We Can’t Save the Climate Without Ending War
World BEYOND War, May 19, 2019
Environment
An Inconvenient Truth Al Gore Missed
By Michael Eisenscher, May 7, 2019 Related Power Point. In a recent interview with The Real News, actor and activist John Cusack made a simple but profoundly important point: “[Y]ou can’t separate climate justice and militarism’, he said,”… because the […]
Climate Collapse and the Responsibility of the Military
By Ria Verjauw, May 5, 2019 “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.” –Martin Luther King Photo: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Everything […]
Breaking the Grip of Militarism: The Story of Vieques
By Lawrence Wittner, April 29, 2019 From War Is A Crime Vieques is a small Puerto Rican island with some 9,000 inhabitants. Fringed by palm trees and lovely beaches, with the world’s brightest bioluminescent bay and wild horses roaming everywhere, it attracts substantial […]
Daedalus, Icarus, and Pandora
By Pat Elder, April 25, 2019 A story of feathers, wax, unheeded warnings, and the perils of modern-day chemical engineering In Greek mythology, the tale of Daedalus and Icarus provides a lesson that humanity has never learned. Daedalus and his […]
Military Munitions Disposal is Polluting Puerto Rico, Despite Safer Alternatives
From Citizens For Safe Water Around Badger, April 22, 2019 In solidarity with the citizens of Puerto Rico, more than 40 organizations from around the nation are calling on the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Congress to immediately end the […]
U.S. Senate Goes Easy on Pentagon Environmental Chief As She Testifies on PFAS Contamination
By Pat Elder, Civilian Exposure, April 10, 2019 This is how I would have handled the questioning as a U.S. Senator. Ms. Maureen Sullivan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment, testified in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on […]
The PFAS Contamination Crisis: US Military Poisons Hundreds of Communities
By Pat Elder, March 15, 2019 Military Times recently reported that 16 relatives from one family living close to Peterson Air Force Base near Colorado Springs have been diagnosed with cancer and 10 have died. Local water sources are contaminated with […]
The Million Parts per Trillion Tour
By Pat Elder, March 7, 2019 I drove across the country with my daughter Holly last week to draw attention to the reckless behavior of the military as it continues to poison the waters in communities across the country. We […]
Talk Nation Radio: Liz Remmerswaal Hughes on Peace Activism in New Zealand
Liz Remmerswaal Hughes is a member of the Coordinating Committee of World BEYOND War. She is the Country Coordinator for World BEYOND War in New Zealand / Aotearoa where she works with a number of peace organizations. In 2017 she […]
An artwork titled "Statue of a Girl of Peace" is raising new controversies and discussions relating to Japan's World War 2 legacy of forced prostitution and sex-trafficking.
By Joseph Essertier, August 19, 2019 The following is a summary of the situation concerning the cancelation of the exhibit entitled “The Lack-of-Freedom-of-Expression Exhibit: Part II,” which was open for viewing for three days at the Aichi Triennale in Nagoya, …
“When you’re in movement spaces, it’s very easy to focus on what you did wrong, or what other people in the movement did wrong. But we can never understate just how powerful the opposition is – that it’s because of that that we haven’t been as successful as we want to be.”
– Ashik Siddique on the latest World BEYOND War podcast episode.
The new episode of the World BEYOND War podcast takes on a vexing question: how can antiwar activists and environmental activists do a better job of supporting each other’s efforts? These two causes are united by urgent concern for our …
@jclannon is a founding member of @shannonwatch which campaigns to end U.S. military use of Shannon Airport. Meet John at #NoWar2019 in Limerick this Oct 5-6 and learn about the campaign to get the U.S. military out of Ireland. worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2019/
“People [in the climate movement] are reflexively antiwar … but it feels so enormous and difficult that you get mired in it. It’s the same thing people say about climate change.” – Alex Beauchamp, Food & Water Watch, on the latest episode of the World BEYOND War podcast.
The new episode of the World BEYOND War podcast takes on a vexing question: how can antiwar activists and environmental activists do a better job of supporting each other’s efforts? These two causes are united by urgent concern for our …
Surprise! Despite all the hype, USA's bloated military spending is actually terrible at employment. it's real good at funneling wealth to the wealthy, though.
Want to Tackle Unemployment? Reduce Military Spending - World Beyond War . . .
By Nia Harris, Cassandra Stimpson and Ben Freeman, August 8, 2019 From The Nation A Marilyn has once again seduced a president. This time, though, it’s not a movie star; it’s Marillyn Hewson, the head of Lockheed Martin, the nation’s top …Find or Add an Event
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