M23 rebels have suspended peace talks with the #DRC government, as violence continues in mineral-rich eastern Congo. #Ceasefires are signed, then shattered, while civilians pay the price. As long as power and profit drive armed violence, no peace deal will last. https://lnkd.in/eVuHtVxt
World BEYOND War
Public Policy Offices
Charlottesville, Virginia 3,327 followers
We are a global nonviolent movement educating and mobilizing to end war and establish a just and sustainable peace.
About us
Founded in 2014, World BEYOND War is a global grassroots network of volunteers, activists, and allied organizations advocating for the abolition of war and its replacement with an alternative global security system based on peace, nonviolence, and demilitarization. Our work debunks the myths that war is inevitable, just, necessary, or beneficial. Our peace education programs lay out the strategies needed to demilitarize security, manage conflict nonviolently, and cultivate a culture of peace. Our grassroots campaigns focus on weapons divestment and closing military bases around the world. Our offerings include webinars, podcasts, conferences, mapping militarism charts, online courses, books, articles, an online study and discussion guide, peace almanac, and much more. Members in 175 countries have signed the Declaration of Peace.
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https://worldbeyondwar.org/
External link for World BEYOND War
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- Public Policy Offices
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2014
- Specialties
- anti-war organizing, grassroots organizing, advocacy, peace education, divestment, close military bases, research, coalition-building, intersectional organizing, culture of peace, nonviolence, volunteering, grassroots lobbying, movement-building, petitioning, conferences, training, and campaigning
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Charlottesville, Virginia 22902, US
Employees at World BEYOND War
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Marc Eliot Stein
Technology Director at World BEYOND War
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Salma Yusuf
Senior International Consultant - Human Rights, Governance; Rule of Law; Democratization, Transitional Justice and Peace, Diversity and Inclusion;…
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Rachel Small
Social and environmental justice advocate. Community builder, youth worker, artist, performer, wordsmith, & facilitator.
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Liz Remmerswaal Hughes
World Beyond War Vice President, Co-chair Pacific Peace Network, World Beyond War Aotearoa Co-ordinator.
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How do we interrupt harm without reproducing it? At #NoWar2025, Sal Corbin of DC Peace Team will lead a live bystander intervention & de-escalation training, tools for nonviolent action in everyday life. Oct 25, 12:30pm EDT. Live only. Not recorded. Register: https://lnkd.in/dz5ZbJya
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Volunteer Spotlight! From Dakar to Saint-Louis, Suzanne is mobilizing youth, leading peace education, and building cross-border solidarity. "War is an avoidable tragedy that destroys lives and compromises the future of generations to come." https://lnkd.in/eJXaKdPW
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At World BEYOND War, education is about unlearning the myths of war and building the skills for real, lasting peace. From classrooms to campaigns, we equip people to question militarism and act for systemic change. Knowledge becomes power when it’s used. https://lnkd.in/dWRuHtnS
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Sudan’s army is torturing detainees to death, says a human rights group. With “execution chambers” in Khartoum and mass arrests, both the army and RSF continue to commit atrocities. Two years of war have displaced 12 million people and deepened a humanitarian catastrophe. Silence is complicity! https://lnkd.in/e8bvSTgG
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Egypt has deployed 40,000 troops to Sinai amid fears that Israel’s assault on Gaza could force mass displacement. Cairo calls forced transfer a red line. No country should be made to absorb the fallout of genocide. The answer is not relocation. It’s ENDING the war. https://lnkd.in/e5KGU9sm
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👏 A new chapter of World BEYOND War has launched in #Honduras, joining the call to make Nuestra América a true Zone of Peace, without war, without foreign bases, with justice at the center. Already organizing through peace education, this chapter is building momentum for a demilitarized future. Bienvenidxs! https://lnkd.in/eUvJ-Exu
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The DOD #PFAS Discharge Protection Act targets only one pathway—stormwater runoff from firefighting foam. It allocates just 1% of cleanup funds to monitoring and “best practices,” leaving major PFAS sources like wastewater discharges, landfill leaching, and incineration unaddressed. https://lnkd.in/ef3kyP4f
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The Myanmar junta announced elections for December, while waging war, jailing opposition, and denying basic rights. Real peace demands demilitarization, not managed votes under martial law. https://lnkd.in/dT3bMrVx
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From shirts to mugs, books, flags, and phone cases — we’ve got antiwar gear for every season and reason. Explore bold pro-peace designs across our Fourth Wall, Teespring, and CafePress stores. Wear your values. Share the message.✌️ https://lnkd.in/dV_NFUrk