The U.S. is blocking 7,000 shipping containers bought directly by Cuba. They are preventing food, medicine, equipment for water and electricity from getting to Cuba. This is collective punishment. This is genocidal.

The integration of AI and nuclear weapons systems only increases risk exponentially, removing guardrails, control, and human judgement from command systems. We must eliminate nuclear weapons before they eliminate us. Read more: IPPNW.org/AI

8 of the world’s largest oil companies made nearly $93 billion in profits in just three months after the Iran conflict drove oil prices higher. War has become a normalized business model, and barely anyone talks about it. buff.ly/7ZV9sFN

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

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We sent a joint letter to Prime Minister @MarkJCarney & Foreign Minister @AnitaAnandMP to appeal to them to urgently provide fuel, medical supplies etc. to #Cuba and to condemn the US's cruel, illegal blockade of the island nation. Read it below.👇 @CanadaFP @cdnntwrkoncuba

Canada is preparing for war not sustainable development. We & @VOWPeace made a submission to @MarkJCarney government on its draft federal sustainable development strategy that argued rising carbon-intensive militarism does not align with @GlobalGoals17. Read our submission. ⬇️

See you in court, Prime Minister Carney. LEARN MORE >> ecojustice.ca/news/youth-u... @environmentaldefence.ca @cape-acme.bsky.social

NATO claims to defend democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. Yet peaceful activists traveling to a legal peace conference in Istanbul were detained and deported. Silencing nonviolent dissent reveals the alliance’s real priorities: militarization, repression, and impunity. buff.ly/gZE5oQt

The NATO Ankara declaration ignored the climate crisis and the Women, Peace & Security agenda. @NATO is a male-dominated war machine that enriches the transatlantic elite & the weapons manufacturers while impoverishing the rest of us. #CanadaOutOfNATO #NATOSummit #WPS #AbolishNATO #BuildPeace

The federal government is handing Big Oil everything on their wish list but we're rising up to fight back. On June 25th, communities across Canada will rise up and call on MPs to sign a People's MOU: a new deal to protect our communities and our future. to.350.org/IXirU

The People's MOU Day of Action - June 25, 2026

The federal government is handing Big Oil everything on their wish list but we're rising up to fight back. On June 25th, communities across Canada will rise up and call on MPs to sign a People's MOU:...

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Get your tickets! Mezze & Movie: "Earth’s Greatest Enemy" Film Screening, Keynote Speaker & Fundraiser for Gaza’s Medical Students. Sat, July 4, 5-9 pm, 366 Victoria Ave N, Hamilton, Ontario. More info: www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticket... #FreePalestine #EarthsGreatestEnemy

$119 billion. $3,768 per second. That's how much the 9 nuclear-armed states spent on their nuclear arsenals in 2025 according to a new @nuclearban.bsky.social research. A 19% increase from 2024 spending ($16.8 billion). 5 years of spending = $471b Find our more here: www.icanw.org/premeditated...

Read the full interview: peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/05/06/s...

Shining a light on the health care crisis in Gaza

Ruth Mitchell (r) and her Gazan medical colleagues, April 2026. Photo: Ruth Mitchell IPPNW Board chair Dr Ruth Mitchell recently returned from two weeks in Gaza, supporting patients with critical a…

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🔥 NATO IN CRISIS. THE PEACE MOVEMENT IS RISING. 🔥 Have you signed up yet to our major events of the year? We won't stay silent while the drums of war grow louder. Let's organize. Let's connect. Let's imagine a world overcoming the war machine.

Open Letter: “Security for Whom?” Civil society organisations from across the spectrum urge EU decision-makers to reject the military budget surge and invest in human security instead. Share widely: stoprearm.org/open-letter-... #IPB supports and encourages the other organizations to sign it.

When John Lenon said: "Imagine all the people. Living life in peace... " We did and that is why we can envision a better and safer planet for all. One where we don't all risk losing everyone and everything we love in the blink of an eye. Learn more about how we are fighting the bomb: www.icanw.org

Carney's Pipeline MOU with Alberta is the final nail in the coffin for Canada’s climate policy. It’s time to rise up and stop Big Oil from winning everything on their wishlist. That's why people are rising up in 35+ communities for the #PeoplesMOU Day of Action on June 25th. Join us: 350.org/mou/

"Join us THIS SATURDAY (June 20) for a critical conversation on NATO militarization. 🗓 Saturday, 20 June 2026 🕥 US Pacific 9AM, Central 11AM, East. Noon, St. Petersburg 7PM, Stockholm, 6PM @worldbeyondwar.bsky.social @notowar-notonato.bsky.social #IPB #BalticSea #Peace #Militarization "

📢 New IPB Situational Brief - The Sudanese Civil War: The Victims, The Perpetrators & The Lifelines Sudan's civilians need peace, protection, and urgent humanitarian support. Read the full report.

🕊️ From streets, squares, campuses, communities, and movements worldwide—Peace Wave 2026 is collecting peace activism videos for a 24-hour global webinar experience. Submit footage filmed anytime in Jan–Oct 2026 by Nov 1, 2026. Check more details here: worldbeyondwar.org/wave/ #PeaceWave2026

📣 Welfare not Warfare:Europe-wide mobilisation on 14 June against EU and NATO rearmament plans.More than 800 civil-society organisations,trade unions &movements call for demonstrations in Brussels & across the continent — just days before EU heads of state negotiate the bloc's next long-term budget.

A new pipeline means more oil spills, more pollution, and more climate disasters threatening the clean water, nature, and communities we love. And who benefits? Oil & gas profits mostly go to wealthy U.S.-owned companies. PM @mark-carney.bsky.social: invest in our communities, not risky pipelines.

War is often framed as strategy and geopolitics. But its consequences show up in health, inequality, and broken systems. Dr. Parisa Babaali connects data, ethics, and lived experience across Iran and the diaspora. Join us on April 29, 12pm ET: buff.ly/eaOTVc7

Global military expenditure increased to $2887 billion in 2025, the 11th year of consecutive rises, bringing the global military burden—military expenditure as a share of gross domestic product (GDP)—to 2.5%, its highest level since 2009. New data out ➡️ bit.ly/3QWVcOW #SIPRI #MilitaryExpenditure

🇻🇪 🇨🇺 Since the Bolivarian Revolution, Venezuela and Cuba have shared mutual solidarity. Join us to discuss over 25 years of solidarity in the face of the US empire, with speakers in Venezuela, Cuba + more. 🗓️ April 28 ⏰ 4PM PT RSVP: codepink.org/04282026

WILPF celebrates 111 Years! In 1915, ♀️crossed borders to demand☮️ in a world ravaged by war. Today, with military spending reaching $2.88 trillion in 2025, more war looms. Our message is clear: peace cannot be built while war is funded. Read: www.wilpf.org/111-years-la... #CutMilitarySpending #Peace

Sign & share widely! Parliamentary e-petition e-7317 to withdraw Canada from #NATO & cut military spending! NATO is an anachronistic, US-led, nuclear-armed military alliance that causes war & chaos. Help us reach 500 signatures by May 20! ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... #CanadaOutofNATO #NoToNATO

Updated panel! "What is Canada’s Progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals? Women, Peace, Climate Change, & (In)Security", Tues, Apr. 28, 12-1:30 pm ET. Speakers: Dr. Tracy Smith-Carrier, Josephine Grey & Mariam Karmazanashvili. Register in advance: tinyurl.com/canadasdgs #SDGs #Canada

Sign & share our open letter #1000Women+ to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Minister of Women & Gender Equality Rechie Valdez to cut military spending & invest in a green, peace care economy: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS... ♀️ #carenotwarfare #1000women #cutmilitaryspending #movethemoney