{"id":1396,"date":"2020-01-26T17:18:05","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T17:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.consciencecanada.ca\/?p=1396"},"modified":"2020-01-26T17:20:38","modified_gmt":"2020-01-26T17:20:38","slug":"divest-disarm-demilitarize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.consciencecanada.ca\/?p=1396","title":{"rendered":"Divest, Disarm, Demilitarize"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In May an\ninternational coalition organized by World BEYOND War will converge on Ottawa\nto say NO to CANSEC, Canada&#8217;s biggest arms bazaar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canadians\nhave been protesting CANSEC for years. It&#8217;s time to bring international\nattention to Canada&#8217;s complicity in the global arms trade and endless wars. Activists,\ngrassroots organizers, and experts from around the world will be sharing\nstrategies and tactics for shutting down a weapons expo, divesting from war,\nand converting to a peaceful, green, &amp; just future. <br>\n<br>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/test.consciencecanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SocialMediaGraphic-NoWar2020-sq-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.consciencecanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SocialMediaGraphic-NoWar2020-sq-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/test.consciencecanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SocialMediaGraphic-NoWar2020-sq-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/test.consciencecanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SocialMediaGraphic-NoWar2020-sq-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/test.consciencecanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SocialMediaGraphic-NoWar2020-sq.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/nowar2020.worldbeyondwar.org\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\">Register to join us this May<\/a><\/strong> for nonviolent activism, skills training, art-making, panel presentations, rallying, and more, culminating in the #NoWar2020 Conference on May 29-30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Te Ao\nPritchard<\/strong> will\nshare lessons learned from the successful campaign to shut down New Zealand&#8217;s\nweapons expo. <br>\n<br>\n<strong>Siana Bangura<\/strong> from\nCampaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) UK will share her experience organizing\nagainst DSEI, one of the world&#8217;s largest arms fairs. <br>\n<br>\n<strong>Susi Snyder<\/strong>, author of\nDon&#8217;t Bank on the Bomb, the only global report on the private financing of the\nnuclear weapons industry, will lead a divestment training to talk about the\ntools and tactics to cut off the flow of money to weapons companies. <br>\n<br>\n<strong>Medea Benjamin<\/strong>,\nCODEPINK Co-Founder, will talk about why war is not green, and why we need to\ndemilitarize to decarbonize, sharing expertise from her 40+ years of bold,\ncreative activism. <br>\n<br>\n<strong>Doug Hewitt-White<\/strong> will be helping to\nfacilitate a discussion group on Divesting from the Military War Machine. We\nwill talk about the practicality and efficacy of refusing to pay for war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net\/mps2\/c\/1QA\/ni0YAA\/t.2ym\/F-K990PGTGGt02ftFfavzw\/h3\/Th3ZlIrz58T7sBJMuPHXE77rG8yAXXuRtMNI7v-2BK7W0qObKYPOu99ejvRTkQJb6RtI-2Fft2Z72EXI-2BaXsHKJq2IVETNzv-2Bfxm4Mrr4rOH5e-2FOcTrHGF-2BhWcrr4aGyjW46E8-2BjzrEK-2FMdF-2BFRKQBFShyYneKeaO9eG-2Fl2C0Rbkmgd-2B-2Bgojy1oP1vULYC88wUnhDY2p95Q0VFBmZ8ZuHWBbpw5kLcEVB-2BIoP01catq44tEaBzwLmVWL7tU-2BW9ADVDpibXd6tvIgs-2FqsCkJo3qF5CQ-3D-3D\/ZVj\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/test.consciencecanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SocialMediaGraphic-NoWar2020-v3-300x275.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.consciencecanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SocialMediaGraphic-NoWar2020-v3-300x275.png 300w, https:\/\/test.consciencecanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SocialMediaGraphic-NoWar2020-v3-150x137.png 150w, https:\/\/test.consciencecanada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SocialMediaGraphic-NoWar2020-v3.png 749w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The week will kick off with a live show by comedian-activist <strong>Lee Camp<\/strong> on May 24, followed by a free screenprinting workshop by the <strong>SAW Art + Protest Initiative<\/strong> on May 26, leading up to the protests at CANSEC on May 27 and 28, and concluding with the #NoWar2020 Conference on the 29th and 30th. For the full schedule, including many more events, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/nowar2020.worldbeyondwar.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">visit the website here<\/a><\/strong>. <br> <br> World Beyond War is partnering with a network of organizations, including <strong>Conscience Canada<\/strong>, <strong>Canadian Voice of Women for Peace<\/strong> and the <strong>Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/nowar2020.worldbeyondwar.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">View the full list of sponsors and endorsers<\/a>.<br> <br> <strong>Join us in Ottawa<\/strong> as we protest Canada&#8217;s largest weapons expo, and call for the conversion to a peace-based economy that works for all of us. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In May an international coalition organized by World BEYOND War will converge on Ottawa to say NO to CANSEC, Canada&#8217;s biggest arms bazaar. Canadians have been protesting CANSEC for years. It&#8217;s time to bring international attention to Canada&#8217;s complicity in the global arms trade and endless wars. 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