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Peace Conference to mark the 100th anniversary of WWI.
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Peace Conference to mark the 100th anniversary of WWI Organised by the GUE/NGL with the support of the “International Peace Bureau" (ipb)
04-05 March 2014, Brussels and Ypres, European Parliament (ASP 1G2)
Interpretation: FR, DE, NL, EN, DA, EL, ES, PT, SV, CS, LV, HR
Together with peace activists from NGOs, in particular the International Peace Bureau (IPB), and social movements, the GUE/NGL is organising a conference to mark the centenary of the First World War. To combat the rise of nationalism and growing militarisation inside the European Union, we want to reclaim the idea of a peaceful European integration process based on international solidarity and disarmament. At the one-day conference we want to discuss our alternatives for global justice and a culture for peace followed by a trip to Ypres, the 'city of peace'.
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04 March 2014: Conference in Brussels
09:30-12:30 Moderation: Christine Vergiat (GUEN/NGL)
9.30 - 10.00 Welcome and greetings
- Gabi Zimmer (President GUE/NGL), Ingeborg Breines (International Peace Bureau),
- A short video and a historical review
- Reiner Braun (International Peace Bureau)
10.00 - 11.30
- Militarisation of the European Union
- Michael Youlton (PANA, Ireland); Sabine Lösing (GUE/NGL)
11.30– 12.30
- 1914 -2014 Military technological complex and its development
- Reiner Braun (International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms/IPB)
- Willy Meyer (GUE/NGL)
12:30 - 14:15
- Lunch Break
14.15 -14.45
- Screening of the Movie: "Im Westen nichts Neues!"
- Introduction by Kollege Lucas Wirl (INES)
15:00 - 16:30 Moderation: Ingeborg Breines (International Peace Bureau)
- Pacifism in history and today: lessons learnt for radical peace engagement
- Patrick Le Hyaric (VP GUE/NGL) and Kate Hudson (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament)
16:30 - 18:30 Moderation: Mikael Gustafsson (GUE/NGL)
- Round table discussion with: Paul Lansu (Pax Christi), Nikola Vuljanic (GUE/NGL), Aida Topic (Sarajevo), Francis Wurtz (PCF France)
19:00 - 20:00
- Reception "Peace Exhibition"
- Welcome and Greetings: Helmut Scholz (GUE/NGL)
- Opening speeches: Willi van Ooyen (DIE LINKE)
20:00
- Dinner in cooperation with Peace activists in Brussels,
- Dinner speech: Pieter Teirlinck (Vrede BE), Takis Hadjigeorgiou (Vice President of the GUE/NGL)
05 March 2014: Trip to Ypres
- 08:30 - 15:00
Responsible staff member: Martin Herberg, martin.herberg@europarl.europa.eu
GUE/NGL press contact Gianfranco Battistini + 32 475 646628
gianfranco.battistini@europarl.europa.eu
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