Cut military spending, found human needs : the Spanish campaign for the Global Day of Action on Military Spending 2016

Abstract

In 2015, the global military expenditures represent 1.676 millions of American dollars while the world is facing numerous crises – global warning, mass poverty, humanitarian disasters, and economy. The reallocation of this huge amount of money could improve human security. To do so, a serious mobilization is needed in order to create a global movement calling for the transfer of military money to human needs and directly influence political decisions. This work develops a mobilization campaign in Spain, implemented by the Centre Delàs de Estudios por la Paz. In the frame of the 6 th edition of the Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS), the campaign has been adapted to the Spanish political agenda with the attempt to influence the 2016 general elections.