Newsletter for European Peace Action

May 2008

In September the ESF, European Social Forum, will be take place in Malmö, Sweden.
As a part of the ESF, the European Peace Action will gather peace organisations together to develop common strategies and campaigns, with a focus on nonviolent direct action and grassroots organising.

Platform for European Peace Action
- The European Peace Action wants to create a Europe working together in peaceful solidarity through nonviolent direct action and popular mobilisation.
- The European Peace Action aims to do this by strengthening the cooperation between European peace groups to more efficiently share information and coordinate campaigns.
- The European Peace Action focuses on resisting NATO and the Militarisation of the EU, the Globalisation of Militarism, Nuclear Weapons and the Militarisation of Space.

Programme
European Peace Actions wants to raise the profile for peace groups, big and small, at the ESF. By having many organisations backing the event, we have a greater chance at getting the programme we want through the ESF planning process.
Please get in touch if your organisation want to contribute to the programme, and/or you want to become a supporting organisation. The deadline for the programme is the 31st May!
Please also let us know if your organisation wants to send a representative to the coordination meetings for the event.

These groups are supporting the EPA so far:
War Resisters International
Bundesausschuss Friedensratschlag, Germany
Trident ploughshares, UK
Les desobessiants, France
Bomspotting, Belgium
Alternativa antimiltarista, Spain
Transnational Institute, International
Vreedesactie, Belgium
Infoshop Skatula, Croatia
Swedish Peace Committee
Women for Peace, Sweden
Ofog, Sweden

Get in touch with the planning group if you want to know more about the preliminary programme, or have ideas or suggestions:
programme@europeanpeaceaction.org

Donations
Each session at the ESF costs between €50-€2000, depending on the size of the venue, including translators, microphones etc.
If you or your organisation have the possibility to give a donation, big or small, you are more than welcome.
Read more about how: http://europeanpeaceaction.org/donations

Website
On http://europeanpeaceaction.org all new information about the forum will be posted. The website is also a resource were you can post news, videos and information about your group and your upcoming events.
We want the website to continue to be a resource for peace activists across Europe long after the forum in September.
Read more about how: http://europeanpeaceaction.org/participate

Upcoming actions in Europe
See: http://europeanpeaceaction.org/events
If you know of any other upcoming actions please add them.

See you in Malmö!

European Peace Action
forum@europeanpeaceaction.org
http://europeanpeaceaction.org