What is Rimpac? |
The Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises are the largest joint war exercises in the world, conducted biannually in Hawai’i. These exercises are launched out of San Diego, with nearly 1/3 of the Pacific Navy fleet. The US uses RIMPAC to strengthen the abilities of 26 of its allies’ militaries to wage wars of aggression around the world, as threats of war between major military powers continue to rise. Through weapons testing and war-making, defense contractors and fossil fuel corporations reap hundreds of millions of dollars in profits. Meanwhile, our tax dollars are spent on war and occupation not on the basic housing, food, employment and healthcare needs of our communities. The US military occupation of Hawai’i is a violation of native Hawaiian sovereignty. RIMPAC leads to environmental destruction, violence against women, and a gross neglect of the day to day needs of people all over the world by advancing US-led wars.
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Stop US expansion in the pacificThe US is rolling out an aggressive military expansionist strategy in the Pacific to expand its domination of the region. The US’s Indo Pacific Strategy seeks to encircle China as a result of inter-imperialist competition over the Asia Pacific region. US posturing and military aggression, provision of military aid, and regular US military exercises in the region are intensifying provocations with China. This military rivalry and build up to war foreshadows a potentially deadly confrontation in the Asia-Pacific.
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Wars on our people, water, and landUltimately, it is the people, not their governments, who endure the worsening deterioration of human rights because of these military expansionist activities. Increased tensions between and among rival superpowers, compounded by multilateral military alliances, ensure that if there is war, it will be more devastating for the people and the environment.
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resist empire and occupationRIMPAC will be an arena to exchange death making technology and war tactics amongst 26 national governments including the Philippines, India, South Korea, Australia, Canada, Germany, and the settler state of Israel currently unleashing its genocidal terror on the people of Palestine. The people are more powerful than their governments and the corporations that profit from war.
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youth and students say cancel rimpac |
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Israel Out of RIMPAC |
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CONFERENCE
Location: University of California - San Diego
Time: 9:30AM-5PM MOBILIZATION
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