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Bulletin 19 - News |
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Membership Conference 2002 of Global Network
No Star Wars: International Space Organization Conference & Protest
May 10-12, 2002, Berkeley, California
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Purpose
2002 marks the 10th anniversary of the Global Network. Join with activists from around the world who will gather in Berkeley, California on May 10-12 to share information about Bush's space agenda, plan activities for 2002, and strengthen our commitment to preventing the nuclearization and weaponization of space.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), who has introduced the "Space Preservation Act" that would ban US deployment of weapons in space, has been invited to deliver a keynote address.
On Friday, May 10 a protest will be held at Lockheed Martin (Sunnyvale) where work is underway on the spacebased laser, airborne laser, Theater Missile Defense (TMD), and new satellites for space war fighting.
In Fiscal Year 2002 the US Congress gave George W. Bush his entire request of $8.3 billion for Star Wars research & development (R & D). R & D funding must become a key issue in 2002 and beyond if we hope to prevent a new arms race in space.
The US Space Command predicts that because of "corporate globalization" the gap between "haves" and "have nots" will widen worldwide in coming years. With space "control and domination" in place, the Space Command will become the military arm for the multi-national corporations enabling the US to suppress those who protest US global dominance.
Cutbacks can be expected in human needs programs like education, health care, child care, and social security in order to cover the enormous cost of Star Wars. Help us build this movement to keep space for peace.
This event is being hosted by Nevada Desert Experience, a Global Network affiliate.
Program (extract)
May 10 (Friday)
- Rally & demonstration at Lockheed Martin (Sunnyvale)
May 11 (Saturday)
- International Perspectives on Preventing an Arms Race in Space
- Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
- Alternatives, Actions, and Strategies to Keep Space for Peace
May 12 (Sunday)
- GN MembershipMeeting
Workshops
- Nuclear Power & Space Commercialism: A Toxic Planetary Program
- Echelon Spy System: Eavesdropping on the World
- Military Satellites: Their Warfighting & Counterinsurgency Roles
- Theatre Missile Defense: Middle East & Asian Concerns
- NMD Deployment &Testing: Alaskan Resistance
- European Perspectives on Star Wars
- Fewer But Newer: The Continuing Role of Nuclear Weapons in US Plans for Global Military Domination
- Creating Momentum for Congressional & Global Ban on Weapons in Space
- Alternatives to Missile Defense & Space Weapons: Prospects for the Control & Elimination of Ballistic Missile
- Environmental Consequences of Toxic Rocket Launches
- Economic Consequences of Space Arms Race
- Deadly Connections: Corporate Globalism, Space & War
- Pentagon Weather Modification & HAARP
- North Korea: Real Threat or Enemy Creation?
Speakers/entertainers invited include:
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Karl Grossman, Regina Hagen, Dave Webb, Satomi Oba, Loring Wirbel, Ardeth Platte, Bill Sulzman, Sally Light, J. Sri Raman, Gar Smith, Shiva Sthresna, Corazon Fabros, Daniel Durand, Solange Fernex, Dial Keju, Richard Salvador, Peter Lumsdaine, Wade Huntley, Lindis Percy, Aurel Duta, Jackie Cabasso, Marylia Kelly, Edward Appiah Brafoh, Alice Slater, Mary Beth Sullivan, Carol Rosin, Andrew Lichterman, Holly Gwinn Graham, Joel Landy, Lynda Williams, Stacey Fritz, Andrew Page, Cheong Wooksik, Dave Knight, Kathy Kelly, Bruce Gagnon, Kimberley Ead, and more.
Cost
Registration fee for the conference is on a sliding scale. Please pay what you can best afford between $15 - $60. Registration fee includes dinner on May 10. We will send you the full conference agenda and location of all meetings upon receipt of your registration fee.
Housing
Limited home hospitality will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. (People in the Berkeley area are encouraged to contact us if you can provide housing for others.)
tel. +1-352)-337-92 74 or +1-510- 527-20 57; globalnet@mindspring.com; www.space4peace.org.
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