BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:941@acties.todon.nl SUMMARY:Welfare not warfare Demonstration DTSTAMP:20260517T234424Z DTSTART:20260614T120000Z DESCRIPTION:RALLY IN BRUSSELS ON 14 JUNE & MONTH OF DECENTRALIZED ACTION AC ROSS EUROPE!\n\n\n\nBrussels | June 14\n\nEurope | Month Of Decentralized Action in June\n\nWe have been witnessing unprecedented levels of destruct ion and a war on life\nitself.\n\nGenocides are being normalised\, civilia n infrastructure becoming the preferred\ntarget\, international institutio ns paralysed by inaction.\n\nEurope is no bystander.\n\nAcross the contine nt\, governments are preparing citizens for war\, reintroducing\nconscript ion\, and diverting public resources to the war machine — while industry\n lines up to profit.\n\nEU Institutions\, keen to appease the global superp ower\, are content to aid\nimperial fantasies of reactionary forces as rep resented by Trump\, Netanyahu and\nAlex Karp of Palantir: the red carpet i s still rolled out\, the weapons systems\nstill exported\, their bombers r esupplied. This new age they wish to herald will\nbe made even darker thro ugh expansion of software tested on Palestinians and\nbuilt to maximise de ath and destruction.\n\nWe refuse this. And we are mobilising.\n\n\n\n\nJO IN US — IN BRUSSELS AND ACROSS EUROPE!\n\nOn 14 June at 2pm\, we are takin g to the streets of Brussels\n[https://transform-network.us6.list-manage.c om/track/click?u=2d4787ef1bd3fe9f702d9de30&id=a64eeec692&e=5fd67597c1]\,\n in front of the institutions driving Europe’s rearmament. Together with th e Stop\nMilitarization Platform\,\n[https://transform-network.us6.list-man age.com/track/click?u=2d4787ef1bd3fe9f702d9de30&id=a793ddf538&e=5fd67597c1 ] we\ncall on social movements\, trade unions\, civil society organisation s\, independent\nmedia\, political forces\, and parliamentarians — at Euro pean and national levels\n— to join us. Afterwards\, we will gather in ass embly\n[https://transform-network.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2d4787 ef1bd3fe9f702d9de30&id=9884fb0de2&e=5fd67597c1] to\ndiscuss and strategise the next steps of a Europe-wide mobilisation against the\nReArm agenda.\n \n14 June is a common focal point\, not an endpoint. Throughout the month\ ,\nmovements\, organisations and communities across the continent are call ed to\norganise their own demonstrations\, public meetings\, and coordinat ed actions.\n\nDon’t forget to write us an email at action@stoprearm.org\n [action@stoprearm.org] and to submit your action to the Calendar here\n[ht tps://calendar.stoprearm.org/events/] [and here on Todon Acties\n[https:// acties.todon.nl/add]]!\n\nLet this be the month in which the Europe of pea ce\, rights and democracy makes\nitself visible in the streets!\n\nWhy we are mobilising?\n\nIn the name of “security\,” the European Union and NATO are pushing an\nunprecedented military expansion. €800 billion is already being redirected\ntoward arms — resources taken from healthcare\, educati on\, climate action\, and\nsocial provision. Over the next decade this cou ld rise to €6.8 trillion\, as NATO\npressures member states toward militar y spending of up to 5% of GDP.\n\nThis is a permanent war economy that wil l reshape every part of life in Europe\nand beyond:\n\n * It deepens confl icts rather than resolving them. Pouring billions into\n weapons fuels g lobal tensions and entrenches the logic that military force —\n not dipl omacy — is Europe’s answer to every crisis.\n\n * It accelerates an arms r ace. Countries will react to their neighbours arming\,\n with more weapo ns. Armed borders\, proliferation of military bases\, and\n readiness to invest in nuclear weapons will become the new normal.\n\n * It is a trans fer of wealth from life to destruction. Every euro spent on\n weapons is a euro taken from social protection\, just transition\, and public\n se rvices. Rearmament and the dismantling of our welfare systems are one and\ n the same.\n\n * It targets the next generation. A rearmed Europe will demand soldiers. Young\n people will be asked to fight and die in wars t hey did not choose. Moreover\,\n it will leave future generations with e ven greater debt.\n\n * It reshapes our societies. Militarisation brings s urveillance\, repression of\n dissent\, and shrinking democratic space. War politics always carry\n authoritarian consequences.\n\nWe reject thi s direction. We stand for a Europe grounded in peace\, democracy\,\nhuman rights\, and social and climate justice — a Europe that invests in care\,\ nsolidarity\, and international cooperation rather than in the arms indust ry.\n\n—\n\n\nPRACTICAL INFORMATION\n\n * Demo #14J Welfare not Warfare:\n When: 14 June\, 14:00\n Where: Brussels North\n\n * Assembly\n [htt ps://transform-network.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2d4787ef1bd3fe9f7 02d9de30&id=eb08219079&e=5fd67597c1]:\n When: 14 June\,  17:00 pm – 21:0 0 pm\n Where: Brussels near Gar de Midi (tbc)\n For questions or reque sts\, please contact: 14J@stoprearm.org\n [14J@stoprearm.org]\n\n * Dece ntralized actions:\n Write us an email at action@stoprearm.org [action@s toprearm.org] and submit\n them to the calendar here! [https://calendar. stoprearm.org/events/]\n We are trying to collect all info together so p lease do let us know.\n\nMore information will be shared during the 29.04 assembly\n[https://stoprearm.org/invitation-12th-european-call-stoprearm-e urope/]\, you can\nregister here\n[https://transform-network.us6.list-mana ge.com/track/click?u=2d4787ef1bd3fe9f702d9de30&id=d9fda9c9eb&e=5fd67597c1] .\n\nDON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS!\n\nInstagram: fo llow\n[https://transform-network.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2d4787e f1bd3fe9f702d9de30&id=67f0369ba7&e=5fd67597c1]\nFacebook event: follow\n[h ttps://transform-network.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=2d4787ef1bd3fe9 f702d9de30&id=fc8543c5ab&e=5fd67597c1]\n\nFor more info:\n\nhttps://stopre arm.org/invitation-rally-in-brussels-on-14-june-month-of-decentra\n[https: //stoprearm.org/invitation-rally-in-brussels-on-14-june-month-of-decentra] \n\nSRA Coordination\n\n14J@stoprearm.org [14J@stoprearm.org] URL:https://acties.todon.nl/event/rally-in-brussels-on-14-june-and-month-of -decentralized-action-across-europe GEO:50.8606595;4.3586051 LOCATION:Brussels-North railway station - Place Simon Bolivar - Simon Boliv arplein\, Quartier Nord - Noordwijk\, Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek\, Brussel-Ho ofdstad - Bruxelles-Capitale\, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale - Brussels Hoo fdstedelijk Gewest\, 1030\, België / Belgique / Belgien STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Brussel,Brussels,Bruxelles,demonstratie,demonstration,guerre,jus ticeSociale,Manifestation,oorlog,war,warfare,welfare,welvaart X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Rally In Brussels on 14 June & Month O f Decentralized Action Across Europe!

Brussels | June 14

Europe | Month Of Decentralized A ction in June

We have been witnessing unprecedented le vels of destruction and a war on life itself.

Genocides are being no rmalised, civilian infrastructure becoming the preferred target, internati onal institutions paralysed by inaction.

Europe is no bystander.

Across the continent, governments are preparing citizens for war, reint roducing conscription, and diverting public resources to the war machine — while industry lines up to profit.

EU Institutions, keen to appease the global superpower, are content to aid imperial fantasies of reactiona ry forces as represented by Trump, Netanyahu and Alex Karp of Palantir: th e red carpet is still rolled out, the weapons systems still exported, thei r bombers resupplied. This new age they wish to herald will be made even d arker through expansion of software tested on Palestinians and built to ma ximise death and destruction.

We refuse this. And we are mobilising.

Join us — in Brussels and across Europe!

On 14 June at 2pm, we are taking to the streets of Brussels, in front of the institutions driving Europe’s rearmament. Together with t he Stop Militarization Platform, we call on social movements, trade unions, civil society organisations, independent m edia, political forces, and parliamentarians — at European and national le vels — to join us. Afterwards, we will gather in assembly to discuss and strategise the next steps of a Europe-wide mo bilisation against the ReArm agenda.

14 June is a common foc al point, not an endpoint. Throughout the month, mov ements, organisations and communities across the continent are called to o rganise their own demonstrations, public meetings, and coordinated actions .

Don’t forget to write us an email at action@sto prearm.org and to submit your action to the  ;Calendar here [and here on Todon Acties]!

Let this be the month in which the Europe o f peace, rights and democracy makes itself visible in the streets!

< strong>Why we are mobilising?

In the name of “security,” th e European Union and NATO are pushing an unprecedented military expansion. €800 billion is already being redirected toward arms — resources taken fr om healthcare, education, climate action, and social provision. Over the n ext decade this could rise to €6.8 trillion, as NATO pressures member stat es toward military spending of up to 5% of GDP.

This is a permanent war economy that will reshape every part of life in Europe and beyond:

We reject this direction. We stand for a Europe grounded in peace, democracy, human rights, and social and clima te justice — a Europe that invests in care, solidarity, and international cooperation rather than in the arms industry.

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Practical Inf ormation

More information will be shared during the&n bsp;29.04 assembly, you can register here.

Don’t forget to check out our social media accounts!

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For more inf o:

https://stoprearm.org/invitation- rally-in-brussels-on-14-june-month-of-decentra

SRA Coordination< /p>

14J@stoprearm.org

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