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October 1, 2009 - Anti-War Groups Demand End to Afghan War, Demonstrate at the White House
... unnecessary, and misguided,” says Frida Berrigan, WRL member from Brooklyn, New York, “and it reinforces our belief that all ... being spent on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq for constructive programs in the U.S. and abroad, such as health care and housing for the poor. ...
lindathurston - 03/09/2015 - 7:25pm
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La'Onf Nonviolence Group: A Force for Peace in Iraq
... organized poetry readings, art exhibitions, television programs and films, dance performances, sporting events, and even a children's ...
lindathurston - 04/17/2015 - 2:39pm
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History of War Tax Resistance
... people sent their war tax resisted money to fund community programs. The popularity of war tax resistance grew to such an extent that the WRL could no longer handle the volume of requests. So in 1969 a press ...
lindathurston - 01/15/2021 - 1:30pm
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WIN News
... level of military spending, the cooperation with criminal programs such as the “rendition” of suspects, spurious rationales for ... Mott I just learned that Jeremy Mott, long time WRL member, draft resister and prophetic pacifist, passed away last September. ...
lindathurston - 04/05/2015 - 1:04am
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0ctober Actions - Press Release
... unnecessary, and misguided,” says Frida Berrigan, WRL member from Brooklyn, New York, “and it reinforces our belief that all ... being spent on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq for constructive programs in the U.S. and abroad, such as health care and housing for the poor. ...
lindathurston - 03/09/2015 - 7:23pm
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October 7, 2001 Flyer - "Myths of a Military Solution / A Nonviolent Response"
... Since 1983 $95 billion has been spent on missile defense pro-grams that will not work. Since World War II military spendinghas cost ... we must invest in peace. Flyer released by WRL in October 2001 that says "In light of the horrific September 11, 2001, ...
sky - 10/07/2021 - 4:54pm
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Beyond Afghanistan: Choosing Nonviolence
WRL released the following statement on April 1. As we approach the ... make an expanded war in Afghanistan “unwinnable.” But WRL does not base our opposition on such arguments. While they may be correct, ... after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death. ... We still have a ...
calmoen - 07/20/2015 - 8:57pm
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“On the Side of Revolutionary Democracy”
... Dr. Benjamin Spock, and the great Bayard Rustin, then on the WRL staff. Held on June 8, 1965, and sponsored by the Committee for a Sane ... fact is that the present war psychology diverts planning and programs from what in fact will help people (in Vietnam or in Mississippi). ...
lindathurston - 04/05/2015 - 4:05pm
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After Seattle: Globalization and Militarism
... and opposing militarism in all its forms. The founders of WRL, who had rallied in support of those brave few who resisted conscription ... of the global South. IMF-imposed “structural adjustment programs,” now the leading condition for loans and international aid, demand ...
lindathurston - 12/28/2019 - 12:47am
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Looting By Any Other Name
... League, the world's oldest secular antiwar group. The WRL is waging a "Stop the Merchants of Death" campaign that is teaching people ... politically to increase and improve social welfare programs. Many people don't speak out because they're afraid of losing their ...
Anonymous - 08/19/2015 - 10:27pm
