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June 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM

Wars Come From Kings

World BEYOND War supports the No Kings rallies planned around the United States on June 14: https://www.nokings.org World BEYOND War supports the No Kings agenda of opposing dictatorial power for U.S. presidents, but does not advocate proper non-Trumpian celebrations of the …

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June 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM

The Myth of American Idealism

From one of the world’s most prominent thinkers comes an urgent warning of the threat that U.S. power poses to humanity’s future as well as a sharp indictment of both American foreign policy and the national myths that support it. In July, 2025, World BEYOND War will be hol…

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June 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM

24-Hour Peace Wave 4.0

The Fourth Annual 24-Hour Peace Wave is coming on July 12, 2025. The peace wave is a 24-hour-long Zoom featuring live peace actions in the streets and squares of the world, moving around the globe with the sun. The peace wave visits dozens of locations around the globe and…

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May 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM

No Kings, No Emperors, No Czars, No Pharaohs, No Dictators

World BEYOND War supports the No Kings rallies planned around the United States on June 14: https://www.nokings.org World BEYOND War supports the No Kings agenda of opposing dictatorial power for U.S. presidents, but does not advocate proper non-Trumpian celebrations of the …

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May 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM

Right now: End sanctions on the people of Iran

Now that Syria is ruled by men whom the U.S. State Department long designated as terrorists, that State Department has not only lifted sanctions on Syria, but admitted that the sanctions' function was to punish the people of Syria (a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions …

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May 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM

WBW News & Action: Mapping Militarism

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May 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM

Join Us: PEAI Info Session – Youth, Peace, and the Power to End War

You are invited to an upcoming information session on Peace Education and Action for Impact (PEAI)—a global program that equips young people to build peace in themselves and their communities while challenging the systems that sustain war and violence. Dear John, You are in…

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May 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM

Win Compliments, Dispel Fears, and Influence People

I’ve grown used to random compliments from strangers. It’s normal now. I have to think back years to what it was like without that. And they’re not just compliments, but also expressions of solidarity, revelations of the existence of people who agree and aren’t afraid to say …

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May 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM

This Saturday, celebrate peace with us in DC!

  Dear John, You're invited to join us this Saturday, May 24 for an alternative Memorial Day celebration for peace at The Ellipse in front of the White House in Washington, DC.   The first Memorial Day occurred in 1868…

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May 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Join us Wednesday in Annapolis

Join World BEYOND War Board Members Pat Elder and David Swanson and climate and peace activists to protest the Blue Angels in Annapolis on May 21st. We'll gather around 12:30 p.m. at City Dock near the Alex Haley statue to set up -- look for the big inflatable elephant. We …

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May 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM

Join us in DC on Monday

The U.S. military has a domestic violence problem. It is widespread. It is deadly. It is not new or secret. Decades of studies, plans, and internal policies have done nothing to reduce it. The Pentagon has long known about the significantly increased risk of domestic violence…

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May 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM

Save the Date: #NoWar2025 Conference (October 24-26)

  Dear John, SAVE THE DATE! World BEYOND War's annual global conference, #NoWar2025: Exploring Abolition Movements, will be held on October 24-October 26 on Zoom. Reserve your spot! Register for our annual c…

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May 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM

WBW News & Action: Global Solidarity

If this was forwarded to you, sign up for future news here.   Online version with language translation.   What should unarmed civili…

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May 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM

Join Us in DC on Memorial Day Weekend!

  Dear John, Join us on Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 24, for the Global Peace Flag Exhibit at The Ellipse in front of the White House in Washington, DC! The Global Peace Flag consists of canvases displaying artwo…

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May 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM

Palestine and War Abolishers

Global Solidarity for Peace in Palestine is planning a webinar featuring Palestinian religious voices calling for an end to war. This 90-minute, live event is free and open to the public. The timing is May 19, 2025, at 8 a.m. in Los Angeles, 9 a.m. in Mexico City, 11 a.…

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May 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM

Working Link: Book Club: Dandelion Insurrection with Rivera Sun

The World BEYOND War website is down. Apologies. You can register for this bookclub instead here: https://actionnetwork.org/ticketed_events/book-club-dandelion-insurrection-with-rivera-sun/?clear_id=true Book Club: Dandelion Insurrection with Rivera Sun In June 2025, W…

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May 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM

Book Club: Dandelion Insurrection with Rivera Sun

Book Club: Dandelion Insurrection with Rivera Sun In June 2025, World BEYOND War will be holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of The Dandelion Insurrection, with the author Rivera Sun. When you register for the club, we'll send you a signed paperback or electronic…

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May 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM

Protect People and Planet Without War — Unarmed Civilian Defense Course Starts May 12

Dear John, Is a world beyond war possible? Do we need militaries to keep us safe? Can we defend ourselves — and others — from violence without resorting to violence? These are not just questions of policy — they are existential questions with far-reaching consequences for …

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April 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM

Webinar: Stories from Palestine (May 8)

  Dear John, On Thursday, May 8, join us for a special Zoom webinar to hear a report back from WBW Chapter Coordinator Al Mytty's recent delegation to Palestine. In February, Al was part of a Community Peacemaker Teams delegation to the W…

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April 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM

WBW News & Action: Congo, Palestine, and Peace

If this was forwarded to you, sign up for future news here.   Online version with language translation.   UPCOMING WEBINARS   May 7: ​Le Congo en Quê…

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April 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM

Join us in Maryland on Tuesday

Base Where U.S. President’s Plane Lands Is Poisoning Soil, Air, and Water Joint Base Andrews — formerly Andrews Air Force Base — in Maryland, near Washington D.C., does local damage as well as serving as the departure point for U.S. Presidents to fly to spots distant fr…

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April 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM

Join us in DC on May 19

  Dear John, The U.S. military has a domestic violence problem. It is widespread. It is deadly. It is not new or secret. Decades of studies, plans, and internal policies have done nothing to reduce it.   The Pentagon has long known about …

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April 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM

Exactly what we need: how to control a president

Exactly what the world needs: a model for controlling an out-of-control president! Join us online on April 25th! REGISTER HERE. The ongoing struggle for self-governance in South Korea has seen a powerful and significantly successful nonviolent movement act quickly and str…

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April 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM

Resisting War Without Weapons: Join the Unarmed Civilian Defense Online Course

Dear John, What should unarmed civilians do when militaries attack or occupy their communities? What alternatives do they have beyond fighting back with violence? This is one of the most urgent questions facing the peace and anti-war movement — and the global community more b…

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April 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM

Next Month: Celebrate Peace on Memorial Day Weekend in DC!

  Dear John, SAVE THE DATE! You're invited to join World BEYOND War & Fashioning for Social Environmental Justice on Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 24 for the display of the Global Peace Flag Project at The Ellipse in front of th…

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April 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM

Next Week: Self-Care for Activists Workshop!

  Dear John,Please join us for World BEYOND War’s Online Workshop: Self-Care for Activists next Saturday, April 26 at 3:00pm ET!  This session is about coming together as a global network to take a pause and acknowledge t…

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April 14, 2025 at 1:50 PM

WBW News & Action: Coup Prevention

David Hartsough's remarkable life. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for future news here.   Have you joined us on Bluesky?   Online version with lan…

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April 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM

How to Prevent a Coup: Lessons from Korea

The ongoing struggle for self-governance in South Korea has seen a powerful and significantly successful nonviolent movement act quickly and strategically to prevent martial law. In some countries, such as the United States, people often watch others in distant places like…

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April 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM

Book Club: 52 Weeks to a Sweeter Life

In May, 2025, World BEYOND War will be holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of the book 52 Weeks to a Sweeter Life with the author Farzana Doctor. The book is a practical guide to self-care, written for helpers—the caregivers, activists, community leaders, menta…

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April 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM

THIS THURSDAY: How to Divest Your City

  Dear John,This Thursday, April 10, join us for a webinar about divestment, to hear about how cities have successfully divested from weapons and fossil fuels -- and how your city can do the same! Register to join us this Thu…

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April 4, 2025 at 12:17 PM

You're Invited: Self-Care for Activists Workshop (April 26)!

  Dear John,   You're invited to World BEYOND War’s "Online Workshop: Self-Care for Activists" on Saturday, April 26 at 3:00pm ET!   Are you looking for a safe and supportive space to relax and release your stress in thes…

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April 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM

Nominate the 2025 War Abolisher of the Year

Nominate the 2025 War Abolisher of the Year World BEYOND War wants to honor those working to abolish the institution of war itself. With the Nobel Peace Prize and other nominally peace-focused institutions so frequently honoring other good causes or, in fact, wagers of war,…

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March 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM

WBW News & Action: A giant in peace activism

David Hartsough's remarkable life. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for future news here.   Have you joined us on Bluesky?   Online version with lan…

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March 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM

Support Victims of Military Domestic Violence on May 19 in Washington DC

  Dear John, The U.S. military has a domestic violence problem. It is widespread. It is deadly. It is not new or secret. Decades of studies, plans, and internal policies have done nothing to reduce it.   The Pentagon has long known about …

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March 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM

Participate in a Peace Fashion Show in DC!

  Dear John,We're excited to be partnering with environmental fashion designer and activist Runa Ray for Threads of Peace, including a peace fashion show, peace flag exhibit, speeches & music, taking place on Memorial Day weekend, Sat…

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March 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM

Divest to Reinvest in Peace!

Dear John, As military budgets continue to balloon and wars and war preparations are expanding across the world, it feels like we’re at a tipping point. Something needs to shift and on a global scale. Our divestment campaigns are taking money out of the war machine. If y…

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March 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM

Last Chance to Join! War and the Environment Online Course Starts Next Week

  Dear John, Our War and the Environment, online course, begins next week!  This six-week learning journey delves into the environmental impact of war and militarism—before, during, and after conflicts—affecting people, e…

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March 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM

WBW News & Action: Peace in Shadow of War

And what we can do If this was forwarded to you, sign up for future news here.   Online version with language translation.   Read and Share: A World BEYO…

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March 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM

Peace Advocacy in the Shadow of War: Book Club with Francis Shor

How do you effectively act for peace during a war? What the past has to teach us. In April 2025, World BEYOND War will be holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of Peace Advocacy in the Shadow of War with the author Francis Shor. When you register for the club, …

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March 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM

Join Us: War and the Environment – Learn, Connect, Act

Dear John, War is not only the leading cause of death, injury, and trauma on the planet—it is also a major contributor to climate change. From toxic military waste and war-driven deforestation to the massive carbon footprint of militaries, war and prepar…

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March 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM

Film Fest Starts Next Week!

  Dear John,   Our 5th annual virtual film festival starts next week! This year's film fest explores the untold stories of nuclear weapons through the films Nuked (2023), Atomic Homefront (2017), and Sand Storm, the Sahar…

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March 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM

This man must not become ambassador to Israel

Huckabee is a passionate supporter of the current genocidal campaign. The U.S. Senate is considering making Mike Huckabee U.S. Ambassador to Israel. Huckabee is a former governor of Arkansas who believes that Israel should take over all of Palestine, that all Christian eva…

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March 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM

WBW News & Action: Make Earth a Zone of Peace

And what we can do If this was forwarded to you, sign up for future news here.   Check out our 2024 Annual Report here!   Online version with langu…

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February 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM

Webinar: Israeli Conscientious Objectors Share Their Stories (March 16)

  Dear John, On Sunday, March 16 at 12:00pm ET, please join us for a Zoom webinar to hear from Israeli conscientious objectors who will share their stories of refusing to join the Israeli military.This webinar is hosted in partnership wit…

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February 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM

We coordinated a global day of action to #CloseBases

60+ actions in 27 countries Everyone's hard work came to beautiful fruition on the Global Day of Action to Close Bases last weekend! There were 61 actions in 27 countries in an effort endorsed by 72 organizations, and with many organizations working together to plan, promote…

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February 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM

Webinar: Women in Conflict Zones (March 19)

  Dear John,On March 19 at 12:00pm ET, you're invited to join us for the Women in Conflict Zones webinar, which will amplify the voices of women who have been affected by conflict around the world. Sponsored by World BEYOND War, Southern …

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February 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM

Feb. 23 is the Global Day of Action to Close Bases

Anti-military base actions of all kinds (protests, blockades, concerts, rallies, marches, lectures, poster displays, etc.) are happening on or about February 23, 2025, including near you! Individuals and organizations all over the world have added events to the map, incl…

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February 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM

📢 War and the Environment: One Course to Address Two Existential Threats 🌍

📣 Online Course Alert “War and the Environment”—Sign up today! 📅 Course Start and End Dates: March 24 – May 4, 2025 🔗 Click here to register and to learn more Course Overview Militarism is one of the world’s top pollute…

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February 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM

WBW News & Action: Start a lasting peace in Ukraine now

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February 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM

Peace and Justice

This book explores multiple lenses of identity, so whether you’re an activist, educator, parent, leader, grandparent or caring citizen, this book & club is for you! Join the authors for illuminating discussions about the intersections of peace and justice, as wel…

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