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Is Peace Possible?The World Beyond War Campaign
byRuss Faure-Brac
Chico State UniversityFebruary 19, 2014
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Stanford Research Institute
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Part 1 Reflections on War
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Aha #1
Nonviolence has been used by the oppressed against the oppressor, never by an empire for national
defense.
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Peaceful Warriorship
Avoidance
Protection
Force as a last resort
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Force Continuum
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AHA #2 US Major Wars
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14 (once every 17 years)1775 American Revolution1812 War of 18121800’s American Indian War1846 Mexican-American War1861 Civil War1898 Spanish-American War1898 Philippine-American War1917 World War I1941 World War II1950 Korean War1964 Vietnam War1990 Gulf War2001 Afghanistan War2003 Iraq War
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AHA #3
Cost of War
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Breakout Comparison
The Military Budget is Killing Us
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1,000 US Foreign Military Bases
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If Cut Military Budget in Half Over 10 Years
• $1.3 Trillion x 50% x 10 = $6.5 Trillion
• $2.5 Trillion: Social & Greening programs• $2.5 Trillion: Reduce Global Poverty• $1.5 Trillion: Tax Cuts/Reduce National Debt
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AHA #4 Collapse
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Exponential Growth
z[p
Population CO2
National Debt
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Peak Oil
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Where We’re Stuck
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Part 2World Beyond War
A Global Movement to End All Wars
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David Hartsough David Swanson
ENDING ALL WAR: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
– For our Children and All Future Generations
September 15, 2013
. …Your feedback on the overall idea and for strengthening the proposal
would be most welcome.
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Declaration of Peace
…I commit to engage in and support nonviolent efforts to end all war and preparations for war and to create a
sustainable and just peace.
3,000 people, 200 organizations
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Structure
International Team of Leading Peace Activists
Serve as a Hub
Constructive & Obstructive NV
September 21, 2014 Launch
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Alternatives to War
Security – There is a better plan
Economics - Money can be
better spent
Cultural – From a culture of war
to a culture of peace
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Core Peace Principles
Commit to the Well-being of All
Protect Everyone, Even Our Adversaries
Use Moral Rather Than Physical Force
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Alternative 1- Global Marshall Plan
Model: WWII Marshall Plan
Goal: Prevent war
Strategy: Eliminate global poverty
Theory: Society is less of a threat
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Alternative 2 –Transform the Military
Soldiers want to serve
Humanization Boot Camp
Implement the GMP
Gradual Transition
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Alternative 3 –Convert the Defense Industry
WWII Industrial Conversion
Steer the work
Subsidize the transition
Increased employment
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Part 3Is Peace Possible?
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Possible Change Path
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Reasons for Optimism
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Major Change Can Happen
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Change from the Bottom Up
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Thank You!
www.worldbeyondwar.org
www.transitiontopeace.com