20 Priorities for the Peace Movement
The peace movement does not have a visibly big presence, at least relative to its need, in a deeply troubled world. However the number of people who want to live…
Peace Activism
One World, Equal People—Philosophical and Practical Aspects
We live in a complicated world of about 200 countries many of which cannot get on with their neighbors or other countries, resulting in avoidable problems and violence. The population…
Many-sided Peace Initiative Now Can Give Results around Christmas, or even Earlier
The year 2024 has been a deeply worrying year so far—with the 11th month starting-- as human suffering caused by war and conflict remained at very high levels throughout the…
From Great Peace Prospects to Grave World War Risks– World’s Perilous Journey from 1990 to 2024
With the disintegration of the Soviet Union the end of the cold war was widely heralded, and United Nation agencies published reports on the peace dividend now available as funds…
How to be Human in Tyranny of a War Culture?
The Desiderata poem (by anonymous, Baltimore Church, 1854), tells what rationally sounds plausible: Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even to the dull and ignorant;they too…
Peace Negotiations to End Wars Most Important Just Now, but Durable Peace Needs a Lot More
Here is an AI-generated podcast based on the article The peace initiative which is needed the most just now on the basis of urgency consists of a series of negotiations…
Korean American Peace Activist Christine Ahn Barred From South Korea
[Honolulu, HI] — Women Cross DMZ is deeply concerned by the recent decision by the South Korean government to prohibit Women Cross DMZ Founder and Co-Director Christine Ahn, a longtime and prominent…
Who Wants to Kill and Die for the American Empire?
The Associated Press reports that many of the recruits drafted under Ukraine’s new conscription law lack the motivation and military indoctrination required to actually aim their weapons and fire at…
Reforms that are Essential to Pave the Way for A Future without Wars
While wars are becoming more and more destructive and the possibility of an all-destructive nuclear war also very much continues to exist, the urgency of achieving much greater cooperation for…
An Anti-War Statement by Veterans for Peace that is Inspiring for Peace Activists
Members of Veterans for Peace have recently released a Memorial Day statement which will be remembered for a long time as a strong indictment of war by those who have…
Peace Activists Must Emphasize the Important Link Between Wars Which Seek the Destruction of Others and Self-Destruction
At a time when the threat of wars and invasions is increasing, the work of peace movement and peace activists has become more important than ever before, particularly in the…
Why Would Anyone Kill Themselves to Stop a War?
In the past three months, two people in the United States have taken or risked taking their own lives in an attempt to change U.S. policies on Palestine and call…
Christmas Just the Right Time to Plan for A More Effective and Broad-Based Peace Movement
At a time of increasing threats to world peace, a need often felt has been re-emphasized with increased urgency—our deeply troubled world should have a much stronger, much more broad-based…
Challenge of Preventing the Third World War
Since the end of the Second World War in 1945, there has been no other year when the possibility of a Third World War has been discussed as much as…
How Peace Movement Can be Stronger, Steady and Sustained
The peace movement is extremely important for our increasingly troubled and violent world, particularly at a time when the world leadership is strangely getting less and less cautious about the…
Global Democracy and Peace
Democracy in all its forms are products of working class struggles against feudalism, colonialism, imperialism and capitalism. These struggles are integral for the establishment of various forms of democracy across…
To All Who Care about Humanity’s and the Planet’s Future – Petition Campaign
Humanity has reached a tipping point. It is time for governments, international institutions and people everywhere to take stock and act with renewed urgency. The Ukraine conflict is inflicting death,…
Peace is the Way–Let Us Give Peace a Chance!
People everywhere appear to be wearied with the way things are in the world today. Present-day society is experiencing a profound breakdown and the minds of peoples of the world are in a state of utter confusion. From Black Sea to Korean peninsula to the Middle East to China…
Why Peace and Disarmament Must be the Number One Priority Today
Many eminent persons, individually and in groups, have been trying to convince the world leadership to give much more attention to environment protection, particularly to checking climate change. This is…
War Scars the Earth. To Heal, We Must Cultivate Hope, not Harm
by Kathy Kelly and Matt Gannon “No War 2022, July 8 – 10,” hosted by World BEYOND War, will consider major and growing threats faced in today’s world. Emphasizing “Resistance…
To be strong and effective, peace movement must be a continuing process among people
All those who are committed to peace are once again passing through a sad phase of introspection regarding why they cannot be effective enough to check what is very clearly…
Reject Raytheon AVL shuts down Pratt & Whitney
It was an Earth Day to remember. On a beautiful sunny spring day, our local citizen coalition Reject Raytheon in Asheville, NC pulled off a three-part demonstration for the protection…
Societies Can Prevent Wars From Starting—and the Future of Humanity Requires Peace
Experts in peace and conflict studies explain the scientific evidence that societies can choose peace, and that warfare is also a choice, not a necessity. Humanity’s future existence hinges on…
To Counter Terror, Abolish War
On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was among a small group of U.S. citizens who sat on milk crates or stood holding signs, across from the U.S. Mission…
Increasing Need for Worldwide Peace Movement With Continuity
The increasing conflict in many parts of the world and the near ruin of several once prosperous and well-resourced countries in recent times due to war, invasion and civil strife…
Denis Halliday: A Voice of Reason in an Insane World
Denis Halliday is an exceptional figure in the world of diplomacy. In 1998, after a 34-year career with the United Nations—including as an Assistant Secretary-General and the UN Humanitarian Coordinator…
Why Naxalites Should Also Opt for Peaceful Path to Create A Better World and Country
The need for working with wider unity for creating a world based on justice and equality is increasing further in these troubled times. One reason is that the forces of…
Walking for peace: Pandemic halts Gandhi-inspired world march
On Gandhi Jayanti 2019, a group of 50 people, 35 of them Adivasis from different parts of India, set out on what they called a ‘World Peace March’ –…
Missing Links For Peace, Civility, Social Well-Being
We will keep missing out if we insist on relying solely on our intellect, acquired knowledge, reason and intelligence; human potential encompasses much more. I am fascinated with the insights…
The Peace Grandmother Of Copenhagen
The weather here in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark is always shifting. It’s rainy and windy now. In another minute the sun would be out giving a little respite to…
Eternal Hostility: A New Year’s Resolution
January 1, 2017: This New Year’s Eve, 750 heavy wooden crosses were distributed to a gathering of Chicagoans commemorating the victims of gun violence killed in 2016. Rev. Michael…
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