In Ljubljana a protest rally against arming and for peace
Several civil society organizations, initiatives of the Insembles, protested peace and against arming at 6:00 pm at Prešeren Square in Ljubljana today. At a rally, which was estimated to be attended by between 250 and 350 people, they presented their views Anica Mikuš Kos, Rastko MočnikAnja Zag Golob, Dragan Petrovec, Iztok Shori And others.
Ring Porti Armaments and Peace. Photo: Voranc Vogel/Work
Protesters make it clear to the decision makers that « they oppose headless armaments and war intimidation. » They require peace policy from the government, the National Assembly and the President of the state, « which understands that the only path to lasting peace is a pursuit of peace, but by no means louder rosing with weapons. »
Miha Kordiš (in the photo right). Photo: Voranc Vogel/Work
« We only demand that the Slovenian government follow the Slovenian constitution – and not by commands of the EU bureaucracy, » said the professor of sociology at the Faculty of Arts in Ljubljana Rastko Močnik. “We do not want us to be torn down by a handful of war profits and bloody arms. No war profits on our behalf, « he added.
Ring Porti Armaments and Peace. Photo: Voranc Vogel/Work
Dragan Petrovec, lawyer and criminologist, lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Faculty of Social Work and the Faculty of Security Sciences, called for the rebellion against « the greatest threat to today, that is, the escalation of armaments and violence, in which the daily killing of children and mothers is becoming a less sensitive public. »
Ring Porti Armaments and Peace. Photo: Voranc Vogel/Work
“Weapons have never brought peace and security in history. The weapon brings only destruction, death and suffering, ”she said Nada Pretnar from the Palestinian rights movement. « Who can believe today that European political leaders, who today Israeli genocide, actively political and military support, will take care of peace by shopping for weapons worth hundreds of billions of euros? »
Ring Porti Armaments and Peace. Photo: Voranc Vogel/Work
The rally began at Prešeren Square, from where the protesters made their way to the National Assembly, the Presidential Palace and the Government headquarters, where they attached their requests to the door.
Nataša Sukic. Photo: Voranc Vogel/Work
« We do not agree to the rhetoric » The only path to peace is to prepare for war « , with which in the coming months European and domestic leaders will try to persuade us to further tighten conflicts, to divert budgetary funds to the arms industry. All historical experiences show that this rhetoric will sooner or later bring us new masses of the dead on the front lines, « they wrote in a call for protest. They also point out that the EU « plans arms without any public debate, without democratic processes. »
Ring Porti Armaments and Peace. Photo: Voranc Vogel/Work
Among the protesters, the Vice -President of the National Assembly and the Left Party MP was also observed Natasha Sukic and from the left a recently excluded MP Miho Kordisha.
