Following World War II, Albert Camus posed a “formidable gamble”: “We’re in history up to our necks,” he observed, yet we must wager that “words are more powerful than munitions.” #WorldBEYONDWar
The U.S. restated its unwavering commitment to the “defense” of Japan under Article V of the U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security using its full range of capabilities, including nuclear. #WorldBEYONDWar
On August 6, 1945 Tomiko watched from her schoolyard as a low-flying B-29 dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing her mother and other family members. #WorldBEYONDWar
The U.S. knowingly dropped the world’s first atomic bombs on these two civilian cities on August 6 and August 9, 1945, claiming over 700,000 victims in total, 70,000 of whom were Korean nationals. #WorldBEYONDWar
If Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes is removed from library shelves, there will be more atomic bombings and more children like Sadako. Put the book back on the shelf. Let it break our children’s hearts, our hearts. #WorldBEYONDWar
What followed was reminiscent of authoritarian regimes, not of a country that prides itself on being the most stable democracy in the world. #WorldBEYONDWar
Israeli PM’s invitation to speak at the U.S. Congress as his government conducts a genocide on Palestinians in Gaza and brutality of illegal settlers toward Palestinian land owners in the West Bank, is incredibly outrageous. #WorldBEYONDWar
Illinois for a World BEYOND War hosted this event on July 25 with Marione Ingram, a Holocaust survivor, vocal critic of Israel’s assault on Gaza, Mississippi Freedom School worker, and lifetime peace advocate. #WorldBEYONDWar
Today, 109 organizations joined together to unequivocally reject the invitation and appearance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress. #WorldBEYONDWar
