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Today marks the UN day of nonviolence in honour of the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. As part of the day’s celebrations Humanists will be gathering in more than 200 locations around the planet carrying out diverse events to publicise this little known day.

Today, more than ever, nonviolence must be heard. The great historical examples of Gandhi and Martin Luther King, and the present day examples of Mario Rodriguez (Silo), the Dalai Lama and, especially in our thoughts in these times, the Buddhist Monks campaigning in Burma, show that nonviolence is the only coherent way to respond to violence.

For information on events happening to celebrate today visit the following link:

www.silo.ws
]]> 2007-10-02 US removes nuclear weapons from main German base http://dev.monia.sugarshaker.com/humanistparty/happy.php?nid=13

Documents indicate that the U.S. Air Force has removed its main base at Ramstein in Germany from a list of installations that receive periodic nuclear weapons inspections, indicating that nuclear weapons previously stored at the base may have been removed and withdrawn to the United States.


Only a single base in Germany (Büchel Air base) now stores nuclear weapons, a dramatic reduction compared with the 1980s when more than 2,000 nuclear weapons were stored at dozens of facilities across the country. As a result, Germany is now on par with Belgium and the Netherlands, two other NATO countries that each hosts approximately 20 US bombs for delivery by their national aircraft.

The apparent withdrawal reduces the number of U.S. nuclear weapons deployed in Europe to an estimated 350 B61 bombs, or roughly equivalent to the size of the entire French nuclear weapons inventory. The remaining bombs are stored at seven bases in six NATO countries.

See story from the Federation of American Scientists website


]]> 2007-07-09 Campaign Against the Arms Trade success! http://dev.monia.sugarshaker.com/humanistparty/happy.php?nid=10 Category:

Following pressure from anti war groups including the Campaign Against the Arms Trade, Reed Elsevier, publisher of medical journals including the Lancet have announced that they are to stop organising arms fairs.
http://www.caat.org.uk/campaigns/reedelsevier.php

http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2093273,00.html

http://www.reed-elsevier.com/index.cfm?articleid=2084
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]]> 2007-06-01 Humanist Party of France Election Spot http://dev.monia.sugarshaker.com/humanistparty/happy.php?nid=11 Category:


The Humanist Party of France runs its election spot for the legislative elections of 2007

http://video.google.fr/videoplay?docid=4080429327752307545

In French
]]> 2007-05-30 Free hugs campaign http://dev.monia.sugarshaker.com/humanistparty/happy.php?nid=9 Category:

This makes the world feel like a better place to live in...


]]> 2007-04-26 Iraq war anniversary protests: http://dev.monia.sugarshaker.com/humanistparty/happy.php?nid=4 Category:

Thousands formed living symbols of peace and disarmament all over the world.
On the fourth anniversary of the outbreak of the war in Iraq, on March 17th, New York, La Paz, Sydney, Rome, Toronto, Mumbai, Bogota, Mexico City, and Nairobi were among the 60 cities in which thousands of people formed gigantic human symbols of peace and disarmament. The manifestations, internationally coordinated by the Humanist Movement, echoed common demands: "Invading troops must be withdrawn. Occupied territories must be returned. Nuclear arsenals must be dismantled."

Europe saw a particular density of peace symbols. Thousands of people with torches rallied in cities and towns including Rome, Madrid, Paris, Prague, Budapest, Brussels, Zürich, Vienna, Amsterdam, Helsinki, Berlin, Athens and Moscow. The events in Europe also marked the kick-off of the international campaign „Europe for Peace”, which aims to achieve the following goals:
  • A Europe without nuclear weapons: to seek the withdrawal, by the United States, of all their nuclear devices that are present in USA-NATO bases and to have them dismantled and the elimination of the French and British nuclear arsenals, as the first steps of beginning the programme of global nuclear disarmament under the supervision of the UN.
  • To declare nuclear weapons illegal in accordance with the judgement of the International Court of Justice in 1996.
  • The cancellation of any agreement to install or expand the military bases of foreign powers on the territory.
  • To withdraw the troops of European countries from occupied territories.
  • The search for diplomatic mediation and dialogue to solve conflicts.



    • see the video of the peace sign from Budapest, Hungary

    see a montage of peace sign events from around the world


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