April 5: Wisconsin/16th

      April 12: 51st/Silver Spring,   Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS) 

We will join for a Tax Day Protest with Casa Maria. Money for Human Needs, Not War!

      April 19: Oakland/North

      April 26:  St. Paul/Water

      May 3: Layton/Howell

The Global Campaign on Military Spending (GCOMS) builds on over a decade of work done by IPB and others around the theme of ‘Disarmament for Sustainable Development’. It incorporates the Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS) 

1.      Peace: disarmament, conflict prevention and resolution, human security;
2.      Sustainable development and anti-poverty programs;
3.      Climate change and biodiversity loss – for mitigation and adaptation;
4.      Public services/social justice, human rights, gender equality and green job-creation;
5.      Humanitarian programs to support the most vulnerable groups.

In December 2014, the International Peace Bureau (IPB) announced the launch of a permanent, global, year-round campaign to tackle the worldwide issue of excessive military spending. This is money that could instead be spent on creating jobs for young people, feeding the hungry, protecting us all from the effects of climate change, tackling epidemics…and much more. IPB has for several years called for annual reallocations of (as a minimum) 10% from the military budgets of all states; and for a process to be started to reduce arms production as well as the international weapons trade.