Dear John,

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You're invited to join World BEYOND War's David Swanson on Sunday, September 22 in Washington, DC for our annual global conference, #NoWar2024: Resisting the USA's Military Empire! The September 22 event in DC will conclude 3 days of sessions across 4 cities, from September 20-22, as part of this year's annual conference. When you register to join us in Washington, DC, your ticket also includes the Zoom link for the other sessions throughout the weekend.

What: #NoWar2024 Conference: Resisting the USA's Military Empire
When: Sunday, September 22 from 1:00pm-5:00pm Eastern Time
Where:?New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1313 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC

Ending all wars means closing all military bases. The United States of America, unlike any other nation, maintains a massive network of foreign military bases around the world, over 900 bases in 90 countries. These bases perpetuate war-making, pollute waterways, and cost U.S. taxpayers an estimated $80 billion a year. That's why we're making it the focus of this year's conference to explore the social, economic, and environmental impacts of military bases -- and to learn from activists around the world about the effective strategies and tactics they're using to nonviolently resist bases in their communities.

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The #NoWar2024 Conference is our first hybrid conference spanning 4 locations across 3 days, starting September 20 and concluding in Washington, DC on September 22. Plus all sessions will be livestreamed on Zoom.

• On Friday, September 20 from 7:00pm-11:00pm ET, we'll hear from eminent strategic thinkers, Indigenous campaigners against nuclear weapons, activists, and civil society leaders about Australia's complicity with U.S. war-making and how the country hosts dozens of U.S. bases.
• Then, on the International Day of Peace, Saturday, September 21, from 8:00am-12:00pm ET, we'll hear from campaigners in Germany and from across Europe about U.S. and NATO expansionism across the continent -- and how activists successfully prevented military bases in the Czech Republic and Montenegro.
• On the afternoon of Saturday, September 21, from 3:00pm-7:00pm ET, we'll hear from activists in Latin America about militarization across the region, and three powerful success stories of preventing or closing bases in Vieques, Puerto Rico; Ecuador; and Colombia.
• We conclude #NoWar2024 in the heart of the empire, in Washington, DC on Sunday, September 22 from 1:00pm-5:00pm ET -- full schedule below!

Welcome: John Reuwer, WBW Board Member
Spoken word poetry by Marjan Naderi, an Afghan-American poet and performer, and the former D.C. Youth Poet Laureate (2020)

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Session 1: Mapping Out the Empire: Socioeconomic Costs of Bases

• David Swanson, World BEYOND War's Co-Founder and Executive Director
• Dr. Cynthia Enloe, author of Bananas, Beaches and Bases
• Khury Petersen-Smith, the Michael Ratner Middle East Fellow at Institute for Policy Studies
• Moderator: Jessica Sun, a member of the Leadership Team for the Pax Christi Young Adult Caucus

Session 2: Toxic Impacts of Empire: Linking Environmental Justice & Anti-War Movements

• Kazuyuki "Kaz" Nakazato, Director of the Okinawa Prefectural Government (OPG) Washington D.C. Office
• Jared Hayes, Environmental Working Group (EWG)'s Senior Policy Analyst
• Moderator: Pat Elder, Director of Military Poisons

Closing Remarks: Kathy Kelly, World BEYOND War Board President

Hope to see you at #NoWar2024,

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Greta Zarro
Organizing Director
World BEYOND War
[email protected]

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