[SGRupdate] Commit Universities to Peace

[Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR)]

Dear Friends

The International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global
Responsibility (INES) - to which SGR (UK) is affiliated - have launched a
new global campaign to 'Commit Universities to Peace'.

Some details are below - more can be found on their website at:

http://www.inesglobal.com/commit-universities-to-peace.phtml

Please consider signing the appeal.

Many thanks


Dr Stuart Parkinson
Executive Director, SGR.

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INES has launched a worldwide campaign against military research:

Commit Universities to Peace - Reject Research for the Military. It is
time to act.

In an international appeal (see below) signed by Nobel Laureates, Right
Livelihood Laureates and more prominent scientists INES asks for the
abandonment of all research and teaching for military purposes and urges
university authorities and responsible academic bodies everywhere to adopt
binding commitments in the university statutes similar to Civil Clauses in
some countries.

This appeal shall remind university presidents of their responsibility to
stand up for peaceful and civilian research and education.

More than 1000 Scientists from Japan already announced their support for
the campaign.

The signatures collected until June 2011 will be distributed to the world
meeting of the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP).
The IAUP calls itself the global voice for higher education and one can
listen to a speech of its President-Elect J. Michael Adams called
"Education as the Path to Peace" on their website http://www.iaup.org

Learn more about the campaign and sign the appeal here:

http://www.inesglobal.com/commit-universities-to-peace.phtml


Contact:

International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global
Responsibility (INES)
Gabriele Krauskopf, Executive Secretary
Schützenstr. 6a
10117 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)30 20653831
Fax: +49 (0)30 21234057
Email:office at inesglobal.com
Web: http://www.inesglobal.com