World BEYOND War Demands an End to U.S. Hostitlity Toward Venezuela
World BEYOND War is deeply disappointed by the actions of the Trump administration, by the failed votes in the U.S. Senate in October and November, and by the failed votes in the U.S. House this week. #WorldBEYONDWar
An Open Letter to Chancellor Friedrich Merz: Security Is Indivisible — and History Matters
You have spoken repeatedly of Germany’s responsibility for European security. That responsibility cannot be discharged through slogans, selective memory, or the steady normalization of war talk. #WorldBEYONDWar
Sudan: The Forgotten Genocide
A civil war has raged in Sudan since shortly after a massive, nonviolent popular uprising dislodged Omar al-Bashir, the country’s longtime autocratic ruler, in 2019. #WorldBEYONDWar
World BEYOND War Te Waipounamu Chapter Promotes Peace in Aotearoa New Zealand
Our chapter has been involved in two events recently promoting our message of peace and a World BEYOND War. #WorldBEYONDWar
Lake Forest Park for Peace in Washington State Marks 23 Years of Weekly Vigil
“Founded in 2002, we, the members of Lake Forest Park for Peace, stand united in our opposition to war, especially the policy of premeditative, preemptive, and preventative war as conducted by our government.” #WorldBEYONDWar
How Philadelphia Joined the Global Movement for Nuclear Weapons Divestment
On Nov. 20, 2025, the Philadelphia City Council passed a City Council resolution in favor of nuclear weapons divestment — the direct result of six years of campaigning by the Divest Philly from the War Machine Coalition. #WorldBEYONDWar
Volunteer Spotlight: Isingiro Nakivale Chapter Coordinator Norbert Byambo Kagosi
The December 2025 Volunteer Spotlight features Isingiro Nakivale Chapter Coordinator Norbert Byambo Kagosi. #WorldBEYONDWar
European Civil Society Asks MEPs to Move the Money from War to Peace!
Stop ReArm Europe Campaign – Over 800 organisations call Euro-parliamentarians to move the money from war to peace.
#WorldBEYONDWar
Video: Campaign to Stop the War in Sudan: Where Do We Stand?
This webinar was part of our Hands Off Sudan Campaign. #WorldBEYONDWar
Lufthansa Has Announced an Embargo on Israel-Bound Weapons
This week, Lufthansa announced an embargo on Israel-bound military and “security” goods. #WorldBEYONDWar
Francesca Albanese: Winner of the Lay Down Your Arms Award
An alternative to the Nobel Peace Prize honors those who truly align with Alfred Nobel’s original will and celebrates their achievements. #WorldBEYONDWar
The Money They Stole (From Venezuela): A Song About U.S. Economic Warfare
Troops are banging at the door /
Will they dare to start a war? /
Venezuela faces its gravest hour /
Since Bolivar fought the Spanish power /
#WorldBEYONDWar
Bearing Witness and Finding Place: Kathy Kelly Seeking a World Beyond War
While Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza continues, the Israeli government paves the way for a ‘Gazafication’ of the West Bank. #WorldBEYONDWar
Video: Kathy Kelly on JFK’s Peace Speech
On Dec. 7, 2025, the JFK Peace Speech Committee welcomed Kathy Kelly, president of the Board of World BEYOND War, as the guest speaker for its monthly online event. #WorldBEYONDWar
Talk World Radio: Linda Hansen on Hidden Stories of Heroism for a Peaceful Planet
This week on Talk World Radio we are talking about a book from New Zealand called Hidden Stories of Heroism for a Peaceful Planet. Our guest is the book’s author Linda Hansen, a New Zealand based author of books for both adults and children. #WorldBEYONDWar
Kenyan Parliament Condemns British Army Unit for Decades of Abuses
Authorities in Kenya have released a damning report from a parliamentary inquiry accusing the British Army’s training unit in the country — BATUK — of serious human-rights violations, environmental damage, and misconduct spanning decades. #WorldBEYONDWar
Anti-Genocide Activists Picket Largest Civilian Weapons Warehouse for the Israeli Military in the United States, Demand Arms Embargo
Over 50 anti-genocide activists picketed the G&B Packing warehouse in Jersey City, New Jersey. #WorldBEYONDWar
Vigil Takes Opposition to Genocide to Dickens Festival on Long Island
At our weekly vigil this week, we became part of the Dickens Festival held here annually, with dozens of protestors reading Palestinian poems, handing out flyers, and engaging with those walking by — and with our digital billboard truck defining our message. #WorldBEYONDWar
If Trump Is Serious About Peace, Marco Rubio Has to Go
Donald Trump campaigned on ending endless wars and now boasts that he has resolved eight wars. In reality, this claim is delusional, and his foreign policy is a disaster. #WorldBEYONDWar
World BEYOND War Is Making News in Nigeria
At the end of the recent Africa conference, the Nigerian newspaper Blue Print published a congratulatory article recognizing the significance of the event and commending the active engagement of the World BEYOND War Nigeria chapter. #WorldBEYONDWar
WBW News & Action: Imagine Sisyphus Happy
Read our email newsletter from December 8, 2025. #WorldBEYONDWar
Technology for Demilitarization
We must choose to use AI in such a way that we have control over what we seek in it, so that we do not ultimately lose our humanity, our responsibility and our freedom. It is up to us to ensure that our society remains human. #WorldBEYONDWar
World BEYOND War Nigeria Chapter Brings Peace Education to School
On 27 November 2025, the World BEYOND War Nigeria Chapter visited Richgates Divine School in Ibadan for an inspiring edition of the “Peace Begins With Me” school campaign, an initiative designed to nurture peace consciousness. #WorldBEYONDWar
Trump, Kagame, Tshisekedi & the Donald J. Trump Institute for Peace: A Peace Deal Short on Peace
Not a peace accord. A framework for managed chaos. A chaos low enough not to disturb markets. A chaos high enough to keep the Congolese state weak. #WorldBEYONDWar
The Donroe Doctrine Is a Sadistic Fantasy, and Nothing New
Trump’s new document — call it the Donroe Doctrine — makes a lot of gestures in the direction of refraining from warmaking, and lots of false claims of peacemaking. But the hypocrisy is not even beneath the surface. #WorldBEYONDWar
Videos: Imagine Africa Beyond War: World BEYOND War’s Third Africa Regional Peace Conference
World BEYOND War’s 3rd African Virtual Conference, Imagine Africa Beyond War, held on November 27-28, was a space for reflection aimed at analyzing the effects of Western imperialism. #WorldBEYONDWar
Flooding the Zone: Police Raids on Peace Activists
World BEYOND War Canada organizer Rachel Small’s home was recently raided by police – at 6 a.m., while the entire family was asleep. They seized all of her electronic devices, including those of her children. #WorldBEYONDWar
Top 10 Reasons to Pretend It’s Unusual for the U.S. Government to Blow People Up
Maybe there are good, or not so good, reasons to behave as if Pete Hegseth is the first U.S. government employee to order murders. Maybe these reasons explain the strange silences surrounding us. Here are ten possibilities. #WorldBEYONDWar
Video: Yurii Sheliazhenko on So-Called Trump Peace Plan for Ukraine
WBW Board Member Sheliazhenko says there are signs that Trump’s plan is mainly aimed at asserting U.S. global leadership and economic interests, as well as Trump’s personal interests. #WorldBEYONDWar
Canada Is Arming Israel Because It Is Afraid of the United States
A leaked Liberal caucus briefing document obtained by The Maple warned that regulating the flow of Canadian-made military goods to the United States might upset the Americans, resulting in economic blows to Canada and damaging geopolitical alliances. #WorldBEYONDWar