October 1-8, 2011
Keep Space for Peace Week:
International Week of Protest to
Stop the Militarization of Space
Stop the Drones
No Missile Defense
End the wars & occupations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya
Bring Our War $$ Home
Convert the Military Industrial Complex
Local Events (List now in formation)
- Albuquerque, New Mexico (Oct 5) Showing documentary Pax-Americana & the Weaponization of Space 6:00 pm at the Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice. Contact Stop the War Machine at 505-268-9557 or citizen@comcast.net
- Albuquerque, New Mexico (Oct
Anti-war and use of space for war protest at the University of New Mexico bookstore plaza, Central Avenue . Contact Stop the War Machine at 505-268-9557 or citizen@comcast.net
- Andover, Massassachusetts (Oct 3) Vigil at Raytheon (where Patriot PAC-3 missile defense interceptors are made) at 7:00 am For more info call 978-686-4418
- Bath Iron Works, Maine (Oct 1) Vigil across from administration building on Washington Street (Aegis destroyers built at BIW) 11:30-12:30 am Smilin’ Trees Disarmament Farm (207) 763-4062
- Brighton, England (Oct 1) Symposium on ‘Power in Outer Space’ – How can human activity in outer space be understood in relation to social power? How can this social power be contested? Keynote speakers will be Dave Webb, Leeds Metropolitan University , and Peter Dickens, University of Cambridge , and Visiting Professor at the University of Brighton . More info available at: www.brighton.ac.uk/sass/powerinouterspace/
- Colorado Springs, Colorado (Oct 3) Bannering outside the west gate at Schriever AFB (home of the Space Warfare Center and numerous other Star Wars programs) 3:30 – 4:30 pm bill.sulzman@gmail.com
- Colorado Springs, Colorado (Oct 7) Congressional office visits (Bennet, Udall, Lamborn) presenting Stop the War petitions, 4:00 pm bill.sulzman@gmail.com
- Creech AFB, Nevada (Oct 9) Vigil at Drone testing base at Indian Springs, noon-1:30 pm jim@nevadadesertexperience.org
- RAF Croughton , England (Oct 1) Rally at U.S. communication base, March to main gate 1 mile – starts Croughton village 12.00 midday. Returns 3:00 pm, Oxfordshire Peace Campaign, oxonpeace@yahoo.co.uk
- Fort Mead, Maryland (Oct 9) The Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore will visit the National Security Agency (NSA) at Fort Meade at noon. Contact Max Obuszewski at mobuszewski@verizon.net or 410-366-1637
- Menwith Hill, England (Oct 4) – “The Alternative Tea Party” demonstration at U.S. NSA Spy Base from 6-8 pm. Contact Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases mail@caabcorner.org.uk
- Menwith Hill, England (Oct 16) “A Guided Walk Around Menwith Hill” – 2nd day of the CND Annual Conference in Bradford dominic@yorkshirecnd.org.uk
- Nagpur, India (Oct 1) Demonstration at 5 PM at the All India Radio Square jointly by the All India Peace & Solidarity Organisation, S.E.C. Railway Pensioners Assn, Pragatisheel Raillway Mahila samaj and the Indian Women for Peace & Development jnrao36@sify.com
- Nagpur, India (Oct 2) A Workshop on different types of space weapons including Drones jnrao36@sify.com
- Nagpur, India (Oct 5) A joint pogramme by the All India Peace & Solidarity Organisation, Indian Women for Peace & Development and the Matru Seva Sangh Institute of Social Work, 2 pm
- Oakville, Ontario , Canada (Oct ???? ) Town hall
- Omaha, Nebraska (Oct 2) STRATCOM (Strategic Command), Offut Air Force Base, Kinney Gate, 2:30-3:30 pm, klostermannm@osfdbq.org
- Ridhora, India (Oct 3) A talk and a rally of the Students at the Central India Management & Tehnology Institute, in the state of Madhya Pradesh jnrao36@sify.com
- Tucson, Arizona (Oct 3) Vigil at Raytheon (where “missile defense” kill vehicles are made) nukeresister@igc.org
- Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (Oct Nonviolent resistance at Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest weapons corporation and space weapons contractor, 1- 2:30p.m. at Mall & Goddard Boulevards, (behind the King of Prussia Mall) brandywine@juno.com
- Visakhapatnam, India (Oct Workshop “Everything on Weaponisation of ‘Space” at Visakhapatnam in state of Andhrapradesh. jnrao36@sify.com
- Waddington, England (Starting Sept 3rd) “Ground the Drones” Peace Camp at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire , where a new squadron is being formed to fly killer drones direct from the UK . For details of the camp contact Yorkshire CND on 01274 730 795 or dominic@yorkshirecnd.org.uk
- Weld County, Colorado (Oct Vigil at Nuclear Missile site N-8 in Weld County . Car Pool leaves Colorado Springs at 8:30 AM, vigil at noon bill.sulzman@gmail.com
Keep Space for Peace Week is co-sponsored by the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (UK), Swedish Peace Council, Drone Campaign Network (UK), and United Against Drones (U.S.)
Download the space week poster at: http://www.space4peace.org/actions/ksfpw11.htm
