WBW News & Action: Armistice Day Is Coming
Armistice / Remembrance Day #103 is November 11, 2020 — 102 years since World War I was ended at a scheduled moment (11 o’clock on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 — killing an extra 11,000 people after the decision to end the war had been reached early in the morning).
Volunteer Spotlight: Magritte Gordaneer
This month’s volunteer spotlight features Magritte Gordaneer from Victoria, Canada.
Billboard Going Up in Saint Louis
A billboard like this one in Milwaukee will soon be up in St. Louis.
From Indigenous People’s Day to Armistice Day
November 11, 2020, is Armistice Day 103 — which is 102 years since World War I was ended at a scheduled moment (11 o’clock on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 — killing an extra 11,000 people after the decision to end the war had been reached early in the morning).
Department of Peace
This short film was made by a student in the class “War and the Environment” sponsored by World Beyond War.
Challenging Canada’s War Plane Purchase
On October 15, 2020, World BEYOND War and Canadian Foreign Policy Institute hosted a webinar about the social, ecological, and economic impact of Canada’s plan to purchase new fighter jets.
Christine Ahn Awarded US Peace Prize
The 2020 US Peace Prize has been awarded to the Honorable Christine Ahn “for bold activism to end the Korean War, heal its wounds, and promote women’s roles in building peace.”
Afghanistan: 19 Years Of War
The NATO and US backed war on Afghanistan was launched 7th October 2001, just a month after 9/11, in what most thought would be a lightning war and a stepping stone onto the real focus, the Middle East. 19 years later …
Dangers Of Military Confrontation Between The United States And China Around Taiwan And In The South China Sea
Over the past two years, the United States has dramatically increased the number of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and destroyers sent into the South China Sea as a freedom of navigation show of force missions to remind the Chinese government that the U.S. considers the Western Pacific and the South China Sea as a part of the oceans of America and its allies.
Armistice Day / Remembrance Day 103 Is November 11, 2020
November 11, 2020, is Armistice Day 103 — which is 102 years since World War I was ended at a scheduled moment (11 o’clock on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 — killing an extra 11,000 people after the decision to end the war had been reached early in the morning).
The U.S. of A(rms): The Art of the Weapons Deal in the Age of Trump
The United States dominates the global trade in a historic fashion and nowhere is that domination more complete than in the endlessly war-torn Middle East, where the US controls nearly half the arms market.
Talk Nation Radio: Charles Busch On War And Children
This week on Talk Nation Radio: war and children. Our guest, Charles Busch, is the founder of Peace Village Global, and Fields of Peace.
Burnt
Aleck T Mabenge of Zimbabwe is a passionate poet who writes for the love of poetry and as a way to have his voice heard on a broad range of issues.
Military Bases Never Go Unused
U.S. permawars consist largely of coating various countries with bases, and the goals include the maintenance of some number of permanent bases and over-sized embassy-fortresses. But what if the wars are not only motivated by the goal of new bases, but also driven in significant part by the existence of current bases?
Top Poisoner of Pacific Is U.S. Military
“We’re number one!” The U.S. military leads the poisoning of the Pacific.
How Can Americans Support Peace In Nagorno-Karabakh?
We can’t afford not to pay attention to the dangerous new outbreak of war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.
The New Nuclear F-35s Base Is In Progress In Ghedi Air Base
At the military airport of Ghedi (Brescia), there are works in progress to build the main operational base of the Italian Air Force F-35A fighters armed with nuclear bombs.
High PFAS Levels Found In Oysters And The St. Mary’s River
Results from testing by watershed association and the US state of Maryland reveal contamination from nearby Navy base.
What Has Become of the Nobel Peace Prize?
What real credibility does the award have? Watch this video.
Protests And Disputes Over The Arrival Of US Nuclear-Powered Warships In Northern Norway
The United States is increasingly using the northern areas of Norway and the surrounding sea areas as a “marching area” towards Russia. Recently, we have seen a significant escalation of US / NATO activities in the High North.
Unique New U.S. Genre Emerges: The War-Is-Good-for-You Book
The New York Times loves the latest war-is-good-for-you book, War: How Conflict Shaped Us by Margaret MacMillan. The book fits into the growing and exclusively U.S. genre that includes Ian Morris’s War: What Is It Good For? Conflict and Progress of Civilization from Primates to Robots (Morris came to the U.S. from the U.K. decades ago) and Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military.
Blockading Cuba Serves No Purpose Beyond Sadism
The United States has one and only one duty toward Cuba: Stop trying to hurt the people who live there. The benefits will be human, cultural, and economic. The downside does not exist.
Peace Groups Blockade Creech Air Force Base To Protest ‘Illegal And Inhumane Remote Killing’ By US Drones
A group of 15 peace activists on Saturday wrapped up a week-long nonviolent, socially-distanced protest at a Nevada Air Force base housing a command and control center for unmanned aerial drones.
Making the Impossible Possible: Coalitional Movement Politics in the Decisive Decade
Our rational and technological prowess, in combination with market-based power structures, has brought us to the brink of catastrophe. Can movement politics be part of a solution?
“What a Pretty Boy” – The Story of Juneck Livi
A story shaped around real events and a real hero who touched my heart.
VIDEO: Preventing War and Promoting Peace: Young People from 5 Continents Discuss
Five young people from five different continents discuss and question each other about preventing war and promoting peace.
President Carter, Do You Swear to Tell the Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth?
President Jimmy Carter, at the urging of National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, aided the Afghan Mujahedin intentionally to lure the Soviet Union into invading Afghanistan in 1979.
Top U.S. Enemy Was Its Ally, The U.S.S.R.
There’s a dirty little secret hiding in WWII, a war so dirty that you wouldn’t think it could have a dirty little secret, but it’s this: the top enemy of the West before, during, and after the war was the Russian communist menace.
For Our Own Sake And The World’s, America Must Pull Back
America’s role in the world is badly in need of reevaluation and refurbishment.
Peace journalism platform introduced in Yemen
The peace journalism platform remains a glimmer of hope for all citizens in Yemen to achieve a just and comprehensive peace that ends the aspirations of warring people and turns them from tools of conflict to tools of building, development, and reconstruction for Yemen.
