Second Days of Protest Against Space Militarization
Menwith Hill, UK
Berlin, Germany
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For the second year in a row, the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space held its International Day of Protest to Stop the Militarization of Space. This year they doubled the number of local events held world wide. Over 115 actions took place in 19 countries, many linking US plans for space "control and domination" with the war in Afghanistan. Reports from London, Berlin, and Stuttgart were that they had tens of thousands of people in each place. Other large actions were held in South Korea, Japan, Australia, and throughout the US.
Due to the growing success of the international day of protest, the GN has decided to call for a full week of activities in 2002. The Keep Space for Peace Week will be held October 4-11, 2002 and groups worldwide are encouraged to hold local protests at key space installations, organize visits to political leaders, hold community teach-ins, meetings with religious leaders, visits to local schools, media work, and public displays. The dates of October 4-11 were chosen to coincide with the pro-space "World Space Week" that annually promotes the aerospace industry agenda for space.
Bruce K. Gagnon is Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, PO Box 90083, Gainesville, FL. 32607, USA, tel +1-352337 92 74; globalnet@mindspring.com; www.space4peace.org.
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