Weapons shipments should be blocked, arms fairs closed, blood profits protested, and the business of war made shameful and disreputable. World BEYOND War works to protest, disrupt, and reduce the arms trade.
World BEYOND War is a member of the War Industry Resisters Network, and works with organizations and coalitions around the world on this campaign, including Groups Against Arms Fairs (which we co-founded), CODE PINK, and many others.
Pictured: Rachel Small, World BEYOND War Canada Organizer. Photo credit: the Hamilton Spectator.
In 2026 we protested CANSEC.
In 2026 we created this petition to ban military air shows.
In 2024 we launched a project to shame war profiteers.
In 2023 we protested CANSEC.
In 2022 we gave a War Abolisher Award to Italian dock workers for blocking weapons shipments.
In 2022 we organized, with Groups Against Arms Fairs and other organizations, a global protest of Lockheed Martin.
In 2022 we protested CANSEC.
In 2021 our annual conference focused on opposing weapons fairs.
The latest news on efforts to end weapons dealing:
In Ontario, Activists Converge on Roshel Armoured Vehicle Plant at Shift Change
We’re here at Roshel because we refuse to turn away from the horrific violence playing out right now from Gaza to Sudan, from Iran to Venezuela, from Cuba to the Congo. #WorldBEYONDWar
Media Release: Carney Government Chooses Trump and Arming Genocide Over International Law as Liberals Vote Down “No More Loopholes” Act
The Arms Embargo Now Coalition condemns the Liberal government today after the House of Commons voted down Bill C-233, the No More Loopholes Act, legislation that would have closed a major loophole. #WorldBEYONDWar
Movement Update: Prime Minister Carney Just Shut Down Bill C-233, Picked the Side of Trump and Netanyahu’s War Crimes
Today’s vote on the No More Loopholes Act was a litmus test. And the Carney government failed. They picked the side of militarism and U.S. weapons companies. The side of Trump and Netanyahu. The side of genocide and war crimes. #WorldBEYONDWar
Australians Protest Thai Airway’s Support for Genocide
Our Don’t Fly Thai boycott campaign is gaining huge traction with the public in both Australia and Thailand and with Thai Air executives. #WorldBEYONDWar
Critics Slam Carney’s Plan to Jump-Start Canada’s Economy via Military Industry
Canada’s prime minister faces blowback for his plan to hike Canadian arms companies’ profits by 240 percent in 10 years. #WorldBEYONDWar
50 Actions from Coast to Coast to Coast Demand Canada Close Loopholes in Arms Exports
Tuesday February 17 saw more than 50 communities from coast to coast to coast rise up on the No More Loopholes Day of Action to demand that our government stop Canadian weapons from fueling war crimes. #WorldBEYONDWar
HUGE WIN in Canada: Scotiabank Fully Divests from Elbit Systems
Announcing a huge movement win – Scotiabank’s full divestment from Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems. The bank once held a stake in Elbit 60 times larger than Canada’s other major banks, making Scotiabank Elbit’s largest foreign shareholder. #WorldBEYONDWar
In UK Students and Staff Oppose University Arms Trade Partnerships
By The Canary, February 19, 2026 Over 1,500 UK students, academics, researchers and university staff have signed an open letter demanding UK universities cut ties
WBW Stands in Solidarity With “Dock Workers Don’t Work for War!” Action
Five trade unions representing port workers — Endep in Greece, LAB in the Basque Country, Liman-Is in Turkey, ODT in Morocco, and USB in Italy — confirmed the port workers’ day of action on February 6. #WorldBEYONDWar
Arms Embargo Now Movement Call: From Venezuela to Palestine, Canada Must Cut Off the Flow of Arms
Canadian weapons are being used to bomb Venezuela and Palestine. We must cut off the unregulated flow of weapons to the U.S. #WorldBEYONDWar
No Justification for ICE Purchase of Brampton-Made Armoured Vehicles, Says Anti-War Group
“There is no way anybody can look at what ICE is doing in the U.S. right now and think this is an acceptable place for Canadian weapons to be used,” World BEYOND War Canada organizer Rachel Small told INsauga.com. #WorldBEYONDWar
Media Advisory: Armoured Vehicles Made by Canadian Company Caught on Camera at the Scene of Latest ICE Killing in Minnesota
Following the fatal shooting of another civilian by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis Friday morning, the Arms Embargo Now Coalition is releasing new information. #WorldBEYONDWar
