The No-to-NATO Coalition and other Peace Associations, are organising a 3 days of Protests and meetings in Bonn on Decemeber 3rd-5th.
The occasion is to oppose the international NATO/US/EU gathering on Afghanistan that will take place during the same 3 days in the same city.
The programme of events is attached below.
You are warmly invited to join the (IAWM/PANA/Shannonwatch/CSE) Irish contingent participating in the conference and the protests in Bonn
(for more information see: www.afghanistanprotest.de/en/home)
International Conference For a Self-Determined Afghanistan
Location: LVR State Museum Colmantstr. 14-16, Bonn Germony
Organizers:
- Coalition of Protesters against Petersberg II
- No to war no to Nato Network
Time Table:
8.30 to 10.00 Breakfast-discussions on current issues: Afghanistan-NATO-Justice
With activists of the German peace movement and international guests: Arielle Denis (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, F), Kate Hudson (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, GB), Christine Hoffmann (pax Christi, GER), Monty Schädel (DFG-VK, GER), Reiner Schmitdt (Interventionistische Linke, GER)
11.00 to 12.30 “International Solidarity is the Tenderness of the Peoples”: Abolish Wars – Shape the Future
With: Alexander Buzgalin (Rus), Joseph Gerson (American Friends Ser-vice Committee, USA), Malalai Joya (AF), Tomas Magnusson (International Peace Bureau, SWE), Alyn Ware (Right Livelihood Award Laureate, NZ)
Moderation: Arielle Denis (ICAN, F)
12.45 to 14.00 Working Groups I
The No-to-NATO Coalition and other Peace Associations, are organising a 3 days of Protests and meetings in Bonn on Decemeber 3rd-5th.
The occasion is to oppose the international NATO/US/EU gathering on Afghanistan that will take place during the same 3 days in the same city.
The programme of events is attached below.
You are warmly invited to join the (IAWM/PANA/Shannonwatch/CSE) Irish contingent participating in the conference and the protests in Bonn
(for more information see: www.afghanistanprotest.de/en/home)
International Conference For a Self-Determined Afghanistan
Location: LVR State Museum Colmantstr. 14-16, Bonn Germony
Organizers:
- Coalition of Protesters against Petersberg II
- No to war no to Nato Network
Time Table:
8.30 to 10.00 Breakfast-discussions on current issues: Afghanistan-NATO-Justice
With activists of the German peace movement and international guests: Arielle Denis (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, F), Kate Hudson (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, GB), Christine Hoffmann (pax Christi, GER), Monty Schädel (DFG-VK, GER), Reiner Schmitdt (Interventionistische Linke, GER)
11.00 to 12.30 “International Solidarity is the Tenderness of the Peoples”: Abolish Wars – Shape the Future
With: Alexander Buzgalin (Rus), Joseph Gerson (American Friends Ser-vice Committee, USA), Malalai Joya (AF), Tomas Magnusson (International Peace Bureau, SWE), Alyn Ware (Right Livelihood Award Laureate, NZ)
Moderation: Arielle Denis (ICAN, F)
12.45 to 14.00 Working Groups I
- Convenient Killing: Armed Drones and the ‘Playstation’ Mentality Coordination: Stijn Van Beve (pax christi, NL)
- The Arab Spring and the Peace of the Region Coordination: Erhard Crome (Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Ger) Speakers: Claudia Haydt (EL, Ger), Mamdooh Habashi (Eg)
- The Comprehensive Approach: “Linked Security” – a new Strategy for Development? Coordination: Claire Chastain (Collectif National Unitaire OTAN-Afghanistan, FR) / Lucas Wirl (NatWiss, Ger)
- Wars and international law using the Example of Afghanistan Coordination: Otto Jäckel (IALANA, Ger) Speaker: Karim Popal (AF/ GER)
- Refugees from Afghanistan Coordination: Pro Asyl: Karl Kopp (Ger)
- Perspectives for Peace from the Viewpoint of Resistance Coordination: Halim Karim (Committee for Peace and Freedom in Afghanistan)
- Army, Education, Youth Coordniation: Kai-Uwe Dosch (DFG-VK, Ger)
14.00 to 15.00 Joint Action Lunch
16.45 to 18.00 Working Groups II
- Liberation through self-liberation – left strategies against dicta-torship and occupation Coordination: Heike Hänsel (Die Linke, Ger) Speaker: Malalai Joya (AF)
- NATO-Strategy for Afghanistan: Liberal Imperialism Coordination: Erhard Crome (Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, Ger) Speakers: Matin Baraki (AF /
- Ger), Jürgen Wagner (IMI, Ger)
- Feminism and Militarism Coordination: Kristine Karch (No to war no to Nato Women‘s Net-work, Ger)
- Turkish Foreign Policy: Inbetween Shrewdness and Megalomania Coordination: Ulf Petersen (Kampagne TATORT Kurdistan, Ger)
- Wars against Nature or Peace with Nature Coordination: Lucas Wirl (NatWiss, Ger) Speakers: Jürgen Schneider (Ger)
- Arms deals Coordination: Monty Schädel (DFG-VK, Ger)
18.00 to 19.00 Final Panel: Gathering Results and Suggestions
Moderation: Christine Hoffmann, Monty Schädel
Information on the conference
Contact IALANA Office Berlin
Phone: +49 30 206 54 857 / Fax: +49 30 206 54 858 / Email: kongress@ialana.de
Accomodation Overnight accomodation can be self-organised at www.tourismusbonn.de
For private accommodation please contact: info@afghanistanprotest.de
Registration kongress@ialana.de / Fax: +49 30 206 54 858
Information on actions
Saturday 3. December
Nationwide demonstrations against Petersberg II
11.30 Opening-demonstration on Kaiserplatz (Near by Central Station Bonn)
Monday 5. December
09:00 Protest actions at Petersberg and at the Conference Center
11.55 Protest demonstration near by the Conference Center
Further Information
www.afghanistanprotest.de/en/home
