Please note Corrymeela’s Christmas open day at Ballycastle with Santa, refreshments, crafts, story time, movies, and stalls will now take place on Saturday 30th November from 1 – 4pm and not the following day as previously advertised (and as mentioned previously in Nonviolent News). Admission free. https://www.corrymeela.org/events/257/christmas-open-day
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StoP Triple Lock manifesto, November 2024
Nonviolence and empowerment, Nonviolence and democracy building
Two open meetings take place on Thurday 28th November with renowned political philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo. At 3pm in Belfast there is a meeting where he will speak on Nonviolence and empowerment, and at 7.30pm in the evening there is a webinar when he will talk on Nonviolence and democracy building.
All interested welcome. Further information in attached flyers (click on title).
Video of Lex Innocentium 21st Century launch
An excellent 17 minute video of the proceedings in Birr and Lorrha (on International Day of Peace 2024) marking the launch of Lex Innocentium 21st Century, a law on war for our times including protection for the earth, can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSCd7r5zzOc
The general website of the project is at https://lexinnocentium21.ie/
Oppose abolition of the Triple Lock
The Irish Government has been cosying up to the USA, NATO and EU militarism, contrary to the peaceful values associated with Irish neutrality. They want to remove the ‘Triple Lock’ so they can send irish soldiers to fight in whatever wars the USA/NATO/EU (forthcoming) engage in. This is despite the popularity of neutrality with the public – the government always say ‘neutrality is not affected’ – it is.
Resist the removal of the Triple Lock!
Afri are making this badge or logo freely available to people as part of campaigning to protect the Triple Lock. It was designed by Pat Pidgeon. See Afri or PANA websites for more information www.afri.ie and www.pana.ie
Posters on Israel and Palestine
Four simple mini posters on Israel and Palestine in the context of the war in Gaza have been added to the INNATE poster section at https://innatenonviolence.org/wp/posters/ with the first at https://innatenonviolence.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Israel-Palestine-1.pdf These are just a few of nearly 120 A4 size posters designed for home printing which are available free on peace, nonviolence, green and human rights issues.
Posters on Triple Lock
The ‘Triple Lock’ on deployment of Irish soldiers overseas is a key feature of Irish neutrality – and a key restraint on them being committed to involvement in fighting wars as opposed to peacekeeping. Two new downloadable, printable (A4) mini-posters are available from INNATE on the Triple Lock and the attempt by the Minister for Foreign Affairs to get rid of them – whatever people want. See https://innatenonviolence.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Triple-Lock-Neutrality-2.pdf and https://innatenonviolence.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Warlock.pdf December 2023
Mairead Maguire on Talk World Radio on ending current wars
Nobel peace laureate Mairead Maguire in discussion with David Swanson of World Beyond War on ending current wars – running time 29 mins. https://davidswanson.org/talk-world-radio-mairead-maguire-on-ending-the-current-wars/
StoP report on Consultative Forum on International Security
The controversial ‘Consultative Forum on International Security’ of June 2023 was set up by the Minister for Foreign Affairs – but to what end? This detailed report, prepared by a working group of StoP (Swords to Ploughshares Ireland), looks at the 4 days of the Forum in detail. Included is a preamble, setting the scene, and a substantial set of conclusions which can be drawn from the current situation regarding neutrality and security and what the Forum did and did not consider, Click here to download – StoP Report Forum on International Security Mark 2
This is also available on the StoP website at https://www.swordstoploughshares-ireland.com/report
INNATE submission to Consultative Forum on International Security
To read INNATE’s 11-page submission to the Consultative Forum on International Security in the Republic, see https://tinyurl.com/3rurehhv
It had not been the intention to publish this until the July issue of INNATE’s monthly publication Nonviolent News but due to publicity about the failure of the Department of Foreign Affairs to consider having an oral presentation on aspects of the submission – specifically nonviolent civilian defence and extending neutrality as a means of adding to Irish security, it is being published now.
Photos of the “People’s Forums” on neutrality and protests concerning the government “Consultative Forum” can be seen on the INNATE photo site at https://www.flickr.com/photos/innateireland/albums/72177720309217408