International Conference on Unarmed Civilian-Based Defence / Colloque international sur la défense civile non-violente

The Mouvement pour une Alternative Non-violente (MAN), the Institut pour la Paix (IPP), the Institut de recherche sur la Résolution Non-violente des Conflits (IRNC), the Organization for Nonviolent Movements (ONM), the Center on Nonviolent Conflict Research (CNCR, USA) and the Organization for Nonviolent Movements (ONM) are organising an international conference in Strasbourg, France.

Why do we organize this conference ?

In an uncertain, turbulent and imperilled world, military responses to contemporary threats appear to be increasingly challenged. We are nevertheless seeing the emergence of civilian initiatives across the world showing that it is possible to implement civilian-led strategies without involving armed forces.

What are the objectives ?

We believe it is both necessary and urgent for civil society organisations to update and share their work in the field of unarmed civilian-based defence and to publicise their innovative and disruptive proposals in this field.

We want to bring together a wide range of actors (activists, researchers, political leaders or from the military) from Europe and beyond to exchange experiences and reflections on unarmed civilian defence. Together, it is our hope to explore and to bring to the fore the value, the feasibility, and the limitations of unarmed civilian options in the field of defence.

More information in English here: https://nonviolence.fr/November-13-14-2026-join-our-international-conference-on-civilian-based-defence

Register here : bit.ly/inscriptioncol26