Activity report for spring semester 2003

• January 28, SNF-Foundation at UiT
The network was officially started up in a meeting of ca. 30 students. Different task groups were created: I. Culture group, II. Seminar group, III. Public Relation group, IV. Website group, V. Film group, VI. Coordination group

• February 6, Seminar about the current situation in Kurdistan at UiT with Erling Folkvord

• February 15, the Global demonstration against the imminent war on Iraq with 3.500 participants in Tromsø. SNF was heavily involved in the mobilization work for example in PR-work, public addresses, selling anti-war effects, painting of transparent, etc.

• February 15, Peace Party at Mack-kjeller’n
The global action day was finished with celebration and cultural events, including address, political theatre, peace dance, music, and button auction.

• March 8, Women’s day
SNF participated at the demonstration in the city centre and Catharina Backer gave a speech about women’s situation in war time.

• March 17, Seminar with the winner of the Student Peace Price from Zimbabwe at Driv in cooperation with SAIH.

• March 20, Start of war on Iraq
The bombing of Baghdad gathered students and professors at the SV-faculty to a protest action, co-organized by SNF.

• March 25, Spontaneous demonstration at Jan Petersen’s visit of NFH at UiT
SNF demanded a clear attitude against the bombing of Iraq from side of the Norwegian government.

• March 26, International Seminar about media’s role in the Iraq war at Mackkjeller’n with Jon Michelet, Odd Nygård and Jørgen Johansen in the debate panel.

• March 29, Seminar about "Alternative to war" at Mack-kjeller’n with Christine Schweitzer

• April 26, Cable car trip to Fjellheisen, afterwards Demonstration "Iraq belongs to the Iraqi people!" at the city centre with Prof. Dietrich Fischer as speaker, in cooperation with Network against war.

• May 1, Demonstration in the town-centre
SNF participated with an own formation in the march and focused on peaceful conflict resolution.

• May 3, "Culture against War" at Kulturhuset
SNF was co-organizer of the big concert that evening and arranged info stand and public activity “children’s painting for peace” in the morning.

• May 10 and11, Vision workshop and SNF party at Tønsåsen
Internal gathering and social event with strategy planning for the next semester.

In addition, SNF was working on:
• Platform and Fundraising efforts towards different student groups and institutions
• Outcast of a Homepage www.student.uit.no/fred
• Design of the Dialogue project for The World in Tromsø – Tromsø in the World
• Promotion of idea of The Norwegian Peace Film Award
• Group meeting ca. every second week