Sixteen years in prison is not enough? Sister Megan Rice and her friends, all peace activists, already face 16 years in prison if convicted for a nonviolent peace action. Sister Megan, Greg Boertje-Obed, and Michael Walli went to Oak Ridge, Tennesse, to say NO to nuclear holocaust. Instead of dropping charges, the US Attorney General…
We Want Peace, Not Police! We are proud to announce two brand new banners now hanging above the WRL National Office at 339 Lafayette St. Thanks to WRL’s Demilitarize Health and Security working group for their hard work and initiative! And thank you to Cindy Trinh of Activists of New York for these great…
Today, May 15th, is a global holiday: Conscientious Objection Day. Part of building a culture of peace is marking new traditions. This holiday – created in England in 1985 – gives us a valuable chance to thank war resisters for their service: service to a future demilitarized world. Conscientious objectors have risked death, prison, humiliation,…
This past May Day in NYC, WRL was drummin’ for the revolution against policing, war, and worker exploitation. “From the fight to reduce the working day to the movement against borders, we believe that real economic justice requires an end to exploitation and inequality internationally. Resisting militarism for over ninety years, we aspire toward a…
9 April 2015 We, peace and human rights organizations, declare our support and solidarity with No to Compulsory Military Service Movement and with the Egyptian conscientious objector, Mark Nabil Sanad. We condemn the silence of Egyptís authorities over conscientious objectorsí suffering. We call on the Egyptian authorities to restore his civil rights and to recognize…
The world stage has lost a shining light and WRL has lost a dear friend. We mourn the death April 10 at the age of 88 of legendary pacifist actor-director Judith Malina, co-founder of the Living Theater. She was 88. Judith and her husband, actor-director Julian Beck, founded the Living Theater in 1947. It soon…
In production now: The final issue of WIN Magazine. WRL has been putting out regular print publications for 70 years, starting with WRL News in 1945, but that long run is coming to an end. Regrettably, WRL will cease production of a print publication with WIN’s Spring 2015 issue. The issue is a document for…
Juanita Nelson was a Civil Rights activist, one of the 5 founders of the present day war tax resistance movement, a community land trust organizer, and organic farmer. Juanita and her partner Wally Nelson, a World War II resister, made their home at Woolman Hill, in her words to “lessen dependence on a violent society.”…
We mourn with sadness the passing of Narayanbhai – teacher, trainer, author, spinner: total revolutionary. We celebrate a long life rich in history though never in funds, Narayan grew up in Gandhi’s ashram, the son of Gandhi’s personal secretary and biographer, Mahadev Desai. A devotee of Jayaprakash (JP) Narayan’s work and call for TOTAL REVOLUTION,…
“Other histories had been possible for Iraq, and indeed might yet be possible. The social basis for the Popular Movement to Save Iraq remains, even if in the shadows. It is the only force that could provide an alternative to the history of blood that stands before Iraq, the nest of bones, the sky of death.” – Vijay Prashad, from…
Dear Friends, The War Resisters League does a lot of work for peace—organizing demonstrations, publishing a quarterly magazine, developing resources and trainings on nonviolence… Most of this work is done from the comfort of a chair (although you can get a workout on the picket line). Now, the War Resisters League is taking our message…
We are absolutely thrilled to announce this special opportunity made possible by an anonymous donor and longtime friend of the War Resisters League in Texas. To support WRL in reaching our fundraising goals this year, until the end of December, every one-time or sustainer donation you make online will be generously DOUBLED up to $20,000…
Each year on December 1st War Resisters’ International and its member mark Prisoners for Peace Day, when WRI and its affiliates (including WRL) publicise the names and stories of those imprisoned for actions for peace. Many are conscientious objectors, in jail for refusing to join the military. Others have taken nonviolent actions to disrupt preparation…
Training across Generations Earlier this month over two dozen organizers from across the Northeast gathered at the Voluntown Peace Trust in Connecticut for the first in a series of planned “Training 4 Trainers” weekends. “WRL has a long history of providing resources in nonviolence training. This past weekend strengthened our commitment by offering this unique…
We’re looking for an energetic, passionate intern to help us relaunch our website, promote our organizing resources, and to be part of the life of our national office. The Freeman Intern will work closely with WRL’s Office Coordinator. The work will include: Migrating content from our old website to our new site, due to launch…
On Friday, September 5th, hundreds of of protesters gathered in front of the Marriott in Downtown Oakland, CA, to stand against Urban Shield and declare two major victories: Urban Shield will no longer be held at the Marriott and it will no longer take place anywhere in Oakland. Reclaiming the streets in celebration of our power,…
June 19, 2014 U.S. Department of State Attention: Secretary John Kerry 2201 C Street NW Washington DC 20520 Dear Secretary Kerry: The US invasion of Iraq in 2003 incited a previously unimaginable deepening of sectarian divisions among the people of Iraq following the overthrow of the repressive Ba’athist regime of Saddam Hussein. The US government…
We can’t be afraid, we cannot let the police scare us into not doing anything to help our communities.” -Kazi Toure, National Jericho Movement, Boston Resident Last weekend, police and SWAT teams from across Massachusetts arrived in Boston to train in military tactics in the name of “public safety.” On that Sunday, STOMP (Stop Oppressive…
Registration deadline extended to 31 May 2014! Seven months after the passing of South African independence leader Nelson Mandela, War Resisters International will be hosting a momentous conference in Cape Town, South Africa: “Small Actions – Big Movements: the Continuum of Nonviolence.” Rooted in the historic struggle against apartheid in South Africa, this conference will…
Since last week, the streets of Turkey have again been filled with tear gas following the death of 15-year-old Berkin Elvan, who was in a coma since June 2013 after being hit in the head by a tear gas canister while buying bread during the government repression of last summer’s Gezi Park uprising. March 13th…
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