blockade
17 Oct 2008
Aldermaston, England, Trident Ploughshares

If you know about more upcoming actions - please publish them on http://europeanpeaceaction.org or email admin@europeanpeaceaction.org!