NEWS-DISARM/End Wars Issue Committee
- End Nuclear Weapons: Spread the Word about HR-1888!On March 5, 2025, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced her "Warheads to Windmills" bill for the 17th time as HR-1888, with eight immediate cosponsors. Follow updates about the bill. In a press release, Ms. Norton wrote: 'Today, I introduce the Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Conversion Act… DISARM/End Wars Issue CommitteeClimate ChangeWars and MilitarismPeacePolitics and Legislation
- WILPF Delegates Attend U.N. Meeting on Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear WeaponsTwenty-one members of WILPF from seven countries attended the Third Meeting of the States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (3MSP to TPNW) at the United Nations in New York City from March 3 to 7. Eight members of WILPF US' DISARM committee were at the event. They attended … DISARM/End Wars Issue CommitteeWars and MilitarismPeacePolitics and Legislation
- Protesters Witness Vandenberg ICBM Test Launch, Plus Other Actions To TakeFor several decades, WILPF members and other anti-nuclear weapons activists have been demonstrating at the Vandenberg Space Force Base on the coast of central California during the test launches of ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles). WILPF member MacGregor Eddy and others organized the prote… DISARM/End Wars Issue Committee
- Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal and What We Can Do NextWar Crimes Tribunal Issues Its Judgements One might ask: Are tribunals legal, meaning do they have the force of the rule of law? Remember the famous Bertrand Russell War Crimes Tribunal (1964-7) during the Vietnam War? Tribunal members then unanimously found the United States "guilty on all charges… DISARM/End Wars Issue CommitteeWars and MilitarismHuman Rights
- ORGANIZE! ORGANIZE! ORGANIZE! Says the DISARM CommitteeWhile we are unhappy with the results of the general election, let’s not let that lead to inaction. We must continue organizing events, collaborating with sister peace organizations, and pressuring Congress to reduce the massive military budget. “I’m not going to start wars, I’m going to stop wars,… DISARM/End Wars Issue CommitteeUpdatesWars and MilitarismPeace
- WILPF Members Pressure Nuclear Weapon Manufacturers and Fossil Fuel Companies—Cost of US support for Israel since October 7, 2023WILPF members and other organizations demonstrate against nuclear weapons companies and big oil. A small number of very large companies profit from fossil fuels and nuclear weapons, and they spend millions on lobbying, elections, and propaganda to maintain their control over Congress and the White… DISARM/End Wars Issue CommitteeUpdatesWars and MilitarismPeace
- Israel Aggression and the Threat of Nuclear WarOn the 27th of June 2024, an article in Al Jazeera warned that tensions between the Lebanese groups Hezbollah and Israel would be increasing. By then, it was the 11th month of the Gaza war between Israel and Hamas. Today, it is almost one year since the start of this war and it is estimated that 40,… Middle East Peace & Justice ActionDISARM/End Wars Issue CommitteeUpdatesIsraelGazaPeacePalestineSyriaStrikes
