Europe for Peace Campaign third international conference "Star Wars: myth or reality? The US missile shield from the perspective of long-term European security" took place 17^th July at the Czech Parliament. It was organized by the Humanist Movement and the League of Mayors Against the Radar who have been raising consciousness in the Czech Republic and abroad on the negative effects of the Czech government's decision to allow the US to build a military radar base in its territory against the will of 70% of its population, as part of their National Missile Defence plans.

International speakers invited were: Luisa Morgantini - Vice President of European Parliament, Giorgo Schultze - European spokesperson for New Humanism, Joanne Landy - co-director of US Campaign for Peace and Democracy, Jan Tamáš - Humanist Movement, spokesperson for Czech movement against radar base; Jan Neoral - League of Mayors Against Radar; Ivona Novomestská - spokesperson for the initiative No to Bases (Ne Základnám).

The Czech national television was present at the conference and it interviewed Luisa Morgantini.

The conference had achieved three main results:

1. Establishing once and for all that the installation of a foreign military base in the Czech Republic is a European issue and not merely a local one.
2. That real security can only be achieved through peace and not through a more and more sophisticated and costly arms' race.

3. EU VP, Luisa Morgantini's, formal invitation to the women opposing the Czech radar base to a European Parliament audition on US bases in Europe during the month of September.

Conference panel

Audience in the hall

Luisa Morgantini, Dana Feminová and Giorgio Schultze

Ivona Novomestská and Joanne Landy

Jan Tamáš and Jan Neoral


Audience in the hall

Speech of Luisa Morgantini

Luisa Morgantini and Dana Feminová

Luisa Morgantini in the live broadcast to the Czech national television noon news