War Mongers Experienced Violence as Children
Franz Jedlicka claims that perpetrators of violence on a grand scale — i.e. warmongers, dictators, and despots — almost always experienced violence as children. #WorldBEYONDWar
Protest of CANSEC Held in Victoria As Well
Committed activists were out today in Victoria to support demonstrations in Ottawa and demonstrate, locally, our opposition to the CANSEC weapons fair. #WorldBEYONDWar
Nazir Ahmad Yosufi: War Is a Darkness
Educator and peacebuilder Nazir Ahmad Yosufi was born in 1985 in Afghanistan, and has persisted through decades of Soviet war, civil war and U.S. war to devote his life to helping people see a better way. #WorldBEYONDWar
Protest Disrupts Opening of North America’s Largest Weapons Fair
Over a hundred people have disrupted the opening of CANSEC, North America’s largest military weapons convention in Ottawa, where 10,000 attendees were expected to gather. #WorldBEYONDWar
Democrats in Congress Demand More Aggressive Ukraine Policy
Several members of the Democrat Party in Congress are urging the White House to provide Kiev with significantly more military support. #WorldBEYONDWar
Peace Witness with Liz Remmerswaal and Keith Locke
‘Peace Witness’ features those who stand up to be counted as advocating for non violent ways of resolving conflict. #WorldBEYONDWar
Ukraine Peace Delegates Call for Moratorium on Drone Attacks
A call for Ukraine and Russia to honor a moratorium on weaponized drone attacks is being issued today by a delegation to the International Summit for Peace in Ukraine, organized by the International Peace Bureau in Vienna on June 10-11. #WorldBEYONDWar
Talk World Radio: Kathy Kelly on a 24-Hour Peace Wave and Related Matters
Kathy’s efforts to end wars have led her to living in war zones and prisons over the past 35 years. #WorldBEYONDWar
Unveiling the Shadows: Uncovering the Realities of U.S. Overseas Military Bases in 2023
Why does the U.S. need military bases all over the world? #WorldBEYONDWar
When Will U.S. Join Global Call to End Ukraine War?
Or must our leaders take us to the brink of World War III, with all our lives on the line in an all-out nuclear war, before they will permit a ceasefire and a negotiated peace? #WorldBEYONDWar
WBW News & Action: Burundi, Hiroshima, Colombia, Toronto, Aotearoa
Read our email newsletter from May 29, 2023. #WorldBEYONDWar
Brotherhood and Friendship in a Time of War
In The Mercenary, Jeffrey Stern takes on the appalling disaster of war in Afghanistan and in doing so extols the rich and complicated possibilities for a deepening friendship to grow in such an extreme environment. #WorldBEYONDWar
Supreme Court of Ukraine Releases a Prisoner of Conscience: Conscientious Objector Vitaly Alekseenko
On May 25, 2023, at the Supreme Court of Ukraine in Kyiv, the court of cassation overturned the conviction of prisoner of conscience Vitaly Alekseenko, and ordered his immediate release and his retrial in the court of first instance. #WorldBEYONDWar
How To Discuss Movies in Ways That Encourage Critical Thinking About War & Violence
Here are some questions you can use on any movie to encourage anyone to think critically and thoughtfully about narratives of war and peace, violence and nonviolence. #WorldBEYONDWar
Greetings from Héctor Béjar / Saludo de Héctor Béjar
Héctor Béjar Rivera greets the initiative of various movements and organizations, including World BEYOND War, who oppose the holding of the CANSEC Arms trade fair that takes place in Ottawa-Canada. #WorldBEYONDWar
WBW Participates in Anti-Militarist Week in Colombia / WBW Participa en Semana Antimilitarista en Colombia
Looking ahead, the Anti-Militarist Movement is calling for a large mobilization against the arms fair that takes place in Colombia every two years and will take place next November. #NOTOMILITARISM #RESISTANCEFROMNONVIOLENCE #NOTOMILITARISMO #RESISTENCIADESDENOVIOLENCIA
Dear Ukraine-Had-No-Choice Friends
Ukraine could always have chosen peace and still could. #WorldBEYONDWar
Could Hassan Diab Be the Latest Victim of Gladio Stay-Behind Armies?
Why is the French government so hell-bent on getting this case closed, and its one-and-only suspect behind bars? #WorldBEYONDWar
Dear Russia-Had-No-Choice Friends
Did Russia have no choice but to shoot itself in the face? How insulting to Russia that contention is! #WorldBEYONDWar
World BEYOND War’s Bicycle Peace Caravan in Hiroshima City During the G7 Summit
Now, sadly, the City of Hiroshima has once again begun to threaten the lives of people outside and inside Japan, under pressure from Washington and Tokyo. #WorldBEYONDWar
Crashing the National Police of Canada’s 150 Year Birthday Celebration
In Canada today we’re crashing the launch of the national police’s celebrations of 150 years of existence. #WorldBEYONDWar
The Maine National Guard Is Not Defending the U.S. But Destroying Montenegro
Hey, Montenegro has a new flag, and few people in the U.S. could find Montenegro on a map. What’s wrong with this picture? #WorldBEYONDWar
Quakers Aotearoa New Zealand: Peace Testimony
A reminder of the peace work Friends have taken part in over the decades and of the importance of our peace advocacy, which is as important as ever as New Zealand’s military spending climbs ever upwards. #WorldBEYONDWar
100 Organizations Publish Petition in The Hill Calling for Ukraine Peace Talks and Ceasefire
The petition reads, in part, “The longer the war goes on, the greater the danger of spiraling escalation which can lead to a wider war, environmental devastation and nuclear annihilation.” #WorldBEYONDWar
G7 Leaders Falter Over Nuclear Disarmament in Hiroshima
Alice Slater, Board Member, World BEYOND War, posed the question: “Was the G7 Vision on Nuclear Disarmament blind arrogance?” #WorldBEYONDWar
From Beyond the Death of Beyond Vietnam
Dr. King was something of the best in this society. We should listen. #WorldBEYONDWar
Kathy Kelly on War and Peace
They discuss ‘how to end all wars’ and Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal. #WorldBEYONDWar
Future Memorials, Montenegro, and the Statue of Liberty
A lot of things go wrong, but sometimes things go right. #WorldBEYONDWar
West Suburban Peace Coalition Deconstructs the U.S.’s 835 Overseas Military Bases at May 16 Educational Forum
World BEYOND War’s Technology Directory Marc Eliot Stein gave a stunning presentation on America’s massive web of worldwide military bases. #WorldBEYONDWar
Veterans For Peace “Golden Rule” Sailing to New Jersey to Bring Message of Nuclear Disarmament and to Uplift Local Struggles for Environmental Justice & Peace
The world-renowned Golden Rule anti-nuclear sailboat, the first boat to engage in environmental direct action in the world and its current crew are visiting Newark and Jersey City on May 19th, 20th, and 21st. #WorldBEYONDWar
