VIDEO: Irish Chapter Webinar: The U.S. Military’s Use of Shannon Airport
In this week’s conversation Peadar King discusses with former army officer and peace activist Edward Horgan the role of over 38 peace activists who have been prosecuted by the Irish State for protesting at Shannon airport against Irish complicity in U.S. Middle East wars.
WBW News & Action: We Took Over a Pipeline Company Office
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VIDEOS: Peace Pole Installation in Hastings, New Zealand
Peace pole installation in city centre opened by the community.
VIDEO: The Waihopai Spy Base in New Zealand Through the Decades
The white domes at the Waihopai spy base have been an iconic symbol of New Zealand’s part in the Five Eyes spy network but now they are being decommissioned.
Fighter Jets Are For Climate Losers
On November 25th 2021, a group of activists gathered in front of Steven Guilbeault’s office on de Maisonneuve Est in Montréal, armed with signs and an ardent desire to save the world… from Canada.
Dozens of Protests Across Canada Demand Cancellation of Planned Purchase of 88 Fighter Jets
Dozens of #NoNewFighterJets protests took place across Canada this week calling on the government to cancel their planned purchase of 88 new war planes.
‘Our Land, Our Life’: Okinawans Hold Out Against New U.S. Base in Coastal Zone
“Even at a base level, there’s a refusal of democracy to Okinawans here organizing.” #WorldBEYONDWar
Episode 30: Glasgow and the Carbon Bootprint with Tim Pluta
Our latest podcast episode features an interview about the antiwar protests outside the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow with Tim Pluta, World BEYOND War’s chapter organizer in Spain. Tim joined a coalition to protest COP26’s weak stance on the “carbon bootprint”, the disastrous abuse of fossil fuels by military forces that USA and other nations refuse to acknowledge.
Talk World Radio: Chris Gelardi on Guam Resisting Empire
This week on Talk World Radio, the U.S. colony of Guam. Our guest, Chris Gelardi is a New York City-based journalist. His work appears in The Nation, The Intercept, and The Appeal, among other publications.
AUDIO IN SPANISH: Constructores de Paz
World BEYOND War es un movimiento no violento global para poner fin a la guerra y establecer una paz justa y sostenible.
The High Stakes of the U.S.-Russia Confrontation Over Ukraine
By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, World BEYOND War, November 22, 2021 The border between post-coup Ukraine and the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s
The Deep Structure of the Cold War and the EU
The EU must dare to deviate from the path currently taken by the Cold War adversaries.
Peace Poles Erected by World BEYOND War and Rotary in Hastings, New Zealand
For the next three months, Civic Square will be home to a unique collection of Peace Poles/Pou as part of the Hastings District Council’s vibrancy project.
Space: The U.S. Has Questions for Russia, Which Has More for the U.S.
On November 15, 2021, the Russian Ministry of Defense carried out the successful destruction of the discontinued and decommissioned national spacecraft named “Tselina-D”, which was put into orbit back in 1982.
Hundreds Take Over Pipeline Company Office in Toronto
Hundreds take over pipeline company office in Toronto in support of eviction of Coastal Gaslink, as RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) invade, make mass arrests on Wet’suwet’en Territory.
Webinar: Why Does the Military get a Free Pass to Pollute?
Veterans For Peace-Chapter 136, World BEYOND War Central Florida, and the Florida Peace & Justice Alliance hosted this webinar on war’s environmental impact.
Thousands of “Tsinelas,” Flip Flops Displayed Outside U.S. Capitol Asks Biden Administration for Passage of Philippine Human Rights Act Ahead of Summit for Democracy
This Thursday, November 18, Communications Workers of America (CWA), International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP), Malaya Movement USA and Kabataan Alliance advocating for human rights in the Philippines unveiled over 3,000 pairs of “tsinelas,” displayed across the National Mall.
No Pentagon Spending Add-Ins in the Eleventh Hour, Urge Civil Society Groups
The U.S. Senate is poised this week to consider the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (NDAA) which would authorize a whopping $780 billion in military spending.
In Memory of Peace Activist Marilyn Olenick
By Greta Zarro, Organizing Director, World BEYOND War, November 18, 2021 World BEYOND War is saddened to learn of the passing of Marilyn Olenick this
Digging for Peace: Resisting Nuclear Weapons
On Wednesday, October 20, I joined “Vrede Scheppen,” “Create Peace,” about 25 peace activists from the Netherlands, Germany and Austria at the airbase at Volkel, Netherlands, making a plea for an end to nuclear weapons.
Halifax Remembers Peace: Kjipuktuk 2021
Nova Scotia Voice of Women for Peace held their annual White Peace Poppy ceremony entitled “Halifax Remembers Peace: Kjipuktuk 2021”.
Australian Federal Parliament Should Urgently Review the Potentially Dangerous AUKUS Deal
On September 15 2021, with no public consultation, Australia entered into a trilateral security arrangement with Britain and the United States, known as the AUKUS Partnership. This is expected to become a Treaty in 2022.
Dr. John Reuwer: If Not War, What?
An Alternative Global Security System for Replacing Our Dependence on War.
Volunteer Spotlight: Krystal Wang
The November 2021 Volunteer Spotlight features Krystal Wang from China, a World BEYOND War intern assisting with the Peace Education & Action for Impact program and the WBW events team. Read Krystal’s story!
Conscientious Objection: A Right and a Duty
I want to recommend a new film and a new book.
Peace education for Citizenship in Ukraine and Eastern Europe. Мирное гражданское образование в Украине и Восточной Европе
Eastern Europe suffers from political violence and armed conflicts within and between societies because of the post-Soviet paradigm of military patriotic upbringing which produces obedient conscripts rather than responsible citizens and voters.
