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October 9, 2023 at 7:57 PM

Who benefits from each new war?

Who benefits from the new escalation in Palestine, the ongoing quagmire in Ukraine, the violence in Nagorno Karabakh, and Kashmir, and so many other places? The Merchants of Death! (U.S. weapons manufacturers who knowingly produce and sell products that attack and kill no…

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October 6, 2023 at 1:23 PM

New Book Club: Waging Peace with David Hartsough

Looking for an incredible but perfectly real account of opposing war with only the weapons of nonviolence? Interested in the lessons learned over a long lifetime by a co-founder of World BEYOND War who, with a knife to the heart during a Civil Rights sit-in, told his attacker…

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October 4, 2023 at 1:51 PM

Voices from Sanctioned Nations, Live Online

A Sanctioned World: A Crime Normalized Join us online on October 10, 2023, at 8 a.m. in Honolulu, noon in Mexico City, 2 p.m. in New York, 7 p.m. in Yaoundé, 8 p.m. in Berlin, 9:30 p.m. in Tehran. REGISTER. The U.S. government imposes broad sanctions on dozens of natio…

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October 3, 2023 at 2:00 PM

We're hiring in DC area

Did you know that you can work for peace and get paid for it? World BEYOND War has just posted an ad for a new staff person. Learn about World BEYOND War here. Learn about our current staff here. Learn about and apply for the job here. World BEYOND War is a global network…

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October 2, 2023 at 1:50 PM

WBW News & Action: Gaining ground too small to bury the corpses lost in gaining it

A Pyrrhic Quagmire If this was forwarded to you, sign up for future news here. Online version with language translation.   #NoWar2023 was incredible, and the videos are …

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  Greta, World BEYOND War · [email protected]

September 30, 2023 at 4:02 PM

You're Invited: How to Start a WBW Chapter Info Session

Hi John, Are you looking for a way to get involved in local anti-war organizing? Do you want to learn how every day people can take action to resist militarism and promote real peace? Do you want to join a global movement of people who care about building a better world for …

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September 28, 2023 at 2:21 PM

Peace in Ukraine Week Worldwide

The New York Times today published this image of the teeny amount of ground gained by each side, while both sides of the war between Russia and Ukraine proclaim eternal imminent victory and condemn compromise or peace as heretical treason. Over a half a million people have…

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September 25, 2023 at 3:50 PM

Sept 30 Zoom on No to NATO - Yes to Peace

Here's a website for planning for No to NATO / Yes to Peace events next July. Please join and invite others to join a public zoom event on this topic happening soon, September 30th. On September 30th at UTC 17:00 which is 7 a.m. in Honolulu, 10 a.m. in Los Angeles, 11 a.m.…

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  Greta, World BEYOND War · [email protected]

September 21, 2023 at 12:04 PM

Happy International Day of Peace!

Happy International Day of Peace! Celebrate with us this weekend at #NoWar2023. Register today! Dear John, ? Happy International Day of Peace! I invite you to celebrate peace with us this weekend for World BEYOND War's annual global conference, #…

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September 20, 2023 at 6:48 PM

Peace Event in DC Thursday

Please come to the White House -- Lafayette Square -- at Noon on Thursday, September 21st, the International Day of Peace, to support Yurii Sheliazhenko. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is visiting. And he is prosecuting Yurii for peace activism. Please bring signs in …

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September 18, 2023 at 1:32 PM

WBW News & Action: Nonviolent Resistance vs. War

Working for peace around the world If this was forwarded to you, sign up for future news here. Online version with language translation.   #NoWar2023 Conference: Nonviol…

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September 17, 2023 at 1:31 PM

Join in: Petition to Be Delivered to Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Monday

Petition to Be Delivered to Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, D.C., on Monday It’s not too late to sign this petition, which will be delivered in Kyiv this week as well as in Washington, D.C. Sign here! By The Center on Conscience and War, World BEYOND War, Code Pink, Veter…

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September 15, 2023 at 1:21 PM

Urgent: Save Ukrainian Peace Activist from Prosecution

We’ve just learned that the office of the prosecutor and the “security service” of Ukraine have published press releases claiming to have put a stop to the activities of the “vicious Russian propagandist Yurii Sheliazhenko.” This is, of course, very strange because Yurii, a…

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September 13, 2023 at 1:51 PM

Upcoming Actions for Peace in Ukraine

Global Days of Action, Sept. 30 - Oct. 8, 2023 The International Summit for Peace in Ukraine, held in Vienna earlier this summer, proposed Global Days of Action, Sept. 30 – Oct. 8th, 2023. We strongly encourage everyone to take part. You can plan a meeting, rally, forum, …

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September 6, 2023 at 4:03 PM

Our annual conference is this month!

Less than 1 month until #NoWar2023: Register today! Dear John,I can't believe we are less than 1 month out from our annual global conference, #NoWar2023: Nonviolent Resistance to Militarism, happening virtually on September 22-24 to celebrate the…

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September 4, 2023 at 5:01 PM

WBW News & Action: Ending War 101

Working for peace around the world If this was forwarded to you, sign up for future news here. Online version with language translation.   Ending War 101: This 6-hour on…

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September 1, 2023 at 12:50 PM

Book Club: Shadows with Peter J. Manos

In October 2023 World BEYOND War will be holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of Shadows with the author Peter Manos as part of a small group WBW book club limited to a group of 18 participants. We will send each participant a signed paperback, and let you know whi…

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August 28, 2023 at 3:01 PM

2023 War Abolisher Award Winners Announced

War Abolisher Award Winners Announced The 2023 War Abolisher Awards have been announced. See the announcements and acceptance videos, and those from past years too, at https://worldbeyondwar.org/war-abolisher-awards The 2023 Individual War Abolisher Award goes to Sultana …

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August 25, 2023 at 1:50 PM

Sign the Declaration of Peace

Sign the Declaration of Peace Pick a language to sign in: English. 日本語. Deutsch. Español. Italiano. 中文. Français. Norsk. Svenska. Pусский. Polskie. বাংলা।. हिंदी।. 한국어. Português. فارسی. العربية. Українська. Organizations sign the pledge here. Get sign-up sheets. Buy a framed…

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August 23, 2023 at 1:31 PM

Building a Peace Movement With Your Help

World BEYOND War is building a global peace movement with your help, and we have big plans to enlarge it. We're adding new chapters and affiliates all the time, as well as staff and board members. While we're working to help one of our board members who is being prosecuted i…

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August 21, 2023 at 1:20 PM

WBW News & Action: Nonviolence or Nonexistence?

Working for peace around the world If this was forwarded to you, sign up for future news here. Online version with language translation.   Momentum is building to end th…

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  Gabriel, World BEYOND War · [email protected]

August 16, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Tomorrow: Hands Off Haiti Demonstration!

Dear John, Kenya announced on July 29 that it was willing to lead a multinational force in Haiti and deploy 1,000 police "to help train and assist" the Haitian police. This intervention will be carried out together with Jamaica and the Bahamas, under the supervision of the …

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August 14, 2023 at 2:21 PM

Speakers announced for #NoWar2023!

Early-bird ticket prices end tomorrow, August 15. Register today! Hi John,We've been busy preparing for World BEYOND War's annual global conference, #NoWar2023: Nonviolent Resistance to Militarism, which is coming up next month on September 22-24…

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August 9, 2023 at 2:21 PM

Online Book Club with David Swanson on Monroe Doctrine

In September 2023 World BEYOND War will be holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of The Monroe Doctrine at 200 and What to Replace it With, with the author David Swanson. Swanson will send each participant a signed paperback or an ebook of your choice, and let you k…

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August 7, 2023 at 1:51 PM

WBW News & Action: Prosecuted for Not Killing

Working for peace around the world If this was forwarded to you, sign up for future news here. Online version with language translation.   Ukraine is prosecuting Yurii S…

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August 5, 2023 at 6:21 PM

Stop Harassing Venezuela

Tell Congress to Cease Hostility Toward Venezuela It's bad enough that the U.S. government has supported coup-attempts in Venezuela and imposed hurtful economic sanctions on the Venezuelan people. It is now seeking to add to those sanctions. This December marks 200 years s…

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August 4, 2023 at 1:05 PM

​Tell the Ukrainian Government to Drop Prosecution of Peace Activist Yurii Sheliazhenko

Tell the Ukrainian Government to Drop Prosecution of Peace Activist Yurii Sheliazhenko Yurii Sheliazhenko has been formally charged by the Ukrainian government with the crime of justifying Russian aggression. The evidence is this statement which explicitly condemns Russian aggr…

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August 3, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Major Updates to Online Bases Tool

We've made major updates to the most useful online tool we know of for learning about foreign U.S. military bases. See: https://worldbeyondwar.org/no-bases Check it out. Spin the globe. Click on a base. Zoom in. See photos, text, and links. This is still very much a work i…

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  Greta, World BEYOND War · [email protected]

July 31, 2023 at 4:02 PM

Less than 2 months until #NoWar2023

Dear John,One of the most frequent questions we get is, "Ending war sounds great, BUT isn't a militarized response necessary when tanks are rolling in and troops are invading?" When the rule of law and diplomacy are failing and violence is underway, both…

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July 26, 2023 at 2:52 PM

Why are U.S. troops in Peru? August 5 Webinar

Dear John, Last month, the U.S. military deployed 1,200 troops with weapons of war to Peru to participate in joint military exercises with the Peruvian armed forces. Next week, on August 5, we invite you to join us for a webinar on "Peru facing the failure of democracy," in…

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July 24, 2023 at 5:02 PM

WBW News & Action: Under the Mask

Working for peace around the world If this was forwarded to you, sign up for future news here. Online version with language translation.   Our #NoWar2023 Conference: Non…

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  Bob Fantina, World BEYOND War · [email protected]

July 19, 2023 at 2:32 PM

A letter from the Chair of the No Bases campaign

Hear how you can support the No Bases Campaign Dear John, I am a board member of World BEYOND War, and the chair of the No-Bases campaign. The ultimate goal of that campaign is to close all foreign military bases, beginning with the vast majority of them which are U.S. foreig…

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  Gabriel, World BEYOND War · [email protected]

July 17, 2023 at 5:01 PM

Petition delivery to Congress this Wednesday against US troops in Peru

We will deliver these signatures to Congress Dear John, Last month, the U.S. Army mobilized 1,200 troops to Peruvian territory to participate in military exercises with the Peruvian armed forces. This action, called Operation "Centinela Resuelto," involves the mobilization…

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July 10, 2023 at 4:05 PM

WBW News & Action: We Just Held a 24-Hour Peace Wave

Working for peace around the world If this was forwarded to you, sign up for future news here. Online version with language translation. World BEYOND War and International Peace Bureau …

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July 7, 2023 at 1:32 PM

➡️ Tell the U.S. to withdraw troops from Peru!

We reject U.S. troops in Peru John, Last month, the United States deployed more than 1,200 U.S. soldiers to Peru, with weapons of war and military equipment to carry out joint military exercises. ➡️ Take action to tell Congress: We don't want U.S. troops in Peru. World BE…

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July 5, 2023 at 1:50 PM

Peace Wave Crashing in 3 Days

It crashes on the shores of the world in three days. Sign up to watch here. http://24hourpeacewave.org Schedule for Peace Wave 2023 Part 01 (13:00 to 15:00 UTC): Part 01.1: (13:00 to 14:00 UTC) UK, Ireland, Portugal (European) Part 01.2: (14:00 to 15:00 UTC) Ghana, Liberi…

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July 3, 2023 at 1:02 PM

📣 Save the Date: #NoWar2023 Conference (Sept 22-24)

📣 We're excited to announce #NoWar2023: Nonviolent Resistance to Militarism, World BEYOND War's virtual global conference this September 22-24! Registration is now open. Click here to purchase tickets. A global 3-day conference on nonviol…

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June 30, 2023 at 2:50 PM

Online Course on WWII Begins July 3

John, Beginning July 3rd we're offering an online course called Leaving World War II Behind. This course is 100% online and interactions are not live or scheduled, so you can take part whenever works for you. WBW's online courses are self-paced, using videos and texts and …

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June 28, 2023 at 1:54 PM

Surf's up! The peace wave is breaking!

John, Here comes the peace wave! This 24-hour Zoom will move west around the Earth. International Peace Bureau and World BEYOND War are planning this second-annual 24-hour peacewave on July 8-9, 2023. For an idea of what the wave can be like, watch the video at https://…

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June 26, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Let's not let war be invisible

John, In August 2023, World BEYOND War will be holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of the brand new book War Made Invisible with the author Norman Solomon as part of a small group WBW book club limited to 18 participants. Norman will send each participant a signe…

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June 23, 2023 at 1:01 PM

You're Invited: Youth, Peace Education, and Action Webinar (June 28)

Dear John, You're invited to participate in a webinar on June 28 on the intersections between youth work, peace education, and action, organised by the Center for Peace Advocacy and Sustainable Development (CEPASD) & World BEYOND War (WBW). We'll hear from young leaders…

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June 21, 2023 at 6:08 PM

Who Will Be Named the War Abolisher of 2023?

John, Please be sure to get your nomination in before July 1st for the War Abolisher of 2023! See winners from previous years at https://worldbeyondwar.org/war-abolisher-awards When, and how will the award be given? With an announcement on August 21 and a public online ev…

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June 19, 2023 at 1:38 PM

A Key Item to Leave Behind If We Want Peace

John, Beginning July 3rd we're offering an online course called Leaving World War II Behind. This course is 100% online and interactions are not live or scheduled, so you can take part whenever works for you. WBW's online courses are self-paced, using videos and texts and …

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June 16, 2023 at 1:21 PM

Easier to prevent a base than to close one

John, Prevention is often far easier than a cure, and military bases are no exception. Where U.S. bases have been established, they have led to more wars. The solution is not even more U.S. bases. Whenever we can prevent one or more bases being built, we can save ourselves a…

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June 14, 2023 at 2:34 PM

Our global movement is doing a 24-hour peace wave!

John, Our movement is global -- and active! And we have online tools we never had before. So we're going to pass the torch (or the Zoom microphone) from rally to protest to concert to nonviolent action to art creation, while moving west around the Earth. We're going to ke…

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June 12, 2023 at 1:03 PM

WBW News & Action: Stopping war in its tracks

Working for peace around the world If this was forwarded to you, sign up for future news here. Online version with language translation. The People Kept NATO Off Their Mountain Again! …

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June 7, 2023 at 2:22 PM

Tell State Department to Start Talking With the Russian Ambassador

Not talking is dangerous The U.S. State Department is not talking with the Russian Ambassador to the United States . . . about resolving the Ukraine war, or about much of anything else. Politico calls the Russian Ambassador to the United States "Lonely Anatoly" because …

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  David, World BEYOND War · [email protected]

June 5, 2023 at 2:33 PM

An 80-Year-Old Myth Is Preventing Peace

“I’m going to perform a magic trick by reading your mind,” I tell a class of students or an auditorium or video call full of people. I write something down. “Name a war that was justified,” I say. Someone says “World War Two.” I show them what I wrote: “WWII.” Magic! I h…

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June 2, 2023 at 1:21 PM

Understanding the War industry

Book Club: Understanding the War Industry with Christian Sorensen In July 2023, World BEYOND War will be holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of Understanding the War Industry with the author Christian Sorensen as part of a small group WBW book club limited to a …

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May 31, 2023 at 2:51 PM

Three days left!

...to bid on our auction items There are only three days left to place your bids on the 20 items up for auction in support of World BEYOND War’s work to end war and build peace. Don’t miss out on the unique list of experiences and items gifted to us by our incredibly generou…

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