WBW New & Action: Urgent Cries for Peace

Dear Friend,

The online actions below are urgent. So are the real-world events. You’ll also find below a link to all of the videos from our annual conference — good material for a group screening! And see the new statement on conscientious objection at the top of the news articles.

—David Swanson, Executive Director, World BEYOND War

Urgent call for diplomatic action to end deadly violence in Cameroon: the country is on the brink of war, with the army clashing with protesters following a highly contested election process.

• Venezuela: No War, No Overthrow, No Coup, No Sanctions
• Tell the World’s Governments to End the Genocide in Palestine
• Declare Neutrality and Help Prevent a U.S.-China War

Visit WBW’s Global Events Calendar to find events and add your own events!

This is a great week for peace education and activism!

• Webinar: Securing a Pacific Ocean of Peace – Overcoming the Obstacles
• World BEYOND War’s Third Africa Regional Peace Conference
• Book Club: Flying Through Life
• Next System Teach-Ins Around the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada, Argentina

You can watch, rewatch, and share all the videos from our annual conference, #NoWar2025, here.

Read our latest Volunteer Spotlight about Denna Song.

Europe is being increasingly militarised. So-called defence budgets swell while social services are squeezed. From classrooms to news bulletins, the chorus is the same: prepare, comply, enlist. Conscription is being normalised again, recast as a civic duty.

WORLD:

• How Many People Do You Have to Kill to Get a Peace Prize?
• Non-Violence or Violence? David Swanson vs. Chris Jeffries

AFRICA:

• Cameroon on the Brink of War: Post-Election Violence Erupts After Disputed Results
• Talk World Radio: Rising Violence in Cameroon

LATIN AMERICA:

• Audio: World BEYOND War, Nuclear Disarmament, Venezuela
• Video: Gabriel Aguirre on Threat to Venezuela 

EUROPE:

• Building Peace From Asturias / Construyendo Paz Desde Asturias
• Blood in the Method: Debating Ukraine on the WBW Podcast

ASIA:

• Judge Navi Pillay to Accept 2025 Sydney Peace Prize 

NORTH AMERICA:

• Video: Kathy Kelly Speaks at 40th Anniversary of the New England Peace Pagoda
• Omer Bartov Spoke to Packed Event in Baltimore
• Talk World Radio: They Demolished Part of the White House. Why Did They Stop?

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