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 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:
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Watch CANSEC Protest on Democracy Now
We disrupted the largest weapons sales event in North America. #WorldBEYONDWar
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Protest of CANSEC Held in Victoria As Well
Committed activists were out today in Victoria to support demonstrations in Ottawa and demonstrate, locally, our opposition to the CANSEC weapons fair. #WorldBEYONDWar
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Protest Disrupts Opening of North America’s Largest Weapons Fair
Over a hundred people have disrupted the opening of CANSEC, North America’s largest military weapons convention in Ottawa, where 10,000 attendees were expected to gather. #WorldBEYONDWar
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Fueling a War in Silence: Canada’s Role in the Yemeni War
This past March protests were held across Canada to mark 8 years of the Saudi-led intervention in the war in Yemen and in objection to Canada’s profiting off of the war through their arms deal with Saudi Arabia. #WorldBEYONDWar
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While Lockheed Martin Shareholders Met Online, Residents of Collingwood, Canada Protested Their Fighter Jets
While Lockheed Martin held its annual shareholder meeting on April 27, #WorldBEYONDWar chapter members picketed outside their MP’s office in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada.
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Yemen: The War We Won’t Ignore
On March 27th, a delegation from Montréal for a World BEYOND War delivered letters, a declaration, and demands on behalf of more than a million Canadians to Global Affairs Canada. #WorldBEYONDWar
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Protests in Canada Mark 8 Years of Saudi-Led War in Yemen, Demand #CanadaStopArmingSaudi
From March 25-27, the Yemeni community and peace groups marked 8 years of the brutal Saudi-led intervention in the war in Yemen by holding coordinated actions across Canada. #WorldBEYONDWar
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100+ Groups Urge Congress to Back Sanders’ Yemen War Powers Resolution
An effort to stop the US from committing war efforts in Yemen. #WorldBEYONDWar
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When Merchants of Death Visited Lockheed, Boeing, Raytheon, and General Atomics: Photos and Videos
They were delivering subpoenas to Washington, D.C.-area offices of Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, and General Atomics. #WorldBEYONDWar
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Peace Groups to Protest at Government Arms Fair at Aviva Stadium
An arms fair organised in Ireland, entitled ‘building the Ecosystem’ is subject to much controversy from Peace activists.
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Banned: MWM Too ‘Aggressive’ for the Merchants of Death But We Won’t Shut Up
This article condemns the Land Forces expo, an event held in Brisbane to develop a network of weapons trade.
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Open Letter to Canadian Workers in Defense Technology
Laurel Thompson recently attended Canada’s largest defense industry trade show CANSEC. What she saw left her with questions for those who work in the industry.