The World Peace Brigade was founded at an international conference held at Brummana, near Beirut, Lebanon, from December 28, 1961 to January 1, 1962. The objectives of the organizations were to promote peace through non-violent protest and to work for the liberation of colonial territories through education. The participants in the conference represented various peace groups throughout the world (Society of Friends, Committee for Non-violent Action, American Friends Service Committee, War Resisters' League, Gandhi Peace Federation, etc.), and included prominent pacifists from Europe, Asia, and North America.
The Brigade was composed of three regional councils (European, Asian, and North American), with an Executive Committee composed of the chairmen of the regional councils and other appointed individuals. The Executive Committee was primarily responsible for the coordination of projects that involved the cooperation of all three regional councils.
The World Peace Brigade was involved in several projects, the most ambitious and important of which was the Delhi-Peking Friendship March in 1963, the African Project for the liberation of Northern Rhodesia in 1962-1963, and the voyage of Everyman III to Leningrad to protest Soviet nuclear testing in 1962. In all three instances the projects failed because of financial reasons, personnel problems, or the lack of cooperation from government officials.
