Teachers for Peace is a new, Australian organisation challenging the influence of the global weapons industry on school STEM curricula, and advocating for policies that promote peace.
Join World BEYOND War, Demilitarise Education (dED_UCATION), and Women for Weapons Trade Transparency for a webinar on February 14 at 12pm ET / 5pm GMT on how to demilitarise education and transform universities for peace.
You’re invited to kick off the new year on January 30 with a discussion about starting a World BEYOND War Chapter in Illinois! We’ll hear from seasoned Chicago-based activist and WBW board president, Kathy Kelly.
Kick off the new year on January 28 by starting a World BEYOND War chapter! Hear from 3 of their chapter coordinators and the WBW organizing staff to learn about starting a chapter of your own!
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State at the Vatican observed at a recent event that: “We cannot envision the future based on old patterns, old military alliances, or ideological and economic colonization. We must envision and build a new concept of peace and international solidarity.”
This book, by Cécile Barbeito Thonon, explains peace in a simple way and invites action. It proposes concrete actions, from easy to complex, to help solve concrete challenges related to armed conflict and violence.
Fundación Escuelas de Paz, an organization committed to peacebuilding, peace education, and regional peace transformations, calls for respect for the life of community leaders, youngsters, adolescents, boys and girls in South Colombia.
Former USSR President and Nobel Prize Peace winner Mikhail Gorbachev urged other winners to push for nuclear disarmament and demilitarization. He noted that all winners were united by the desire to spread the ideas of peace and a culture of peace among the citizens and especially among young people.