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From Brussels to The Hague, the message was clear: #demilitarize. As NATO pushes 5% GDP for war, people rallied for peace, #pensions, and the planet. Watch the protests calling out militarism from Gaza to Iran. buff.ly/XAeru4p

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As NATO pushes for 5% of GDP to go to war spending, 40+ groups gathered in Brussels to resist. Tripling Belgium’s defense budget means billions for weapons—and less for pensions, schools, and climate. Militarism is not security. Peace is.

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While headlines follow missiles between Israel and Iran, over 400 Palestinians have been killed in less than a month just trying to reach food at private aid hubs in Gaza. After 20 months of siege, hunger is a weapon. buff.ly/bAf66yd

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While war escalates in the Middle East and beyond, our team is in Brussels to say: YES to peace. At the International Forum for Peace, we stand with people everywhere resisting militarism!

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🚨 The #ClimateCrisis can’t be separated from conflict. Militaries emit 5.5% of global greenhouse gases, yet those emissions are exempt from climate treaties. www.un.org/en/peace-and...

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“NATO should be at The Hague—to face prosecution, not to plan more war.” WBW’s David Swanson spoke with Xinhua during this weekend’s protest, calling NATO the world’s top driver of militarism.

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🚨 #Iran has now fired missiles at US military bases in both #Qatar and #Iraq. The cycle continues: retaliation, escalation, risk to civilians. This is what war logic brings. Choose #diplomacy before another city becomes a battleground. buff.ly/teX1ZMK

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While people marched this weekend in The Hague, London, and Rome for peace and #disarmament, the U.S. bombed Iran. A deadly disconnect: the public demands #diplomacy. Leaders keep choosing #war. It's time the people—not generals—set the agenda!

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What does it mean to abolish war, not just oppose it? Join us online Oct 24–26 for #NoWar2025. We'll explore abolitionist movements past and present and chart a path to collective liberation.

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Members of the WBW Illinois Chapter joined the June 20 protest in Chicago, demanding that the state divest from Israel Bonds. Public funds should not bankroll apartheid or war. Illinois must choose justice over militarism.

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LIVE from The Hague: people from across the globe are in the streets right now, saying NO to NATO and YES to #peace. It’s a collective stand against #militarism. The call is clear: dismantle military alliances, shut down foreign bases. War is not security. NATO is not peace. #NoToNATO

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“We know what builds peace & it’s not weapons.” From The Hague, Education Director, Phill Gittins, speaks for millions around the world craving #peace, not military alliances. #NATO fuels global instability, drains economies & endangers us all. Join the movement for a #WorldBEYONDWar. #NoToNATO

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War with #Iran isn’t looming, it’s underway. This would be a military, political, and humanitarian disaster. Congress must act: reject escalation, demand #diplomacy. The public wants talks, not another trillion-dollar war. buff.ly/iouPEP8

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🚨Just before dawn, the US bombed #Iran’s nuclear sites with bunker busters & cruise missiles. These attacks push the region toward collapse. Every missile dropped buries what’s left of #diplomacy. STOP THIS WAR. www.nbcnews.com/world/middle...

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A new poll shows 60% of Americans oppose war with Iran. After Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria, people are done with endless war. No more bombs. No more blank checks for militarism. Diplomacy is the public’s choice.

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The rooms are full at the #NotoNATO counter-summit. Not with weapons deals or war plans—but with conversation, connection, and collective strategy for a peaceful future.

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“NATO summits are built as peace conferences, but really what they are are war summits.” Watch Varsha Gandikota of Progressive International speak from the No to NATO counter-summit, where real alternatives are being built! #NOtoNATO

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The NATO war machine is gathering. So are the people resisting it. Tune in live to the No to NATO counter-summit—where peace, not war, sets the agenda. 🔴 Watch: buff.ly/WnD8JuW

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Spain just said no to #NATO’s 5% #military spending target. PM Sánchez calls it “unreasonable” and “counterproductive.” He’s right. You can’t build peace by draining public funds into weapons. Sovereignty means choosing care over conflict.

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War with Iran would be a military, political, and humanitarian disaster. We urge Congress: reject escalation, back diplomacy. There’s no path to peace through bombs. The public wants talks, not another $100 billion war of choice. buff.ly/iouPEP8

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Norway backs #NATO’s 5% GDP #military target. PM Støre calls this the worst security crisis since WWII. His answer? More weapons. But what if we funded real resilience: #diplomacy, climate safety, housing? Real security means no more wars. buff.ly/AjZTZCb

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A handful of #nukes can destroy the planet’s food system. Nuclear winter is the most abrupt, severe climate disruption imaginable, yet most climate orgs won’t touch it. We need to close that gap! zpr.io/p2qhRjftBTzF #nuclearban #nuclearweapons

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Your city sends millions to the Pentagon each year, while housing, healthcare, and climate programs go underfunded. Pass a local resolution to say: not in our name!

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Ecuadorian human rights orgs aren’t asking—they’re insisting: stop being complicit. End all ties that sustain the occupation. Stop shielding war criminals. Enough is enough.

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600 junta troops deployed. Villages burned. Jade mining sites torched. 30 civilians killed in 3 weeks. This is the industrial killing of a people for their land. buff.ly/vTsKaPO #Myanmar

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#Juneteenth marks emancipation, but true freedom means ending all systems of domination. War fuels #racism, from colonial conquests to Islamophobic propaganda. #Militarism doesn’t just reflect prejudice, it spreads it! Learn more: buff.ly/ZxLqQib #Juneteenth2025

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Across continents, women have issued a powerful Declaration rejecting NATO’s militarism and colonial legacy. They call for justice, environment-centered security, disarmament, and respect for UN Resolution 1325. Their message is clear: peace demands shared resources, not war. buff.ly/KmbGg9l

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Helsinki once stood for neutrality, diplomacy, and human rights. Now it's being pulled into NATO’s war logic. Swapping negotiation for escalation isn’t security—it’s surrendering to an arms race. Let’s revive Helsinki’s real legacy.

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Please welcome WBW’s newest affiliate: CBR Palestine & ClimateJustice, based in Australia. They’re organizing at the intersections—opposing war, defending Palestine, and confronting climate collapse. Solidarity in action!

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Hospitals bombed. Aid looted. Camps turned into sites of rape and forced marriage. Sudan isn’t just a civil war; it’s a catastrophic failure of global justice. Arms sales and foreign meddling must end NOW.

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With the #NATO summit set for next week in The Hague, the rearmament push threatens to eclipse urgent social needs. Diverting 5% of #GDP to military spending will gut public services. Real security means diplomacy, justice, and strong communities.

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The #G7 statement reads like a blank check for more violence. It talks about protecting civilians, then excuses the very bombs that are killing them. We need #diplomacy, not escalation. Ceasefire now.

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Myanmar’s civil war drags on while survivors of a massive earthquake sleep in rubble. Ceasefires are ignored, aid is blocked, and violence is endless. Civilians aren’t collateral, they’re the only hope for peace.

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Just as the world abolished legal slavery, we can and must abolish war. That’s not utopian, it’s essential. World BEYOND War works across borders to build a future where violence is not an option.

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Sudan is starving, bleeding, and ignored. More than 22 million displaced, nearly a million in famine. Civilians led the only real relief effort, under siege from both armies. The world must stop treating this catastrophe as background noise!

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WBW’s John Reuwer reports from DC: while militarism paraded through the capital on Saturday, veterans and peace activists took to the streets with truth and banners. From giant billboards to civil disobedience, #nonviolence made the biggest impact! buff.ly/nTAb5KM

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A new nuclear arms race is underway, just as arms control collapses. States are modernizing warheads, expanding delivery systems, and gambling with AI-driven weapons. This path leads nowhere but disaster. Disarmament NOW. buff.ly/pLhAdQ4 #nuclearban

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War displaced 218,000 Ukrainians to the UK. Now many face forced return—no resettlement path, no housing security, no long-term visas. Refuge from war must mean more than temporary paperwork.

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Behind every bomb in Gaza is a balance sheet. Scotiabank’s investment arm increased its Elbit Systems holdings by over 2 million shares. Protesters at Scotiabank HQ demanded divestment and an end to genocide finance. buff.ly/RIPEL7G

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Egyptian forces blocked, detained, and encircled over 1,200 peaceful delegates in the Sinai desert. Their goal: stop the #GlobalMarchToGaza. Our response: nonviolent international solidarity won't stop. buff.ly/d2lipHQ

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Surface-to-surface missiles, airstrikes, mass casualties. Military force cannot deliver peace. Iran reports 224 dead, 1,200 wounded. Israel reports 24 killed. The cycle of violence is accelerating, and civilians are caught in the crossfire. Diplomacy is the ONLY way forward. buff.ly/vrKAbMO

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#GlobalMarchtoGaza

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War in DR Congo is being fueled by silence and profit.

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The Awajun have chosen dialogue, solidarity, and nonviolent resistance over arms and won visibility for their rights in #Peru. Their story reminds us: justice isn’t advanced by force, but by collective vision.

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The right to refuse to kill is under attack. EBCO’s new report shows how states across Europe—especially Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Türkiye, and Greece—are criminalizing conscience. Objecting to war is not a crime. It’s a human right!

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1,854 dead from cholera in #Sudan. Hundreds of thousands more are at risk in refugee camps across Chad. Where’s the media? Where’s the outrage? buff.ly/I6ZRCxd

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Over 200 people from 7 countries were detained in Egypt, not for violence, but for organizing a peaceful march to bring aid to Gaza. When nonviolent action is treated as a threat, we must ask: Who fears peace, and why? buff.ly/OINk293

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250 calories a day. That’s what people in Gaza are surviving on—if they’re lucky. That’s what Mike Ferner ate for 20 days in NYC before collapsing. He lived. Thousands won’t. This is what genocide by starvation looks like.

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What happens when militaries privatize brutality? In Mali, Wagner mercenaries operate torture prisons alongside national forces. Civilians vanish into container cells on army bases. buff.ly/26HUA3X

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📢 Join us June 21 for the launch of the Pacific Neutrality Campaign. With rising U.S.-China tensions, Pacific peoples are saying clearly: We refuse to be battlegrounds. Neutrality is not passivity!

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