The High North and International Security Conference

The High North and International Security Conference

June 27- 29 2013 · Kiruna, Sweden

Welcome to the land of the Midnight Sun in Northern Sweden!

Sammanfattning på svenska
Welcome to take part in a two-day conference and listen to a gathering of experts who will inform you about how space is used in global warfare. 2013 marks the 21st year of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space.
International authors and activists will give lectures about how the North has developed to be one of the most important places for space warfare, how satellites and drones are used, and inform you about the dangerous National Missile Defence, the Galileo installations, radars and more. You will also be informed about the many NATO war exercises taking place in the North at the largest training field for war, called NEAT, which surrounds the City of Kiruna. Samic people will be present to tell about the impacts of these war exercises on their lives.
We have to be knowledgeable and take action. For that purpose we will have a vigil at Esrange – the world biggest space ground station a couple of miles outside the City of Kiruna.

  • Global Networks members and speakers will stay here: http://www.kiruna.fhsk.se/logi-konferens/boende/
  • Kiruna Airport is located 10 km from the Centre.
    Buses are running. There are direct flights to Kiruna from Stockholm and Copenhagen.
  • There are no registration costs, the conference is free.
  • Participants have to pay for lodging and arrange for their own lodging. See hostellist below.
  • The costs for one dinner and two lunches are 50$.
  • Breakfast will be available at the Malmfältets logi & Konferens, Campingvägen 3

Programme

Thursday, June 27th

Arrival at Kiruna Airport. Coach to Kiruna.
17.00 – 20.00 Registration: Malmfältens logi and Conference, Campingvagen 3.
Gathering and snacks.

Friday, June 28th

8.00 Registration: Malmfältets logi & Konferens, Campingvägen 3
9.15 Simon Marainen, Samic artist.
9.30 Opening of the conference

  • Women for Peace Gun-Britt Mäkitalo
  • Sapmi, Lilian Mikaelsson
  • Kiruna City, Siw Holma
  • Global Network , Bruce Gagnon

10.15 Norwegian double standards on Security Policy in the Arctic, Bård Wormdal
Questions and discussion led by Ingela Mårtensson
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Departure for Esrange
19.00 Dinner

Saturday, June 29th

9.30 21 years of Organizing on Space Issues,Bruce Gagnon (USA)
10.15 US Missiles Defence – Space War in Action, Dave Webb (GB)
11.15 The US Ballistic Missile Defence: Russia´s stance. Vladimir Kozin ( Russia)
11.45 Galileo and the European Space Militarization.Regina Hagen (Germany)
12.15 Discussion led by Agneta Norberg
13.00 Lunch
14.00 – 17.00 Final session

  • Arctic Clima, Oil, Gas and Power Politics – Per Hernmar, No to EU
  • Feminism and Militarism in the UN – Kirsti Kolthoff, Women´s International League for Peace and Freedom
  • Drone war – Agneta Norberg, Women for Peace

Discussion led by Ingela Mårtensson

Sunday, June 30th

9.00 – 13.00 Global Network yearly membership meeting (all are welcome)

Contact information

Registration: Send this form to Women for Peace Stockholm, kff@telia.com
Details about Housing: Eva Jonsson, evannakristin@gmail.com
Details about the conference/Visa letter requests: Agneta Norberg, lappland.norberg@gmail.com

Accommodation

Neuron

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