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Philly Pension Board Investments in Nukes Are ‘Rolling the Dice’ on Nuclear Apocalypse
The unfolding crisis in Ukraine has many worried that we are on the brink of nuclear war, as Putin has put Russia’s nukes on high alert.
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Three U.S. Women Human Rights Defenders Deported from Western Sahara Will Protest in DC on Memorial Day
Three US women heading to visit their friends in Boujdour, Western Sahara, were forcibly turned back on May 23rd, when they landed at Laayoune Airport.
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Protest Denounces CANSEC Arms Trade Show
World arms manufacturers have been raking in record profits this year thanks to conflicts around the world which have brought misery to hundreds of thousands. They will be gathering in Ottawa next week for Canada’s largest trade show.
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US Human Rights Delegation Detained in Western Sahara
By Nonviolence International, May 25, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C./Boujdour, Western Sahara, May 23, 2022 – A US delegation of women with the JustVisitWestern Sahara initiative are
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Guantanamo, Cuba: VII Symposium on the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases
The Seventh Iteration Of The Symposium On The Abolition Of Foreign Military Bases Was Held May 4-6, 2022 In Guantanamo, Cuba, Near The 125 Year Old US Naval Base Located A Few Miles From The City Of Guantanamo.
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Transpartisan Letter Opposing New U.S. Military Bases in Europe
Transpartisan Letter Opposing New U.S. Military Bases in Europe and Proposing Alternatives to Support Ukrainian, U.S., and European Security
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Position of World’s Governments on Ukraine Considered Insane Pacifism in U.S.
The stance taken on Ukraine by many of the governments of the world is outside acceptable debate in the United States.
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Volunteer Spotlight: Gayle Morrow
The May 2022 Volunteer Spotlight features Gayle Morrow, a researcher and member of the Granny Peace Brigade, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (US).
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A Future-Crime Memorial Day
This Memorial Day, we have a solemn responsibility to glorify participants in wars that will leave no survivors.
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No to US Nukes in Britain: Peace Activists Rally at Lakenheath
Hundreds gathered at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk yesterday to reject the presence of US nuclear weapons in Britain after a report detailed Washington’s plans to deploy warheads across Europe.
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VIDEO: Women of The World Call For Peace Now!
Featuring Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire, Ambassador Elayne Whyte Gomez and Dr. Paula Garb. Moderated by Cynthia Lazaroff.
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Australia’s New Prime Minister Is a TPNW Champion
Australia is set to embrace the goal of a nuclear-weapon-free world under its newly elected prime minister, Anthony Albanese, who has been a vocal supporter of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
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VIDEO from Pace e Bene: Divest From Violence & Reinvest In a Just World
With:
Greta Zarro (World BEYOND War)
Shea Leibow (CODEPINK)
Gracie Brett (Divest Ed)
Rivera Sun (Campaign Nonviolence)
Shaina Jones (Campaign Nonviolence)
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The Answer to the Latest Greedy War Spending Should Not Be Greed
Our cry should not be “Spend the money on this little group of people!”
Our cry should be “Move the money from war and destruction to the needs of people and planet!”
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VIDEO: Ray McGovern: The Growing Possibility of Nuclear War over Ukraine
Ray McGovern says US officials are being illogical and nonchalant about the likelihood that Russia will use nuclear weapons to deter a military defeat in Ukraine.
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America’s Ballooning Military Budget Is a Boondoggle for Virginia Taxpayers
It’s time to move the money.
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War Abolition Has a Rich History
Ultimately, this is the first reason to read writings from a different era: to learn what it was shockingly permissible to say.
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For Biden’s Summit of the Americas, Obama’s Handshake With Raúl Castro Shows the Way
On May 16, the Biden administration announced new measures to “increase support for the Cuban people.”
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Double-Standards at the UN Human Rights Council
It is no secret that the UN Human Rights Council essentially serves the interests of the Western developed countries and does not have a holistic approach to all human rights. Blackmail and bullying are common practices, and the US has proven that it has sufficient “soft power” to cajole weaker countries.
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Petitions to Call on Japanese Government to Join TPNW Submitted to Foreign Ministry
Japan Council against A and H Bombs (Gensuikyo) and a wide-range of organizations/individuals submitted to the Foreign Ministry of Japan 960,538 petitions urging the Japanese government to sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
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Talk World Radio: Tim Pluta on Protecting Activists in Western Sahara
This week on Talk World Radio, we are talking about the unending Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara with Tim Pluta who is speaking to us from the town of Boujdour, in the home of human rights activist Sultana Khaya.
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Israel’s Killing Of Reporter Shireen Abu Akleh Reminds Me Of Mazen
It’s personal. And the U.S. is not better.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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”
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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.