U-Maria Santelli uyilungu leBhodi Lokweluleka la World BEYOND War. Uzinze e-United States. UMaria ubelokhu engumqondisi we-Centre on Conscience & War (CCW) kusukela ngo-2011. I-CCW iyinhlangano eneminyaka engu-75 ubudala esebenzela ukunweba nokuvikela amalungelo abenqaba ukuya empini ngenxa kanembeza. Ngaphambi kokuza e-CCW, uMaria wayengumhleli eNew Mexico lapho athuthukisa khona iphrojekthi ethi Olunye Uhlangothi: Iqiniso Ekubuthweni Kwamasosha, eletha impi nabanye omakadebona ekilasini ukuze adalule izinganekwane namaqiniso ngephimbo lokuthengisa labaqashwayo. Ngo-2008, uMaria wasungula i-New Mexico GI Rights Hotline ukuze anikeze izinsiza eziqondile kanye nezinsiza kumalungu ezempi futhi abe yizwi elihamba phambili ezweni lonke ezindabeni zokubamba iqhaza kwezempi kanye nempi, okuhlanganisa ukwenqaba ukuya empini ngenxa kanembeza, udlame locansi lwezempi, i-PTSD kanye Nokulimala Kokuziphatha, kanye neqiniso ekubuthweni.
