| By World BEYOND War, November 29, 2020 |
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| Thus far, people in 187 countries have signed our pledge to work to end all war. See which countries are on the list here. Sign if you haven’t already here. |
| December 7 Webinar: Glory: The Deadliest Drug. In this webinar, Yale Magrass and Charles Derber, authors of Glorious Causes, will consider how elites galvanize people for war and bring them to adopt political-economic identities which contradict their rational self-interest. Join us for a master course in resisting war propaganda. |
| December 16 Webinar: Peace through Permaculture & Farming. How do we tackle something as large as the twin threats of war and climate change? This unique webinar will explore the intersections between permaculture, farming, simple living, and anti-war activism. World BEYOND War’s Organizing Director Greta Zarro, who is also a co-founder of Unadilla Community Farm, a non-profit organic farm and permaculture education center, will moderate this interesting discussion. Join us! |
| Volunteer Spotlight: Edward Horgan. This month’s volunteer spotlight features Edward Horgan, from Limerick, Ireland. “During my service as a United Nations peacekeeper, and as an international election monitor, I have seen the devastation of wars and conflicts first hand…These realities leave me no option except to do all I can to help end wars and promote peace.” Read Edward’s story. |
| Find upcoming events and add your own on the events list and map here. Most are online events that can be participated in from anywhere on earth. |
| Watch Video of the Zoom to Free Meng Wanzhou. In anticipation of the second anniversary of her arrest, we co-hosted an online panel discussion to Free Meng Wanzhou, unjustly incarcerated by the Trudeau government at the request of the Trump Administration. |
| Watch the Webinar We Just Held on Ending the War on Afghanistan. Ann Wright is the moderator. Panelists are Kathy Kelly, Matthew Hoh, Rory Fanning, Danny Sjursen, and Arash Azizzada. Watch. |
| Watch the Webinar on “What About World War II?” This recent webinar features David Swanson, Executive Director of WBW, discussing a question popular among supporters of militarism. |
| On Nov. 20th, World BEYOND War’s Sakura Saunders spoke at a rally organized by No Harbour for War to protest the 12th annual Halifax International “Security” Forum. |
| Wednesday in Ghana, where there are fears that the elections on Dec. 7 will be violent. Thanks to Wolfgang Lieberknecht. |
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