fotojournalismus: Members of the Group for Switzerland without an Army (GSoA) demonstrate in front of boxes with some 107,280 signatures collected for a popular initiative to end military conscription, outside of the Swiss House of Parliament on Jan. 5, 2012 in Bern. Agence France Presse reports that an activist group has gathered over 100,000 signatures for an initiative to end military conscription in Switzerland. At present, all able-bodied Swiss men between the ages of 20 and 36 must serve 260 days of military service. The proposal from the Group for a Switzerland without an Army (GSoA) will be put to a nationwide vote. The GSoA, which was founded in 1982, has declared a goal of “civilizing” Swiss society by abolishing its army. [Credit : Fabrice Coffrini / AFP / Getty Images] High-res

fotojournalismus:

Members of the Group for Switzerland without an Army (GSoA) demonstrate in front of boxes with some 107,280 signatures collected for a popular initiative to end military conscription, outside of the Swiss House of Parliament on Jan. 5, 2012 in Bern. Agence France Presse reports that an activist group has gathered over 100,000 signatures for an initiative to end military conscription in Switzerland. At present, all able-bodied Swiss men between the ages of 20 and 36 must serve 260 days of military service. The proposal from the Group for a Switzerland without an Army (GSoA) will be put to a nationwide vote. The GSoA, which was founded in 1982, has declared a goal of “civilizing” Swiss society by abolishing its army.

[Credit : Fabrice Coffrini / AFP / Getty Images]

via fotojournalismus

photojournalism switzerland