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The Global Campaign on Military Spending (GCOMS) is an initiative of @intpeacebureau.bsky.social & aims to shift military spending towards human & environmental needs ☮️
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#GDAMS 2025 start today! A whole month to take action & oppose military spending & war.
On the occasion we've prepared an appeal demanding govts across the world an end to this reckless arms race:
forms.komun.org/gdams-appeal
Will you sign as an org & spread the word? @intpeacebureau.bsky.social
If you're in Barcelona, tomorrow starts the '4 Days 4 Peace' initiative, organised by @intpeacebureau.bsky.social & @centredelas.org
DAY 1 · 23/10 'Darkest Before Dawn' Conference
DAY 2 · 24/10 Workshops & strategy sessions
DAYS 3 & 4 · 25-26/10 Triennial Meeting

centredelas.org/actualitat/4...
"4 Days for Peace": Centre Delàs hosts IPB's international meeting in Barcelona, featuring different activities to discuss and learn about peace - Delas
Together with the International Peace Bureau, on the occasion of its annual meeting in Barcelona, ​​we have organized the “4 Days for Peace” event, which will take place from October 23 to 26, 2025. T...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
In 2025, one of the greatest global security threats we face is the climate crisis—yet NATO is choosing to escalate militarization instead of addressing it.

#ClimateCrisis #NATOSpending #DivestFromWar #InvestInPeace #ClimateJustice #NoToMilitarization #NATO #NATOSummit
June 20, 2025 at 6:56 AM
June 20, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Peace Wave 2025: Abolish Nukes, Build Peace

✊ Be part of the global demand: Wave Peace, Not Nukes.

🔗 More info: ipb.org/peace-wave-2025
🔗 Treaty background: TPNW – Nuclear Ban Treaty

#GDAMS2025 #PeaceWave2025 #AbolishNukes #NuclearBanTreaty #DisarmamentEducation #GlobalPeace
June 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Urban Poor Youth of Navotas, Metro Manila Call for Funds for Education, Not Military Spending

Funds for Life, Not For Arms!

Reported by:
Merci Angeles and Lerry Hiterosa
Peace Women Partners and Stop the War Coalition
International Peace Bureau
June 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM
📅 Nuclear Disarmament
☢️ $82 Billion on Nuclear Weapons? That’s Insanity, Not Security.

It’s time to ask:
Are we building peace, or preparing for annihilation?

We say: Ban the bomb. Fund the people.

#GDAMS2025 #BanNuclearWeapons #HumanSecurityNow
June 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
📅 Global South Solidarity
🌍 The Global South Pays the Price of Global Militarism

True peace must be decolonial, intersectional, and global.

Solidarity with the Global South means challenging the structures that perpetuate violence and poverty.

#GDAMS2025 #GlobalJustice #DemilitarizeNow
May 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
📅 May 24 – International Women's Day for Peace and Disarmament

👩🏽‍🦳 There Is No Peace Without Feminism

A feminist approach to peace is inclusive, just, and sustainable.

It’s time to dismantle patriarchy and militarism — together.

#GDAMS2025 #FeministPeace #WomenPeaceSecurity
May 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
📅 Youth and the Future

🎓 Books, Not Bombs: What Are We Leaving for the Next Generation?

Young people are rising to demand a world of justice, peace, and sustainability.

We must invest in youth, not in militarization.

#GDAMS2025 #PeaceForFuture #YouthForPeace
May 20, 2025 at 5:47 AM
May 15 is Intl. Conscientious Objection Day #COday, honouring those who refuse to bear arms & to participate in war preparations.
In times of warmongering & conflict we must talk about conscription, conscientious objection & alternatives to the military #RefuseWar
@warresistersint.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🧨 Militarism and the Climate Crisis 🌍
Billions for Bombs — But Who Pays the Price?

It’s time to #DemilitarizeToDecarbonize and invest in people, planet, and peace. 🕊️
👉 Learn more: demilitarize.org

#GDAMS2025 #ClimateJustice #MoveTheMoney
May 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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📊 Military Spending in Europe: What’s the Cost of Security?
In 2023, EU Member States spent a staggering €298 billion on the military — rising to €374 billion with the UK and Norway included.
#MoveTheMoney #GDAMS2025 #WelfareNotWarfare #StopRearmEurope #DisarmForPeace #NoToMilitarism #PeaceEconomy
April 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🌈 GDAMS 2025 Finale: Let’s Keep Up the Pressure!

Thanks to everyone who joined us this action GDAMS action days.

Let’s keep pushing to demilitarize our world and invest in peace, people, and the planet. #GDAMS2025 #MoveTheMoney
May 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
#GDAMS 2025 ends today.
Many thanks to everyone who participated, your actions have been extremely encouraging!🙌🏼
Our work for peace & against militarization must carry on, though. Our shared future depends on it!
#WarCostsUsTheEarth
May 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"Presidential candidates must present plans for building peace through dialogue and trust, not military expansion. "
— South Korean Civil Society Joint Statement (2025 GDAMS).
#GDAMS2025 #PeaceNotWar #DisarmNow
👉 Read the full statement:https://bit.ly/JointStatement_2025GDAMS
May 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
GDAMS 2025 | Philippines

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBNi...
GDAMS PHL 2025
YouTube video by Matt Pilones
www.youtube.com
May 8, 2025 at 11:08 AM
‘ Let’s reimagine our vision of security, one that places people and their well-being at its core, prevents conflicts, and understands that sustainable development is an essential tool for a peaceful world.’

🔗 Read the full statement: ipb.org/statement-by...
May 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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We held a stall with the Leeds Food Not Bombs group for #GDAMS2025 to raise awareness about the lunacy that our government increased military spending by £2.2 billion in April.

Meanwhile, the government is also making devastating cuts to vital!

@gcomsuk.bsky.social @demilitarizeday.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Just last year's increase in military spending ($ 275bn over 2023) could finance the climate adaptation for the most at-risk countries.
Or end global hunger.
Or close the global education + healthcare financing gaps.
It's not a matter of resources, but of priorities.
#GDAMS @tninstitute.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Don't miss tomorrow Wed 7/05, 5.30pm (CEST) this @_ENAAT
& @RetePaceDisarmo webinar to discuss EU ReArm plans, why #EuropeanDefence will not lead to peace & how to mobilise against European militarisation.
📺 Live on Facebook & YouTube 👇
fb.me/e/iGECJXvCD
www.youtube.com/live/v5_wNTs...
#GDAMS
May 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
📅 Peacebuilding Works
🕊Peace isn’t just idealistic — it’s cost-effective, sustainable, and transformative. One of the alternatives for militaristic security is Common Security.
We need to fund peace like our lives depend on it — because they do.
#GDAMS2025 #InvestInPeace #PeaceWorks
May 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We must redirect public funds toward peace, justice, and sustainability.
📰 Read our latest article on Pressenza:
🔗English - www.pressenza.com/2025/05/reco...
🔗German - www.pressenza.com/de/2025/05/r...
#GDAMS2025 #MilitarySpending #StopTheArmsRace #DisarmForPeace #PeaceEconomy
Record military spending: the world on the way to an arms race
The world spent 2.71 trillion $ in the military in 2024, according to new data published on Monday by SIPRI. Global military spending reached $2.7
www.pressenza.com
May 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
📅 The True Cost of Militarism

💣 War is Expensive. Peace is Underfunded.

🚨 In 2024, global military spending reached $2.7 trillion—a 9.4% increase from last year and nearly 20% higher than three years ago (SIPRI).
April 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM