WBW News & Action: Ban Killer Drones

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Webinar: Campaign to Ban Killer Drones Is Launched as Biden Appears Ready to Expand Drone War: Join Brian Terrell, Kathy Kelly, David Swanson, and Leah Bolger online on May 2, 2021. The panelists will discuss the launch of the BanKillerDrones campaign for an international treaty to ban weaponized drones and military and police drone surveillance, coming at the moment when the Biden Administration is reportedly looking to increase U.S. drone killing and drone suveillance. Register here.

War and the Environment: June 7 – July 18, 2021, Online Course: Grounded in research on peace and ecological security, this course focusses on the relationship between two existential threats: war and environmental catastrophe. We will cover:
• Where wars happen and why.
• What wars do to the earth.
• What imperial militaries do to the earth back home.
• What nuclear weapons have done and could do to people and the planet.
• How this horror is hidden and maintained.
• What can be done.
Register here.

Book Club: Waging Peace with David Hartsough: June 2 – June 23: World BEYOND War will be holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of Waging Peace: Global Adventures of a Lifelong Activist with the author David Hartsough as part of a small group WBW book club limited to a group of 18 participants. The author, a co-founder of World BEYOND War, will send each participant a signed paperback copy of the book. We’ll let you know which parts of the book will be discussed each week along with the Zoom details to access the discussions. Register here.

Book Club: The End of War with John Horgan: June 1 – 22: World BEYOND War will be holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of The End of War with the author John Horgan as part of a small group WBW book club limited to a group of 18 participants. The author will send each participant a signed paperback copy of the book. We’ll let you know which parts of the book will be discussed each week along with the Zoom details to access the discussions. Register here.

World BEYOND War Spain is partnering with John Tilji Menjo, founder of the first nonprofit Peace School in Kenya (PSK). John’s after-school project brings children directly traumatized by man-made conflicts together for education, art, play and cultural activities and has already helped to decrease violence in the Kenya Rift Valley region. This partnership has facilitated the provision of school supplies, peace education materials, and a steady advance towards building a permanent institution for the purpose of educating the warring communities on nonviolence and other forms of peace making.

World BEYOND War’s #NoWar2021 conference is going virtual! Save the date for June 4-6, 2021. #NoWar2021 is a unique event that brings together a global grassroots coalition of individuals and organizations around the topic of stopping the global arms trade and ending all war. Get your tickets!

New Network Launched: Demilitarize US to Palestine: We’re excited to announce the launch of Demilitarize US to Palestine, a network of individuals and organizations that seeks to offer resources for and build strategy between abolitionist campaigns seeking to end state violence and police militarization in the U.S. and Palestine. World BEYOND War is a proud steering committee member of this new network. Learn more at demilitarizeu2p.org

Check Out the New Page on Our Website for Finding WBW Chapters and Affiliates!

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.

Volunteer Spotlight: Mariafernanda Burgos

This month’s volunteer spotlight features Mariafernanda from Colombia. “Although the path towards peace in my country is dynamic and challenging, I’ve witnessed the utility of local and small initiatives in helping to take simple steps towards reconciliation.” Read Mariafernanda’s story.

Some upcoming events:

Intersectional Feminist Perspectives on the U.S. Military Draft: The Politics of Inclusion, Compulsion, and Progress: April 20

Blue Scarf Earth Day Rally on April 23

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Youth Summit Against NATO on April 24

Building Support for Nuclear Ban Treaty on April 24

EcoAction: Military and Climate: April 25

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day: The Irish Chapter of WBW invites you to a special webinar to mark the Armenian Genocide on April 28. The Irish government or the Houses of the Oireachtas has not yet recognised the genocide. Vicken Cheterian and Ohan Yergainharsian will talk about the 1915 genocide, and how it continues to influence regional and international relations. Register here.

Militarism and Climate Change: April 29

The People vs Agent Orange: find a screening.

Soldiers Without Guns: Film Screening & Discussion: Join WBW & Friends Peace Teams for a screening of Soldiers Without Guns, the story of how the bloody Civil War on the island of Bougainville was halted by a contingent of the New Zealand Defense Force that landed on the island, carrying no weapons. Register here!