ACTIVIST PROFILE
Ralph, a lifelong war resister and pacifist, died February 1 in New York City. Ralph had been the heart and soul of WRL since he came on staff shortly after the end of World War II.
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There is a “multidimensional continuum” of resistance to fighting in war. From young people opposing military recruitment in their high schools to veterans counseling GIs around military bases to conscientious objectors serving time in military prisons for refusing to deploy, those who work for a just and peaceful world have the opportunity at multiple stages, and in various environments, to challenge militarism.
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NOT YOUR FODDER!
Organizing Against the Militarization of Youth
War Resisters League
2011 Peace Calendar
A directory of counter-military-recruitment projects around the country, this year’s Peace Calendar serves as colorful documentation of this vibrant grassroots movement as well as an organizing resource. Find out how activists around the country are resisting the militarization of our youth!
Edited by Oskar Castro & Judith Mahoney Pasternak
Upon returning home from Detroit, the word most present in the minds of many of the WRL members who were at the second U.S. Social Forum is “unpack.” Aside from the bags full of notes and posters, books and pins that we carried home with us, we also hold countless stories and conversations and new and budding relationships that are hard to translate into a simple reportback. But keep reading to find out more about what WRL was up to at the second US Social Forum and our next steps from here.
Monday, May 3, 2010 WRL action, "No Nukes! Begin with U.S."
Today in Grand Central, 2,000 flyers were distributed to hundreds of passersby who engaged with members of the War Resisters League and many other organizations, including Peace Action, South Asia Solidarity Initiative, Think Outside the Bomb, and Physicians for Social Responsibility, about nuclear disarmament.
Read this statement written on the day of the May 3rd action and see WRL's anti-nuclear blog for more photos and follow-up from the action and all of this weekend's events.
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The War Resisters League's famous "pie chart" flyer, which analyzes the Federal Fiscal Year 2011 Budget (released in February 2010)!
Each year, War Resisters League analyzes federal funds outlays as presented in detailed tables in "Analytical Perspectives" of the Budget of the United States Government. Our analysis is based on federal funds, which do not include trust funds--such as Social Security--that are raised separately from income taxes for specific purposes. What you pay (or don't pay) by April 15, 2010 goes to the federal funds portion of the budget.
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WRL has recently endorsed the response to the TIME Magazine article “What Happens if We Stay in Afghanistan” written by South Asia Solidarity Initiative. The TIME article, featuring a front-page cover of a disfigured Afghani woman, tells the story of a woman’s life under the Taliban, concluding that the US war in Afghanistan is beneficial to the Afghan society, and thus necessary. Please read the necessary response to this disturbing article here to show your support for the end of the US occupation in Afghanistan.
WRL is hiring a Field Organizer, who will support local, regional, and national organizing by our chapters and allies through our national Organizing Network, coordinate task forces that bring together activists nationally working on particular issues, and help WRL build strong and lasting ally relationships with groups within and outside our existing networks.
The Bradley Manning Support Network and Courage to Resist have established a legal defense fund for Pfc. Bradley Manning, the 22-year-old Army intelligence analyst accused of leaking intelligence documents to WikiLeaks.If convicted of the charges against him, he faces up to 52 years in prison, dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and benefits and unspecified fines.
YOU CAN HELP by donating to the Bradley Manning Defense Fund
From the US Boat to Gaza statement: "This is an important moment in history. In the aftermath of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla massacre and increased world-wide scrutiny of Israel’s blockade of Gaza, the Israeli government has mounted a huge public relations campaign spreading the lie that by letting a few more items into Gaza the blockade has been lifted. This is not the reality. Gaza is still under siege... US Boat to Gaza is planning to launch a U.S. boat to Gaza, joining a flotilla of ships from Europe, Canada, India, South Africa and parts of the Middle East."
Ignatious Muhambi, staff at WRL Peace Award winner GALZ (Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe) was acquitted of charges that he contravened his country's censorship laws.
We did it! Third Place in the Worcester Half
Marathon Corporate Cup! We had 25 runners in all
(although about 5 wore other shirts) and brought
WRL glory to an overcast New England day!
On Monday, June 14, twenty-four activists with Witness Against Torture were acquitted in Washington, D.C. Superior Court of charges of “unlawful entry with disorderly conduct.” The charges stemmed from demonstrations at the US Capitol on January 21,2010 - the date by which President Obama had promised the closure of the Guantanamo detention camp.
War Resisters' International - an international pacifist network with more than 80 affiliates in more than 40 countries - condemns the murderous Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza and calls for an immediate lifting of the blockade on Gaza.
Ellen Chademana and Ignatius Muhambi of the gay rights group Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe,2009 WRL Peace Awardees, were arrested last week after a raid on their offices. Ellen and Ignatius were tortured while in custody and were initially denied release. They were finally released on $200 bail each on Thursday.
WRL Posters are now available online at justseeds.com, the website of Justseeds/Visual Resistance Artists' Cooperative. The first of the WRL posters up on the Just Seeds site is the classic, Capital Punishment, by Peg Averill (1949-1993) who created hundreds of political graphics in the 1970s and 80s.
As we approach this weekend's anti-nuclear events and actions which will include a direct action on May 3 to declare Grand Central Station in NYC a nuclear weapons free zone, check out this statement written by members of WRL and South Asia Solidarity Initiative.
Check out a this piece co-authored by WRL's own Clare Bayard written for the March 19th commemoration of the beginning of the eighth year of the Iraq War.
Please join the War Resisters League in calling for a timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal in Haiti, an end to the militarization of aid, and a focus on the self-determination of the Haitian people.
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Order online or Send in a donation of $2 for every ticket that you want to enter. Write your name, address and phone number on each ticket.
Upon returning home from Detroit, the word most present in the minds of many of the WRL members who were at the second U.S. Social Forum is “unpack.” Aside from the bags full of notes and posters, books and pins that we carried home with us, we also hold countless stories and conversations and new and budding relationships that are hard to translate into a simple reportback. But keep reading to find out more about what WRL was up to at the second US Social Forum and our next steps from here.
Monday, May 3, 2010 WRL action, "No Nukes! Begin with U.S." Today in Grand Central, 2,000 flyers were distributed to hundreds of passersby who engaged with members of the War Resisters League and many other organizations, including Peace Action, South Asia Solidarity Initiative, Think Outside the Bomb, and Physicians for Social Responsibility, about nuclear disarmament. Read this statement written on the day of the May 3rd action and see WRL's anti-nuclear blog for more photos and follow-up from the action and all of this weekend's events.
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WRL has recently endorsed the response to the TIME Magazine article “What Happens if We Stay in Afghanistan” written by South Asia Solidarity Initiative. The TIME article, featuring a front-page cover of a disfigured Afghani woman, tells the story of a woman’s life under the Taliban, concluding that the US war in Afghanistan is beneficial to the Afghan society, and thus necessary. Please read the necessary response to this disturbing article here to show your support for the end of the US occupation in Afghanistan.
WRL is hiring a Field Organizer, who will support local, regional, and national organizing by our chapters and allies through our national Organizing Network, coordinate task forces that bring together activists nationally working on particular issues, and help WRL build strong and lasting ally relationships with groups within and outside our existing networks.
The Bradley Manning Support Network and Courage to Resist have established a legal defense fund for Pfc. Bradley Manning, the 22-year-old Army intelligence analyst accused of leaking intelligence documents to WikiLeaks.If convicted of the charges against him, he faces up to 52 years in prison, dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and benefits and unspecified fines.
YOU CAN HELP by donating to the Bradley Manning Defense Fund
From the US Boat to Gaza statement: "This is an important moment in history. In the aftermath of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla massacre and increased world-wide scrutiny of Israel’s blockade of Gaza, the Israeli government has mounted a huge public relations campaign spreading the lie that by letting a few more items into Gaza the blockade has been lifted. This is not the reality. Gaza is still under siege... US Boat to Gaza is planning to launch a U.S. boat to Gaza, joining a flotilla of ships from Europe, Canada, India, South Africa and parts of the Middle East."
Ignatious Muhambi, staff at WRL Peace Award winner GALZ (Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe) was acquitted of charges that he contravened his country's censorship laws.
We did it! Third Place in the Worcester Half
Marathon Corporate Cup! We had 25 runners in all
(although about 5 wore other shirts) and brought
WRL glory to an overcast New England day!
On Monday, June 14, twenty-four activists with Witness Against Torture were acquitted in Washington, D.C. Superior Court of charges of “unlawful entry with disorderly conduct.” The charges stemmed from demonstrations at the US Capitol on January 21,2010 - the date by which President Obama had promised the closure of the Guantanamo detention camp.
War Resisters' International - an international pacifist network with more than 80 affiliates in more than 40 countries - condemns the murderous Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza and calls for an immediate lifting of the blockade on Gaza.
Ellen Chademana and Ignatius Muhambi of the gay rights group Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe,2009 WRL Peace Awardees, were arrested last week after a raid on their offices. Ellen and Ignatius were tortured while in custody and were initially denied release. They were finally released on $200 bail each on Thursday.
WRL Posters are now available online at justseeds.com, the website of Justseeds/Visual Resistance Artists' Cooperative. The first of the WRL posters up on the Just Seeds site is the classic, Capital Punishment, by Peg Averill (1949-1993) who created hundreds of political graphics in the 1970s and 80s.
As we approach this weekend's anti-nuclear events and actions which will include a direct action on May 3 to declare Grand Central Station in NYC a nuclear weapons free zone, check out this statement written by members of WRL and South Asia Solidarity Initiative.
Check out a this piece co-authored by WRL's own Clare Bayard written for the March 19th commemoration of the beginning of the eighth year of the Iraq War.
Please join the War Resisters League in calling for a timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal in Haiti, an end to the militarization of aid, and a focus on the self-determination of the Haitian people.
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