WBW News & Action: There Is a Crack in Everything

Dear Friend,

“Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” —- Leonard Cohen

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• Mass Protests of British Nukes Planned in Scotland
• Meeting with diplomatic missions in Cameroon
• Shut Down Pohakuloa in Hawaii
• Cancel AUKUS – No US military bases in Australia

World BEYOND War’s Executive Director David Swanson and Latin America Organizer Gabriel Aguirre will join about 20 friends and allies, mostly from the United States, including World BEYOND War Advisory Board Members Medea Benjamin and Ann Wright, on a peace visit to Venezuela on February 20-24. More about that here.

• No War on Venezuela
• Sign the Petition
• In the U.S.: tell Congress to end the Monroe Doctrine

This year’s festival examines the increasing repression of nonviolent protest, criminalization of dissent, and curtailing of freedom of speech worldwide.

In April 2026, World BEYOND War will be holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of the book PeaceTalk: A Compendium of Hope with two of its three authors: Leo R. Sandy and Ashley L. Greene. When you register for the club, we will mail you a paperback copy of the book.

All across Canada this week: Protests in over 40 communities will demand that Canada immediately stop allowing Canadian weapons to arm ICE’s campaign of terror, Israel’s ongoing genocide, and Trump’s illegal wars! Join in!

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

In U.S. culture, the primary meaning of the word “Munich” is a bad deal leading to a world war. The just-completed Munich Security Conference, held on February 13-15, was all about preparation for a big war.

WORLD:

• Everyone Is Allowed To Protest
• Audio: Kathy Kelly On War, Media, Complicity, and Resistance
• Trump’s Board of Peace Is a Dystopia in Motion
• Building Hope, Non-Violence, and Peace: What is Our Excuse Not to Do More?

LATIN AMERICA:

• Talk World Radio: Jared Olson on Honduras and the U.S.

EUROPE:

• What Happened When the Head of the Norwegian Military Was Asked to Support Unarmed Civilian Defense
• Mediterranean Dockworkers Launch Historic International Strike Against War
• WBW Stands in Solidarity With “Dock Workers Don’t Work for War!” Action
• ‘Vindication’: UK Jury Clears Palestine Action Protesters

ASIA:

• Israeli Barbarity Knows No Limits
• Herzog Greeted by Mass Protest in Australia Despite Limits on Marching
• Reclaiming Afghan Ownership: Challenging the Normalization of Exclusion
• Talk World Radio: Mouin Rabbani on What’s Happening Now in Palestine

NORTH AMERICA:

• Why Not Another Half Trillion Dollars for War?
• Allied Toronto Groups Launch Campaign to Stop the DSRB War Bank
• Twenty-Five Organizations Tell Congress to Prevent War on Iran 
• Students & Community Walk for Peace on Lake in Wisconsin
• Montreal for a World BEYOND War, Year End Report 2025
• Tell It: The World You Want to See