Who We Are - World Beyond War . . .

World BEYOND War is a global nonviolent movement to end war and establish a just and sustainable peace.

World BEYOND War was founded on January 1^st, 2014, when co-founders David Hartsough and David Swanson set out to create a global
movement to abolish the institution of war itself, not just the “war of the day.” If war is ever to be abolished, then it must be taken off the table as a viable option. Just as there is no such thing as “good” or necessary slavery, there is no such thing as a “good” or necessary war. Both institutions are abhorrent and never acceptable, no matter the circumstances. So, if we can’t use war to resolve international conflicts, what can we do? Finding a way to transition to a global security system that is supported by international law, diplomacy, collaboration, and human rights, and defending those things with nonviolent action rather than the threat of violence, is the heart of WBW. Our work includes education that dispels myths, like “War is natural” or “We have always had war,” and shows people not only that war should be abolished, but also that it actually can be. Our work includes all variety of nonviolent activism that moves the world in the direction of ending all war.

War is inevitable

War is justified

War is necessary

War is beneficial

War is immoral

War endangers us

War erodes liberties

War promotes bigotry

War wastes resources

War threatens our environment

War impoverishes us

Alternatives Exist

Staff

World BEYOND War has a dedicated and growing staff:

Board of Directors

World BEYOND War is run by a volunteer Board of Directors:

Advisory Board

Volunteers

World BEYOND War is run largely by volunteers who devote their time for free. Here are some Volunteer Spotlights.

Volunteer Spotlight: Patterson Deppen

This month’s volunteer spotlight features Patterson Deppen from New York, NY.

Volunteer Spotlight: Mariafernanda Burgos

The April 2021 volunteer spotlight features Mariafernanda Burgos, a Rotary Peace Fellow from Colombia.

Volunteer Spotlight: Guy Feugap

This month’s volunteer spotlight features Guy Feugap, World BEYOND War Chapter Coordinator in Cameroon.

Awards

Coalitions

World BEYOND War is a member of the Coalition Against U.S. Foreign Military Bases; the Divest from the War Machine Coalition; the Global Day Against Military Spending; the International Peace Bureau; the Korea Collaboration Network; the Poor People’s Campaign; United for Peace and Justice; the United National Antiwar Coalition; the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons; the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space; the international network No to war – no to NATO; Overseas Base Realignment and Closure Coalition; People Over Pentagon; Campaign to End the Selective Service System; the Demilitarize U.S. to Palestine Coalition; Just Recovery Canada; No Fighter Jets Coalition; Canada-Wide Peace and Justice Network; Peace Education Network (PEN); Beyond Nuclear; Working Group on Youth, Peace, and Security; Global Alliance for Ministries and Infrastructures for Peace.

“What I appreciate most about World BEYOND War is that it does not ruminate on the pluses and minuses of each military intervention but takes a clear, principled, courageous and unequivocal stand that war is bad, period, and that our job as global citizens is stop all ongoing wars and prevent new ones. This breaks through the fog of ‘humanitarian interventions’ and ‘just wars’ to paint a vision of how we must evolve as a civilization if we are to survive, and that is, precisely, a world beyond war. Bravo!”

“I support this proposal and agree with this great and important initiative to abolish militarism and war. I will continue to speak out for an end to the institution of militarism and war and for institutions built on international law and human rights and nonviolent conflict resolution.”

“I moved from feeling hesitant to invite a World BEYOND War speaker into my classroom into an enthusiastic supporter of inviting World BEYOND War every year into my class. . . . In the end, students could see why war was irrational and even more importantly, their minds were opened to imagine different solutions to real problems. ”

Our Donors

We are largely funded by very small donations. We are extremely grateful to every volunteer and donor, although we don’t have room to thank them all, and many prefer to be anonymous. Here is a page thanking those we can.

More About World BEYOND War

Annual Conferences

NoWar2021

World BEYOND War’s #NoWar2021 conference is going virtual! Save the date for June 4-6, 2021. Early-bird tickets are now available! Visit the #NoWar2021 Website! Share this…FacebookTwitterLinkedinPrintemail

NoWar2020

By World BEYOND War, May 31, 2020 Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the cancellation of CANSEC, World BEYOND War held our 5th annual global conference virtually over the course of 3 days, instead of in Ottawa, Canada, as had

NoWar2019

We filmed videos and posted them on Youtube. Highlights video. We livestreamed the panels on Facebook. Still photos: WBW album on Facebook, and photos by Ellen Davidson Day 1 and Day 2, and by Rob Fairmichael, and by Neue Rheinische

NoWar2018

This event was held in 2018. Videos of this event are here. Live stream was here. Photos are here. Powerpoints and notes are now included in the schedule below. Join World BEYOND War for our

NoWar2017

September 22-24 Conference in Washington, D.C. Videos of this conference have been posted at Youtube.com/WorldBeyondWar Here’s a video playlist. Here’s a 2-hour highlights video. Here’s a 20-minute highlights video of Sam Adams award event. Individual videos are linked to below.

NoWar2016

#NoWar2016 was a series of panels and workshops, plus an awards ceremony and a protest action. The conference was sold out and universally praised in high terms. Various action plans came out of the workshops and other discussions at the