Imagine
an online event with built-in one-on-one
and small-group networking, booths for promoting
your cause or learning about those of others,
self-organized sessions to invite others to . . .
in short, all the social interaction and freedom
of a real-world conference with none of the
airplane food or jet fuel consumption. Now imagine
an incredible lineup of speakers and workshop
facilitators and online action organizers
scheduled to take part. #NoWar2021 is going to be
a virtual online conference unlike anything we've
done before. Early-bird discounted
tickets are available now -- for you or as gifts
for your friends and loved
ones. |
Volunteer
Spotlight: Runa
Ray
This
month's volunteer spotlight features Runa Ray from
Half Moon Bay, California, who is a member of our
new California chapter. Runa says: "As a fashion
environmentalist, I realized that there cannot be
environmental justice without social justice.
Given that war is one of the most expensive
disasters to people and the planet, the only way
forward is to have a world without war."
Read Runa's
story. |
Global
Petition to U.S. Government: Stop Excluding
Military Pollution from Climate Agreements. Add your name
here. |
Find
upcoming events and add your own on the events list and map
here. Most are online events that can
be participated in from anywhere on
earth. |
Feb
28: Join the new Florida Peace &
Justice Alliance for this special event with
presentations by Dr. Lynn Ringenberg of Physicians
for Social Responsibility-Florida and David Combs
of the Union of Concerned Scientists! We’ll talk
about what the entry into force of the Treaty for
the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons means from a
healthcare perspective, and the Back from the
Brink campaign. Register
here!
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Starting
March 5: the powerful documentary The
People Vs. Agent Orange will premiere at a
number of virtual cinemas across the U.S. The film
tells the story of two women, one American and one
Vietnamese, who work to hold the chemical industry
accountable for the devastation caused by Agent
Orange and other toxic herbicides. Get tickets for
the virtual screening here! When you
visit the ticketing page, you can pick whichever
virtual cinema you would like to support, whether
or not you are located in that city (available to
U.S. residents only at this
time). |
World
BEYOND War in 2020 won victories for peace around
the world on a total organizational budget of
$247,000 or what the world spends on wars and war
preparations every 4 seconds. Imagine what we
could do with more! https://worldbeyondwar.org/donate |
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