Dear
Vladimir,
We're 41 days away until
#NoWar2022: Resistance
& Regeneration, World BEYOND War's annual
global conference on July 8-10! This
year's virtual conference will be hosted online
through the Zoom Events platform. Conference
sessions will share inspiring stories of
change-making—both big and small—around the world,
that challenges the structural causes of
militarism, corrupt capitalism, and climate
catastrophe, while at the same time, concretely
creating an alternative system based on a just and
sustainable
peace.
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Here's
a sneak peek of what we've got lined up for
#NoWar2022, focused on the unique theme of
"resistance & regeneration":
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Experts
Rickey Gard Diamond and Marybeth Riley Gardam of
the Women's International League for Peace &
Freedom and An Economy of Our Own will talk about
how public banking can keep
millions of public dollars local every year,
invested in the world we want, instead of going
out of state to Wall Street banks that invest in
war, weapons, climate-damaging extractive
industries, and lobbyists who support
profiteering.
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Preemptive
Love Coalition’s mission is to end war and stop
the spread of violence. But what does that
actually look like on a granular level? What does
it take for you, as a citizen of this world, to
create a snowball effect of love and peacemaking
in your local community? Join trainers
Nick and Saadia for a 1.5 hour interactive
workshop where we will share what it means to be a
peacemaker, learn tips on how to communicate with
others when you often don’t agree, and to love
anyway in the context of your own
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This
youth-led divestment panel will both concretely
explore how to divest public and private
dollars from extractive industries like weapons
and fossil fuels, and at the same time,
how to rebuild the just world we want through
doable reinvestment strategies that prioritize
community needs. Featuring Shea Leibow of
CODEPINK, Nadira Foster of Divest Ed, and Britt
Runeckles of Towards a People’s Endowment,
moderated by Greta Zarro of World BEYOND
War. |
Jeff
Cohen of FAIR.org, Steven Youngblood of the Center
for Global Peace Journalism, and Dru Oja Jay of
The Breach will present a workshop on "How to
Challenge Mainstream Media Bias & Promote
Peace Journalism." Modeling the
conference theme of “resistance and regeneration,”
this workshop will begin with a media literacy
primer, vis-à-vis FAIR.org’s techniques to expose
and critique mainstream media bias. Then we will
lay out a framework for the alternative —
principles of counternarrative storytelling from a
peace journalism perspective. We will conclude
with a discussion of practical applications of
these principles, such as through independent
media outlets like The Breach, whose mission is
focused on “journalism for
transformation.” |
This
is just a small sampling of what's in store for
the #NoWar2022 virtual conference on July 8-10.
You can view the full line-up on the #NoWar2022
conference website here.
I am
truly inspired by this year's event, which will
feature speakers and attendees from all over the
world. What makes #NoWar2022 unique is that we
will hear real-world examples that model how to
resist militarism and at the same time,
rebuild the world we want. We'll hear from
activists, students, journalists, farmers,
educators, and more who have successfully
implemented tangible practices, like nonviolent
communication, unarmed civilian protection, public
banking, peace journalism, solidarity cities, and
peace education curricula that both
advance demilitarization while modeling a culture
of peace. Get your ticket to join
us for this powerful
event!
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P.S.
Did you see my recent article published by Common
Dreams on why "We Cannot Adequately Resist
Without Reimagining the World We Want"?
Read
and share it
here! |
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