FODASUN Hosts Online Event in Commemoration of Int’l Women’s Day
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Foundation of Dialogue and Solidarity of United Nations (FODASUN) based in Iran hosted an online event in commemoration of International Women’s Day on March 8.
The Japanese Hunger Striker Demanding an End to US Bases in Okinawa
As the island prepares to mark 50 years since Okinawa was returned to Japanese sovereignty, Jinshiro Motoyama is in no mood to celebrate.
VIDEO: Abolishing War Through a World Federation
This webinar on May 13, 2022, featured Young World Federalists & World BEYOND War Youth Network speakers Luca Alfieri, Jorge Romanillos, and Anniela Carracedo.
City in California to Vote on Flying Earth Flag Above U.S. Flag
“It shall be the official policy of the City of Arcata to fly the Earth flag at the top of all city-owned flagpoles, above the flag of the United States of America and the California flag, and any other flags that the city may choose to display.”
What If Western Saharans Mattered?
Somebody explain to me why U.S. citizens should have to abandon their lives and go sit by as shields, as lives-that-matter, in Western Sahara, to prevent the thugs of a corrupt billionaire from brutalizing people with U.S. weapons and U.S. backing.
How to Secure a World Without Military Alliances and Nuclear Weapons
From the notes of a speech held at Arbis, the Swedish speaking worker’s institute in Helsinki 7 may 2022 at the meeting “Secure Finland without NATO and nuclear weapons”
Talk World Radio: Greta Zarro on #NoWar2022
This week on Talk World Radio, we’re talking about #NoWar2022, an online event planned for July 8th to 10th.
Prospects for Ending the War in Ukraine and Obtaining Peace in Europe
Watch this video in English.
With Clenched Fists, They Spend Money on Weapons as the Planet Burns: The Eighteenth Newsletter (2022)
There is an endless flow of money for weapons but less than a pittance to avert planetary disaster.
Honor Mother’s Day by Walking for Peace
For Mother’s Day I am speaking up and walking for peace for all of our children. War is never the answer.
If Televisions Cared About This Planet
When we doubt that swift and dramatic change is possible, what we really mean is that we haven’t seen much swift and dramatic change for the better lately. There’s actually no disputing that massive and almost instant change is perfectly possible.
Western Sahara Hunger Strike — Day 1
The goal of this hunger strike is to bring attention to Boujdour, Western Sahara, Africa in support of Sultana Khaya, her sister Lwaara, their mother Mitou, and all Saharawi people.
“War Is a Crime Against Humanity” – The Voice of Ukrainian Pacifists
Interview with Yurii Sheliazhenko, Ph.D., Executive Secretary, Ukrainian Pacifist Movement.
Peace Activists Fined 10,000 Euros
Kauff and Mayers are clear that their action was aimed at ending the devastation of war.
Video: Sakura Saunders and Yves Engler on Canadian Militarism and the War in Ukraine
On April 26 World BEYOND War Board member Sakura Saunders and Advisory Board member Yves Engler spoke at an International Solidarity Forum hosted by Canada’s largest union.
Nuclear Weapons Cannot Be Un-Invented
The Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPs) offer a 12-point factsheet with their memo to President Joe Biden.
The Economic Consequences of the War, Why the Conflict in Ukraine Is a Disaster for the Poor of This Planet
The economic shock waves created by the war between Russia and Ukraine are already hurting Western economies and the pain will only increase. The slower growth, price hikes, and higher interest rates resulting from the efforts of central banks to tame inflation, as well as increased unemployment, will hurt people living in the West, particularly the poorest among them who spend a far larger proportion of their earnings on basic necessities like food and gas.
Talk World Radio: Angelo Cardona on Latin America and the War in Ukraine
Angelo Cardona is a multi-award-winning human rights defender, and peace and disarmament activist.
Awareness of the Specific Harm Caused by Nuclear Weapons Reduces Americans’ Support for Their Use
In this research, Lisa Langdon Koch and Matthew Wells argue that without vivid information on the real-world consequences of a nuclear attack, the public is not able to imagine the real-world implications when a leader decides to conduct a nuclear strike.
We Cannot Adequately Resist Without Reimagining the World We Want
We need change-making—both big and small—around the world, that challenges the structural causes of militarism, corrupt capitalism, and climate catastrophe, while at the same time, concretely creating an alternative system based on a just and sustainable peace.
Russia, Israel and the Media
The world is, very reasonably, horrified at what is happening in Ukraine. Russia is apparently committing war crimes and crimes against humanity as it bombs residences, hospitals and any other sites its warplanes encounter.
Drone Resisters’ Charges Dismissed “In The Interests of Justice”
“After his ruling, Judge Gideon, talked about how his views have changed regarding our civil resistance campaign at Hancock.”
Podcast Episode 35: Future Technology for Today’s Activists
By Marc Eliot Stein, April 30, 2022 Activists and advocates for a humane planet have enough to cope with in 2022. But we also need
Our Deeply Subconscious Magical Thinking
Most Americans wouldn’t believe these things can happen in the Land of the Free Press because it runs counter to a lifetime of received popular culture steeped in magical thinking. Wrenching free of that is psychologically painful, indeed impossible for some. Harsh realities await.
We Need to Talk about How to End War for Good
I recently asked my first-year humanities classes: Will war ever end?
It is Taking DOD Nine Years to Replace Underground Jet Fuel Tanks in Washington State!
According to local news media in Kitsap, Washington, it’s expected to take approximately nine years to complete the six above-ground tanks project shutting down and closing 33 underground Navy fuel tanks at the US military Manchester Fuel Depot in Manchester, Washington and will cost the Department of Defense around $200 million.
Chicago Should Divest from Weapons Manufacturers
Chicago pension funds are currently invested in massive weapons manufacturers. But community investments are not only better political options, they make more financial sense.
