June 2007
The inaugural GPPAC Asia Pacific Interregional
Forum, bringing together delegates from 17 different countries/regions,
adopted the Global Article 9 Campaign as one of its key actions.
May 2007
A workshop was held during the NPT
(nonproliferation treaty) Review Preparatory Committee Session in
Vienna, Austria. Speakers included Carlos Vargas Pizarro (University of
Costa Rica), Colin Archer (International Peace Bureau), Takao Takahara
(Meijigakuin University) and Akira Kawasaki (Peace Boat).
The GPPAC Northeast Asia Regional Steering Group Meeting held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia resolved to support the 2008 Global Article 9 Conference.
April 2007
A press conference was held in Piraeus, Greece in support of Article 9. Participants
included the mayor of Piraeus Mr Panagiotis Fasoulas, representatives
of various Greek NGOs including educator George Dollianitis, Panos
Trigazis (Foreign Policy Spokesperson of SYN), lawyer Eleni
Sotiropoulou and a delegation from Peace Boat.
January 2007
Article 9 workshops held at the World Social Forum, Nairobi Kenya. >>more
Global Article 9 Conference Organizing Committee launched. Along with a
broad range of individuals and organisations, the Joint Representatives
of the committee are Ikeda Kayoko (translator), Niikura Osamu
(President, JALISA) and Yoshioka Tatsuya (Director, Peace Boat).
November 2006
Public notices in support of Article 9 placed in newspapers all over the world. >>more
On November 3, the anniversary of the consitution, joint actions were held in both Japan and Korea. >>more
September 2006
Workshop focusing on the abolition of war through peace constitutions
such as Japan's Article 9 held at the 59th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference
in New York.>>more
June
2006
Japanese, American, Korean and Costa Rican activists co-sponsor a workshop on
Article 9 at World Peace Forum, Vancouver. >>more
March
2006
GPPAC Northeast Asia Regional Consultation Meeting held in Mt. Kumgang, North
Korea, where participants agreed to organize a Global Article 9 Conference in
Tokyo, 2008. >>more
November
2005
Japan-Korea Joint Campaign to support Article 9 organized in Tokyo and Seoul,
including public seminars, press conferences and rallies.
August
2005
International public awareness campaign simultaneously organized, placing notices
on Article 9 in newspapers worldwide. >>more
July
2005
The GPPAC Global Conference in New York submitted its Global Action Agenda which
recognized that Article 9 “has been a foundation for collective security
throughout the Asia Pacific region,” to the UN Secretary-General.
Read the Global Action Agenda here.
February
2005
The Northeast Asia Regional Conference of Global Partnership for the Prevention
of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) in Tokyo adopted the Regional Action Agenda which states
that principles of Article 9 “should be recognized as having universal value
and therefore utilized as a foundation for peace in Northeast Asia.” Based
on this common recognition, the 50 participants of the conference agreed to launch
the Global Article 9 Campaign.
Read the Regional Action Agenda here.
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