It’s Time to De-Normalize Murder
I was asked to talk about Gaza and Syria, and so I shall, but I also want to talk about de-normalizing murder. #WorldBEYONDWar
Global Solidarity for Peace in Palestine Calls on UN General Assembly to Fulfill Obligations Imposed by International Law.
Signers to the letter urge the General Assembly to demand the complete withdrawal of Israel from the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and to establish and secure humanitarian aid corridors. #WorldBEYONDWar
World BEYOND War Reports to United Nations on Canadian Weapons Supplied to Israel
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories called for input for a report to the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council. World BEYOND War has just submitted a report. #WorldBEYONDWar
Talk World Radio: Kathy Kelly on Ending Wars in Western Asia
Kathy Kelly is board president of World BEYOND War. From 2022 to the present, she has co-coordinated the Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal. #WorldBEYONDWar
WBW News & Action: Solidarity without Borders
Read our email newsletter from December 9, 2024. #WorldBEYONDWar
Peace in Ukraine Needs Christmas Ceasefire and Nuclear Neutrality, Quakers Suggest
If NATO will allow members to be parties to TPNW, not only Ukraine but also traditionally peaceful countries like Sweden, Norway, and Finland might consider nuclear neutrality within NATO, decreasing risks of nuclear war, or any war, in Europe. #WorldBEYONDWar
Video: Peace Means Mutual Respect, Not Universal Love
Today we have the pleasure of presenting a conversation with one of the most effective and devoted pacifist activists: Reiner Braun. #WorldBEYONDWar
Syria Needs Independence, Truth, Reconciliation, and Non-Military Aid With No Strings
An Arab Spring that began with nonviolent activism was turned by numerous forces into deadly violence — which leads to new governments based on deadly violence. What past leader of such has not later become an enemy? #WorldBEYONDWar
A U.S. Senator Urges Halt to U.S. Weapons Shipments to UAE for Slaughter in Sudan
During remarks on the Senate floor Thursday, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) called on the Biden Administration to stop sending weapons to the United Arab Emirates amid reports that their weapons are being transferred. #WorldBEYONDWar
Free the Guantánamo 16! Two Letters to President Biden; Signatories Include Former Prisoners, Ex-US Government Officials, UK Parliamentarians
100 Former Guantánamo Prisoners, Ex-US Government Officials, Lawyers, Academics, Psychologists, Public Figures and Rights Organizations Send Letter to President Biden Urging Him to Free the 16 Men. #WorldBEYONDWar
France Must Go from Africa Is the Slogan of the Hour
With Chad and Senegal joining Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger in demanding the withdrawal of the French military from their countries, a surge of sovereignty continues to ripple across the Sahel. #WorldBEYONDWar
Fun Local Activity: Making Peace Wreaths
At World BEYOND War’s chapter in Madison, Wisconsin, last weekend, 37 people came to workshops and learned to make peace wreaths. #WorldBEYONDWar
A Call from Africa to the Governments of the United States of America, France, Russia, Ukraine, China, Japan, Germany, Spain, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Iran.
Millions of people are dying in Africa; others are displaced because of wars. The Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, and the Central African Republic are among the countries with the highest rates of internal displacement. #WorldBEYONDWar
Video: The True Face of NATO
Great insights into NATO and what can be done about it. #WorldBEYONDWar
Video: An International Focus on Youth as Skilled Peacemakers
On November 26, 2024, World Citizen Peace Board Chair and author Caren Stelson and World BEYOND War Education Director Dr. Phill Gittins were invited to speak on Zoom to a wide-ranging international audience. #WorldBEYONDWar
Volunteer Spotlight: Omar Mboob
The December Volunteer Spotlight features Omar Mboob, coordinator for the World BEYOND War Gambia Chapter. #WorldBEYONDWar
Truce in Lebanon: Can Diplomacy Rise from the Ruins?
On November 26th, Israel and Lebanon signed an agreement for a 60-day truce, during which Israel and Hezbollah are both supposed to withdraw from the area of Lebanon south of the Litani River. #WorldBEYONDWar
Report Back: 2024 Protests Against Military Air Shows
In 2024, Veterans For Peace organized nine protests of military air shows across the country and invited 350.org, a global climate justice organization, to join the No Military Air Shows (No MAS!) campaign. #WorldBEYONDWar
Palestine Will Be Free
Someday, your impunity and arrogance will end. Palestine will be free; she will be restored to her multi-religious, multi-ethnic pluralistic glory; we will restore and expand the trains that run from Cairo to Gaza to Jerusalem. #WorldBEYONDWar
The U.S. Congress Pretends to Exist
If the $16 billion just spent on a U.S. election were spent next time on educating, training, mobilizing, and sustaining a nonviolent surrounding of the State Department until it complied with U.S. laws, would that do more good? #WorldBEYONDWar
The Problem with U.S. Culture Summed Up in a New York Times Article About Birds
A New York Times article from November 26, 2024, kept showing up on my computer screen, and I kept avoiding it in disgust. Finally, I gave in and read it. It began like this . . . #WorldBEYONDWar
Over a Hundred Jewish Canadians Take Over Parliamentary Building in Ottawa Bringing Parts of the Federal Government to a Screeching Halt
MPs and Staff Blocked From Business As Usual as Jewish Canadians Demand Canada Stop Arming and Participating in Israel’s Brutal Genocide of the Palestinian People. #WorldBEYONDWar
Talk World Radio: The Korean Victims of the U.S. Nuclear Bombings of Japan
This week on Talk World Radio we are talking about the 70,000 Korean victims of the U.S. nuclear bombings of Japan. #WorldBEYONDWar
Canada Has Become an Innovator in Stripping Citizens of Basic Rights
You nonviolently protest against governments grossly and immorally violating their own laws and all that is decent to fuel a genocide, and you are given a choice: stay in prison, or sign away these basic rights. #WorldBEYONDWar
Video by Gabriela Rivadaneira: Why U.S. Bases Were Closed in Ecuador /Video de Gabriela Rivadaneira Sobre Las Bases Militares Extranjeras en Ecuador
Reasons for not allowing the establishment of foreign military bases in Ecuador. #WorldBEYONDWar.
Thousands Send Elon an Idea No Billionaire Will Ever Find Unaided
Thousands of civic-minded people have been voluntarily helping out the not-yet-extant pseudo-government agency named after the ruler of not-yet-sunk Venice: the DOGE. #WorldBEYONDWar
Video of Webinar About Military Bases in Ecuador / Webinar Sobre Las Bases Militares en Ecuador
Campaign against foreign military bases in Ecuador. #WorldBEYONDWar.
Who / What Are The Main Obstacles To Peace: The Political Economy of Conflict
The political economy of peace refers to the critical analysis of the economic mechanisms that drive armed conflict. #WorldBEYONDWar
Message from Victor Gaute, Vice President of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with Peoples / Mensaje de Victor Gaute Vicepresidente del ICAP sobre la base militar de Guantánamo
In this video, Victor Gaute, vice president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, talks with us about the current status of the U.S. military base in Guantanamo. #WorldBEYONDWar
Bogota Chapter Participates In Action For Peace And Memory / Capítulo En Bogotá Participa En Acción Por La Paz Y La Memoria
Event held in memory of the victims of the war in Colombia. #WorldBEYONDWar.