Volunteer Spotlight: Andrew Dymon
Each month, we share the stories of World BEYOND War volunteers around the world. Want to volunteer with World BEYOND War? Email greta@worldbeyondwar.org. Location: Charlottesville,
WBW News & Action: Film Festival for Nonviolent Action
Read World BEYOND War’s E-Newsletter from August 9, 2021.
Peace Perspectives by World BEYOND War and Activists in Cameroon
The key historical juncture that marked divisions in Cameroon was the colonisation (under Germany, and then France and Britain). Kamerun was an African colony of the German Empire from 1884 to 1916.
Video: Ann Wright and War Resisters Discuss DISSENT: Voices of Conscience
This is one session of an online bookclub that Ann Wright is doing for World BEYOND War.
Glen Ford, Veteran Journalist and Founder of Black Agenda Report, Dies
It is not uncommon to hear that many Africans were introduced to Glen Ford the moment they became ‘activated’ to move away from the democratic party. That introduction often came by way of The Black Agenda Report where Ford (and others) continuously picked apart the insidious and warmongering nature of the neoliberal party.
WBW Podcast Episode 27: High Tech Weapons and Artificial Intelligence
By Marc Eliot Stein, July 31, 2021 World BEYOND War · High Tech Weapons and Artificial Intelligence USA’s investment in high-tech weapons and military artificial
William Astore Is Talking About Lessening the Damage, Not Actual Defense
William Astore’s latest article on TomDispatch proposes to “Reinvent the U.S. Military for Real National Defense.”
US, FSM Reach Consensus on a Plan to Build Military Base in Micronesia
The United States and the Federated States of Micronesia have agreed on a plan to build a military base in the Pacific island nation, in line with the Pentagon’s strategic ambition to increase its footprint in the Indo-Pacific region and keep China at bay.
Video: Walking a Path to a World Beyond War
World BEYOND War and the Abraham Path Initiative co-hosted this lively discussion on how stable, community-based tourism may be a pathway to peace, and how to get involved in future peace walks.
Talk World Radio: Bryan Burrough: Forget the Alamo!
This week on Talk World Radio: Remembering the Alamo, or — better yet — forgetting it. Our guest Bryan Burrough is a special correspondent for Vanity Fair and the author of seven books, including the New York Times #1 best-selling Barbarians at the Gate (with John Helyar) and Public Enemies. He is co-author of a terrific new book called Forget the Alamo.
From Afghanistan to Russia and China: David Swanson talks to RT International 2021 07 26
Scale back one war, escalate another.
Solidarity Webinar: Cancel Talisman Sabre – No More War Games in the Pacific!
On Saturday, July 24, 2021, World BEYOND War and the Pacific Peace Network co-hosted a webinar to declare peace and call for the cancellation of the Talisman Sabre military exercises in the Pacific.
Facing Possibility of Harshest Sentence Ever for Leak Daniel Hale Pens Letter to Judge
As President Joe Biden winds down U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan, a conflict spanning nearly 20 years, the As the President Joe Biden winds down United States military involvement in Afghanistan, a conflict spanning nearly 20 years, the U.S. Justice Department seeks the harshest sentence ever for the unauthorized disclosure of information in a case against an Afghanistan War veteran.
Canada Enlists in the U.S. Empire
Canada’s overseas bases are currently small, especially compared to U.S. bases, but the slide into global militarism can be a slippery one.
Video: Hidden in Plain Sight: Uncovering the Israel-Canada Weapons and Security Trade
Watch this webinar from July 18, 2021 for an introduction to the Israel-Canada arms and surveillance trade, as well as a hands-on training on how to use DIMSE as a valuable tool to dig into the trade and use of Israeli military, security, police weapons and surveillance systems and their suppliers.
Helen Peacock, World Peace: PipeDream or Possibility? Can Rotarians be the Tipping Point?
Rtn Helen Peacock BSc MSc is a committed Peace Activist. She is the Founder of Pivot2Peace, a member of the Canada-wide Peace and Justice Network, a Chapter Coordinator for World Beyond War, and Peace Chair for the Rotary Club of Collingwood, SGB.
‘Honk for Humane Jobs’: NC Activists Challenge Subsidies for Weapons Maker
On a warm Saturday morning in May, a group of demonstrators gathered in a public square in Asheville, North Carolina, for the kind of protest lawmakers don’t usually foresee when they haggle for a share of the United States’ massive military budget to be spent in their home districts.
Congress-Pentagon Flap Over Critical Race Theory: A Job for Critical War Theory
That the United States has always been so deeply afflicted with structural and cultural racism that it sometimes goes unnoticed and needs to be addressed is hardly disputable.
Faith and Peace Groups Tell Senate Committee: Abolish the Draft, Once and for *All*
The following letter was sent to members of the Senate Armed Services Committee Wednesday, July 21, 2021, ahead of a hearing during which it is expected that a provision to expand the draft to women would be attached to the “must pass” National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Video: What Needs to Be Done to Make Peace Education a Priority?
In this video, we look at what needs to be done to make peace education a priority.
A Community of 40 Youths Trained as Peace Influencers in Cameroon
Once considered a “haven of peace” for its stability and “Africa in miniature” for its cultural, linguistic and geographical diversity, Cameroon has been facing several conflicts within and at its borders for some years.
Witnessing a Paramilitary Operation in Downtown Toronto
I’m still reeling after the horrific display of militarized policing we saw here in Toronto yesterday, in many ways a textbook paramilitary operation. All to evict fewer than 20 people living in a tent encampment in a public park, people with no other place to go.
Watch Russia TV Try to Convince Me of the Need for U.S. Military Spending
This video clip starts out with the great Andy Worthington on GITMO, but due to a bad connection jumps quickly to me on the F-35. The RT host repeatedly tries to tell me that the U.S. military needs to spend money on weapons to defend the United States.
War Powers Reform Bill Far Better Than Feared
Senators Murphy, Lee, and Sanders have introduced legislation to address Congressional and Presidential war powers.
Talk World Radio: Ray McGovern: Put Russiagate Out of its Misery
This week on Talk World Radio: Why won’t disproven Russiagate ever go away? Our guest Ray McGovern was an infantry/intelligence officer in the early Sixties, and became a CIA analyst.
New Yorkers Rally for Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale
A press conference was held on Saturday, July 17th on the High Line in New York City to support former Air Force “intelligence” analyst Daniel E. Hale, who faces 10 years in prison on July 27 after releasing government documents revealing atrocities of the U.S. drone program and details of its inner workings, such as the creation of “kill” lists.
The Power of Loving Your Enemy
During a lunch counter protest in 1960, a white supremacist threatened to stab David Hartsough with a knife. What David said to his would-be attacker was the last thing the man was expecting, and it transformed the situation.
