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No to war on Yemen!

Do you want to help END the U.S. support for the Saudi-led #war in #Yemen? Here's a social media toolkit you can use! https://buff.ly/3bETCeb Please feel free to share the toolkit link on your social media channels! #YemenCantWait #StopArmingSaudi #StopArmingUAE

The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of #NuclearWeapons reached the required 50 states parties for its entry into force, and it will become law this month! Use the resources on this page https://buff.ly/3hluM3O to celebrate nuclear weapons becoming illegal!

A film and discussion not to be missed!

On #InternationalDayofPeace, we will discuss the ongoing struggles to counter #militarism and resist the #ClimateCrisis - with Aliénor Rougeot and John Foster! Register now #WorldBeyondWar #ClimateAction #PeaceDay #Peaceday2020

Please join the Bells for Peace Campaign, coming up in one month! August 6 & 9, 2020, are the 75th anniversaries of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Communities are invited to join in Bell ringing and making a righteous noise at the time of dropping of the bombs. Individuals are invited to set a reminder and take a moment to reflect Ring the bells or Set a chime for these times... On Thursday, August 6th and Sunday, August 9th church bells, hand bells and other a...ppropriate devices are to be rung across Vancouver Island at the time of the bombs: 8:15 a.m. on August 6th and 11:50 a.m. on August 9th . All are invited to take part in the online educational event: On Thursday, August 6th at noon, a live Zoom presentation with a question and answer period on the current nuclear weapons threat, nuclear weapons and religious faith, and the environmental consequences of nuclear weapons. Register here to receive the Zoom link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/hibakusha-remembrance-webinar The distinguished presenters for this event are two physicians and a brilliant young student activist. Dr. Mary-Wynne Ashford is past President of International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War, winner of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize. She has twice been awarded the Governor General of Canada Award and has participated in humanitarian missions to North Korea. Magritte Gordaneer from Victoria is a student at McGill University. She founded McGill Students for Peace and Disarmament, the university’s only student peace group. Magritte travelled to Hiroshima to participate in the Academy on Nuclear Weapons and Global Security presented by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), winner of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. Dr. Jonathan Down is President of Physicians for Global Survival. He is a pediatrician at the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health in Victoria and an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia and University of Victoria. Moderator for the program is Bill Geimer, US army veteran and Professor of Law Emeritus, Washington and Lee University. Send any questions to Bill Geimer at [email protected] The week of 2-9 August, 2020 is to be designated as Hibakusha Remembrance Week honouring the survivors of the bombings. Churches, synagogues, mosques, temples, and peace groups are invited to arrange related education events.

For immediate release: "Coalition celebrates cancellation of CANSEC; demands permanent ban on weapons shows" https://worldbeyondwar.org/coalition-celebrates-cancellati/

We MUST have a global ceasefire during this crisis. World Beyond War is keeping a running list of countries that have committed to this essential demand. We will be keeping this page updated. Help us spread the word.

CANSEC, North America's biggest weapons show, is a public health threat & the weapons it markets endanger all people and the planet. It's time to #CancelCANSEC. Sign the petition to CADSI, Justin Trudeau, Harjit Sajjan, François-Philippe Champagne, and City of Ottawa: https://actionnetwork.org//cancelcansec-north-americas-big

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Kashmir Collaboration Committee

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