Action stations.HELP CLOSE DOWN ARMS TRADERS Find out more about arms traders in your region. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is an organization that conducts scientific research into questions of conflict and cooperation of importance for international peace and security, in order to contribute to an understanding of the conditions for (SIPRI SIPRI Stockholm International Peace Research Institute ) provides the latest data about arms traders and trading, either through their latest yearbook or their website. Signalistgatan 9, SE-169 70 Solna, Sweden. tel: +46 8 655 9700 email: sipri@sipri.org web: http://www.sipri.org Encourage your banks and financial institutions from investing in corporations dealing in arms. England's Campaign Against Arms Trade Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) is a UK-based organisation which campaigns for an end to the international arms trade. It was founded in 1974 by a group of organisations who were concerned about the growth in the arms trade following the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. (details next column) produces the Clean Investment Campaign Guide--available on its website or by email request--containing a 'how to' guide for encouraging large investors to divest from unethical arms trading. While it is British-based, there's a lot of good information that can equally apply in other countries. LOBBY FOR TAXES TO BE SPENT ON PEOPLE, NOT WEAPONS Consider conscientious objection to the payment of tax for weapons and war. Resources include: Australia: Peace Tax Campaign, Sarah Briggs, 29 Oldham Avenue, Newton, Hobart, 7005, Tasmania. Canada: Conscience Canada Inc, 901-70 Mill Street, Toronto, ON M5A 4R1. tel: +1 416 203 1402 email: consciencecanada@shaw.ca web: www.consciencecanada.ca England: Conscience--The Peace Tax Campaign, Archway Resource Centre, 1b Waterlow Road, London, N19 5NJ. tel: +44 20 7561 1061 email: info@conscienceonline.org.uk web: www.conscienceonline.org.uk Other countries' Campaigns of War Tax Resistance and Peace Tax can be found at web: cpti.ws/addresses.html Find out more about the price of war and conflict by visiting the Arms Trade Resource Center in the World Policy Institute--New School University, 66 Fifth Avenue, 9th floor, New York, NY 10011. tel: +1 212 229 5808. The Center has an online selection of reports on its website: worldpolicy.org ENCOURAGE YOUR GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL ARMS The world's most powerful governments are the world's biggest arms suppliers (see page 18). They should take greatest responsibility for controlling the industry. Yet the global arms trade is dangerously unregulated and allows weapons to reach repressive governments, human rights abusers and criminals. Three global organizations--Amnesty International, Oxfam and the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA IANSA International Action Network on Small Arms )--have joined together to launch the Control Arms Campaign Control Arms is a campaign jointly run by Amnesty International, IANSA and Oxfam International. The campaign focuses on the international trade in arms, arguing that the lack of controls on the arms trade is fuelling conflict, poverty and human rights abuses worldwide. in over 60 countries to reduce arms proliferation and misuse, and to introduce an arms trade treaty. News, resources, and campaign information are available at web: www.controlarms.org OTHER RESOURCES: Small Arms Survey is an independent research project located in Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. , Switzerland, providing international information on all aspects of small arms, and offering resources to governments, policy makers, researchers and activists. Ground Floor, Avenue Blanc 47, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland tel: +41 22 908 5777 email: smallarm@hei.unige.ch web: www.smallarmssurvey.org Australian Campaign Against Arms Trade PO Box 1529, Atherton, Queensland, 4883. tel: +61 7 4096 3236 email: admin@acaat.org web: www.acaat.org Canada: Coalition to Oppose the Arms Trade 541 McLeod St, Ottawa, ON, K1R 5R2. tel: +613 231 3076 web: coat.ncf.ca England: The Campaign Against Arms Trade 11 Goodwin Street, Finsbury Park, London
Coordinates: Finsbury Park is an area in north London, England which grew up around an important railway interchange at the junction of the London Boroughs of N4 3HQ. tel: +44 20 72810297 email enquiries@caat.org.uk web: www.caat.org.uk International: COAV--Children and youth in organized armed violence web: www.coav.org.br Global partnership for the prevention of armed conflict web: www.gppac.net Viva Rio, Rua do Russel, 76--Gloria, CEP CEP congenital erythropoietic porphyria. CEP abbr. congenital erythropoietic porphyria : 222210-010, Rio de Janeiro--RJ, Brazil. tel: +5521 2555 3750 email: vivario@vivario.org web: www.vivario.org.br/english JOIN THE MOVEMENT Here's a selection of the many options ... INTERNATIONAL: Abolition 2000 is a network of over 2,000 organizations in more than 90 countries working for a global treaty to eliminate nuclear weapons. Go to their home page and click on 'Members' to access anti-nuclear campaigns in your country. c/o Pax Christi USA, 532 W 8th Street, Erie, PA 16502, US. tel: +1 814 453 4955 email: admin@abolition2000.org web: www.abolition2000.org Nonviolence.org provides a worldwide list of nonviolent organizations and a host of other articles and resources. web: www.nonviolence.org/links The Nonviolent Peaceforce, featured on pages 9 and 26 of this magazine, has issued 100,000 Peace Bonds to support development of the Peaceforce and its premiere project in Sri Lanka. Cost: US$10, CAN$16, EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 10, or [pounds sterling]7. Rue Van Elewyck 35, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium. email: info@nonviolentpeaceforce.org web: www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org Peace Brigades International Peace Brigades International (PBI) is an NGO, founded in 1981, which "protects human rights and promotes nonviolent transformation of conflicts". It primarily does this by sending volunteers to accompany human rights activists whose lives are at risk in areas of conflict and head-office is in the Grayston Centre, 28 Charles Square, London N1 6HT, England. Visit their website for a variety of offices in other countries. tel: +44 207 324 4628 email: info@peacebrigades.org web: www.peacebrigades.org AUSTRALIA: NOWAR NOWAR Network to Oppose War and Racism SA 239 Wright Street, Adelaide, 5000. mob: +61 (0) 414 773 918 web: www.nowar-sa.net Sydney Peace and Justice Coalition web: www.nswpeace.org Victorian Peace Network Suite 2, Victorian Trades Hall Council The Victorian Trades Hall Council is a representative body of trade union organisations, known as a Labour council, in the State of Victoria, Australia. It includes 60 affiliated Trade Unions and Professional Associations, and eight Victorian regional Trades and Labour Councils. , 54 Victoria Street, Carlton South 3053. tel: +61 3 9659 3582 web: www.vicpeace.org ENGLAND: Peace Pledge Union The Peace Pledge Union is a British non-governmental organization which emerged from an initiative by Dick Sheppard, canon of St Paul's Cathedral, in 1933 after he had asked men (but not women) to send him postcards pledging never to support war. 1 Peace Passage, London N7 0BT. tel: +44 207 424 9444 web: www.ppu.org.uk Stop the War Coalition 27 Britannia Street, London WC1X 9JP. tel: +44 207 278 6694 email: office@stopwar.org.uk web: www.StopWar.org.uk Trident Ploughshares
This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. 2000 42-46 Bethel St, Norwich NR2 1NR. tel: +44 845 45 88 366 web: www.gn.apc.org/tp2000 CANADA: Canadian Peace Alliance The Canadian Peace Alliance / L'Alliance canadienne pour la paix (CPA/ACP) is Canada's principal umbrella peace organization with more than 140 member groups representing 4 million Canadians. It was founded in 1985. 427 Bloor St W, Box 13, Toronto, ON, M5S 1X7. tel: +1 416 588 5555 email: cpa@web.ca web: www.acp-cpa.ca/en/index.htm Project Ploughshares 57 Erb Street, West Waterloo, ON, N2L 6C2 tel: +1 519 888 6541 web: www.ploughshares.ca NEW ZEALAND/AOTEAROA Campaign Against Foreign Control of Aotearoa email: cafca@chch.planet.org.nz web: canterbury.cyberplace.org.nz/community/CAFCA Global Peace and Justice Auckland Global Peace and Justice Auckland (GPJA) describes itself as "a network of people who provide a platform for individuals and groups to discuss and organise co-operatively on peace and justice issues. Private Bag 68905, Newton, Auckland. web: gpja.pl.net Peace Movement Aotearoa Peace Movement Aotearoa (PMA) is New Zealand's national network of peace and social justice organisations. PMA is based in Wellington, New Zealand and supports the New Zealand tino rangatiratanga, human rights, anti-war, global justice and social justice movements by providing PO Box 9314, Wellington. tel: +64 4 382 8129 email: pma@apc.org.nz web: www.converge.org.nz/pma [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] COMING SOON! The No-Nonsense Guide to Conflict & Peace This invaluable Guide is excellent for students, peace groups and activists. With tables, maps, case studies and quotes it looks at how conflict escalates and ways it can be prevented. It examines the changing types of war, including the 'War on Terror' and ethnic conflict such as in Rwanda; the role of diplomacy and the UN, and what steps ordinary people are taking to rebuild communities. It also offers ideas and inspiration for creating lasting peace. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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