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August 5, 2022 at 2:01 PM

I Refuse to Kill -- New Book Club with Francesco Da Vinci

In September 2022, World BEYOND War will be holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of I Refuse to Kill: My Path to Nonviolent Action in the ’60s with the author Francesco Da Vinci as part of a small group WBW book club limited to a group of 18 participants. Francesco…

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August 4, 2022 at 3:21 PM

This Saturday: "The Day After"

Join us online for a screening of "The Day After," followed by a discussion led by experts. This three-hour free public event begins on August 6th at noon U.S. Eastern Time. Here is the start time in a lot of time zones: SIGN UP HERE. "The Day After" is a U.S. post-apoca…

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August 3, 2022 at 6:20 PM

September 5 Online: 2022 War Abolisher Awards Event

The War Abolisher Awards of 2022 will be presented, and we'll hear from the recipients, at a free, public online event on September 5, 2022. RSVP HERE. Find the timing and the answers to most questions at the link. Nominate someone here. Nominations are due by August 5, so …

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August 2, 2022 at 5:51 PM

Us and Pink Floyd's Roger Waters

Webinar with Roger Waters Monday, August 08, 2022 • 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM • Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) RSVP NOW TO GET THE ZOOM INFO. Sponsors: Project for the Study of American Militarism, World BEYOND War, Women Against Military Madness, CODE PINK, Veterans F…

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August 2, 2022 at 1:01 PM

This Friday in DC

77 Years Later: Eliminate Nukes, Not Life on Earth August 5, 2022 - 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Busboys and Poets at 2021 14th St NW Washington DC 20009 Speakers: Reiner Braun of International Peace Bureau Vicki Elson of NuclearBan.us Negar Mortazavi of Iran Podcast Sam Rosen…

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July 27, 2022 at 4:21 PM

Who do you think should be War Abolisher of the Year?

Last year, 2021, we presented the first annual War Abolisher Awards. See who received them. It's time to nominate worthy individuals and organizations for 2022. NOMINATIONS ARE DUE BY AUGUST 5, 2022. MAKE A NOMINATION NOW. World BEYOND War wants to honor those working to …

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July 26, 2022 at 3:00 PM

I'll be honest: I'm tired

5 Ways To Help Stop This War I’ll be honest: I’m tired. I’m tired of our universal reliance on violence to solve conflict and the exacerbation of war and its devastation. I’m also tired of feeling that nothing I do will help. But the U.S. and other countries are relying on ou…

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July 25, 2022 at 4:20 PM

WBW News & Action: So many brilliant videos

If this was forwarded to you, sign up for future news here. Online version with language translation.   This year's #NoWar2022: Resistance & Regeneration Conference…

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July 23, 2022 at 8:01 PM

Join Roger Waters Online for Free Public Discussion of War and Peace

Webinar with Roger Waters Monday, August 08, 2022 • 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM • Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) RSVP NOW TO GET THE ZOOM INFO. Sponsors: Project for the Study of American Militarism, World BEYOND War, Women Against Military Madness, CODE PINK, Veterans F…

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July 23, 2022 at 2:00 PM

Join us at Busboys and Poets in DC on August 5

77 Years Later: Eliminate Nukes, Not Life on Earth August 5, 2022 - 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Busboys and Poets at 2021 14th St NW Washington DC 20009 Speakers: Reiner Braun of International Peace Bureau Vicki Elson of NuclearBan.us Negar Mortazavi of Iran Podcast Sam Rosen…

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July 20, 2022 at 4:50 PM

WBW Podcast: Activism for your Ears

World BEYOND War's podcast has gained a huge following of enthusiastic listeners since it was launched by our Technology Director Marc Eliot Stein in 2019. The podcast features the voices and personal stories of antiwar activists around the world. World BEYOND War Podcast …

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July 19, 2022 at 5:30 PM

"The Day After" Online Screening and Discussion

Join us online for a screening of "The Day After," followed by a discussion led by experts. This three-hour free public event begins on August 6th at noon U.S. Eastern Time. Here is the start time in a lot of time zones: SIGN UP HERE. "The Day After" is a U.S. post-apocal…

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July 18, 2022 at 7:02 PM

Peace Billboards Having Impact

The above billboard is currently just across the street from the government of Montenegro in Podgorica. It promotes our petition to block the destruction of pasturelands for the creation of a military training ground. The wording in Serbian rhymes and reportedly sounds grea…

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July 17, 2022 at 6:00 PM

In DC on Aug. 5: Eliminate Nukes, Not Life on Earth

77 Years Later: Eliminate Nukes, Not Life on Earth August 5, 2022 - 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Busboys and Poets at 2021 14th St NW Washington DC 20009 Speakers: Reiner Braun of International Peace Bureau Vicki Elson of NuclearBan.us Negar Mortazavi of Iran Podcast Sam Rosen…

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July 15, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Book Club: Cable News Confidential with Jeff Cohen

"With this deliciously funny exposé, Jeff Cohen can probably kiss his television career goodbye. The rest of us meanwhile can celebrate his book and embrace him as one of America's sharpest and bravest pundits -- in any medium." —Barbara Ehrenreich "Jeff Cohen has given us a…

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July 13, 2022 at 4:21 PM

Today in Peace History and a Peace Future

Did you know that it was on a July 9th that Einstein and Russell warned of the need to choose between war and human survival, that it was on July 10th that France bombed and sank a Greenpeace ship, that July 11th is World Population Day, that this July 12th was Henry Thoreau'…

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July 11, 2022 at 7:00 PM

WBW News & Action: new billboard, book club, videos, events

If this was forwarded to you, sign up for future news here. Online version with language translation. Check out the billboard we've put up next to the government buildings in Montenegr…

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July 7, 2022 at 5:24 PM

Nominate the 2022 War Abolisher of the Year

Last year, 2021, we presented the first annual War Abolisher Awards. See who received them. It's time to nominate worthy individuals and organizations for 2022. NOMINATIONS ARE DUE BY AUGUST 5, 2022. MAKE A NOMINATION NOW. World BEYOND War wants to honor those working to …

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July 6, 2022 at 2:50 PM

2 days left to register for #NoWar2022!

#NoWar2022, World BEYOND War's annual global conference, is starting this Friday, July 8! It's not too late to register! Get your ticket to join us for this 3-day virtual event. Dear John,As we resist the institution of war worldwide…

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July 4, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Sky Blue Scarves Style

We all live under the same blue sky. Our sky blue scarves indicate our desire to live together in peace. The “Border-free Blue Scarves” project was founded by grassroots activists in Afghanistan. According to the them, the blue scarf “represents our collective wish as a huma…

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July 1, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Book Clubs Online with Gareth Porter, Jeff Cohen, Francesco Da Vinci, Alfred de Zayas, Rivera Sun

World's best peace authors and you in small online book discussions for four weeks Check out some of our upcoming online book clubs. These are small-group discussions, four weeks in a row, online with some of the best authors on peace and ending war. This one with Gareth Po…

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June 30, 2022 at 2:00 PM

No U.S. Bases on Norwegian Soil

To: The Norwegian and U.S. Governments There must be no U.S. bases or troops in Norway! ADD YOUR NAME. On June 3, 2022, a majority in the Norwegian Parliament approved a bilateral Supplementary Defense Cooperation Agreement (SDCA) with the U.S. government, which …

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June 29, 2022 at 3:20 PM

Will you help us raise just 1525€ for Peace in the Balkans?

Let me cut to the chase: Montenegrins need our help. Dear John, Let me cut to the chase: Montenegrins need our help. The good news is, there are multiple ways we can do this right now! The Montenegrin government, supported by important NATO allies, established a military …

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June 28, 2022 at 6:01 PM

Congress is trying again to force women to register for the draft

Again, in another military bill, the U.S. Congress is advancing its plan to require young women to register to be forced against their will to do something they are perfectly free to do right now if they want to: join in the killing and dying of U.S. wars. It's pleasant to i…

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June 27, 2022 at 1:01 PM

WBW News & Action: NoWar2022 Starts July 8

If this was forwarded to you, sign up for future news here. Online version with language translation.   The global antiwar pro-peace event of the year starts on July 8 …

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June 24, 2022 at 6:02 PM

Announcing Harsha Walia as #NoWar2022 Keynote Speaker

Dear John,We're excited to announce internationally acclaimed activist and author Harsha Walia as the keynote speaker for the #NoWar2022 Virtual Conference, our annual global conference coming up in 2 weeks, on July 8-10! Harsha’s keynote talk on “Radica…

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June 23, 2022 at 3:31 PM

Lower the Risk of Nuclear War

The risk of nuclear war may be higher than ever, but there are steps that your Representative and Sentators can take to lower the risk, and you can email them in less than a minute. Start by clicking here. Sixty-two nations have ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nu…

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June 22, 2022 at 3:50 PM

No Guarantee You'll Be This Cute

We might not all be THIS cute in World BEYOND War gear. But we will all start conversations and make friends and discover that support for peace is much broader than we knew. And we'll have supported the work of World BEYOND War both by buying a shirt and by wearing it. Expl…

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June 21, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Incredible Agenda for 24-Hour Peace Wave

Activists and artists and academics around the globe have been busy lining up an incredible agenda of activities to be done live on video, moving around the Earth with the sun for 24 hours. Go to the website and click on each section to see the detailed agenda. And register t…

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June 18, 2022 at 5:00 PM

New 2-Min. Video About What We're Starting on Monday

Our new online course is absolutely critical to ending war and creating peace. It starts on Monday. There are still spots open. I just recorded this 2-minute video about why we're doing it. —David Swanson, Executive Director, World BEYOND War Click here. From June 20 - Ju…

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June 16, 2022 at 3:21 PM

Join a 24-Hour Peace Wave Online or Where You Are

24 Hour Peace Wave: No to Militarization – Yes to Cooperation June 25 – 26, 2022 24hourpeacewave.org We're a global movement and a global community with brilliant voices at every longitude and latitude of the Earth. Let's show it! The G7 will be meeting near Munich Jun…

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June 13, 2022 at 3:01 PM

WBW News & Action: Block the Entrance to Every Weapons Fair

Online version with language translation.   The global antiwar pro-peace event of the year is fast approaching: World BEYOND War's online Annual Conference: NoWar2022!   …

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June 10, 2022 at 2:31 PM

Step inside and watch how war lies are manufactured

Gareth Porter's book Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare is a master class in how war lies are created, distributed, and given the strength of unquestionable permanence. And now Gareth wants to discuss it with you and answer your questions in a sma…

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June 9, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Understanding the Second World War to Make Sure It's the Last

From June 20 - July 31, World BEYOND War will be teaching an online course on the accurate history of, and debunking myths about, the Second World War -- with an eye to preventing a (very different) third and final one. The course is not live or set on any time schedule. The …

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June 8, 2022 at 12:00 PM

Together we'll save this mountain from being made a military base

Montenegro has a new prime minister who promised to save the mountain grassland of Sinjajevina. Our activist allies will soon be meeting with him to present our petition to once and for all prevent the destruction of this mountain for a NATO training ground, and to prevent t…

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June 6, 2022 at 4:04 PM

Let's not be for peace only between wars

If we want to end this horrific war or that horrific war, we're going to need to end what we ought to oppose even more: the entire institution of war, which swallows up enough funding to save vastly more lives if spent more wisely than the lives lost thus far to wars. If we d…

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June 3, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Our online bookclubs create friends for life

Every month for many months we've hosted an online book club with an author and 18 other participants. The books clubs don't always end after the month. One of our authors, Sharon Tennison explains: "Your 'Read-a-Book for four weeks' in April, has become a regular Book Club…

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June 2, 2022 at 1:11 AM

New Online Course Debunking Myths About the Single Most Mythologized War

From June 20 - July 31, World BEYOND War will be teaching an online course on the accurate history of, and debunking myths about, the Second World War -- with an eye to preventing a (very different) third and final one. The course is not live or set on any time schedule. The …

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May 30, 2022 at 1:00 PM

WBW News & Action: Against All Wars

Online version with language translation.   Montenegro has a new prime minister who promised to save Sinjajevina, and we will soon be meeting with him to present our petition to once and for all …

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May 28, 2022 at 5:02 PM

41 days until #NoWar2022, our annual global conference

Dear John,We're 41 days away until #NoWar2022: Resistance & Regeneration, World BEYOND War's annual global conference on July 8-10! This year's virtual conference will be hosted online through the Zoom Events platform. Conference sessions will share …

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May 23, 2022 at 3:01 PM

Ceasefire: Petition and Peace Wave

The Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres has proposed a ceasefire, urged a negotiated settlement, and met with the President of Russia despite opposition in the West to doing so. Pope Francis has urged a ceasefire and negotiations, declared that no war ca…

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May 18, 2022 at 6:30 PM

New Online Course: Leaving WWII Behind

The most common turn in any conversation on abolishing war is to a particular war, the very worst war thus far, which happened 75 years ago: World War II. One of the most common topics of books, films, and other cultural productions, World War II, may also be one of the m…

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May 16, 2022 at 2:30 PM

WBW News & Action: A Peace Wave

Online version with language translation.   Our plan is to hold a non-stop 24-hour rolling rally live streaming on a Zoom channel from 2 p.m. in Iceland on June 25 to 4 p.m. in Ukraine on June 26…

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May 6, 2022 at 3:02 PM

Book Club: Hope but Demand Justice with Pat Hynes

In June 2022, World BEYOND War will be holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of the brand new book Hope but Demand Justice with the author Patricia Hynes as part of a small group WBW book club limited to 18 participants. Pat will send each participant a signed pape…

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May 2, 2022 at 1:30 PM

WBW News & Action: Mapping Militarism 2022

Online version with language translation.   There are wars in dozens of countries, and in each of them, as in Ukraine, the victims’ stories are horrifying, and the crimes committed — including th…

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April 29, 2022 at 12:18 PM

What is a world federation? Youth-led webinar on May 13

Dear John, Join the Young World Federalists & World BEYOND War Youth Network for a free webinar on "Abolishing War through a World Federation" on Friday, May 13 at 7pm GMT! (Use this time zone converter to find the webinar time in your time zone.) Wars have existed duri…

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April 27, 2022 at 4:03 PM

You're invited to our upcoming annual conference!

#NoWar2022: Resistance & Regeneration, World BEYOND War's virtual global conference, is coming up this July 8-10! Get early-bird tickets! This year's virtual conference focuses on imagining what a world beyond war can look lik…

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April 25, 2022 at 3:01 PM

We helped these 8 people escape Afghanistan

Our longtime Advisory Board Member and new Board President Kathy Kelly found a way to help eight people -- seven young men and women and one baby -- escape a highly perilous future in Afghanistan. For weeks, after the Taliban took over, Kathy was focused on helping these fri…

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April 21, 2022 at 4:01 PM

Billboards for Peace in Brussels and World

Our billboards have been generating media coverage, education, and activism around the world. We need your ideas for where to put them next. We especially need your funding to pay for them. Here is where to donate. Can you help? Here is where to see all of our designs, ph…

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April 20, 2022 at 2:30 PM

I like your shirt!

I receive emails from people who tell me they'd consider nuclear war worth it if it killed a particular foreign official. I go on radio and tv shows where people accuse me of supporting whichever side of a war they are opposing. I speak to classes of young people who seem com…

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