Tenth International Conference on War Tax Resistance
and Peace Tax Campaigns - Brussels, Belgium 2004
organized by
VRAK (Aktie Vredesbelasting) + Contribuables pour la paix

Table of Contents

Preface (pdf version - A4)

Part One: General (pdf version - A4)

1.1 Program
1.2 List of participants
1.3 Participation in previous conferences
1.4 Who are we?
1.5 Photos
1.6 Abbreviations
1.7 Financial report
1.8 Press release

Part Two: Plenaries (pdf version - A4)

2.1 John Van Daele: The movement for a global justice and the peace movement

2.2 Panel: Focus, Variety, Change: Past and Future of WTR-PTC movements

2.2.1 Marian Franz (NCPTF-USA)
2.2.2 Daniel Woodham (NWTRCC-USA)
2.2.3 Pedro Otaduy (Spain)
2.2.4 Bart Horeman (Netherlands)

2.3 Panel discussion: Voices from the South

2.3.1 Introduction
2.3.2 Michael K. Badasu (Ghana)
2.3.3 Arya Bhardwaj (India)
2.3.4 Ricardo Esquivia (Columbia)
2.4 Columbia project
2.5 International project

2.5.1 CPTI
2.5.2 PROMUJER
2.5.3 New international project 2004-2006

2.6 Next conference
2.7 Follow-up committees
2.8 Final statement
2.9 Evaluation

Part Three: Workshops (pdf version - A4)

3.1 Strategies and tactics
3.2 Forms of action and exchange of action experiences
3.3 Another world is possible: broadening the global non-violent alliance through WTR-PTC
3.4 Training in lobbying techniques
3.5 Government: dialogue and lobbying
3.6 Arguments and Counterarguments
3.7 Communicating with the press and the public
3.8 Peace Tax as a Human Right: What can the United Nations and other international organizations do to help?
3.8 Annex 1 Membership of European Union and Council of Europe
3.8 Annex 2 Prevention of armed conflict -Report of the Secretary-General
3.9 Alternative forms of security: what DO we want?
3.10 Churches and religious movements
3.11 Court cases
3.12 Promoting a culture of peace and non-violence through education
3.13 Women working for a culture of peace and non-violence

Part Four: Country Reports (pdf version - A4)

4.1 Belgium-Flanders
4.2 Canada: Conscience Canada & Nos impôts pour la paix
4.3 Germany
4.4 India
4.5 Nepal
4.6 Norway
4.7 Spain (History)
4.8 United Kingdom
4.9 USA (History)
4.10 USA: NCPTF & Peace Tax fund
4.11 USA: NWTRCC

 Part Five: Excursion to “Flanders Fields” (pdf version - A4)

5.1 Program
5.2 Some thoughts
5.3 An impression

Part Six: Conscience and Peace Tax International (pdf version - A4)

6.1 Introduction
6.2 Minutes of the General Assembly, July 2004 in Brussels
6.3 (Annex 1) Attendance at the G.A. July 2004
6.4 (Annex 2) Report 2002-2004 from the Board
6.5 (Annex 3) Accounts 2002
6.6 (Annex 4) Accounts 2003
6.7 (Annex 5) Budgets 2004-2005-2006
6.8 (Annex 6) Contributions from national movements
6.9 (Annex 7) Amended Articles of Association
6.10 Formal membership as of October 2000
6.11 Postscript: CPTI after ten years