Annika Spaldes blogg om fredsarbete och en andlighet som utmanar denna världens makter. "Förstörelsens fästen är kraftigt bemannade, det är dags för de snälla att bli fly förbannade. Tage Danielsson"
"At its core, DARC is a conference on the law and policy of drones, with the goal of working towards the development of a constructive law and policy agenda. But DARC is also meant to be more than simply a three day conference, and it will not be the final word. It is the start of a forum for exploring the contours of the current landscape, understanding how we got here, and identifying how we can influence the future of drone law and policy. " (from the Guidebook) "DARC was the first multi-stakeholder conference on drones and society, and we think it was a huge success. It's not everyday that hobbyists, roboticists, fighter pilots, officials, entrepreneurs, activists and hackers get together to talk about the future."
From World Beyond War. Thanks to: Mayors for Peace, the Institute for Policy Studies, and the New Priorities Network. "The Office of Economic Adjustment in the Pentagon (oea.gov) has one mission: to help communities affected by military downsizings, either from base closings or military industry contract losses, with transition planning grants and technical assistance (see program guidelines at 1 and 2 and below). The Obama administration is ramping up and fast tracking this assistance. Who is eligible? Military-dependent communities, regions and states. Dependency has a low threshold—only about 2-3% of a community’s workforce need be employed in the military industry to qualify."
Anna MacDonald of Control Arms speaks at the start of the ceremony for the signing of the Arms Trade Treaty at United Nations headquarters in New York, Jun. 3, 2013