Divest from the War Machine
World BEYOND War organizes to remove public and private assets from weapons manufacturers, military contractors, and war profiteers.
World BEYOND War organizes to remove public and private assets from weapons manufacturers, military contractors, and war profiteers.
The closing of U.S. bases and the removal of U.S. military personnel from foreign countries are critical to the elimination of war. This campaign is a major focus for World
World BEYOND War believes that education is a critical component of a global security system and an essential tool for getting us there.
I understand that wars and militarism make us less safe rather than protect us, that they kill, injure and traumatize adults, children and infants, severely damage the natural environment, erode civil liberties, and drain our economies, siphoning resources from life-affirming activities. I commit to engage in and support nonviolent efforts to end all war and preparations for war and to create a sustainable and just peace.
I understand that wars and militarism make us less safe rather than protect us, that they kill, injure and traumatize adults, children and infants, severely damage the natural environment, erode civil liberties, and drain our economies, siphoning resources from life-affirming activities. I commit to engage in and support nonviolent efforts to end all war and preparations for war and to create a sustainable and just peace.
Rtn Helen Peacock BSc MSc is a committed Peace Activist. She is the Founder of Pivot2Peace, a member of the Canada-wide Peace and Justice Network, a Chapter Coordinator for World Beyond War, and Peace Chair for the Rotary Club of Collingwood, SGB.
On a warm Saturday morning in May, a group of demonstrators gathered in a public square in Asheville, North Carolina, for the kind of protest lawmakers don’t usually foresee when they haggle for a share of the United States’ massive military budget to be spent in their home districts.
That the United States has always been so deeply afflicted with structural and cultural racism that it sometimes goes unnoticed and needs to be addressed is hardly disputable.
The following letter was sent to members of the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday, July 21, 2021, ahead of a hearing during which it is expected that a provision to expand the draft to women would be attached to the “must pass” National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
In this video, we look at what needs to be done to make peace education a priority.
Once considered a “haven of peace” for its stability and “Africa in miniature” for its cultural, linguistic and geographical diversity, Cameroon has been facing several conflicts within and at its borders for some years.
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Kyle Kajihiro is a Japanese settler in U.S.-occupied Hawaiʻi. He lectures in the Ethnic Studies and Geography Departments at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and is a board member of Hawaiʻi Peace & Justice. As a member of Koa Futures he helped to mobilize opposition to RIMPAC exercises in 2020. Since 1996, he has worked to counter militarization in Hawaiʻi and to build international solidarity with movements against foreign military bases.
Ann Wright served 29 years in the US Army and retired as a Colonel. She was also a US diplomat for 16 years and served in US Embassies in Nicaragua, Grenada, Somalia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Sierra Leone, Micronesia, Afghanistan and Mongolia. She resigned from the US government in March 2003 in opposition to the US war on Iraq. For the past 18 years she has been a relentless advocate for peace. She is a member of Veterans For Peace and CODEPINK: Women for Peace.
Senator Jordon Steele-John: As a Greens Senator for Western Australia, Jordon Steele-John knows we need peace, and an end to war, violence, and nuclear armament of nations. Jordon is campaigning to remove Australia from our current alliance with the United States, and he has criticised the hundreds of billions of dollars spent funding weapons and wants to close all foreign military bases in Australia. Jordon and The Australian Greens have a vision for a new approach to defence that is focused on building cooperative, peaceful relationships within our region. With the money saved by not buying weapons, we can address the climate crisis, create secure, well-paid jobs, and build thousands of affordable homes, for all. Together, we can create a peaceful future for all of us.
Rhonda Kelly Naparula is a Waramungu/Garawa woman who lives in Brisbane and has four children and two young grandchildren. Rhonda is passionate about higher education, human rights and social justice, the environment and politics. Recently retired she has held numerous senior and executive positions in the community and public sectors and is committed to advocating for a healthy and secure world for present and future generations.