Conferences

UNAC conference draws hundreds to oppose genocide in Gaza and a hybrid war against China – Focus on building unity in action

April 15, 2024 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Anti-Imperialism, Anti-War, Conferences, Featured

by Joe Lombardo, April 12, 2024 Over 400 antiwar, anti-imperialist and Palestine solidarity activists convened in St. Paul, Minnesota, on April 5, 6 and 7, in the first major conference of the U.S. antiwar movement since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Geographical representation ranged from Maine and New York to California and the Pacific Northwest, and from Minnesota to New Orleans[…]

The Military Elephant in the Room Will Lead to An Unjust Transition

December 6, 2023 UNAC Editor Biofuels, Climate Change, Conferences, Militarism, Military vs The Environment, Poisoning the Environment, Toxic Chemicals, US Military

by Pippa Bartolotti, published on the International Peace Bureau, December 2, 2023 Post-review of NATO Climate Killer Part 2: Climate Crossfire Webinar, recorded on December 2nd, 2023, during COP 28 As we navigate COP 28, this webinar addressed the pertinent issues of military spending and its environmental ramifications. Ably introduced by the Canadian policy analyst IPB Vice President Steven Staples,[…]

UNAC Report from the First International Conference Against US/NATO Military Bases

November 27, 2018 UNAC Editor Conferences, Featured, Imperial Wars, NATO

by Joe Lombardo, from UNACPeace.org, November 26. 2018 Many UNAC leaders and members participated in the First International Conference against US/NATO Military Bases, which was held on November 16-18 at Liberty Hall in Dublin, Ireland and attended by more than 300 activists from 35 countries. Around 60 people registered from the US. The conference was organized by the Global Campaign[…]

Peace Congress To End US Wars At Home And Abroad

November 7, 2018 UNAC Editor Conferences, Resistance

by Popular Resistance, October 17, 2018 On November 10 in Washington, DC, there will be an historic gathering of groups and people to launch the Peace Congress to End US Wars at Home and Abroad. The Peace Congress will bring together advocates for peace and economic, racial, environmental and climate justice to develop a strategy, goals and actions based on[…]

International Peace Conference in South Korea

February 10, 2018 UNAC Editor Citizen Diplomacy, Conferences, Korea

Image by Photo by Mimi Han) Permission Details DMCA by Ann Wright, originally published on Cindy Sheehan’s Soap Box The International Peace Conference for a Peaceful Korean Peninsula and Olympic Peace was an important statement of civil society in South Korea and around the world for dialogue — not war — to resolve the crisis on the Korean peninsula. Peace[…]

Conference on U.S. Military Bases Discusses Spring Antiwar Actions

February 1, 2018 UNAC Editor Conferences, Featured

By Marilyn Levin, Jan 27, 2018 Attended by 200 people (space limited attendance) and viewed by thousands via live streaming, the historic Conference on U.S. Foreign Military Bases, Jan. 12-14, 2018, in Baltimore, brought together broad participation from the peace/antiwar U.S. left along with leaders fighting U.S./NATO aggression from around the world. Initiated by the U.S. Peace Council, a significant[…]

No Foreign Bases Conference, 1/12-1/14 2018

January 10, 2018 UNAC Editor Conferences, Neocolonialism

Join the No Foreign Bases Conference taking place in Baltimore this Weekend. If you can’t get to Baltimore you can follow the panels and listen to the speakers here. Opening Session, International Evening (Starts around minute 27) Plenary 1: History and Economic Costs of U.S. Military Bases (starts around 5 min) Plenary 2: South America/Guantanamo, Plenary 3: Asia Pacific/ Pivot[…]

UNAC in Sochi and Moscow

November 8, 2017 UNAC Editor Conferences

UNAC speaks at the World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi, Russia and at university meetings in Moscow UNAC members were asked to speak at the World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi, Russia and in Moscow by peace activists from the region. The Sochi festival was attended by 30,000 young people from more than 150 different countries.[…]