Save the Dates for Three Important Peace Events during June & July
Published on May, 34 2023
by Nancy Price
Co-chair, Earth Democracy Issue Committee
June 2023
“It is time for the weapons to fall silent and for diplomacy to begin to resolve the conflict.”
SAVE THESE DATES…for three peace events during June and July!
June 10–11: International Summit for Peace in Ukraine, Vienna, Austria
This conference will discuss challenges related to the Russian-Ukraine war and will hear the voices of civil society representatives of the NATO countries, as well as from representatives from Russia and Ukraine who support the aims of the Peace Summit. Participants from the Global South will share the dramatic consequences the war has had for the people in their countries and emphasize how they can contribute to peace.
The conference will discuss creative solutions and ways to end war and how to prepare negotiations. Nowadays this is not only the task of states and diplomats, but also of global society.
Read the invitation, register to receive updates via e-mail and to join the conference virtually, and download the program here.
The conference will include:
June 9, Festival Concert on the 180th anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize winner Bertha von Suttner.
June 10 & 11, a combination of statements, working groups, panels of experts and dialogues. There will also be visits to the Embassies of the NATO countries in Vienna, and later those in the European Union.
July 8–9: Peace Wave 2023
“No to Militarization – Yes to Cooperation”
The second 24-hour Peace Wave sponsored by the International Peace Bureau and World BEYOND War is back! It’s a 24-hour-long Zoom featuring live peace actions in the streets and squares of the world, moving around the globe with the sun.
The event will start on Saturday, July 8 at 6 am (PT) and end on Sunday, July 9 at 6 am (PT).
This is just prior to an annual NATO meeting happening in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11–12.
Branches and members should start now discussing what action you may wish to organize and what video to submit. For inspiration, watch the highlights from Peace Wave 2022.
Please fill out the form at www.24hourpeacewave.org to:
- propose that a peace event where you live would be part of the peace wave
- register to watch the peace wave
Global Women for Peace Against NATO: July 7-9
Global Women for Peace Against NATO is a gathering of women in Brussels, Belgium, headquarters of NATO, and “virtually” in countries around the world. This global gathering takes place just before the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania July 11-12.
During Friday, July 7 and Saturday, July 8, there will be five webinars with presenters speaking from Brussels or virtually from their regions: the European Union, the US and Canada, Latin America, Africa and the Pacific regions. You will be invited to register for these webinars.
On Friday afternoon, July 7, there will be a street gathering organized by the International Peace Bureau and World Beyond War on the theme “Hats not Helmets” that will be filmed for the Peace Wave 2023 (see information above). In mid-June, George Friday and I will send out the final program for this event.
A “Letter of Invitation” and Declaration by Global Women for Peace Against NATO will soon be posted at the International Peace Bureau website for individuals and organizations to sign.
