By Brent Patterson, July 31, 2020 From Peacebuilders International Canada Today, July 31, is the deadline set by the Canadian government for three transnational corporations to submit their bids to manufacture 88 new warplanes for use by the Royal Canadian […]
By Bianca Mugyenyi, July 23, 2020 From The Tyee Canada should not be buying expensive, carbon-intensive, destructive fighter jets. Protests are being held Friday at more than 15 MPs’ offices across the country demanding the federal government cancel its planned purchase […]
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, July 26, 2020 This video is from this year’s Peacestock:
By Sarah Growchowski, July 23, 2020 From Aldergrove Star Concerned residents of Langley, British Columbia, Canada plan to protest in front of Langley-Aldergrove MP Tako van Popta’s constituency office on Friday – demanding that the federal government cancel its costly […]
by Erika Engel, July 22, 2020 From Collingwood Today Local pacifists are adding their voices to a petition calling for the cancellation of a $19 billion competition for new Canadian fighter jets. Helen Peacock, the founding member of Pivot2Peace, is hoping a […]
From Data For Progress, July 20, 2020 $740 billion. That’s how much Congress is on track to approve for the defense budget in 2021. In the middle of a pandemic, as millions of Americans face unemployment, evictions, and a broken […]
By David Swanson, July 19,2020 Remarks at Peacestock 2020 Imagine you’re stranded on a barren rock in the middle of the ocean, nothing in sight but the endless sea. And you’ve got a basket of apples, nothing else. It’s a […]
MediaSanctuary · Swanson World Beyond War 9’52 Peace 7-15-2020 By Steffi Santos, July 17, 2020 From Hudson Mohawk Radio Network David Swanson is the founder of World Beyond War. He discusses Congressperson Lee’s proposal to cut $350 billion from the […]
July 15, 2021 “Our militarism budget is out of control. In 2019, the United States spent more money on our military than the next nine countries combined”, with more than half going to expensive and non-competitive military contractors.? The Department […]
By Medea Benjamin and Zoltán Grossman, July 14, 2020 Since George Floyd was murdered, we have seen an increasing convergence of the “war at home” against Black and brown people with the “wars abroad” that the U.S. has waged against […]
According to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Boko Haram terrorist group has introduced the use of child soldiers to resuscitate its declining influence in the Lake Chad Basin buff.ly/2PSaOki #war #humanrights #africa #WarCrimes #childrenslivesmatter
"When a company profits from war and violence, it is in their interest to pressure for more war" - Wage Peace is asking Boing to STOP making weaponized drones in Brisbane.
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Did you know? The Middle East and North Africa region has the highest youth unemployment rate in the world. War-torn #Libya has the worst rate in the region with 50% cent of youth unable to find or maintain jobs #InternationalYouthDay #humanrights
The MENA region records highest youth unemployment rate in the world
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The Middle East and North Africa region has the highest youth unemployment rate in the world...It's #InternationalYouthDay! In this article, activist Tim Gee discusses the potential of #pacifism. "Pacifism is not passive. it's a process of creating the conditions of peace. It is the presence of justice not the absence of tension." #YouthDay
Why be a pacifist? - Waging Nonviolence
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From developing a pacifist economy to addressing structural injustice, author Tim Gee discusses the challenge and potential of pacifism in the 21st century.We live in a chaotic world, facing climate change, war, economic inequality, racism, and the #COVID19 crisis.
NEXT WEEK, join a panel of seasoned activists to learn how you can stay motivated to advocate for change while chaos whirls around us! buff.ly/2Pwu72r #webinar
