By the coalition of organizations displayed above, October 11, 2024
This lengthy discussion contains a variety of perspectives, not all of which World BEYOND War could possibly endorse. We strongly endorse people speaking across borders in pursuit of peace, diplomacy, and disarmament.
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International Online/Offline Conference & Round Table Discussions
September 21, 2024 – Peace Between People
Video recording of the first day of the conference:
Oleg Bodrov (0 – 01:25), Public Council of the Southern Coast of the Gulf of Finland, Board member of the International Peace Bureau, St. Petersburg, Russia,
Greeting from Russia;
David Swanson (01:28 – 11:56) – World BEYOND War. Greeting from USA;
Tamara Lorincz (12:40 – 18:20) – Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW), Canada, “Indigenous peoples and women’ leadership for peace and cooperation in the Arctic”;
Reiner Braun (19:00 – 23:49) – International Peace Bureau (IPB), Germany. Greeting from Germany.
Section I: Military actions and challenges of the militarization in the Baltic Sea
Reiner Braun (24:32 – 31:30) IPB – Germany, “The Baltic Sea – the NATO sea and peace”
Andrey Talevlin, (32:30 – 41:00) PhD in Law, Coordinator of the Russian Social-Ecological Union, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia, “Fulfillment of international obligations to ensure nuclear safety of nuclear power plants in conditions of military conflicts.”
Karin Utas Carlsson (41:40 – 49:39), PhD peace education, peace activist, member of Women for Peace Sweden, Sweden Abolish Deterrence in Defense Policy!
Tove Jensen (50:31 – 1:03:04) – spokeswomen for “Demos” an anti-imperialistic association in Copenhagen and the “Peace Initiative”, Denmark “No to the US bases in Denmark.”
Olli Tammilehto (1:05:06 – 1:13:53) – writer and an old-line activist in Finnish environmental and peace movements. During the past year very active in the campaign against U.S. military bases, Finland, “How Finland became a vassal state of the USA and how the movement against this process was defeated.”
Round table discussion of the section I speakers: (1:20:26 – 2:36-37)
Section II: Military actions and challenges of the militarization in the Arctic region – introductions
Tamara Lorincz (2:58:22 – 3:08:09)– Canadian organization Women’s Voice for Peace (VOW), Canada “NATO and NORAD’s strategy to militarize the Canadian Arctic sabotages the Indigenous plan for a Zone of Peace.”
Martha Hennessy (3:08:30 3:32:06) prominent American peace and nuclear disarmament promoter, USA, “In the Belly of The Nuclear Beast”
Ingeborg Breines (3:24:08 – 3:38:12) Former Chair of IPB and UNESCO Director, Norway, “Do we need a humanistic revolution in order to counter the ongoing militarization of the north?”
Agneta Norberg (3:39:30 – 3:59:23) – No to NATO, Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space – Sweden, “Bomb target Sweden – The North a platform for war fare against Russia.”
Video recording of the second day of the conference:
Section III: Military pollution and socio-ecological consequences of the militarization of the Baltic and Arctic regions
Oleg Bodrov (1:00 – 14:43) – Public Council of the Southern Shore of the Gulf of Finland – Interregional Public Socio-ecological Movement of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, member of the Board of the International Peace Bureau. (St. Petersburg), Russia. “Nuclear power plants as a new type of radiological weapon of mass destruction”.
Isabelle Cassel (14:50 – 29:25), Deutscher Friedensrat (climate issue), Germany, “Why peace and security today is so much more than just military concerns”
Mechthild Klingenburg Vogel (30:20 – 43:00) – Kieler Friedensforum/Kiel Peace Forum – Germany, “Corroded Munition sunk in the Baltic Sea after World War II – Easiest Way to get rid of Destructive Capabilities? – Symbol of the Risks of Unresolved Collective Traumatization.”
Palle Bendsen (43:38 – 1:01:07) – Friends of the Earth Denmark, Denmark “Climate change and the Arctic”
Ulla Klötzer (1:01:30 – 1:23:53) – Women for Peace Finland and GWUAN, Finland “Baltic Sea – Environmental and Military Legacies and Future Challenges”
Christer Lundgren (2:23:40 – 2:29:29) journalist , member of the Folket i Bild association, The National No to NATO Organization and the No to NATO Network, Sweden,
“Sweden’s long march into the NATO alliance.”
Section IV: Agenda 2030 – Sustainable Development Goals 16 & 17 through peace and partnerships – Public Statements – Public communiqué to the World Peace Forum 2025
Oleg Bodrov (2:29:56 – 2:40:00) – Public Council of the Southern Shore of the Gulf of Finland, Board member of the International Peace Bureau, (St. Petersburg), Russia
“Goals, stakeholders, and possible models of their interaction in ecological regions to achieve the goals of the UN Sustainable Development Goals 16 & 17”.
Tamara Lorincz (2:41:32 – 3:00:20) – Canadian organization Women’s Voice for Peace (VOW), Canada. “The IPCC’s Call for International Cooperation Means Ending War for Climate Justice.”
Heidi Meinzolt (3:00:28- 3:09:35), member of WILPF and coordinator of a women’s WG in the OSCE area, Germany, “Our joint contribution to a caring society is built on a preventive agenda.”
Susanne Urban (3:09:56 – 3:20:01) – WILPF Norway, Norway “Global Women for Peace United Against NATO – GWUAN – Future Events”
Round table discussion: Emphasis on cooperation and common activities: 3:30:53 – 4:24:10
Discussion of the Conference Statement: 4:30:52 – 7:00:32
