[NuovoLab] Bulletin 1-NO BASES CONFERENCE]

> *NO BASES NETWORK*
> *International Conference for the Abolition*
> *of Foreign Military Bases*
> *Ecuador**, 5-9 March 2007***
> ** 
> *Bulletin No. 
> 1                                                   
>            November 
> 2006*
> // 
> /The International Organizing Committee and the
> National Organizing 
> Committee present their greetings through Bulletin
> No. 1 on the 
> International  Conference for the Abolition of
> Foreign Military Bases to 
> be held on 5-9 March 2007 in Quito and Manta
> (Ecuador). In this bulletin 
> you //will <http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr##>//
> find information on 
> the Conference, as well as on other processes and
> campaigns that work in 
> the belief that Another World is Possible!!!. We
> hope to see you soon in 
> Ecuador in the International Conference. /
> // 

>    1. *International Conference for the Abolition of
> Foreign Military
>       Bases*
>    2. *Continental Watch for Peace*
>    3. *Tokyo** Consultation, 24 -29 November 2006*
>    4. *Social Submit for Peoples' Integration,
> Cochabamba - Bolivia 6-9
>       December 2006*
>    5. *World Social Forum-Nairoby 20-25, 2007*
>    6. *Former Irak detainees present demand against
> Rumsfeld*

>     *
>       Analyze the role of Foreign Military Bases and
> other forms of
>       military presence in the strategy of global
> domination and its
>       impacts on the population and the environment.
>     *
>       Highlight, share experiences, and solidarity
> with resistance
>       struggles against foreign military bases in
> the world.
>     *
>       Reach consensus on objectives, action plans,
> coordination,
>       communication and decision-making mechanisms
> for a global network
>       for the abolition of all foreign military
> bases and other forms of
>       military presence.
>     *
>       Establish global struggles and action plans
> that strengthen local
>       and national struggles and the coordination
> among them.

>    1. Share information, situationers and strategies
> within Asia and the
>       Pacific;
>    2. To gain a clear understanding of  US Strategy
> and the implications
>       of military bases/ military presence in Asia
> and the Pacific and
>       the imperatives of building a strong 
> grassroots peoples' movement
>       for peace and justice.  It is important to
> have a clear insight
>       into the realignment of bases/forces in the
> region and to
>       emphasize the concept of  global
> "demilitarization"  as an
>       important guide post or principle if we are to
> build a  strong
>       anti-bases campaign;
>    3. To provide a venue to prepare for the Ecuador
> conference and come
>       up with proposals and strategies;
>    4. To provide an occasion to gather data, stories
> and visuals for the
>       production of  resource and information
> materials on Asia &
>       Pacific situation with specific focus on
> people's struggles and
>       social movements which could be effective
> tools for media work, 
>       general campaign work, lobbying, conference
> deliberations and the
>       public actions;
>    5. To prepare a regional situationer and general
> basis of cooperation
>       and unity.  Included is an endeavor to produce
> a resource material
>       on No Bases Asia and the Pacific (in booklet
> form and a PowerPoint
>       material) which will eventually be reproduced
> as Asia-Pacific 
>       material for the Ecuador Conference and will
> be in at least four
>       languages (English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish)