WBW News & Action: War No More

Dear Friend,

I got back to the United States from witnessing the damage the U.S. government is doing to Venezuela in time for the launch of a new war on Iran. WBW is organizing globally against these and several other wars — but also against the entire war machine. We just held over 50 events in a global day of action to close bases and won a big victory on divestment in Canada. We’re in the middle of an online course on unarmed civilian defense, an online book club on peace, and a series of important webinars. The variety of local and global campaigns we’re engaged in at the moment is overwhelming, but everything we did in 2025 (as shown in our new annual report) is mind-boggling. Find all this and more below.

—David Swanson, Executive Director, World BEYOND War

See photos and reports from our chapters around the world, as well as our global staff and board in our latest annual report.

Public opposition prevented this war for decades. Now it’s begun and we need to end it.

• Stop Trump’s New Mass Murder Spree
• WBW Demonstrates Against War on Iran
• Mediator Said Peace Deal Was Within Reach
• Background on This Long-Planned War

Below are some reports from our delegation to Venezuela.

• New Addition to List of Nuclear Near Catastrophes
• A Child’s View of the Attack on Venezuela — And a Peace Flotilla
• Unusual Events in Venezuela
• Caracas Should Have Peace and Friendship, Not War and Piracy
• Ongoing Efforts to End This War

There were 53 actions in 23 countries. Here are the photos, videos, reports, and media coverage.

We’ve joined with allies to announce a huge movement win – Scotiabank’s full divestment from Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems.

Visit WBW’s Global Events Calendar to find events and add your own events!

A webinar coming up on March 4.

• March 5: Voices of Pain and Hope from Gaza
• March 7: Femmes, leadership et culture de paix : bâtir un Sénégal prospère
• March 14-28: Film Festival
• March 17: Africa Info Session
• April 13 – May 4: Book Club on PeaceTalk
• October 23-35: #NoWar2026: Beyond Borders

• Trump Wants Unimaginable Mountains of Money Moved to Military
• Latin America and the Caribbean Under Threat
• WBW Ireland – Chapter Outreach Event
• All Past WBW Webinars

WORLD:

• Anarchism, Tech-Optimism and Other Questions: A Podcast Conversation with Kathy Kelly
• Civilian-Based Defense Against Foreign Invaders — Scenarios and Preparation
• Talk World Radio: How the Winter Olympics Is Melting Away the World’s Snow

AFRICA:

• World Peace Foundation – DR Congo Africa Opposes U.S. Base Plans for Gaza

LATIN AMERICA:

• Bases Militares de EE.UU. No Es Seguridad, Es Control.
• In Spanish: New Videos on Latin America, Bases, Zones of Peace, Monroe Doctrine

EUROPE:

• A Shared Victory: Belarusian Conscientious Objector Hleb Granted Legal Status in Lithuania
• Ukraine Needs Peace! Stop the Bloodshed!
• In UK Students and Staff Oppose University Arms Trade Partnerships

ASIA:

• Volunteer Spotlight: Gerry Yokota, WBW Japan Chapter Co-Coordinator
• Talk World Radio: How to Work for Peace in Australia 
• Walk for Myanmar Held in Osaka, Japan
• U.S. Base in Gaza Would Be Modeled on Almost 900 Others

OCEANIA:

• Culture of Peace Art Exhibition Held in New Zealand

NORTH AMERICA:

• Canada Operates a Web of Domestic Military Bases and Secretive Foreign Bases 
• From Connecticut: How a Small Group Can Have a Big Impact
• Iran Crisis Exposes the Impotence of America’s Neoliberal War Machine
• Minneapolis– Organizing for the Protection of the Community