No More War 2025 Microgrants

This year, SCI is running the project No More War: Antimilitarism in conversation and action, supported by the European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe.
Its aim is to support youth antimilitarist activism, together with SCI’s No More War group.
Part of this project is distributing microgrants to young people who are organising antimilitarist actions in their local realities. In total we have supported 10 actions: 5 have already taken place and 5 more are set to happen before the end of the year. Stay tuned!

Counter-summit for Peace and Justice

The Hague, Netherlands
The Countersummit for Peace and Justice was a 2-days action, which was organised to counter the NATO War Summit on June 24-25 in the Hague. This activity consisted of a countersummit and a protest the following day, and organised by the Countersummit for Peace and Justice, a temporary network of peace organisations, political groups and social initiatives, whose common goal was to bring people together and create solutions together for a more peaceful and just future. The countersummit welcomed around 400 participants from 19 countries, with 17 different panels and workshops. The protest gathered around 5000 people from the Netherlands and beyond, which received mainstream media attention and brought visibility to the movement.

Peacebuilding and Community Engagement

Cultures du Monde
Tunis, Tunisia
This 4-day training aimed to strengthen young people’s capacity to reflect on peace, civic engagement and community empowerment. The main goal was to deepen their understanding of the latter, as well as identity and intersectionality, through non-formal education and by building a safer space to explore peacebuilding from different perspectives. The participants were invited to come up with initiatives and one of them was chosen as a follow-up action, which happened in October.

Antimilitarist Action and Mobilization during the KRAMA Festival

KRAMA Collective
Athens, Greece
This action took place during the KRAMA Festival, a week-long antifascist, antimilitarist, and anticolonial cultural action. It was organized as a response to the escalation of war, genocide, and fascist normalization both globally and locally. They held co-listening sessions, radio performances co-created with No More War members, and community workshops. On the 31st, over 25 artists showcased music, dance, installations, and open workshops on letter-writing to Palestine, playlist-sharing from 8 different cultures currently going through genocide, collective music-building, and more. A dedicated infopoint for NMW was also there with local members engaging with people interested in antimilitarism and the collective.

UPCOMING

SCI Hellas
Athens, Greece
UPCOMING

Raval to Palestine – Films Against Genocide

SCI Catalunya
Barcelona, Spain
This event, organized by Nour and Ian, compiled the screening of the movie Where Olive Trees Weep, open discussions, Palestinian snacks and a silent exhibition. The event gathered over 50 participants.

When You Take the Streets

No More War
Brussels, Belgium
This activity was organised by Alaa and Eve, members of No More War. The event consisted of an exhibition on protests and demonstrations, as well as the screening of three short films, followed by discussions between facilitators and participants. 21 people were present at the event. The discussions focused on protesting and demonstrations, as well as personal experiences and ways to bring more attention to collective action.

“On My Land” screening

SCI Italia
A screening of the movie “On My Land” was organized by SCI Italia on October 8.

Another screening is scheduled to happen in Rome.

XPOSED e.V.

No More War
Berlin, Germany
UPCOMING

Art against war: creating change together

Bridge to Peace
Nottingham, United Kingdom
UPCOMING

UPCOMING

Freedom Room Group
Al Ma’sara, Palestine


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