World BEYOND War is saying farewell and thank you to our wonderful Board President of the past seven years Leah Bolger, and excitedly welcoming as our new Board President a long-time member of our Advisory Board Kathy Kelly. Read Leah’s and Kathy’s comments here.
How can we become more effective advocates and activists for ending particular wars, ending all wars, pursuing disarmament, and creating systems that maintain peace? These questions and more will be explored in War Abolition 101: How We Create a Peaceful World.
Seeds of Peace: Building Global Solidarity: Kids in New York Would Like to Send You a Card. Especially if you live in a part of the world impacted by U.S. militarism, ask these kids in New York City to make you a card by contacting noahjwolf@gmail.com Learn more here.
The seven year mark is approaching in the current phase of the war on Yemen. Here are actions to take in Canada.
WBW is working with allies in the Divest Chicago from the War Machine Coalition to divest the City’s pension funds from weapons manufacturers and military contractors. Currently, Chicago has hundreds of millions invested in the top weapons companies, including Raytheon, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, and Lockheed Martin. Are you based in Chicago? Send a message to the Chicago Finance Committee to support our City Council resolution (R2021-1305) to #DivestFromWar!
Ukraine:
Information and Action.
Upcoming webinars:
March 29: Abolishing Nuclear Weapons
April 24: New Jersey Peace Action Spring Gathering
Recent Webinar Videos:
Conversation with Caoimhe Butterly
Conversation with Máiread Maguire
Join in planning protests at a Lockheed Martin location near you.
News from Around the World:
Ending Slavery in Washington DC and War in Ukraine
National Chamber of Commerce in Bolivia Launches National Committee on a Culture of Peace
30 Nonviolent Things Russia Could Have Done and 30 Nonviolent Things Ukraine Could Do
Talk World Radio: Lee Camp on the Shutdown of RT America
The Environment: the U.S. Military Bases’ Silent Victim
Montreal Chapter of WBW Screens “War Made Easy”
Ukraine: An Opportunity For Peace
Why Russian and Ukrainian Warmongers Portray Each Other as Nazis and Fascists
Will Russian Diplomats Resign in Opposition to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine?
Are we Heading Toward WWIII & Nuclear War?
Ahimsa Conversation # 106 David Swanson
VIDEO: Russia’s Demands Are Clear – US & West Ignores Them
Italian Veterans Against the War
Humanity at a Crossroads: Cooperation or Extinction
VIDEO: Dr. Yurii Sheliazhenko on Ukraine Crisis: Causes, Impact, & Future
Japan Declares Okinawa a “Combat Zone”
Some of the Voices of Peace on the Streets of Japan Immediately After the Invasion of Ukraine
VIDEO: How to Think About Ukraine
How the U.S. Has Empowered and Armed Neo-Nazis in Ukraine
Stop Padding the Pentagon’s Budget, 86 Groups Tell Biden
Talk World Radio: Now That War Victims and Burn Pits Matter, Meet Iraqis Who Live Near Burn Pits
A Guide for Peace in Ukraine: A Humanist and Nonviolent Proposal from Portugal
Video: Putin, Biden and Zelenskyy, Take Peace Talks Seriously!
Marching, Singing, and Chanting for Peace
Video: Rachel Small at Rally for Peace in Ukraine
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