INTERNATIONAL CO DAY 2020 events If you have information about events this year let us know
Annual outdoor ceremonies will not take place this year. Online events will take place on 15th May.
National Event May 15th 12.00pm
Scotland Online May 15th 5.30 to 6.30
Leicester Online May 15th 6.00 yo 6.45
Join with Zoom: Meeting ID: 492 546 725 Password: 080484
This year the War Resisters International has organised an online action, calling for video messages celebrating this day, sharing stories as conscientious objectors (COs), or messages of solidarity with COs around the world.
- Armin Lauven, Pax Christi, Germany: Active for conscientious objectors and deserters worldwide - https://youtu.be/RlB9GzmYC10
- Beran İşçi, Turkey/Germany: My asylum case as conscientious objector is regarded as non-political - https://youtu.be/nNL0p4Bvxec
- Berndt Püschel and Heiko Marx, Germany: International Deserters’ Network goes to the Sky – https://youtu.be/_-oLsKVtnq
- Bob Meola, U.S.: Resistance to the draft to the Vietnam war was an ultimate stand to say No - https://youtu.be/PH0qBezU76M
- Connection e.V., Germany: Conscientious Objectors and Deserters Need Asylum - https://youtu.be/HNFWg9fY44I
- Dustin Hausner, U.S., New York: We need to support people who do not want to commit atrocities - https://youtu.be/fGICgtA5nmY
- Daniel Rezene, Eritrea/Switzerland: Recognize conscientious objection as a ground for asylum - https://youtu.be/LFcabVebPb8
- Deutsche Welle / +90, Turkey: Being a Conscientious Objector - https://youtu.be/vLkw9hOf7zE
- EBCO in Peace House, Brussels, contributions from various countries: Spot on Conscientious Objection - https://youtu.be/WVw3aULFiqI
- EBCO/Movimento Nonviolento, contributions from various countries: Military Distancing Spot - https://youtu.be/SHdM6vFG3uU
- Emanuel Matondo, Angola/Germany: I knew that war is a crime and then I refused the military service - https://youtu.be/Ahz6Joruxz4
- Ercan Aktaş, Turkey/France: I came to France in October 2017 and never returned - https://youtu.be/KWX7KIMV0u4
- Gunter Schmidt, painter, Germany: I always wished, war was finally dead - https://youtu.be/gdY0mnM957w
- Halil Savda, Turkey/Cyprus: I dream of a nonviolent and free world - https://youtu.be/t3OSFQwSjJ8
- Heinz Bartjes, Germany: Conscientious Objectors were seen as wimps and sissies - https://youtu.be/JWASZIL1SiU
- Helen Kidan, Eritrea/United Kingdom: People are fleeing indefinite military service in Eritrea - https://youtu.be/cyMK822yJxU
- Hüseyin Civan, Turkey: I reject conscription and war as an antimilitarist and anarchist - https://youtu.be/oTNzwCZgYMg
- IDK, Germany: Views on our work - https://youtu.be/6ijTOVQ_Xb0
- La Tulpa, Colombia: The antimilitarist collective speaks about militarization and patriarchal society - https://youtu.be/xMz0o5Z9emw
- Lewis M. Randa, U.S.: Conscientious objection is a code word for love, for sanity, for being human - https://youtu.be/pbJ152U3nHY
- Marcela Paz and Rocio Elisabeth, Chile: We want a world without war, without borders and without violence - https://youtu.be/9YrDPsp9L-A
- Mertcan Güler and his Boss, Turkey/Germany: We both reject to go to army - https://youtu.be/GsaeZCmOo1g
- Merve Arkun, Turkey: Conscientious is an anti-war action for women and the rejection of male-dominated codes - https://youtu.be/a_pm5cQ5tjg
- Nuri Silay, Cyprus: Wherever in the world we call everyone to refuse to be part of the military- https://youtu.be/YYVSN6lgCIY
- Pedro Polo, Spain: We are not soldiers, we are queers - https://youtu.be/33E3qxawdmI
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