WBW Takes Part in Events in Vienna for First Meeting of Partner States to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
An account from World BEYOND War Education Director Phill Gittins.
Minnesota: Remembering Marie Braun’s Commitment to Peace and Justice
Minneapolis, MN – Marie Braun, 87, a longtime activist and beloved and respected leader in the peace and justice movement in the Twin Cities, died on June 27 after a very brief illness.
Podcast Episode 37: Medea Benjamin Never Gives Up
By Marc Eliot Stein, June 30, 2022 We try to cover a wide variety of topics on the World BEYOND War podcast. But every once
New Billboard Going Up in Montenegro Across the Street from the Government
This billboard will soon go up across the street from the government of Montenegro in Podgorica.
On July 4 Celebrate Independence FROM the U.S. Military
I took part in this annual event in Yorkshire, England, eight years ago and recommend it to every community on Earth with a U.S. military base in it.
NATO and Russia Both Aim to Fail
It’s impossible for either side to see, but Russia and NATO depend on each other.
NATO and a War Foretold
Thirty years of warnings and predictions turned out to be all too accurate.
Letter to Joe Biden from Okinawa
On 24 December of last year, we learned from Okinawa’s newspapers that our islands are again threatened by war.
VIDEO: Garland Nixon & Sam Husseini Talk Ukraine & Bioweapons
Featuring: Garland Nixon, radio talk show host & political analyst broadcasting live on WPFW since 2006; Sam Husseini, independent journalist covering U.S. pretexts for war since the 1990s.
WBW News & Action: NoWar2022 Starts July 8
Read our email newsletter from June 27, 2022.
International Organizations Urge the EU to Block Montenegro’s Accession Until it Stops Militarizing its UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
Sinjajevina is the Balkan’s biggest mountain pasture, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and a vital ecosystem with over 22,000 people living in and around it. The Save Sinjajevina campaign was born in 2020 to protect this unique European landscape.
Stop the War, Stop NATO Rallies Planned Across Canada During Madrid Summit
Rallies will be held against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) from June 24 to June 30 across Canada.
Webinar: What is the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board Really Up To?
Over the years, the CPPIB has moved from real assets to equities, and from investments in Canadian infrastructure to foreign investments.
Open Letter to Canadian Workers in Defense Technology
Laurel Thompson recently attended Canada’s largest defense industry trade show CANSEC. What she saw left her with questions for those who work in the industry.
The Entanglement of Militarism and Humanitarianism Broadens the Geographies of Violence
Humanitarian crises and violent conflicts take place in an interlinked, multidimensional context. Killian McCormack and Emily Gilbert challenge the idea that humanitarianism is a neutral endeavor and instead aim to reveal the “violent geographies produced through militarized humanitarianism.”
Police Are a Lie
The parallels between the police-prosecution-prison system and the war system are extensive. I don’t mean the direct connections, the flow of weapons, the flow of veterans. I mean the similarities: the intentional failure to use superior alternatives, the ideology of violence used to justify horrible ideas, and the expense and corruption.
VIDEO: What to Expect at #NoWar2022
Join World BEYOND War this July 8-10 for #NoWar2022: Resistance & Regeneration, a virtual global conference.
AUDIO: David Swanson on Santita Jackson Show Re Military Spending
Money, money, money, money, money.
Why Can’t Anti-Imperial Wars Be Justified?
Let’s say that we are participants in a popular democratic socialist human-rights-loving movement and successful and fairly-elected national government, and we’re invaded and overthrown by a rightwing military, foreign or domestic, with horrific violence. What should we do?
VIDEO: NATO: What’s Wrong With It?
As the conflict in Ukraine is raging and heads of states of NATO member countries get ready to meet in Madrid June 28-30, we invite you to join us in discussing and deconstructing North Atlantic Treaty Organization with three expert guests: Ajamu Baraka of Black Alliance for Peace, Ret. Colonel Ann Wright of CODEPINK and Veterans for Peace, and Alice Slater of World BEYOND War.
“Voices for Peace” — New Film to Be Available July 5-18
This film features actors sharing the words of internationally known peace activists.
Canada’s War Problem
The F-35 is not a tool of peace or even of military defense. It is a stealth, offensive, nuclear-weapons-capable airplane designed for surprise attacks with the potential to intentionally or accidentally launch or escalate wars, including nuclear war. It is for attacking cities, not just other airplanes.
Revisiting Negative Externalities of U.S. Military Bases: The Case of Okinawa
Residents of Okinawa, a small prefecture hosting 70% of U.S. military facilities within Japan, have considerably unfavorable attitudes toward the U.S. military presence in their prefecture. #WorldBEYONDWar
VIDEO: Defuse Nuclear War
Forty years ago, one million people gathered in Central Park to demand an end to the nuclear arms race. The threat of nuclear catastrophe persists to this day, but it doesn’t have to be this way.
Progressive Democrats Don Helmets, Embrace US-Russia Proxy War
As the criminal Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth month, the peace and progressive movement has some hard rethinking to do.
McNamara’s Son on Some of His Father’s Lies About Vietnam
Pretty much anything that complicates the story of a person is a good corrective to the tendency to simplify and caricature.
World BEYOND War Podcast Reaches 10,000 Downloads
We’re very proud to announce that the World BEYOND War monthly podcast blew past the 10,000 total downloads mark a couple of weeks ago. Last we checked we were at 10,795, and we really don’t have time to check very often. But this is a good time for me to thank everybody who helped
Top Gun Maverick – A Counter-Narrative
I saw “Top Gun: Maverick” yesterday. It was absolutely horrible. The film sets a new standard for state-orchestrated, pro-military, mass indoctrination.
