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Peace Movements/Organisations/Information

ICAN

Australian.

C.I.C.D. historical archive, held at Melbourne University
The University of Melbourne keeps a database of C.I.C.D. records which dates back to its inception in 1959. For further details on how to contact the Melbourne University Archives, please visit here

Anti-Nuclear Alliance of Western Australia
A 'non-profit community group campaigning for an end to the nuclear industry and the adoption of safe energy strategies'

Gippsland Peace Newsletter
Online summary of an anti Iraq war newsletter circulated around the Gippsland (Victoria) region.

Moreland Peace Group
' Moreland Peace Group MPG was established before the invasion of Iraq (March 2003), as part of the global movement to stop that war.'

Pax Christi Australia (Victorian Branch)
Australian Christian peace movement

Medical Association for the Prevention of War
Australian affiliate of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW).  Good information on several peace related areas.

Japanese For Peace
Japanese For Peace (English language site)

Women for Peace
"...women from Melbourne, Australia, [who] formed the group Women for Peace: No Weapons No Wars in September 2002 to register [their] distress and protest about the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, the war on Afghanistan, and the present threat of war on Iraq."

International.

Gush Shalom "Gush Shalom (Translated from Hebrew, the name means "The Peace Bloc") is the hard core of the Israeli peace movement.
Often described as "resolute", "militant", "radical" or "consistent", it is known for its unwavering stand in times of crisis, such as the al-Aksa intifada.
For years now, Gush Shalom has played a leading role in determining the moral and political agenda of the peace forces in Israel..."

The C.I.C.D. keeps in close contact with Gush Shalom, considering them a valued partner and source of information.

The Nobel Peace Prize A world renowned prize, begun in 1901 by Alfred Nobel, as provided for in his will, for achievements in peace. Other prize categories include physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and, since 1968, economic science.

World Peace Forum "The World Peace Forum 2006 is an international gathering of individuals, groups and civic governments from cities and communities to envision a living culture of peace and sustainability in our lifetimes." Held in Vancouver, Canada, from the 23rd to the 28th of June 2006.

Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament
United Kingdom Based organisation that 'campaigns non-violently to rid the world of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction and to create genuine security for future generations.'

Code Pink For Peace
'CODEPINK is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities.'

Citizens' Nuclear Information Centre (and newsletter: Nuke Info, Tokyo)
'Citizens' Nuclear Information Center is an anti-nuclear public interest organization dedicated to securing a safe, nuclear-free world. The Center was formed to provide reliable information and public education on all aspects of nuclear power to ultimately realize this goal.'

Union Of Concerned Scientists                 Action Centre
American advocacy group for scientists and citizens calling for responsible use of science.  Concerned with the creation of a  'cleaner, healthier environment and a safer world'.  Good scientifically based information, particularly regarding sustainability, energy, the environment and security.  

United For Peace and Justice
Comprised of American member associations campaigning for peace

International Action Center
Coordinates activism and information opposing domestic and international injustices. Founded by Ramsey Clark. Information, Activism, and Resistance to U.S. Militarism, War, and Corporate Greed, Linking with Struggles Against Racism and Oppression within the United States'

Abolition 2000 An anti-nuclear movement consisting of over 2,000 Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) working collectively towards 'a treaty to eliminate nuclear weapons within a time-bound framework'.

The Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy
'The Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacy has been working since 1995 to promote effective approaches to international security, disarmament and arms control...Since 1997, the Acronym Institute has published the journal Disarmament Diplomacy,...'

Center For Defense Information
"The Center for Defense Information is dedicated to strengthening security through: international cooperation; reduced reliance on unilateral military power to resolve conflict; reduced reliance on nuclear weapons; a transformed and reformed military establishment; and, prudent oversight of, and spending on, defense programs."

Nuclear History Site, The
Good account of the history of nuclear energy for military and civilian purposes.

Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) & World Information Service on on Energy (WISE)

Gold Star Families for Peace
'...families of soldiers who have died as a result of war...organizing to be a positive force in our world to bring our country’s sons and daughters home from Iraq, to minimize the “human cost” of this war, and to prevent other families from the pain we are feeling as the result of our losses.'

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)

"On April 28, 1915, a unique group of women met in an International Congress in The Hague, Netherlands to protest against World War I, then raging in Europe, to suggest ways to end it and to prevent war in the future...WILPF's foremothers rejected the theory that war was inevitable and defied all obstacles to their plan to meet together in wartime. They assembled more than 1,000 women from warring and neutral nations to work out a plan to end WWI and lay the basis for a permanent peace. Out of this meeting the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom was born."

WILPF Australia or WILPF Australia (Homepage)

Australian Branch of WILPF (organisation above)

WILPF USA
American branch of WILPF

The Story of Lucas Aerospace

In the 1970, workers at Lucas Aerospace, a major 'defence' contractor, came up with an alternative suggestion for redirecting their company's energies into producing socially useful products, rather than military equipment. This is a brief run-down of their story.

War Resisters League

"WRL is committed not only to eliminating war, but the causes of war - causes intricately linked to the violence that pervades our society. We know that even where there seems to be "peace," the suffering of homelessness, hunger, lack of medical care, and poverty is as violent to those upon whom it is imposed as any war....WRL works for peace within a framework of social justice."

The other Israel
"The Other Israel, published approximately quarterly, aims to provide extensive coverage of the diverse struggles waged by the Israeli peace movement at large. It reports on a great variety of activities, most of which find little or no mention in the world media. It also contains commentaries on events in Israel and the Middle East from a perspective in which the interests of Israelis and Palestinians are ultimately reconcilable."
Other Organisations

Australian

Friends Of the Earth (FoE) (Australian Branch)
'Friends of the Earth (FoE) is a federation of autonomous local groups who are working towards an environmentally sustainable and socially equitable future'

Australian Conservation Foundation
A 'non-profit, membership-based environment group...[whose] work includes natural heritage protection,water resource management and global warming, endangered species, uranium mining and sustainable cities'

International

Amnesty International
A ' worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights.'

Greenpeace International Homepage

C.I.C.D. Vice Presidents.
Lyn Allison
http://www.lynallison.democrats.org.au/la/
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/senators/homepages/s-1m6.htm

Gavin Marshall.
http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/senators/homepages/s-aop.htm
http://www.gavinmarshall.org/

Parliament of Australia
House of Representatives.
Senate.

The United Nations.

United Nations, The (UN, NATION UNITE, NU)

Office of The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, The

UNICEF
"The United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF - works for children's rights, their survival, development and protection, guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child."

United Nations Environment Programme

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.

the United Nations High Commision for Refugees

the United Nations University

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

United Nations World Food Programme

UN and Disarmament.
'Peace and Security through Disarmament'

UN News Centre

UN News Centre - Iraq

UN News Centre - Afghanistan

UN Action against Terrorism

United Nations Security Council (UNSC)

United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)resolutions

Wikipedia - United Nations.

Text of important Treaties

Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) summary/overview
Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Summary / Overview
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Summary / Overview

UN Documentation Centre

UN Disarmament - Status and Text of Treaties.
Status and Text of several major treaties including BWC, CCWC, CFE, CTBT, CWC, ENMOD, Inter-American Convention, NPT, Open Skies, Outer Space, Partial Test Ban, Pelindaba Treaty, Sea-Bed Treaty, Treaty of Raratonga, Treaty of Tlatelolco.

Department of Defense (U.S.) - Treaties - Small Arms/Light Weapons.
Links to text and information on treaties concerning small arms and light weapons.

Department of Defense (U.S.) - Treaties - Threshold Test Ban Treaty

Department of Defense (U.S.) - Treaties - Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty (PNET)

Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties.  (START)

START I
START I - Department of Defense (U.S.)
START I - U.S. Department of State. 

START II
START 2 - Department of Defense (U.S.)

Strategic Arms Limitations Treaties (SALT)

SALT I
SALT 1 - U.S. Department of State.

SALT II
SALT 2 - U.S. Department of State (part 1)
SALT 2 - U.S. Department of State (part 2)

United Nations Transparency in Armaments (UNTIA)
Available from Department of Defense (U.S.)

Jewish Virtual Library

U.S Department of State, Freedom Of Information Electronic Reading Room

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (U.S.), Freedom Of Information Electronic Reading Room.

Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1954

Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (1949)

http://www.genevaconventions.org/

United Nations Security Council Resolutions.

United Nations General Assembly Resolutions

News and Current Affairs.

Antiwar.
Antiwar news, viewpoints, and activities.

World Newspaper Links

BBC News (International) 

BBC News (U.K.)

Reuters


Australian Broadcasting Corporation
'...For seventy years the ABC has been a distinctive part of the Australian way of life.  Australia's only national, non-commercial broadcaster, the ABC has shared its history and development with the growth of our nation....'

ABC NewsRadio

The Australian.
Australia's national daily newspaper. <

The Age.

The Herald-Sun

The Sydney Morning Herald.


*The C.I.C.D. has published this list of links as many of them are useful sources of information. Please remember that these are external links and that therefore our linking to these sites does not imply that the C.I.C.D. automatically endorses all of their viewpoints. The C.I.C.D. also does not vouch for the accuracy of their content. While, to take an example, we have included a link the Australian Parliament House, the C.I.C.D. cannot guarantee the veracity of statements made in that place.