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Europe Belgium 26 events - 12 countries Agir Pour la Paix posted 1,500 letters from a pseudo-government agency called « Department of National Expenditure ». In the letter, the « agency » demanded money for the purchase of fighter planes from the people of Brussels. The activists then interviewed the recipients of the letter asking whether they would respond with a donation to the « » appeal and most of them answered « no » and that they would prefer to spend money on social needs instead. Cyprus Demilitarised Nicosia organised a meeting to highlight the strong militarization of the country and the role of military spending in causing and perpetuating Cy- Ireland Members of the Triratna Buddhist Community and AFRI, Action from Ireland held a street meditation to raise awareness about how vast military spending makes the world a more dangerous place as well as diverting resources awa B