Pacific Peace Network calls for cancellation of RIMPAC wargames in Hawai’i
The Pacific Peace Network (PPN) has called for the cancellation of the Rimpac ‘war game’ exercises in Hawai’ian waters scheduled to start this week.
Phil Gittins at Rotaract World Peace Conference
Phil Gittins, Education Director at World BEYOND War, spoke about peace, conflict and war at the Rotaract World Peace Conference on August 8 and 9 2020.
Nagoya Citizens Remember Truman’s Atrocity
On Saturday, 8/8/2020, citizens of Nagoya and activists of Japan for a World BEYOND War gathered for a “Candlelight Action” to commemorate the 1945 U.S. bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
New Report Reveals US Special Forces Active in 22 African Countries
A new report published in South African newspaper The Mail and Guardian has shed light on the opaque world of the American military presence in Africa. Last year, elite U.S. Special Operations forces were active in 22 African countries …
The “Wall Of Vets” Continue Long Legacy Of Veteran Activism
Military veterans have long been resisting war, promoting positive peace, and defending human and civil rights against state violence and other forms of oppression …
Talk Nation Radio: Coleen Rowley on Endless Wars, Warrior Cops, and Eldercide
This week on Talk Nation Radio we welcome back Coleen Rowley. She is a retired FBI agent and former Minneapolis Division Legal Counsel who testified about the FBI’s pre 9-11 lapses as a whistle-blower in 2002 …
Time to Build a Movement to Cut Runaway Military Spending
For many decades, the US antiwar movement has been calling on Congress to cut the Pentagon budget, now officially at $740 billion. These demands were almost always ignored …
Okinawa Virus Outbreaks Ignite Scrutiny Of U.S. SOFA Privileges
Recent outbreaks of the novel coronavirus at U.S. military bases in Okinawa have cast renewed light on what many consider to be extraterritorial rights enjoyed by American servicemen …
Nuclear Hell: 75 Years Since Hiroshima & Nagasaki A-Bombs: Alice Slater, Hibakusha Setsuko Thurlow
Nuclear Hell: Listen to the podcast. Nuclear Hell began 75 years ago with the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It continues
Why Do We Still Have The Bomb?
By William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina, August 4, 2020 From CNN William J. Perry served as undersecretary of defense for research and engineering
Talk Nation Radio: Ray McGovern on Lies, Damn Lies, and U.S. Discussions of China, Russia, and Iraq
Ray McGovern was an infantry/intelligence officer in the early Sixties, and became a CIA analyst. His duties eventually included chairing National Intelligence Estimates and preparing
Canadians launch campaign to cancel fighter jet procurement with National Day of Action for #ClimatePeace
By Tamara Lorincz, August 4, 2020 Canadian peace activists have begun to mobilize to stop the Liberal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from spending
Talk Nation Radio: Ann Wright on Antiwar Activism
This week on Talk Nation Radio we’re talking antiwar activism with Ann Wright who was in the U.S. Army/Army Reserves for 29 years and retired
Decision On New Canadian Warplanes To Be Made In “Several Months”: CBC News
By Brent Patterson, July 31, 2020 From Peacebuilders International Canada Today, July 31, is the deadline set by the Canadian government for three transnational corporations
My Painful Poetry
By Mbizo CHIRASHA, World BEYOND War, July 31, 2020 MY PAINFUL POETRY Its rhymes are of the poverty stripped widows in Liberia. Its symbols are
How To Demilitarize Police
July 30 2020 webinar with World BEYOND War’s David Swanson and Greta Zarro on how to start and win a campaign to ban militarized policing
It’s Time for a Fundamental Reassessment of Canadian Foreign Policy
By World BEYOND War & The Canadian Foreign Policy Institute, July 29, 2020 In the Summer of 2020, many prominent Canadian politicians, artists, academics and
Talk Nation Radio: Marjorie Cohn on Legal Remedies to Federal Troops in the Streets
davidcnswanson · Talk Nation Radio: Marjorie Cohn on Legal Remedies to Federal Troops in the Streets Marjorie Cohn is professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School
Military Aid Worsens Human Rights Conditions In Post-Conflict Countries
From Peace Science Digest, July 25, 2020 This analysis summarizes and reflects on the following research: Sullivan, P., Blanken, L., & Rice, I. (2020). Arming
Volunteer Spotlight: Furquan Gehlen
Each month, we share the stories of World BEYOND War volunteers around the world. Want to volunteer with World BEYOND War? Email greta@worldbeyondwar.org. Location: Vancouver,
No, Canada Doesn’t Need To Spend $19 Billion On Jet Fighters
By Bianca Mugyenyi, July 23, 2020 From The Tyee Canada should not be buying expensive, carbon-intensive, destructive fighter jets. Protests are being held Friday at more
WBW News & Action: 75 Years of Nukes Is Enough
75 Years of Nukes Is Enough. Events: July 30, 2020: Webinar: 100 Seconds to Midnight – What does this mean? What can we do? August
VIDEO: International Press Briefing on Decision to A-Bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki
By World BEYOND War, July 26, 2020 Watch the video here. Speakers include: Moderator Barbara Cochran, Former news executive at NPR, NBC, and CBS and professor
Children of Xenophobia
By Mbizo CHIRASHA, World BEYOND War, July 26, 2020 CHILDREN OF XENOPHOBIA Children eating bullets and firecrackers Beggars of smile and laughter Silent corpses sleeping
Why Your Local Police Department is Armed to the Teeth. And What You Can Do About It.
By Taylor O’Connor | www.everydaypeacebuilding.com Black Lives Matter Protest in Seattle, WA (30 May 2020). Photo by Kelly Kline on Unsplash “What the main
The Alps-Adriatic Manifesto: New Politics for a Post COVID World
By Global Campaign for Peace Education, July 26, 2020 Editors’ Introduction This Corona Connection introduces the Alps-Adriatic Manifesto, a declaration of regional trans-border collaboration and
The Pentagon’s Apples
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, July 26, 2020 This video is from this year’s Peacestock:
Youth Leaders Demand Action: Analysis of the Third UN Security Council Resolution on Youth, Peace and Security
By Global Campaign for Peace Education, July 26, 2020 (Reposted from: Global Network of Women Peacebuilders. July 17, 2020.) By Katrina Leclerc “Coming from
All the Videos of the Recent Peacestock
By World BEYOND War, July 26, 2020 Here’s the playlist.
