North Bay, Ontario, Canada: Vigil: Remembering Hiroshima, Remembering Nagasaki
2026-08-09 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Trinity United Church, Corner of Ferguson and McIntyre Streets, North Bay, ON, Canada
Commemorative Gathering of bombing ot Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945

Gent, België: Hiroshima & Nagasaki herdenking
2026-08-09 21:00 - 23:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Sint-Niklaaskerk, Korenlei, Cataloniëstraat, Korenlei, Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, 9000, Belgium
Op zondag 9 augustus 2026 herdenken we in Gent de atoombommen die in 1945 op de Japanse steden Hiroshima en Nagasaki werden gedropt door de Verenigde Staten. We staan stil bij het immense menselijke leed dat deze aanvallen veroorzaakten en bij de blijvende littekens die ze nalieten bij overlevenden en hun gemeenschappen. Tegelijk benadrukken we het aanhoudende gevaar van kernwapens voor de wereldvrede, zeker in het huidige klimaat van geopolitieke spanningen en oorlog, dat wordt gekenmerkt door stijgende militaire uitgaven en een verregaande militarisering van de samenleving.

Online Webinar: Peace and Justice Conversations: Advancing Nuclear Disarmament Through Theatre
2026-08-10 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Join Kate Middleton & Seth Sheldon of Ground UP to learn about the play TREATY: A Play About How to NOT Blow Up The Planet.

Webinar:What Must Be Done to End the Arms Race with Russia and China.
2026-08-10 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Alice Slater a Member of the Board of Directors of World BEYOND War. As a member of the Lawyers Alliance for Nuclear Arms Control, she travelled to Russia and China on numerous delegations engaged in ending the arms race and banning the bomb.

Webinar: Learning from JFK's Peace Speech
2026-08-10 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
What Must Be Done to End the Arms Race with Russia and China

Conference: Peacebuilding Through Truth and Reconciliation
2026-08-12 - 2026-08-16 | Canadian Museum for Human Rights, 85 Israel Asper Way, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 0L5, Canada
This conference will provide an opportunity for knowledge keepers, community leaders, museum workers, artists, activists, and scholars to gather in Winnipeg, on Treaty 1 Territory and the homeland of the Red River Métis, to explore the transformative role museums can play in fostering empathy, decolonization, rematriation/repatriation, promoting human rights and cultivating a culture of peace.

Film Screening: Earth's Greatest Enemy
2026-08-13 16:30 - 19:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | Turanga Library, 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch, 8011, New Zealand
The movie is an investigative documentary about the impact of wars and war manufacturing on the world environment. War not only destroys the infrastructure and lives of civilians, but it also pollutes air, poison soil and contaminates the water. The aim of the movie is to bring attention to the significant long-term influence of wars on earth’s environment and on humanity.

Date: Thursday, August 13th, 2026
Venue: Turanga Library, TSB space, level 1, Christchurch Central City, 60 Cathedral Square, Christchurch.
Event Time: 4:30 pm to 7:30pm
Tea, Coffee and light refreshments will be served from 4:30 pm till 5:00pm at the activities room
Movie starts at 5:00pm and ends at 7:00 pm
After the movie ends, there will be an opportunity to ask questions and make comments. The function ends at 7:30 pm

Admission is FREE – koha is welcome

Trash Pick Up for Peace
2026-08-15 11:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | 5706 Raymond Road, Madison, 5706 Raymond Road, Madison, WI, 53711, United States
TRASH PICK UP FOR PEACE!
Saturday, August 15
starting at Los Atlantes Bakery
5706 Raymond Rd
11 am – 1 pm

Webinar: Refuse to Fly Killer Drones
2026-08-15 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
This webinar will focus on drone technology and current concerns about its use in Iran, Ukraine, and elsewhere. In addition, presenters, with many years of experience in protest, education and outreach to the U.S. military and the communities where they live, will share strategies and lessons learned, and the benefits of nonviolent direct action.

Vigil For Gaza: Weekly event
2026-08-16 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Rt. 25A & Main Street, corner of Rt. 25A & Main Street, Port Jefferson Village, United States
Join us every Sunday from 1:00-2:30PM corner of Rt. 25A & Main Street at blinking light across from ferry in Port Jefferson Village.

Talk: Genocide is unfolding on our dime. Time to end our complicity
2026-08-16 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Plymouth United Church of Christ, 424 Monte Vista Ave., Oakland, CA, 94611, United States
Join Friends of Sabeel North America for an evening with Huwaida Arraf, co‑founder of the Freedom Flotilla, as she shares firsthand stories from nonviolent efforts to break the blockade on Gaza.
This event supports FOSNA’s mission to pursue justice, peace, and reconciliation in Palestine through advocacy, education, and action. Reserve your spot to listen, learn, and reflect together on what steadfast, nonviolent solidarity looks like in practice.
This event supports FOSNA’s mission to pursue justice, peace, and reconciliation in Palestine through advocacy, education, and action. Reserve your spot to listen, learn, and reflect together on what steadfast, nonviolent solidarity looks like in practice.

Webinar: Bearing Witness to Grassroots Women Confronting Militarism
2026-08-20 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Women Resisting Militarism’s Grip Over Asia and the Pacific Webinar Series

Webinar: Peace and Justice Conversation: Peace Philosophy in a Nuclear Age
2026-08-24 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Alexander Harang of the Ikeda Center for Peace, Learning, and Dialogue will join us to discuss peace philosophy in a nuclear age.

FREE Film Screening: EARTH’S GREATEST ENEMY
2026-08-27 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Angelika Film Centre and Cafe, 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, TX, 75206, United States
This film is the educational tool we need to bring forces together to stop the insane proposed 1.5 trillion military budget!

Workshop: Practical First Steps in Organizing Your Teach-in
2026-08-28 12:00 - 13:15 (America/New_York)
How can our campuses and communities come together around the work of building a system that sustains the future we all deserve? This is the challenge posed by the Call to the Next System Teach-Ins and the invitation to organize a local Teach-In in April 2027.
To support organizers on their journeys, Next System Studies is excited to offer the Next System Teach-Ins Organizer Workshop Series, a dynamic series offering information, tools, strategies, and space to connect with other organizers
Learn how you can help grow this global wave bringing local people together — on college campuses, in neighborhood centers, union halls, and public spaces — united in building a system that sustains the future we all deserve. This workshop will also hold space for local organizers at all parts of their planning journey to share news, updates or questions about their teach-ins.

Memorial - John M. Miller
2026-08-28 20:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York)
Please join us across oceans and time zones to celebrate the life, resistance, and legacy of John M. Miller (1955–2026).
As a co-founder and National Coordinator of East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) and a lifelong organizer with the War Resisters League, John was a tireless worker for justice and peace, committed to effective solidarity, and a friend and comrade to fellow activists throughout his life.

Online Poetry Workshop: No More War! an International Forum of Anti-War Poetry
2026-08-30 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Be part of a unique reading, a tribute to the most internationally acclaimed Anti-War poems. This will be a memorable and moving event, to honor these great poets in this time of troubles. Poetry is part of culture and poetry matters. No More War!!

Bike for Peace
2026-09-01 - 2027-12-31 | Worldwide
We open with Round-the-World in September 2026 and an appeal to the UN. The full programme, eight tour segments visiting all nine nuclear powers, runs from August 2026 to the end of December 2027.

Committee Meeting: September Peace Education on Zoom
2026-09-01 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
All are welcome, whether or not you’ve previously attended a meeting. If you are not already on the Peace Education Committee notice list, you MUST email cfpa@peacecoalition.org to register to receive the Zoom link.

Werbinar: Finding Pathways to Collectively Resist Militarism
2026-09-03 03:00 - 04:00 (America/New_York)

18th International Conference on War Tax Resistance and Peace Tax campaigns
2026-09-04 - 2026-09-06 | Chants d’Oiseau, Brussels, Belgium
The conference is residential for two days and will include talks, discussions, and a recreational period on the Sunday afternoon.

Book Club: War Is Still A Racket, and War Is Still A Lie, with David Swanson
2026-09-04 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
In September 2026, World BEYOND War will be holding a weekly discussion each of four weeks of the book War Is Still A Racket: Smedley Butler’s classic texts with new commentary by David Swanson, and the book War Is Still A Lie by David Swanson, with World BEYOND War Executive Director David Swanson. When you register for the club, we will mail you signed paperback copies of both books

Webinar: Peace and Justice Conversations: Legislative Ethics Complaint
2026-09-07 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Sharon Racusin and Mohammad Dana of the NH Coalition for Just Peace in the Middle East discuss an ethics complaint against four NH state representatives.

Workshop: WBW War Tax Resistance Work Group
2026-09-09 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Central Library Madison, 201 W Mifflin St, Room 302, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Our taxes paid for Corey Ruiz to be murdered. They also pay for our government and war profiteers to kill and maim people all over the world. Our next war tax resistance meeting will be on W4 Resistance. Join us to learn about legal options for tax withholding through the W4 form.
Madison Central Library, 201 W Mifflin St, Room 101

Webinar: Women Resisting Militarism and Climate Imperialism
2026-09-11 02:30 - 15:30 (America/New_York)

Summit: The Many vs. The Money
2026-09-12 - 2026-09-14 | OCAD University, 100 McCaul St, Toronto, Canada
This summit is a response to the upcoming “Canada Investment Summit” on September 14–15, 2026, where CEOs and executives from 100 of the world’s largest foreign investors – including BlackRock, Blackstone, J.P. Morgan, and sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia and the UAE – are gathering in Toronto at the invitation of the federal government.

Celebration: FAIR's 40th Anniversary
2026-09-15 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | littlefield, 635 Sackett Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11217, United States
Come join FAIR staff and community members for a fun and casual celebration of FAIR’s 40th anniversary. Hear from friends and allies about FAIR’s impact and mingle with other supporters, readers and listeners. Light snacks will be provided. Cash bar and food available for purchase. Tickets available for a sliding scale donation to support FAIR.

When Will This War End: Lessons and Legacies of the War on Terror
2026-09-17 - 2026-09-18 | The George Washington University, 2121 I St NW, Washington, DC, 20052, United States
We will analyze the impacts of the global War on Terror and how America and its allies continue to deploy War on Terror frameworks, particularly Islamophobia and xenophobia, to manufacture consent for draconian surveillance and immigration policies, and exorbitant military spending for campaigns of ethnic cleansing, genocide, occupation, and extractivism.

Meeting: September Advocacy Committee on Zoom
2026-09-17 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
All are welcome, whether or not you’ve previously attended a meeting. If you are not already on the Advocacy Committee notice list, you MUST email cfpa@peacecoalition.org to register to receive the Zoom link.

War Trauma Conference
2026-09-19 - 2026-09-20 | Landmark Amman Hotel & Conference Center, Al-Hussein Bin Ali Street Amman, Amman Governorate 11118, Amman, Jordan
War Trauma as a Generational Crisis – Science, Clinical Practice, and Collective Responsibility. Under the Patronage of: HRH Princess Ghida Talal. Chairperson of the King Hussein Cancer Foundation & Center.
