We're excited to announce #NoWar2022: Resistance & Regeneration, World BEYOND War's virtual global conference this July 8-10!

Registration is now open. Click here to purchase tickets.

As we resist the institution of war worldwide, from crippling sanctions and military occupations to the network of military bases that encircle the globe, how can we simultaneously “regenerate,” building the alternative world that we want to see based on nonviolence and a culture of peace?

Hosted virtually through the Zoom Events platform, #NoWar2022 will highlight unique stories of change-making, both big and small, around the world, that challenge the structural causes of war & militarism while, at the same time, concretely creating an alternative system based on a just and sustainable peace.

#NoWar2022 will illustrate inspirational examples of social change activism that, as described by political theorist Adrian Kreutz, “bring about this other world by means of planting the seeds of the society of the future in the soil of today’s. … [S]ocial structures enacted in the here-and-now, in the small confines of our organisations, institutions and rituals mirror the wider social structures we can expect to see in the post-revolutionary future.”

Through 3 days of online panels, workshops, and discussion sessions from July 8-10, we will explore this unique theme of both "resistance" and "regeneration":

How to shut down a military base and convert the site for peaceful means
How to demilitarize the police and implement alternative community-centered policing models
How to challenge mainstream media bias and promote a new narrative through peace journalism
How to demilitarize education and promote peace education curricula
How to divest from weapons and fossil fuels and push forward a reinvestment strategy that prioritizes community needs
And much more!

Additionally, interactive discussion sessions will offer a glimpse into what’s possible by exploring different alternative models and what’s needed for the just transition to a green & peaceful future, including public banking, solidarity cities, and unarmed, nonviolent peacekeeping.

#NoWar2022 is also being organized in partnership with the Save Sinjajevina campaign in Montenegro, which aims to block a NATO military training ground & preserve the Balkans’ biggest mountain grassland. Save Sinjajevina representatives will Zoom in to the virtual conference to provide a workshop about their campaign, and there will be opportunities to support the in-person actions happening in Montenegro throughout the week of the conference.

#NoWar2022 participants will leave both inspired by what is possible and equipped with the tools to reimagine a just and peaceful future in their own communities and worldwide.

Register to join the global World BEYOND War network for #NoWar2022 this July 8-10! Early-bird prices are now available, so reserve your spot today!