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SPECIAL NEWSLETTER
Welfare not Warfare
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Dear readers,
Europe is experiencing an unprecedented military expansion, diverting hundreds of billions of euros from healthcare, education, and climate action into the war machine. We refuse to accept this permanent war economy.
In this special newsletter, we invite you to join the Europe-wide mobilisation against accelerating militarisation. On 14 June, the StopReArm Campaign and the Stop Militarisation Platform are calling for a major "Welfare not Warfare" demonstration and assembly in Brussels, accompanied by decentralised actions across the continent throughout the entire month.
In addition to the practical details for the upcoming protests, this issue features a detailed recap of March's Stop Militarisation Conference and four analytical articles exploring the structural dimensions of war, rearmament, and the Left's response.
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Let us make the Europe of peace, rights, and democracy visible in the streets.
Štefica Gazibara
Web Editor for transform! europe
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WELFARE NOT WARFARE
Mobilisations June 2026
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14 June is a common focal point, with two main events taking place in Brussels:
Demo #14J Welfare not Warfare & Stop ReArm Europe Assembly.
Join us in Brussels or at one of the many decentralised actions in Italy, Spain, Greece, Austria, and the Netherlands throughout June!
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As the first NATO summit on Swedish soil takes place in Helsingborg on 21–22 May, this analysis explores Sweden’s rapid shift from neutrality to military alignment and the disheartening landscape facing the country’s anti-war movement.
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Is the Catholic Church becoming the backbone of the global anti-war movement? Explore the firm stance against imperialism and the growing resistance within the Church to the new wave of militarisation.
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Trapped between the threat of external war and internal uprising, the Islamic Republic faces a transformation that could reshape the entire region. An examination of the violent collision of forces defining Iran’s future.
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There is no sustainable development without peace. This article argues that addressing the climate crisis is impossible without tackling the environmental costs of warfare and choosing diplomacy over nuclear escalation to achieve peace.
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The Stop Militarisation Platform's conference on 14 March brought together 350 participants in Brussels. This report explores why trade unions and activists are calling for social welfare to be prioritised over rearmament.
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100 years since the introduction of the 5-day week, the European Work-Time Network reflects on what's next. Experts from the 4-Day Week Foundation and the Autonomy Institute discuss its history and the current campaign for a 4-day week.
➡️ Watch the campaign video
🔗 register here
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The meeting “The Other Europe We Need: A Europe That Chooses Welfare Over Warfare” in Rome addresses global contradictions, the necessity of peace over militarisation, and the role of constitutional democracy.
➡️ More details here
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The second edition of the Marxist Summer School returns this July! The full programme is now available online, featuring sessions on militarisation, class struggle, and public services. Explore the schedule and register now!
➡️ Details & registration here
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Convened by Progressive International, Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, and transform! europe, this two-day working conference in Brussels unites experts to dismantle far-right infrastructures of dark money and disinformation through coordinated democratic resistance.
➡️ More details here
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Hosted in Oxford, the 32nd EuroMemo Conference examines Europe’s political economy amidst rearmament and global fragmentation. Join the debate on identifying socio-ecological alternatives and emancipatory strategies for social justice in an era of multipolar disorder.
⚠️ Call for papers deadline: 31 May!
➡️ Details & registration here
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