Preventing and Stopping Wars
We Ended World War I and WWII; We Can End the Ukraine War
Armistice Day Nov. 11
David Swanson’s Book, Leaving WWII Behind
Divestment from War Profiteering, Mass-Killing Corporations
| Gear Up for Armistice Day! November 11, 2023, is the 105th anniversary of the signing of the World War I armistice that ceased hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect on the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” of 1918. With this instrument, nations still recovering from the dreadful nightmare of WWI, one of the deadliest conflicts in human history, collectively embraced peace as a universal principle and called for an end to all wars. Click on the button below to read more. Our Armistice Day page has lots of resources, inspiration, and 11 ways you can take action this Armistice Day! Get Inspired |
| Armistice 2023 Film Screening A New Film Features Veterans Telling Hard Truths About War |
| On November 9, 2023, at 6:30 PM, in observance of Armistice Day weekend, the Dan Lyons VFP Chapter 178 in Northern Colorado presents an award-winning documentary at the Lyric Cinema in Ft. Collins, Colorado. What I Want You to Know is about the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It’s produced by veterans who lived through them. The executive producer is Travis Weiner, a U.S. Army veteran of the Iraq war and past president of VFP Chapter 178. The film has already won Audience Favorite at the Maine Film Festival, and was honored at the International Film Festival at the Hague. For more information, find CH178 contact info on their website, HERE. Watch the Trailer |
UNDERSTANDING WWII Will Help Us Stop the Ukraine War and Prevent Nuclear War
“A Key Item to Leave Behind If We Want Peace”
| World BEYOND War [Ever since I began to understand that wars must end and they are not inevitable, WWII seemed the great exception. If you are grappling with that issue, here is an introduction to a book that offers answers. We are too late for his course but not too late to read his booik–Dick] | |||
| Dick, Everyone registered for the course will receive PDF, ePub, and/or mobi (kindle) versions of David Swanson’s book Leaving World War II Behind, which will provide additional reading to those who want to go beyond the written, video, and graphic materials provided in the course. The purpose of the course is to inform the participant and enable them to inform others of why World War II is not a good justification for military spending and war planning, both because WWII happened in a very different world from today’s, and because common beliefs about the nature of and justifications for WWII are false. By debunking myths about WWII having been necessary, justifiable, and beneficial, we can strengthen arguments for moving to a world beyond war. The course will explore why WWII was not fought to rescue anyone from persecution, was not necessary for defense, was the most damaging and destructive event yet to occur, and could have been prevented by avoiding any of several bad decisions. . . . Objectives By the end of the course, participants will be able to: explain their understanding of the relationships between WWII and military spending today; present their case for why they think WWII did not have to happen; produce an argument for why WWII was neither justifiable nor beneficial; explain how they can support their claims with evidence; know how to use their learning from this course in the development of war abolition work in their own contexts.The course has passed, but Swanson’s book on which the course was based is readily available: Leaving World War II Behind. Warmakers: US Military Corporate Complex One of the human causes of war–and therefore humans can remove the cause–is humans investing in war, humans creating corporations that plan and create and sustain wars for profit. Join a divestment campaign, or create one. Brett Wilkins. “US Funds Invest in Nuclear & Cluster Bombs.” Common Dreams and Consortium News (7-19-23). Some of the largest corporate retirement funds are among the most heavily invested in weapons banned under international law, finds a corporate accountability watchdog. Read here… |