By Marc Eliot Stein, September 18, 2019 What do peace educators do? On this month’s episode of the World BEYOND War podcast, we talk to three professional peace educators from various backgrounds: Tony Jenkins, managing director of the International Institute […]
Russell Gray grew up in Kansas City, graduated from college in 2017 and took a banking regulation job with the U.S. government. He left that job in November 2018 to help start the climate group Extinction Rebellion in the United States. […]
By Medea Benjamin, September 4, 2019 From OpenDemocracy On August 21, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, Lise Grande, put out a heartbreaking call for nations to make good on their pledges to send humanitarian aid to feed destitute families in war-torn […]
From Black Alliance for Peace, September 1, 2019 The specific positions we are calling on all elected officials to take at every level of government are that they: Support efforts to cut the military budget by 50% as a first step […]
By Robert C. Koehler, August 21, 2019 From Common Wonders The big black pickup truck plunged into the protesters blocking the parking lot and I cringed, viscerally, as though I could feel it myself — this merciless crush of steel […]
By David Swanson, July 23, 2019 In my town in the United States — as is not especially unusual — we have big memorials in prominent public places marking some of the most catastrophically immoral actions of the past. Unfortunately, […]
From TomDispatch, June 13, 2019 It’s been almost 18 years of “infinite” war, carnage, the mass displacement of peoples, the destruction of cities… you know the story. We all do… kinda… but most of the time it’s a story without them. You seldom hear their voices. They are rarely attended […]
The Friday massacre that stunned the sleepy town of Virginia Beach left 12 victims plus the shooter dead. DeWayne Craddock, a 40-year-old civil engineer and former National Guardsman, went on a shooting rampage at a municipal building where he worked. […]
By David Swanson, May 25, 2019 The U.S. Army tweeted a harmless rah-rah tweet and got hit with a burst of reality never encountered on corporate-controlled media. Score one for the internet. The Army asked: “How has serving impacted you?” Here’s […]
By David Swanson, April 16, 2019 I was more surprised that your commission contacted me with a kind-of, sort-of invitation to speak than that you ultimately decided not to include me. I thank you for inviting me to submit testimony. You […]
A quote from "Educating For Peace", the latest episode of the World BEYOND War podcast:
"My mind goes back to Margaret Mead, where we find great hope is in the idea that she expressed in terms of understanding war as a human invention. The good news of that from Margaret Mead’s perspective is that she identified that human inventions have faded away when certain conditions have been met.” - Tony Jenkins
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Shannon Airport Sprays Carcinogenic Chemicals - World Beyond War . . .
Shannon Airport Sprays Carcinogenic Chemicals - World Beyond War . . .
A public statement with signers listed below. September 19, 2019 The #NoWar2019 conference and rally are planned for Limerick and Shannon on October 5 and 6. On August 15, 2019, a U.S. military plane caught fire at Shannon Airport. The …Urgent question.
Will Americans Let Trump Start World War III for Saudi Arabia and Israel? - World Beyond War . . .
by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J S Davies On Saturday, September 14th, two oil refineries and other oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia were hit and set ablaze by 18 drones and 7 cruise missiles, dramatically slashing Saudi Arabia’s oil production …A teachable moment: educators must join students in demanding climate justice - Global Campaign for Peace Education
Kathy Kelly has traveled to war zones in Afghanistan, Iraq, Gaza & Lebanon. She was sentenced to 1 year in prison for planting corn on nuclear missile sites. Now she's coming to our #NoWar2019 Conference this Oct 5-6 in Ireland. RSVP to meet Kathy: worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2019/
