
Which Way Is Peace?
We haven’t yet gotten to the point where courage in a politician is understood by everybody as standing up to the weapons dealers and warmongers and saying No I won’t do war. #WorldBEYONDWar

We haven’t yet gotten to the point where courage in a politician is understood by everybody as standing up to the weapons dealers and warmongers and saying No I won’t do war. #WorldBEYONDWar

To teachers, facilitators, trainers, youth workers, community educators and everyone helping people learn, question, and act: thank you for the work you do. #WorldBEYONDWar

Maryann Blackburn, Bryan Maxwell, and Al Mytty, members of Illinois for a World BEYOND War, went tabling at a Thursday Night Market in Urbana, Illinois, on September 24. #WorldBEYONDWar

Nigeria continues to face a severe armed violence crisis driven by insurgency, organized crime, communal conflict, and the widespread proliferation of small arms and light weapons. #WorldBEYONDWar

On July 8, 2026, the Council of Europe adopted Recommendation CM/Rec(2026)11 on Peace Education by, with and for Young People. #WorldBEYONDWar

What participants valued — and what we learned — from World BEYOND War’s 2026 Unarmed Civilian Defense online course. #WorldBEYONDWar

A WBW online course exercise moved unarmed civilian defense from concept to decision-making under pressure. #WorldBEYONDWar

Peacebuilding in the Afghan diaspora is a delicate, continuously improvisational exercise. It requires striking a balance between priorities here and there, traversing multiple knowledge traditions (and inviting them into dialogue where necessary). #WorldBEYONDWar

The task ahead is not only to oppose the wars being waged today, although that remains essential. It is to transform the systems preparing the wars of tomorrow — and to build the conditions for a global peace system. #WorldBEYONDWar