By Peter Suciu, August 11, 2020 From The National Interest Even before the so-called “Scramble for Africa” of the late nineteenth-century, many European powers had a well-established presence in Africa—including some with benign-sounding terms such as “interest” or “protectorate.” But after […]
By Brian Trautman, August 10, 2020 From ArtVoice Military veterans have long been resisting war, promoting positive peace, and defending human and civil rights against state violence and other forms of oppression. They have made significant contributions to the antiwar […]
davidcnswanson · Talk Nation Radio: Coleen Rowley on Endless Wars, Warrior Cops, and Eldercide This week on Talk Nation Radio we welcome back Coleen Rowley. She is a retired FBI agent and former Minneapolis Division Legal Counsel who testified about […]
By U.S. Peace Council, August 3, 2020 For many decades, the US antiwar movement has been calling on Congress to cut the Pentagon budget, now officially at $740 billion. These demands were almost always ignored by Congress where the great […]
By Tomohiro Osaki, August 3, 2020 From Japan Times Recent outbreaks of the novel coronavirus at U.S. military bases in Okinawa have cast renewed light on what many consider to be extraterritorial rights enjoyed by American servicemen under the decadeslong […]
Nuclear Hell: Listen to the podcast. Nuclear Hell began 75 years ago with the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It continues to this day, with the ongoing threat of nuclear detonation. This week, we honor the […]
By William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina, August 4, 2020 From CNN William J. Perry served as undersecretary of defense for research and engineering in the Carter administration and as secretary of defense in the Clinton administration. He currently […]
Ray McGovern was an infantry/intelligence officer in the early Sixties, and became a CIA analyst. His duties eventually included chairing National Intelligence Estimates and preparing The President’s Daily Brief. He conducted the one-on-one morning briefings of President Reagan’s five most […]
By Tamara Lorincz, August 4, 2020 Canadian peace activists have begun to mobilize to stop the Liberal government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from spending $19 billion for 88 new fighter jets. On Friday, July 24, we held a National […]
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 […]
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
