”Television Event” Remembers a Movie that (Temporarily) Changed the Course of Human History
On August 3rd, 2022, FutureWave.org hosted—and World BEYOND War sponsored—a watch party of the documentary ”A Television Event” as part of the August 2022 Ban the Bomb month. Here is the lowdown, in case you missed it.
President Biden: Stop Israeli Government’s Attacks on Palestinian Civil Society
Civil society from around the world demand immediate action
Western Sahara Conflict: Analyzing the Illegal Occupation (1973-Present)
In this extensive interview, Stephen Zunes breaks down the history (1973-2022) of the political instability in Western Sahara.
VIDEO of Webinar: Back from the Brink of Nuclear War
A discussion with the Secretary of Physicians for Social Responsibility, Maine Chapter and the co-chair of the chapter’s committee working to prevent nuclear war.
What now? – Finnish and Swedish NATO Membership: Webinar 8 September
Consequences of Finnish and Swedish NATO membership: Discussions on what is happening and what can we in the international peace and environmental movement do now.
Talk World Radio: Junaid Ahmad on Regime Change in Pakistan
This week on Talk World Radio we’re discussing dramatic political developments in Pakistan with Professor Junaid S. Ahmad who is the Director of the Center for the Study of Islam and Decoloniality and teaches Law, Religion, and Global Politics in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Timi Barabas: Hungary to Aotearoa to New York for Peace
At the age of 16, Hungarian-born Timi Barabas heard a song that inspired her to become an activist. Today, at the age of 20, she has founded organizations for climate awareness, anti-bullying, suicide prevention and poverty relief, and with her team at Rise For Lives, a new youth-focused global antiwar organization, led a large protest in New Zealand to raise awareness of the war in Yemen.
I War Abolisher Awards 2022 Andranno ai Lavoratori Portuali Italiani, a un Regista Neozelandese, a un Gruppo Ambientalista Statunitense e al Deputato Britannico Jeremy Corbyn
Il Secondo Annuale War Abolisher Awards di World BEYOND War riconosceranno il lavoro di un’organizzazione ambientalista che ha impedito operazioni militari nei parchi statali dello Stato di Washington, un regista neozelandese che ha documentato il potere di pacificatori disarmati, i lavoratori portuali italiani che hanno bloccato la spedizione di armi da guerra, e l’attivista per la pace britannico e membro del parlamento Jeremy Corbyn che ha preso una posizione coerente a favore della pace nonostante le intense pressioni.
2022 War Abolisher Awards to Go to Italian Dock Workers, New Zealand Filmmaker, U.S. Environmental Group, and British MP Jeremy Corbyn
World BEYOND War’s Second Annual War Abolisher Awards will recognize the work of an environmental organization that has prevented military operations in state parks in Washington State, a filmmaker from New Zealand who has documented the power of unarmed peacemaking, Italian dock workers who have blocked the shipment of weapons of war, and British peace activist and Member of Parliament Jeremy Corbyn who has taken a consistent stand for peace despite intense pressure.
Lifetime Individual War Abolisher of 2022 Award Goes to Jeremy Corbyn
The David Hartsough Lifetime Individual War Abolisher of 2022 Award will be presented to British peace activist and Member of Parliament Jeremy Corbyn who has taken a consistent stand for peace despite intense pressure.
I Portuali Italiani Riceveranno il Premio per L’Abolizione della Guerra
Il Premio Lifetime Organizational War Abolisher 2022 sarà assegnato al Collettivo Autonomo Lavoratori Portuali (CALP) e all’Unione Sindacale di Base Lavoro Privato (USB) in riconoscimento del blocco delle spedizioni di armi da parte dei lavoratori portuali italiani, che hanno bloccato le spedizioni verso alcuni guerre degli ultimi anni.
Italian Dock Workers to Receive War Abolisher Award
The Lifetime Organizational War Abolisher Award of 2022 will be presented to Collettivo Autonomo Lavoratori Portuali (CALP) and Unione Sindacale di Base Lavoro Privato (USB) in recognition of the blocking of weapons shipments by Italian dock workers, who have blocked shipments to a number of wars in recent years.
War Abolisher of 2022 Award Goes to William Watson
The Individual War Abolisher of 2022 award is going to New Zealand filmmaker William Watson in recognition of his film Soldiers Without Guns: An Untold Story of Unsung Kiwi Heroes.
Whidbey Environmental Action Network to receive War Abolisher Award
The Whidbey Environmental Action Network (WEAN), based on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound, will be awarded the Organizational War Abolisher of 2022 award by World BEYOND War, a global organization that will be presenting four awards at a ceremony on September 5 to organizations and individuals from the U.S., Italy, England, and New Zealand.
WBW Publishes Guide to Using Petitions
World BEYOND War has published a new how-to activist guide PDF, this one on how to do petitioning.
Every Single Member of Congress Is Willing to Let Yemeni Children Die
Every Single Member of Congress Is Willing to Let Yemeni Children Die.
If you want to prove that statement wrong, I think you’ll want to start by proving wrong one or more of these five points:
Volunteer Spotlight: Gar Smith
The August 2022 Volunteer Spotlight features Gar Smith, a WBW board member from Berkeley, California.
Talk World Radio: Zaher Wahab on How the United States in Killing More Than Ever in Afghanistan
This week on Talk World Radio we’re discussing Afghanistan with Dr. Zaher Wahab, Professor Emeritus, Lewis and Clark College and the American University of Afghanistan.
Tariq Ali: Terrorism Charges Against Pakistan’s Former PM Imran Khan Are “Truly Grotesque”
We speak to the Pakistani British historian and writer Tariq Ali about new anti-terrorism charges brought against former Prime Minister Imran Khan after he spoke out against the country’s police and a judge who presided over the arrest of one of his aides.
Neither Dante Nor Caesar Will Save Us
Dante wrote bizarre and powerful poetry about Hell and Heaven that united Italians around a non-Latin language and the Western world around various images and misquotations regarding who’s destined for which circle.
UK Pushes Mountain Destruction on Montenegro as Green Policy
British Ambassador to Montenegro Karen Maddocks has now stepped in to fend off the continuation of many centuries of peaceful and sustainable pastoral living on Sinjajevina
Disrupting Business-As-Usual at Montreal Colloquium
On August 3, 2022, two Montreal activists, Dimitri Lascaris and Laurel Thompson, disrupted a public-relations presentation by Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly and her German homologue Annalena Baerbock. The disrupters spoke out against Joly and Baerbock’s support for NATO expansionism and increased military spending.
Talk World Radio: Carmen Wilson on Demilitarising Education
This week on Talk World Radio we’re speaking with Carmen Wilson, a community development expert and the Community Manager at Demilitarise Education.
Ridiculous War: A Poem by Yurii Sheliazhenko
Too many fairy tales of war
For killers’ glory told.
This story of another sort:
How laughter made war stop.
German Court Orders U.S. Peace Activist to Jail for Protests Against U.S. Nuclear Weapons Stationed in Germany
A U.S. peace activist from Luck, Wisconsin has been ordered by a German court to serve 50 days in jail there after he refused to pay 600 Euros in fines for two trespass convictions stemming from protests against the U.S. nuclear weapons.
VIDEO: Canada, Sign the Nuclear Ban Treaty! Hiroshima-Nagasaki Day 77th Anniversary Commemoration
On August 9, 2022, the Hiroshima-Nagasaki Day Coalition hosted the 77th Anniversary Commemoration of the Atomic bombings of Japan.
Remembering and Learning from Michael Krepon
Watch these videos of the late Michael Krepon.
13 People Cited at Trident Nuclear Submarine Base at Bangor, Marking the 77th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombings
Approximately 40 people were present on August 8th at a flash mob demonstration against Trident nuclear weapons at the Bangor submarine base.
