Weapons shipments should be blocked, arms fairs closed, blood profits protested, and the business of war made shameful and disreputable. World BEYOND War works to protest, disrupt, and reduce the arms trade.
World BEYOND War is a member of the War Industry Resisters Network, and works with organizations and coalitions around the world on this campaign, including Groups Against Arms Fairs (which we co-founded), CODE PINK, and many others.
Pictured: Rachel Small, World BEYOND War Canada Organizer. Photo credit: the Hamilton Spectator.
In 2026 we protested CANSEC.
In 2026 we created this petition to ban military air shows.
In 2024 we launched a project to shame war profiteers.
In 2023 we protested CANSEC.
In 2022 we gave a War Abolisher Award to Italian dock workers for blocking weapons shipments.
In 2022 we organized, with Groups Against Arms Fairs and other organizations, a global protest of Lockheed Martin.
In 2022 we protested CANSEC.
In 2021 our annual conference focused on opposing weapons fairs.
The latest news on efforts to end weapons dealing:
In Ontario, Canada, Protesters Call on Midland Factory to Shut Down Killing Machines
“There are other things that the factory can be producing that do not lead to the loss of human life and trauma and suffering,” said speaker at protest/vigil. #WorldBEYONDWar
Hundreds Disrupt CANSEC, Canada’s Largest Arms Show
Hundreds of protesters gathered this morning to demonstrate against Canada’s biggest arms fair, CANSEC, and the war profiteers it hosts. #WorldBEYONDWar
Ten Activists in New Jersey Arrested for Blockading Israel-Bound Weapons Shipment
Over 30 activists blockaded the entry point to the Maher Terminals of the Port of Newark-Elizabeth, attempting to prevent a shipment of ammunition and weapons components to Israel by the vessel ZIM Virginia. #WorldBEYONDWar
Activists in Bucharest Reject Militarization from Palestine to the Black Sea
As Romania prepared to host a Bucharest Nine (B9) summit and the Black Sea Defense, Aerospace and Security arms exposition, over 100 people gathered to discuss anti-militarization and solidarity with Palestine. #WorldBEYONDWar
VIDEO: Canada’s New War Bank Will Fuel Weapons and a “War-Filled Future”
Canada has won its bid to host a new NATO-aligned bank that will fuel a weapons-building frenzy. World BEYOND War Canada Organizer Rachel Small explains how the bank fits into Mark Carney’s militarization agenda. #WorldBEYONDWar
Civilians Seize the Sea: Global Sumud Flotilla Obstructs Mega-Vessel MSC Maya to Disrupt Israeli Military Supply Chain
Building on the legacy of dockworkers, the flotilla halts the flow of military-grade materials, demanding an end to corporate complicity in mass atrocities. #WorldBEYONDWar
Denouncing General Dynamics Planned Explosives Factory Expansion in Quebec
On March 19 Cym Gomery, Coordinator of the Montreal World BEYOND War chapter, presented at the governmental public hearings to oppose the expansion of a General Dynamics facility in Valleyfield Québec. #WorldBEYONDWar
Did Global Affairs Try To Scrub Record Of Israel Arms Transfer?
The mixed messages raise questions as to whether Canada is actually preventing the weapons parts from being exported to Israel — or simply trying to remove public documentation of the transfer. #WorldBEYONDWar
Italian Activists Block Transport of Weapons
Thanks to a collaboration between workers unions and local movements, a train transporting armored vehicles and weapons was stopped at Pisa station. #WorldBEYONDWar
In Ontario, Activists Converge on Roshel Armoured Vehicle Plant at Shift Change
We’re here at Roshel because we refuse to turn away from the horrific violence playing out right now from Gaza to Sudan, from Iran to Venezuela, from Cuba to the Congo. #WorldBEYONDWar
Media Release: Carney Government Chooses Trump and Arming Genocide Over International Law as Liberals Vote Down “No More Loopholes” Act
The Arms Embargo Now Coalition condemns the Liberal government today after the House of Commons voted down Bill C-233, the No More Loopholes Act, legislation that would have closed a major loophole. #WorldBEYONDWar
Movement Update: Prime Minister Carney Just Shut Down Bill C-233, Picked the Side of Trump and Netanyahu’s War Crimes
Today’s vote on the No More Loopholes Act was a litmus test. And the Carney government failed. They picked the side of militarism and U.S. weapons companies. The side of Trump and Netanyahu. The side of genocide and war crimes. #WorldBEYONDWar
