World Beyond War
Posted: 15th May 2025
What should unarmed civilians do when militaries attack or occupy their communities? What meaningful alternatives can peacebuilders offer? This six-week online course offers one such alternative: a comprehensive introduction to Unarmed Civilian Defense (UCD) — a people-powered approach to protecting communities and resisting violence without weapons. Begins today. Almost full. War Abolisher Awards: 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 holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of the book The Myth of American Idealism: How U.S. Foreign Policy Endangers the World By Noam Chomsky and Nathan J. Robinson. Leading the discussions will be Nathan J. Robinson. When you -wXdjoVugrATNLd2MSl3VUL-EgMGnFLnV0ULnoMzTtWjyp9E6vznU3DJzb-h8Wc_SvQE0WVukcSbMZUKJfLEqoQOUpBbM0yLoFL1gvZC1uvUqFiRz2746e5Jc6_5AyizbRcfna7GWk9zf36xfqm4rLYIoXdCaS5D4Fsxy5RXmVPI2zC01Tdtz9_JWJL90sEEmRV1qCZu5GMJT-w1vpxugwLo_NIX070cBJajfLjBdBW6uh5EKoM7NkwMijfEivGYas6xESMCoJ8nW3VQY71-MQney9nT2d_D7_k4HHiJ_X9y0iohsox3YkTSTe3FtyLSkAKzLIxWzMh6zQeICFt2UDPpEAakc2xeUVqw/4gg/j18h9wuKRz-UYD6GTDBrwA/h9/h001.qHezm4jAEwOC6GvhTFysjML6_MtbZ9txMmr5uHtoO9g”> May 19, join a Global Solidarity for Peace in Palestine webinar featuring Palestinian religious voices calling for an end to war. Register here. WBW will open a new chapter in Burkina-Faso on May 20, and hold a Gambia Youth Peace Forum on Killer Robotson May 31. May Day in Bogotá.
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May 24: The Fourth Annual 24-Hour Peace Wave is coming on July 12, 2025. Contact us to participate. #NoWar2025 Put our annual conference on your calendar: October 25 (1-5:15pm ET), October 26 (12:15-4 pm ET. November 1-16: RECENT WEBINARS Watch the videos:
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Asia:
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