Can you join us next week for our virtual
#NoWar2020 conference?
We're planning 3 days of online
activities from May 28-30 to talk about nonviolence
strategies, hear from organizers who have successfully
shut down weapons expos in their communities, and learn
about viable pathways to convert from a war to peace
economy. Here are the details:
Day 1:
Thursday, May 28 at 12:00pm-2:00pm Eastern Time
(GMT-4): Mary-Wynne Ashford
will kick off #NoWar2020 with a virtual workshop on
"Nonviolence Strategies - 101 Solutions to Violence,
Terror, and War." Mary-Wynne is a retired Family
Physician, former Co-President of the International
Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War, and former
President of Physicians for Global Survival (Canada).
Her workshop will address ways that we can use
nonviolence principles at the personal, community, and
international level. Register
here!
Day 2: Friday, May 29
at 3:00pm-6:00pm Eastern Time (GMT-4): We'll
hear 2 back-to-back panel presentations. The first from
3pm-4:30pm will feature organizers from Canada, New
Zealand, and the UK who have successfully shut down
weapons expos in their communities. Te Ao
Pritchard of Auckland Peace Action,
Siana Bangura of Campaign Against Arms
Trade, Richard Sanders of Coalition to
Oppose the Arms Trade, and Colin Stuart
of NoCANSEC Ottawa will share practical advice about how
to run a campaign against arms fairs. Next, from
4:30pm-6:00pm, we'll hear from Tamara
Lorincz of Canadian Voice of Women for Peace,
Simon Black of Labour Against the Arms
Trade, and Brent Patterson of Peace
Brigades International-Canada about economic conversion.
We know we oppose war, but what's the alternative? We'll
talk about how to promote a just transition for arms
industry workers, and why the path towards a green
economy must include demilitarization. Register for Day
2!
Day 3: Saturday, May 30
at 3:00pm-5:00pm Eastern Time (GMT-4): We're
mixing it up on Day 3 with a virtual anti-war activists
open mic session. This free-form session will be a time
for participants like YOU to share music, poetry,
stories of activism, and more. We'll also hear reports
from World BEYOND War chapter coordinators from around
the world, along with music from Sandy
Greenberg and the Ottawa Raging
Grannies. Sandy is both a talented musician and
a dedicated peace activist with both Canadian and Nova
Scotia Voice of Women for Peace. The Ottawa Raging
Grannies write satirical lyrics to familiar tunes; they
rage in song to get out their message about peace,
justice, equality, and politics to the widest
audience. RSVP for the open
mic!
All events are free and open to
the public. Please forward this email to your networks!
#NoWar2020 had originally been planned as a
week-long series of events in Ottawa, Canada, but due to
the coronavirus pandemic, has been shifted to an online
event. The virtual #NoWar2020 events are a preview of
the full week of education and nonviolent action planned
for June 2021 in Ottawa, to coincide with CANSEC, North
America's largest weapons expo. Save the date to join us in person in June
2021!
For a world beyond
war,
Greta Zarro
Organizing Director
World
BEYOND War
gr...@worldbeyondwar.org
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organizations advocating for the abolition of the very
institution of war. Our success is driven by a
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