A summit and a rally in Washington D.C. on July 6-7, 2024
Some find it hard to believe, but NATO is planning a big celebration of 75 years of itself, with meetings beginning July 9, 2024, in Washington, D.C., at which we can expect many presidents, prime ministers, foreign secretaries, and weapons dealers.
We are planning a summit on Saturday July 6 and a rally on Sunday July 7, as well as various other actions in the days before and after that weekend — including working with Veterans For Peace planning a peace walk from Maine to join us in Washington, D.C. with events all along the way.
We say yes to peace and no to NATO!
We favor the abolition of NATO.
These events do not support any governments or political candidates, and we ask that people not bring national flags or campaign signs.
Livestream July 6-7:
July 6 will livestream at youtube.com/worldbeyondwar , and July 7 will livestream at numerous social media channels of the organizations involved, including: Facebook WBW , Twitter WBW, Youtube WBW . Facebook RootsAction , Twitter RootsAction , Youtube RootsAction , Facebook International Peace Bureau , Twitter International Peace Bureau , Youtube International Peace Bureau , LinkedIn International Peace Bureau , Facebook CODE PINK , Twitter CODE PINK , Youtube CODE PINK , Twitter Alliance for Global Justice , Youtube Alliance for Global Justice , Instagram Alliance for Global Justice .
Both videos will be posted on this site afterward.
Reports from Friday, July 5:
Veterans For Peace Walk from Maine, Arrive in DC to Unwelcome NATO
Busboys and Poets Was Packed Friday Night to Welcome Those in Town to Unwelcome NATO to Washington DC
ORGANIZERS:
Black Alliance for Peace , Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament , CODEPINK , DSA International Committee , Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space , Global Women for Peace United Against NATO , International Peace Bureau , NC Peace Action , No to war – no to NATO , Nuclear Age Peace Foundation , RootsAction.org , The Alliance for Democracy , United National Antiwar Coalition , Veterans For Peace , Vrede , Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom US , World BEYOND War ,
ENDORSERS:
1+1 hosted by Youri Smouter; AJEDI NGO; Alliance for Global Justice, Alternativa Verda; American Iranian Friendship Committee (AIFC); American Peace Information Center, Association des dynamiques des jeunes marocains; Association for Investment in Popular Action Committees; Baltimore, MD Phil Berrigan Memorial Chapter Veterans For Peace; Ban Killer Drones; Benedictine University faculty senate; Botsotso; Brandywine Peace Community; Canada-Wide Peace and Justice Network (CWPJN); Canadian Voice of Women for Peace; Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University; Catholic Worker movement Christchurch; Chicago ALBA Solidarity; Chicago Anti-War Coalition (CAWC); China-US Solidarity Network; Christians for Peace Newcastle Australia; Church Women United in New York State; Economic Justice Action Group/1st Unitarian Church Portland OR; Environmentalists Against War; Frente Antiimperialista Internacionalista; Fuerther Friedensforum; Genesis Farm; Global Campaign for Peace Education; Global Peace Alliance BC society; Illinois for a World BEYOND War; Indian Workers Association; International Fellowship of Reconciliation; International Organization for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (EAFORD); Irish Communist Party; Isaiah Project; Kickapoo Peace Circle; Kings Bay Plowshares 7; Lakenheath Alliance for Peace; Le Mouvement de la Paix; L.I.Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives; Los Alamos Study Group; Malu ‘Aina; Montreal for a World BEYOND War; Military Poisons; NH Veterans for Peace; Nodutdol for Korean Community Development; North Alabama Peace Network; North American Climate, Northland Grandmothers for Peace; Conservation and Environment; North Country Peace Group; Nouveaux Droits de l’Homme Cameroun; NUKEWATCH; NZ DPRK Society; NZ Nuclear Free Peacemakers; Pax Christi Australia; Pax Christi Canada; Pax Christi Dallas; Pax Christi New York State; Pax Christi Texas; Peace Action Wisconsin; Peace & Planet News; Peace Culture Village; Peace Fresno; Peace in Ukraine Coalition; Peace Quest Cape Breton; PeaceWorks of Greater Brunswick; Phoenix Community Centre; Pivot2Peace (S. Geo. Bay Chapter, WBW); Protect All Children’s Environment; Public Intellectuals for Social and Spare Change; Reject Raytheon AVL; Religious Society of Friends; Santa Cruz Food Not Bombs; Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament; Show Up! America; Sovranita Popolare; Syracuse Peace Council; The BirthStrike Movement; The Peace Movement of Orust; U.S. Peace Council; Vermont Peace/Anti-war Coalition; Veterans For Peace Chapter 35; Veterans For Peace Chapter 61; Veterans for Peace Madison Chapter 25; Veterans for Peace, Hawai`i Ch. 113; Veterans for Peace Chapter 757; War Industry Resisters Network; Women Activity Centre; Women Against Military Madness; Women Concern; Women for Peace – Women Against Nuclear Power – Finland; Women for Peace, Finland; World BEYOND War – Asheville; World BEYOND War – Ireland; XR Peace; Youth for Human Rights Ghana;
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What is NATO & why we’re opposing it
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) functions to promote the military power of the member imperialist countries. This comes in the form of supporting their sanctions, military exercises, as well as cyberwarfare and mass surveillance efforts. NATO also lobbies for the increased engorgement of the military budgets and spending of member states. The US is at the helm of NATO – has access to any NATO military base across the globe and acts as the primary decision maker for NATO missions, therefore having the power of NATO’s member states at its fingertips for imperialist ventures.
NATO acts as an armed wing of US-led war and mobilizes its member nations to instigate and militarily support inter-imperialist conflicts, recently between US-NATO and Russia, and between US and China. NATO continues to support so-called “Israel” as the main outpost of US imperialism in the Middle East.
The upcoming NATO summit, held July 9-11, 2024 in Washington DC, is marked by the 75th anniversary of its founding. Summits are meetings of the highest level of the North Atlantic Council, composed of heads of state and government officials. At these key points in NATO’s decision-making process, major policies are introduced, initiatives are launched, new members are brought in. This year will focus on Ukraine’s membership in NATO, and marks the largest NATO-led military exercises since the Cold War in hosting the Steadfast Defender exercises with over 90,000 troops. Mobilizing to expose and oppose the NATO summit is applying our collective strength to reject the anti-people convening of warmongers coordinating imperialist violence across the globe.
Resist NATO Coalition
Points of Unity
We oppose NATO as a US-led military alliance that is a prime actor in imperialist wars of aggression and military occupation resulting in the deaths and displacement of millions of people.
We oppose US-NATO strategy of expansionism and intensification of militarization across Africa, Asia,Latin America, and Eastern Europe, at the service of US geopolitical and economic interests.
We oppose US-NATO strategy of security through wars of counter-“terrorism”, counterinsurgency, mass surveillance.
We support the right of peoples and nations to self-determination and sovereignty, and their right to resistance against imperialist aggression.
We support a just peace though resolving the root causes of armed conflicts, allocating resources not to the war industry but to serve people’s needs.
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