CAMPAIGNING FOR CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION: PUBLIC AWARENESS", webinar series by IFOR-QUNO-WRI

Lea aquí sobre el seminario web sobre la Objeción de Conciencia al Servicio Militar que se llevará a cabo en inglés y español el 30 de marzo de 2021 y regístrese aquí.

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IFOR is gladly inviting to the 3rd webinar of the series "CAMPAIGNING FOR CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION" which is organized together with Quaker United Nations Office and War Resisters' International .

This new webinar will take place on March 30th 2021 at 5pm CEST and will focus on “PUBLIC AWARENESS” because conscientious objection to military service is a human right and wherever there is any form of military service conscription people must be able to refuse to participate on grounds of conscience; moreover, because conscientious objectors around the world are still persecuted and jailed.

We will listen from activists around the world and particularly from:

• Murat Kanatli, Activist, Initiative for Conscientious Objection in Cyprus

• Esa Noresvuo, Organizational Coordinator, The Union of Conscientious Objectors, Finland

• Amnon Brownfield Stein, International Solidarity Coordinator, Mesarvot, Israel

The webinar will be run in English and in Spanish.

You are welcome to register here to receive the link to join in online on the March 30th, and anticipate any possible questions you may have:https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZIlduitqzIrHdcKWOroaMiHCanio...

We invite you to share the invitation!
-through your networks and social media-
and to participate!

You can download the original flier here

You can find here the Fb event ready to be shared.

IFOR's last Newsletter for 2020, -Reconciled-

Dear IFOR Community,

A new year is upon us and while we look forward in hope of a better year, we can also reminisce about all the good work that was done during such a difficult year, as 2020 was.

Most of you may have already received our newsletter Reconciled.
It was sent out on the first week of December, however we decided to post it online as well, for all to be able to access.

From IFOR we wish you a happy and joyful 2021, and hope that this year unites us in the fight for non-violence and reconciliation.

You can download the newsletter by clicking here.
You can download the Spanish version by clicking here.
You can download the French version by clicking here.

IFOR newsletter 2019, read through to download this years newsletter!

Dear IFOR community and friends,

It is with great joy that we present to you IFOR's newsletter September 2019. This is an issue comprised of news and updates sent in from different BGA's and UN representatives. This is a joint effort to better communicate and show the good work that is being done by different Branches, Affiliates, Groups and UN representatives around the world.

We are thankful to all the cooperated and sent in their news and updates.

We enclose the newsletter as PDF's in English, You can download it by clicking here.

You can also join the newsletter subscription by filing in your information here.

In Peace and all that is good,

The secretariat, IFOR

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Estimada comunidad y amigos de IFOR,

Con gran alegría les presentamos el boletín de IFOR de septiembre de 2019. Este es un tema compuesto por noticias y actualizaciones enviados por diferentes representantes de BGAs y de la ONU. Este es un esfuerzo conjunto para tratar de comunicarnos mejor y demostrar el buen trabajo que están haciendo las diferentes ramas, afiliados, grupos y representantes de la ONU al rededor de todo el mundo.

Agradecemos a todos los que cooperaron y enviaron sus noticias y actualizaciones.

Adjuntamos el boletín como PDF, puede descargarlo haciendo clic aquí.

También puede unirse a la suscripción al boletín informativo aquí.

En paz y todo lo bueno,

La secretaria, IFOR

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Chère communauté et amis d'IFOR,

C'est avec une grande joie que nous vous présentons la lettre d'information d'IFOR de septembre 2019. Il s'agit d'un numéro composé d'actualités et de mises à jour envoyées par différents représentants de BGA et de l'ONU. Il s’agit d’un effort commun visant à améliorer la communication et à montrer le bon travail accompli par différentes branches, filiales, groupes et représentants des Nations Unies à travers le monde.

Nous sommes reconnaissants à tous ceux qui ont coopéré et qui ont envoyé leurs nouvelles et mises à jour.

Nous joignons la lettre d’information au format PDF en français. Vous pouvez la télécharger en cliquant ici.

Vous pouvez également vous inscrire à la newsletter en remplissant vos informations ici.

En paix et tout ce qui est bon,

Le secretariat, IFOR

The vice-president of MIR Italy and the IFOR Main Representative at the United Nations in Geneva participated in an Italian interview.

The vice-president of MIR Italy together with the IFOR Main Representative at the United Nations in Geneva participated in an Italian radio program last month. During the radio interview, the history and intent of IFOR, the meaning -and related initiatives- of nonviolence and conscientious objection were presented. 

Conscientious objection to military service was acknowledged as a right in Italy by an Act dated December 15th 1972, following a lengthy national campaign carried out by movements and organizations incl. the Movimento Internazionale della Riconciliazione and the Movimento Nonviolento. Prior to that term, objectors were tried for 'disobedience' or because 'missing at draft call'. They were sentenced to many jail months, after serving which they would again be requested to enroll; on a renewed refusal, they would be again sentenced to jail, and so forth ..., their serving obligation supposed to cease no sooner than on getting 45 years old. Yet, after a few repeated such sentences, the military establishment, to get rid of such a nuisance, would discharge the convict by stating his 'unfitness' on the grounds of some fancy ailment.

During the radio interview some local initiatives concerning peace education were also described, such as the peace trails and the website www.discoverpeace.eu; as to national campaigns it was addressed also #nuclearban in favour of the UN ban on nuclear weapons, signed in New York on July 7th 2017, with the appeal to Italy to ratify the treaty.

Link to the radio show, click here.

For additional information: segreteria@miritalia.org