Tell Canada: #StopArmingSaudi
On September 21st, International Day of Peace, we invite you to join people across Canada in acting to #StopArmingSaudi through various in-person and online solidarity actions.
What Does WWII Have To Do With Military Spending
When you start talking about a major conversion to peaceful enterprises, or nuclear abolition, or the eventual abolition of militaries, you run headfirst into a surprising topic that has very little to do with the world you currently live in: WWII.
Peace Crimes
A new book by Kieran Finnane has the title “Peace Crimes.” It refers to acts of civil disobedience against war, or civil resistance to war.
Talk Nation Radio: Tunde Osazua on the U.S. Militarization of Africa
Tunde Osazua is a member of the Black Alliance for Peace’s Africa Team and the coordinator of the U.S. Out of Africa Network, the organizational arm of the Black Alliance for Peace’s campaign to shut down AFRICOM and end the U.S. invasion and occupation of Africa
Unvanquishable Number
On September 21, the International Day of Peace, you will be able to watch online the new film “We Are Many,” and you darn well should. The topic is the single biggest day of activism on earth: February 15, 2003 — an unprecedented statement against war, too often forgotten, and far too often misunderstood.
Demilitarize! Joining the BLM & Anti-War Movements
Now is the time to link the Black Lives Matter Movement with the Peace and Justice Movement, to shout “Demilitarize” “Defund the Police” but also “Defund the Military” as protesters march at the intersection between militarism at home and militarism abroad.
NATO Poisons Fish In Germany
PFAS in military firefighting foams is to blame for a serious European public health crisis, although few are paying attention
Costs of War: After 9/11 Attacks, U.S. Wars Displaced At Least 37 Million People Around The World
As the United States marks 19 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, a new report finds at least 37 million people in eight countries have been displaced since the start of the so-called global war on terrorism since 2001.
The Ongoing And Unjustifiable Persecution Of Julian Assange
A hugely important struggle for press freedom is currently taking place in the Old Bailey in London, where, on Monday, three weeks of hearings began regarding the proposed extradition to the US of Julian Assange …
Okinawans, Hawaiians To Speak At United Nations
From Peace for Okinawa Coalition, September 10, 2020 Geneva, Switzerland – A group of Okinawans and Hawaiians will be speaking at the United Nations Human Rights
More Power To The Pushers In Solar Revolution
The prioritising of a money-spinning cash crop over essential food production has also left once self-sufficient Afghanistan completely dependent on other nations for basic essentials.
Noise Complaints Force U.S. Troops to Move Live-Fire Training Out of Korea
Noise complaints from locals living near training areas in South Korea have forced American aircrews to go off-peninsula to maintain their live-fire qualifications. #WorldBEYONDWar
Menwith Hill: NSA’s Largest Overseas Spying Base
The USA uses Menwith Hill for monitoring, surveillance, drone operations, and as part of its missile ‘defence’ system. Menwith Hill is part of the US
Millions Displaced By U.S. Combat Since 9/11
By David Vine, September 9, 2020 From Investigative Reporting Workshop The wars the U.S. government has fought since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, have
“Foreign Policy Of This Country Has To Reject US Exceptionalism”
Interview with Phyllis Bennis of Institute for Policy Studies
2020 Nuclear Free Future Award Winners Are Announced
The Nuclear Free Future Foundation, based in Munich, Germany, has announced the 2020 winners of the Nuclear Free Future Award.
Video From Norway: Time For Change: From Crisis And Militarism To Peace And Welfare
Tid for forandring: Fra krise og militarisme til fred og velferd from Norges Sosiale Forum on Vimeo.
Kevin Zeese: Irreplaceable
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, September 7, 2020 Kevin Zeese was a major constant reliable presence in the movement for peace and justice. He
WBW News & Action: Leaving WWII Behind
On October 5, we will launch a brand new 6-week online course debunking misunderstandings about World War II that are often used to justify militarism.
Pokerman
By Jambiya Kai, World BEYOND War, September 6, 2020 POKERMAN If you play your hand in the hope of sensual offers of success, ponder the
World BEYOND War Receives 2020 George F. Regas Courageous Peacemaker Award
By World BEYOND War, September 6, 2020 World BEYOND War is honored to be receiving the award announced below, and to be in such good
Audio: Liz Remmerswaal, Peace Witness
By Radio Kidnappers, September 6, 2020 Liz Remmerswaal is board member and national coordinator of global peace organisation, World BEYOND War and after working in
War Is A Disaster, Not A Game
By Pete Shimazaki Doktor and Ann Wright, Honolulu Civil Beat, September 6, 2020 As members of Veterans for Peace, an organization of U.S. military veterans
Ty Wasteland
By Ngam Emmanuel, World BEYOND War, September 6, 2020 TY WASTELAND Afternoon, visible rays of the hot sun, Filtered through the dark grey sky. The
Both Dangerous: Trump and Jeffrey Goldberg
Unfortunately, U.S. politics is dominated by only two choices: be a good war lover who cheers for more militarism and properly honors those duped or pressured into participating, or be a good war lover who ignores all the wars waging on and mocks participants for not having cheated their way out and gotten rich.
The Global Appeal For Nuclear Disarmament
Dr. Vladimir Kozin authored an appeal to the nine nuclear armed nations to completely disarm by 2045 or sooner. The appeal as of today, September 3rd, 2020, after only two weeks has 8,600 signatures and has been endorsed by dozens and dozens of NGOs Peace, anti-war and anti-nuclear organizations around the world.
The Reason Why Italy Deploys its Fighters in Lithuania
In Europe civil air traffic is expected to drop by 60% this year compared to 2019, due to Covid-19 restrictions, putting more than 7 million jobs at risk. On the other hand, military air traffic is growing.
I Will Not Be Part of Harming Any Child
I will not be a part of the killing of any child no matter how lofty the reason.
Not my neighbor’s child. Not my child. Not the enemy’s child.
Not by bomb. Not by bullet. Not by looking the other way.
I will be the power that is peace.
New Podcast Episode: Digging Deeper With Nicholson Baker, And A Song By Margin Zheng
We spoke to author and historian Nicholson Baker last month about his new book “Baseless: My Search For Secrets In The Ruins Of The Information Act”. We had so much to discuss about this disturbing and unusual book and the questionable CIA/military activities it explores that we saved part two of the interview for this month.
New Zealand Defence Minister Fails To Take Only Logical Choice On War Exercises
“It is deeply frustrating that New Zealand First MP and Defence Minister Ron Mark insisted on sending the NZ Navy into an area which entails risk to public health, to prop up the United States’ continuing global aggression,” said Valerie Morse, member of the Cancel RIMPAC Coalition Aotearoa.