November 2015 IN THIS E-BULLETIN ITALIAN PACIFIST HAMMERS ON MUOS RADAR DISH 28 NEW ZEALANDERS ARRESTED BLOCKADING WAR PROFITEERS CONFERENCE SIT-IN OUTSIDE ARMS MERCHANTS CONFERENCE IN BRUSSELS RESULTS IN 27 ARRESTS PLEASE SUPPORT IMPRISONED ANTI-NUCLEAR AND ANTI-WAR ACTIVISTS – THE NUCLEAR RESISTER NEEDS YOU! Italian pacifist hammers on MUOS radar dish Early in the morning […]
Monthly Archive for November, 2015
Vredesactie photo
On Monday afternoon, November 16, European policymakers and arms merchants were meeting in private at the annual conference of the European Defence Agency (EDA) in Brussels. Soon after the Paris massacre, the war suppliers were primed to profit from the Agency’s mission that includes strengthening the European defense industry.
On the sidewalk just outside the barricaded, red carpet entrance to the meeting venue, about three dozen peace activists rolled out a red puddle of paint, disrupting the scene as they staged a bloody sit-in.
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photo by Nick Tapp
from International Socialist Organisation of Aotearoa/New Zealand
Weapons Conference Warmongers Unwelcome
by Andrew Raba
At 8 a.m. on the morning of November 17, a group of around 150 people began blockading and protesting the annual New Zealand Defence Industry Association conference. The action was set to go on for as long as possible throughout the day. The action was organised by anti-war group Peace Action Wellington. Many Wellingtonians were there as were groups from across the left such as union activists, LGBT rights campaigners, anti-war activists, pro-Palestine activists, and more. Several activists travelled down from across the country to be part of the protest.
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No MUOS photo
from LaSicilia.it (a translation from the original Italian)
Niscemi
The No MUOS Movement makes it clear: “The site is vulnerable ‘
November 15, 2015
PALERMO – The MUOS, located near Niscemi, “one of the most important strategic sites of the U.S. armed forces, is vulnerable” and therefore “dangerous”. So writes the website of the Sicilian movement “No MUOS, ” hailing the action of their activist Turi Vaccaro, who last Thursday, evading the strict surveillance of U.S. soldiers and the police, managed to penetrate the military base in the area of Ulmo, climb one of the three radar dishes of the disputed system of satellite telecommunications, and sabotage it with a hammer, causing damage of close to 800 thousand euro.
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