Peace on the Move?
War Resisters' International 20th Triennial Conference
at La Marlagne, Belgium, 28 July - 1 August 1991

On its foundation in 1921, after "the war to end all wars", War Resisters'
International warned that the war had left the causes of war unchanged and
that the punitive "peace" being imposed on Germany was laying the seeds of new
wars.

Seventy years later, there has been another "war to end all wars".  The
victors again seek to humiliate the vanquished, and its consequences go far
beyond the immediate suffering and destruction it has inflicted.

Like the founders of WRI, participants at the 20th Triennial conference will
not restrict their discussion to one particular threat nor even to strategies
against militarism in general.  We will also seek to address the causes of war
and see what can be learnt from recent experiences of nonviolent social
struggle.

What is a Triennial?
A WRI Triennial is a conference held every three years to bring together
people sharing a commitment to nonviolence and to creating a world without war
and oppression.  It is a meeting place for people active in peace and
nonviolent social change networks from all over the world, somewhere to pool
experiences, to exchange ideas, to make contacts, to work out new strategies
of cooperation.  Participants will come from South and North America, India,
Sri Lanka and Thailand, the Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, the Soviet
Union, and all over Europe.

What will happen?
The Triennial will be a mixture of small meetings where everyone can
participate and larger sessions.  There will be a variety of workshops and two
key forums:
* Towards a new world order: whose orders? will examine the implications of
the Gulf war with speakers from different corners of the world;
* From repression to what democracy? will ask participants from Eastern
Europe, Latin America and South Africa to discuss issues arising from the
process of social change in their countries and the problems now facing them.

What theme groups are planned?
At the core of the programme will be the following "theme groups".  These will
all meet on each of the four mornings to pursue their subject in depth.  They
will have resource people from all over the world.
* Arms trade: new trends, new connections
* World without enemies
* Nonviolent response to ethnic conflict
* Experiences of nonviolent training in different cultures
* Militarism, poverty and women's liberation
* Nonviolent economics: out of debt and dependency
* Ecology and war resistance
* Nonviolent responses to Middle East conflict
* Nonviolent strategy and people's movements
* Objection and conscription
* International security order: whose orders?
* Processes of peace education
* Anti-sexist men's responses to patriarchy and militarism

Who can come?
You can!  Any sympathiser with WRI is welcome at the Open Conference,
beginning in the evening of 28 July and closing on the evening of 1 August. 
On 2 - 3 August, the Triennial continues with a "business meeting", open to
all members of WRI and its Sections, although only representatives can vote.

Where will it be?
La Marlagne conference centre is in a wood near Namur, about 60 kilometres
from Brussels.  It is at the intersection of railway lines and major roads
which connect France, Luxembourg, Germany and the Netherlands.

How much will it cost?
£stg95 (including food and bed) for the Open Conference (Children under two
years old: £10; from 2 - 16: £40).  £115 for the Open Conference and Business
Meeting (Children from 2 - 16: £60).

Conference Timetable
July 28: Arrive at La Marlagne, Opening plenary, 18:00.
July 29 - 1 August: Open Conference
August 2 - 3: WRI Business Meeting (open to all members of the WRI and
Sections).

For further details:
Contact Peter D. Jones, 97 Novar St, Yarralumla, ACT 2600, Phone (06) 277 3790
(work), Fax (06) 277 3779 or War Resisters' International, 55 Dawes St.,
London SE17 1EL, England.