*[Enwl-eng] Starts Monday: War and The Environment: Join Us Online

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                        Here's a video from one of the facilitators lined up for World BEYOND War's online course on War and the Environment which begins on June 7th, 2021:


                        This course could not be more important. A culture of extraction and destruction is closely tied to a culture of war. Questioning that ethos of destruction and consumption is challenging, but it has belatedly begun. Challenging a culture of militarism is even harder.

                        In the United States, for example, there's legislation for a Green New Deal in Congress, but if passed it would not do anything other than express a commitment to doing numerous things in the future. Those things include some topics many shy away from, such as agriculture. The need to advance a Green New Deal globally even gets a nod. But demilitarization is completely omitted.

                        Militarism is generally given a waiver when it comes to climate agreements, as though the need to preserve life on earth simply can't compete in importance with the need to destroy life on earth.

                        War and preparations for war are not just the pit into which trillions of dollars that could be used to prevent environmental damage are dumped, but also a major direct cause of that environmental damage.

                        Here's a video from another facilitator.

                        Participants from all over the globe will be sharing their insights and generating ideas together.

                        Learn more and register.


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                        Subject: Starts Monday: War and The Environment: Join Us Online

                       
                 
           
     



 
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