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:
Anti-War Workers Blockade Company Making Israeli Drone Engines for Its Siege on Gaza
World BEYOND War blocked the entrance of a Pratt & Whitney plant in Canada this morning. #WorldBEYONDWar
Picketers in Toronto Interrupt the Morning Shift at Pratt & Whitney, Aerospace Giant That Supplies Engines for Israel’s Drones and War Planes
Picketers demanded that the Canadian government call for an immediate ceasefire; impose an arms embargo on Israel; and end its support for Pratt & Whitney and other arms companies complicit in Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza. #WorldBEYONDWar
Large Coalition Protests Weapons Fair in Colombia / Activismo en Colombia Para Rechazar una Feria de Armas
This year a new edition of the annual weapons show Expodefensa was held in the Corferias spaces in the city of Bogotá, for three days from December 5 to 7. A large coalition of groups came together in opposition. #WorldBEYONDWar
Video Contra la Expodefensa
Aquí hay un video contra la Expodefensa, con Gabriel Aguirre de #WorldBEYONDWar
Podcast Episode 54: Call to Conscience with Maria Santelli and Kathy Kelly
How does conscientious objection to war hold accountable those who conscript people and resources into attacks that kill civilians, including children? podcast – #WorldBEYONDWar
New Merchants of Death Video: Understanding the U.S. War Industry
A conversation with U.S Air Force veteran and U.S. War Industry expert Christian Sorensen on the Military-Industrial-Complex, including the media, lobbying, academia, Think Tanks, and the Revolving Door. #WorldBEYONDWar
L3Harris, Stop Arming Israel!
This blockade was one of four simultaneous actions, the others in Hamilton, Toronto and Ottawa. The Montreal blocade was organized by Montreal for a World BEYOND War, Decolonial Solidarity, and Palestinian and Jewish Unity.
Not One More Young Person Killed By Weapons In Colombia
This year, 9 Israeli companies will participate in this arms fair, whose country is carrying out a genocide against the Palestinian people, where more than 10 thousand people have been murdered. #WorldBEYONDWar
Grieving for the Children: Take Action NOW
When we know what is happening, we have no choice but to act. It is too late to try to ignore the crimes of our government and large corporations. #WorldBEYONDWar
Nonviolent Activists Shut Down General Dynamics Nuclear Submarine Facility in New London, CT
Holding long banners spanning the driveways, the activists blocked cars of employees entering the facility for the morning shift. #WorldBEYONDWar
Canadian Ministers Served Legal Notice of Intention to Prosecute for Aiding and Abetting Israeli War Crimes
On Thursday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Justice Minister Arif Virani were served notice of intention to seek prosecution. #WorldBEYONDWar
Australian Arms Exports to Israel in Focus Amid Court Case, Port Protests
Protests at shipping ports and a unique court case are bringing attention to Australian weapons exports to Israel amid the war on Gaza, a trade that critics describe as secretive and unaccountable. #WorldBEYONDWar
