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The Government in London has set up a website where members of the public can submit their suggestions where money could be saved in Government spending. This gives us as pacifists an opportunity to call on the Government to make cuts to the defense budget. The address to submit your suggestions is: http://spendingchallenge.hm-treasury.gov.uk.
Here are some ideas for you:-
- Not renewing the Trident nuclear weapons would save £130 billion.
- Stopping the development of unmanned aircraft in Aberporth would save £899 million.
- Scrapping the plan for establishing a Military Technology College in St Athan would save £12 billion.
- Ending the war in Afghanistan would save £3.9 billion pevery year.
You can see the suggestions visitors to our stall at the National Eisteddfod have made in this slide show.
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Non-Violence Training Handbook for Wales
Cymdeithas y Cymod has helped to fund the publication of a non-violence training pack that was prepared as a part of a project by Cynefin y Werin/Common Ground. The authors of the pack are Delyn Gwynfyd Harris, University College of Aberystwyth, Ben Gregory, chair of the Arfon Peace and Justice Group, and Arfon Rhys, secretary of Cymdeithas y Cymod.
The purpose of the pack is to give guidelines and resources to the trainers of groups who want to learn about ways of managing conflict in non-violent ways. It contains the history of conflict situations and of movements in Wales which have used non-violent means to resolve them. There are guidelines and resources to run nine non-violence workshops. Every workshop will concentrate on different themes such as challenging conflict, analysis of conflict, reacting to power, how to campaign, the nature of non-violence etc.
It is hoped to see workshops being run across Wales by local peace groups, chapels and church groups, voluntary organisations, etc. The packs are suitable for trainers and tutors who work with groups of senior youth and adults.
The bilingual packs are for sale for £15 each. To order a copy, please contact Del Harris on 01974-831575.
