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http://disarmamentactivist.org Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:09:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en by Andrew Lichterman Oscar Grant Plaza, Occupy Oakland Early Tuesday morning, hundreds of police officers descended on the Occupy Oakland encampment, driving campers from their beds. The police arrested those who stayed, gassing some and shooting others with "non-lethal" projectiles. Their property was confiscated, the small temporary village, with its kitchen and ... http://disarmamentactivist.org/2011/10/27/the-assault-on-occupy-oakland-democracy-as-collateral-damage/ by Andrew Lichterman These are some reflections on the occupations, having spent time at several and followed many others from afar. The occupations share similarities, but also have local characteristics. I can not speak for any or all of them, but as a participant in the debate they have sparked I ... http://disarmamentactivist.org/2011/10/21/on-the-occupations-the-demand-to-have-a-voice/ by Andrew Lichterman I'm here in Washington D.C. with my Western States Legal Foundation colleague Jackie Cabasso for a number of events, all potential strands in a movement bringing together those working for peace, for a more equitable and ecologically sustainable economy, and for a political system in which every person ... http://disarmamentactivist.org/2011/10/05/nuclear-connections-and-the-emerging-democracy-movements/ By Andrew Lichterman The Fukushima disaster reminded us of the dangers reliance on nuclear energy implies. On May 14, I spoke at the Alameda Public Affairs Forum in Alameda, California. about the broader implications of the ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis, ranging from the relationships between the immense organizations that deploy ... http://disarmamentactivist.org/2011/07/27/fukushima-and-beyond/ by Andrew Lichterman Publication note: I have a piece titled "Nuclear Disarmament, Civil Society, and Democracy" in Disarmament Forum, 2010 No.4, full text available at www.unidir.org/pdf/articles/pdf-art3022.pdf A short excerpt: Twenty-five years ago there were vigorous and diverse disarmament movements in the United States and elsewhere. In the United States today, those movements are largely gone. ... http://disarmamentactivist.org/2011/05/20/nuclear-disarmament-civil-society-and-democracy/ by Andrew Lichterman In the United States, what public discussion there was in 2010 about nuclear disarmament centered on the new U.S.--Russia Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). The treaty, however, did little to reduce nuclear armaments. It changed warhead counting rules to allow both the U.S. and Russia to ... http://disarmamentactivist.org/2011/04/11/the-start-treaty-and-the-state-of-us-disarmament-discourse/ John Burroughs The Fukushima nuclear disaster is catalyzing a reassessment of the risks of reliance on nuclear power for energy generation, as illustrated by this IPS story about the United States. The results will be increased regulatory oversight and higher costs, as investors shy away. The already oversold 'nuclear renaissance' is ... http://disarmamentactivist.org/2011/03/16/truth-telling-about-nuclear-technology/ Andrew Lichterman The battle over ratification of the new START treaty is in its final stages, yet from a disarmament perspective the debate over its meaning has barely begun. The treaty will have little effect on the material institutions of the arms race. It will have only minimal effects on current ... http://disarmamentactivist.org/2010/12/17/the-start-treaty-and-disarmament-a-dilemma-in-search-of-a-debate/ Andrew Lichterman The recently released film Countdown to Zero has sparked controversy amongst disarmament advocates. Local disarmament groups were encouraged by national arms control groups and funders to turn people out for the film, but some who have seen it believe that at best it is unhelpful, and at worst that ... http://disarmamentactivist.org/2010/08/02/countdown-to-zero-whose-nukes-matter/ Andrew Lichterman (based on a talk given at a protest outside Vandenberg Air Force Base, June 5, 2010). We are now several years in to a deep global economic and political crisis that shows no sign of abating. Those in command of the world's political systems seem capable of doing little beyond ... http://disarmamentactivist.org/2010/07/02/disarmament-work-and-justice-in-a-divided-world/