World BEYOND War
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We are a global nonviolent movement educating and mobilizing to end war and establish a just and sustainable peace. Join us now to create a #WorldBeyondWar
‼️IMPORTANT‼️ Yemen is sliding back toward full-scale war while AT LEAST 18 million people lack reliable access to enough food. Where is the media coverage? How is this not a global emergency? buff.ly/sUMaPJd
Houthis and government trade attacks as Yemen slides back to full-scale war
Gov't forces carried out 81 attacks in the last 24 hours as Houthis claim to have hit two targets in Saudi Arabia.
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David McBride spent more than 2 years in prison after giving journalists documents that helped expose alleged unlawful killings by Australian forces in Afghanistan. He is free now. The warning to whistleblowers remains: reveal state wrongdoing, and the state may punish you. buff.ly/OvrDzfH
'Beautiful day to be free': Jailed whistleblower David McBride released on parole
The former military lawyer was convicted in 2024 for stealing and sharing top-secret defence material with journalists.
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Steps that reduce military tensions on the Korean Peninsula should be welcomed regardless of who occupies the White House. Political opposition must never become an excuse for perpetuating policies that increase the risk of war and nuclear catastrophe. buff.ly/rW8NOv9
Even a Radioactive Time Bomb Is Right Twice a Presidential Term - World BEYOND War
By refusing to take part in waging war on the people of Iran, the South Korean government obtained something else favored by many of the people of South Korea: at long last a reduction in U.S. war…
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No government gets immunity. No ally gets a free pass. Washington is attacking the ICC to obstruct accountability for the gravest international crimes. International law must apply to the powerful, too. Tell Congress: end the sanctions. Join the ICC. Sign the petition: buff.ly/sdrfvum
Less US dominance could mean fewer opportunities for Washington to wage war from Europe. But a heavily militarized Europe offers no path to peace. Independence should mean breaking with militarism, not changing who commands it. buff.ly/eh25U6c
How Iran has staved off economic collapse despite the US-Israeli war
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has promised 'unprecedented' squeeze on Tehran. Why hasn't this worked already?
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From $125 Peacemaker to $1,000+ World Changer, every #NoWar2026 sponsorship helps sustain 3 days of global dialogue, education, and organizing against war, displacement, and border militarization. Choose your sponsorship level and join us October 23–25! buff.ly/CRoeMZr
Buried beneath the federal budget is a truth worth remembering: the war machine is a political choice. We can organize, obstruct its routines, and refuse to let the military-industrial complex operate without resistance! worldbeyondwar.org/where-have-a...
Where Have All Your Dollars Gone? Long Time Passing - World BEYOND War
Seriously, are ALL the things we're warned cost money and told we can't afford and asked how the heck we'll pay for to be found in 22.34% of the budget? #WorldBEYONDWar
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🚨 BREAKING: A victory for Palestine solidarity! After 37 hours of deliberations, a jury was discharged w/o convicting 8 Palestine Action activists. 👏 Another Filton prosecution ends without a guilty verdict, a powerful result amid the sustained criminalization of solidarity activism. buff.ly/4tGyabf
BREAKING: another Filton jury discharged after reaching no verdict
The activists accused of helping to organise an attack on a factory operated by Elbit in Filton, Bristol, even though they were not present
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Poland is becoming a showroom for the global arms industry. Billions flow across borders while “security” becomes increasingly synonymous with how many checks a government can make to the arms war military industry complex buff.ly/MntVCAt
Military air shows consume public money to glorify weapons while communities absorb the noise, pollution, crash risks, and environmental damage. worldbeyondwar.org/ban-military...
Ban Military Air Shows - World BEYOND War
Military planes are weapons of mass murder and destruction. Air shows are used to advertise them. #WorldBEYONDWar
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👏 Mazin Qumsiyeh and Jessie Chang Qumsiyeh are World BEYOND War’s War Abolisher Couple of 2026. From Bethlehem, they have built a living model of nonviolent resistance through biodiversity, education, cultural preservation, and care for the land! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFAT...
The State Department is openly celebrating “dominance” over the Western Hemisphere. That word matters. It turns territorial theft, imperial takeover, intervention, sanctions and political coercion into a governing principle. buff.ly/6JBLQKh
The U.S. State Department Is Celebrating Lies About the Monroe Doctrine - World BEYOND War
The U.S. State Department has shamelessly published a video celebrating "imperialism" and "dominance" of the Western hemisphere under the banner of the Monroe Doctrine, complete with falsified…
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Not one dollar more ... Make it a trillion dollars less ...
World BEYOND War@world-beyond-war.bsky.social · 7d agoThe U.S. Congress is preparing to pour staggering sums into militarism, and its consequences won’t stop at the U.S. border. World BEYOND War is launching a GLOBAL campaign to stop the spending bill. Anywhere on Earth: sign the petition! worldbeyondwar.org/stop-us-war-...
Cut the water. Restrict the food. Make people afraid to leave home. Qusra is part of a wider pattern: settlers and Israeli authorities making Palestinian life unlivable to drive people from their land. www.france24.com/en/west-bank...
West Bank village of Qusra under siege by extremist Israeli settlers
In the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian village of Qusra remains under siege by extremist Israeli settlers. They are trying to force families off their land through tactics including cutting off…
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Rakuten built an empire helping people buy things online. Now it’s helping a German weapons startup sell strike drones to Japan’s military. The military-tech boom is turning expanding military budgets into startup growth strategies. buff.ly/dJoeTMv
What comes next for Palestine, and who gets to shape that future? Join us on August 24 for The Way Forward: A Discussion of Palestine’s Future, with Dr. Salam Fayyad and Dr. Abdelhamid Siya. 🕕 6 PM Palestine | 11 AM ET Register to join the conversation: buff.ly/XYZua1z
Webinar: The Way Forward: A Discussion of Palestine's Future
On Monday, August 24 at 6 pm Palestine Time, we wil discuss Palestine's future. Register to get the Zoom link!
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👏 Last week, World BEYOND War activists joined communities across Canada at companies tied to Elbit Systems, demanding they cut ties. Weapons companies depend on sprawling supplier networks. Public pressure can make those relationships impossible to ignore! buff.ly/Jp56nCZ
In case you missed it: The Pentagon spent $533 million on a General Dynamics artillery factory that produced zero usable shells. The Army then awarded the same company unit another $2.5 billion in contracts. www.propublica.org/article/gene...
One cost of war almost nobody talks about: the destruction of art, history, archives, libraries, sacred places, and collective memory. Ukraine. Gaza. Iran. Lebanon. War is erasing centuries of human history in real time. buff.ly/CtOE39i
Ukrainian cathedrals, Gaza’s archives, Iranian squares – modern war is systematically erasing human history | Simon Jenkins
It is not enough now for war to kill, it must eradicate a people’s cherished and precious heritage too, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
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In 1963, JFK warned against treating war as inevitable. More than six decades later, that warning remains urgently relevant. WBW Board Member Alice Slater joined the JFK Peace Speech Committee to connect that historic speech to today’s nuclear dangers and U.S. militarism. buff.ly/1v80U3J
Video: JFK Peace Speech Committee Event with Guest Speaker Alice Slater - World BEYOND War
This month's live online JFK Peace Speech Committee event features long time peace activist Alice Slater, Board Member of World BEYOND War. #WorldBEYONDWar
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In case you missed it: ICE has a military-vet pipeline. Train people for war. Hand them immigration powers. Add weak screening and institutional impunity. What consequences do you think that produces? buff.ly/Xhk9Ljz
The Deadly Military-Vet-to-ICE Pipeline
US police have long recruited military veterans with conditions that make them prone to violence and aggression. The problem is even worse when it comes to ICE, whose leaders valorize brutality and…
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In eastern DRC, World BEYOND War is helping its South Kivu Chapter turn commitment into organizing power: safer activism, stronger campaigns, radio outreach, fundraising skills, and connections across Africa! worldbeyondwar.org/le-chapitre-...
Le Chapitre du Sud-Kivu Continue de S’organiser Pour la Paix Dans un Contexte Difficile - World BEYOND War
Depuis plus de trois décennies, l’est de la République démocratique du Congo est affecté par des conflits armés et une insécurité persistante. #WorldBEYONDWar
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The crises facing Sudan, the climate, democracy, and social justice demand more than statements of concern. These World Social Forum discussions examine how grassroots organizing, humanitarian solidarity, and international advocacy can support nonviolent change. buff.ly/hp6KJZb
Videos from the World Social Forum - World BEYOND War
Here are some video recordings from the World Social Forum. #WorldBEYONDWar
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Sudan’s ancient Meroe pyramids have survived centuries of sand, looting, and neglect. Now war has halted preservation work, leaving more than 200 monuments at risk of collapse. buff.ly/Q42Q3hn
Central African Republic-Sudan: A report from Birao, a town on the doorstep of war
Central African Republic Prime Minister Félix Moloua visited Vakaga following attacks, but the population fears a fresh assault amid a simmering crisis.
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Well, finally. Alleged war crimes in Gaza get a tiny sliver of official attention. After refusing to investigate, London’s Met Police will reconsider allegations against four British nationals who served in the Israeli military. buff.ly/B7xeiEv
Met Police U-Turns on Decision Not to Investigate Brits Who Served in IDF
The Metropolitan police has U-turned on its decision not to investigate Brits who served with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) over alleged war crimes in Gaza, Declassified UK has revealed.
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The Pentagon’s obsession w/ China is turning Hawai‘i into a staging ground for a war that could go nuclear. More weapons. More bases. More contamination. More money for military contractors. More danger for Hawaiians. Preparing for catastrophe is helping create the conditions for it. buff.ly/Q7iGoOs
The Pentagon’s Obsession With China Puts Hawai‘i at Risk
To prepare for a possible war with China, the U.S. military has put Hawai’i on the front lines of a potential nuclear conflict.
theintercept.com
Again, people are dead at sea. Again, families are left with grief. And again, the drug trade continues. More lethal force will not solve a problem it has repeatedly failed to stop. buff.ly/Q5uXub6
The U.S. Congress is preparing to pour staggering sums into militarism, and its consequences won’t stop at the U.S. border. World BEYOND War is launching a GLOBAL campaign to stop the spending bill. Anywhere on Earth: sign the petition! worldbeyondwar.org/stop-us-war-...
🎉 🎉 20 African chapters and counting! WBW’s newest chapter has launched in Benin, growing a continent-wide network for peace, justice, and nonviolence. 👏 Learn more: worldbeyondwar.org/world-beyond...
