[SGRupdate] New INES Brochure on the Commit Universities to Peace - Campaign and Civil Clauses]

[Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR)]

Dear Friends

The following announcement from our colleagues at the International Network of
Engineers and Scientists for Global Responsibility (INES) may be of interest.
The brochure includes the update on the UK situation mentioned in an earlier
message to this list.

With best wishes


Kate Maloney
Office Manager.

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Subject: New INES Brochure on the Commit Universities to Peace - Campaign and
Civil Clauses
From:    "International Network of Engineers and Scientists for Global
Responsibility (INES)" <office at inesglobal.com>
Date:    Wed, September 26, 2012 12:28 pm
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Dear Kate Maloney,

INES and the International Association Of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms
(IALANA) have compiled background information on the Commit Universities to
Peace-Campaign and the “Civil Clause” movements.

Scientific resources get frozen for war, military dominance and control
instead of serving humanity and providing solutions to the problems of the
21st century and the global crisis we are facing. But science must serve the
people and the peaceful coexistence of peoples!

There are growing movements for a peaceful commitment of universities in
Germany and Japan. Increasingly, students and scientists act on behalf of such
an orientation and demand the introduction of binding rules against military
related research and for a civil and peaceful orientation of their
universities via “Civil Clauses”.

The brochure “Commit Universities to peace: Yes to civil clauses!” aims at
disseminating information on the military exploitation of science, on the
responsibility of science for society, and the demand for a peaceful
orientation of universities. We gathered articles to give an overview on –
among others - military research in Germany, Great Britain, and USA.

We hope to extend our discussions and efforts to interested groups and
individuals and would like to invite you to participate in it and send us
information and feedback.

Please download the brochure “Commit Universities to peace: Yes to civil
clauses!” from the INES webpage:

http://www.inesglobal.com/civil-clause-brochure-2012.html  (7M)


Please read more about the campaign and - in case you haven't done yet - sign
our appeal here: http://www.inesglobal.com/commit-universities-to-peace.phtml