#ObjectWarCampaign gathering 2023 and actions in Athens

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#ObjectWarCampaign gathering 2023 and actions in Athens

ObjectWar gathering:

The ObjectWar gathering 2023 brought together 30 conscientious objectors and antimilitarists from Russia, Belarus, Finland, Greece and Germany. This year it was organised in Athens, Greece, as the continuation of Baltic Glory peace exercise which was held in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Baltic Glory was from the very start the world’s only peace exercise of its kind and has grown to one of the biggest gatherings of antimilitarists in Northern Europe.

Program:

— anti-war networking of conscientious objectors and antimilitarists from Russia, Belarus, Finland, Greece and Germany on the 20th and 21st of April. 
— joint meeting with the European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO) on the 22nd of April (15:00-17:00). 
— joint public action on the 22nd of April (18:00).

Principles:
— we resist the brutal attack to Ukraine by the Russian Federation.
— we support the human right to conscientious objection always and everywhere.
— we use a wide range of methods, strategies and tactics. Violence is not one of them.

A first joint public action in the framework of the #ObjectWarCampaign was co-organised by the European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (EBCO) , the Association of Greek Conscientious Objectors and the ObjectWar gathering on 22/04/2023 at Syntagma square, Athens, defending the right to protection and asylum for deserters and conscientious objectors from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

The video of the action, a FemArtAct production, is available here:

A second joint public action, a historical tour in Athens city centre, was co-organised by EBCO, the Association of Greek Conscientious Objectors and Amnesty International – Greek Section on 21/04/2023, anniversary of the launch of the Greek military dictatorship (21 April 1967), highlighting the human rights violations and the struggle for freedom and justice. The tour included the following stops: 1) Museum of Anti-Dictatorship Democratic Resistance of the Association of Imprisoned & Exiled Resisters 1967-1974; 2) Grigoris Lambrakis; 3) War Museum; 4) (former) Medical Centre for the Rehabilitation of Torture Victims; 5) Greek Section of Amnesty International; 6) Law School of the University of Athens; and 7) National Technical University of Athens.

The video of the action, a FemArtAct production, is available here:

More info: EBCO General Assembly: Saturday 22 April 2023, Athens, Greece | European Bureau for Conscientious Objection (ebco-beoc.org)

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