The closing of U.S. bases and the removal of U.S. military personnel are critical to the elimination of war.
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By Oskar Lafontaine, March 1, 2020 From Co-op News Berlin Under the headline “Left-wing Reactionaries”, the head of the Spiegel capital office Fischer worries about the establishment of a red-red-green government because left-wing members of the Bundestag (German Parliament) have […]
In each biweekly e-newsletter, we share the stories of World BEYOND War volunteers around the world. Want to volunteer with World BEYOND War? Email greta@worldbeyondwar.org. Location: Nagoya, Japan How did you get involved with World BEYOND War (WBW)? I discovered […]
Matthew Hoh is a member of the advisory boards of Expose Facts, Veterans For Peace, and World BEYOND War. In 2009 he resigned his position with the State Department in Afghanistan in protest of the escalation of the Afghan War […]
By World BEYOND War, March 2, 2020
By Bill Christofferson, February 29, 2020 From Urban Milwaukee A Milwaukee billboard with a simple 10-word message has focused public attention this month on military spending and the costs of war. Peace activists, public officials, protesters, nuns, and curious members […]
By Marc Eliot Stein and Greta Zarro, February 28, 2020 The upcoming #NoWar2020 antiwar conference in Ottawa, Canada will be a convergence of indigenous rights movements, urgency for climate change awareness, protest against military profiteering at the CANSEC weapons bazaar, […]
By Taylor O’Connor, February 27, 2019 From Medium “Beautiful ideals were painted for our boys who were sent out to die. This was the ‘war to end wars.’ This was the ‘war to make the world safe for democracy.’ No […]
By David Swanson, Executive Director, World BEYOND War, February 27, 2020 Thursday yet another mass shooting was committed by a military veteran, this one in Milwaukee. Virtually all military veterans are not mass shooters. Many peace activists are veterans. Many […]
By Ann Wright, February 27, 2020 99.9 per cent of citizens of the United States have no clue that the new “Cold War” against Russia is manifesting in the largest U.S. military war practice in Europe than in more than […]
Mary-Wynne Ashford is a retired Family Physician, with a specialty in Palliative Care. She was Co-President of the International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War for four years, and President of Physicians for Global Survival (Canada) for four years. IPPNW received […]
The weapons industry has an unjust impact on indigenous peoples. We're putting together an international coalition for #NoWar2020 to converge on Ottawa/unceded Algonquin territory this May 26-31 to shed light on CANSEC, Canada's biggest arms fair. nowar2020.worldbeyondwar.org/
Well done, Tony Jenkins at the UN!
Peace Education and Transformative Education: Highlights from CTAUN 2020 at the UN
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On February 28, 2020 the Committee on Teaching About the United Nations held its 21st annual conference at the United Nations on the theme of "War No More." Tony Jenkins, Coordinator of the Global Campaign for Peace Education spoke at the event on peace education and transformative education. Video....Voting is NOW OPEN to pick your favorite session for the Netroots Nation Conference! We submitted a session on successful divestment strategies, including prison, fossil fuel & weapons divestment. Vote YES on WBW's session (vote 1x day until March 10): www.netrootsnation.org/nn_proposed_session/24417/
Oskar Lafontaine asks why the illegal killing of Iran's General Soleimani is not subject to international law.
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By Oskar Lafontaine, March 1, 2020 From Co-op News Berlin Under the headline “Left-wing Reactionaries”, the head of the Spiegel capital office Fischer worries about the establishment of a red-red-green government because left-wing members of the Bundestag (German Parliament) have ...Can you name the 25 countries that have already disbanded their militaries? Let's leave war behind us! We're calling for conversion to a peaceful, green & just future. Join us at #NoWar2020 this May in Ottawa for WBW's 5th annual conference. nowar2020.worldbeyondwar.org/
