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Praise for We Have Not Been Moved

Praise for

We Have Not Been Moved: Resisting Racism and Militarism in 21st Century America

When we sang out “We Shall Not Be Moved” in Montgomery and Selma, we were committed to our unshakeable unity against segregation and violence. This important book continues in that struggle—suggesting ways in which we need to do better, and actions we must take against war and continued racism today. If the human race is still here in 2111, the War Resisters League will be one of the reasons why!

Death and Taxes . . . and a whole lot of fun

by Ruth Benn

3/2/2008

It’s like a double whammy losing Ralph at this time of year.

He died on February 1, early on in tax season and just as Ed and I were working on the “Where Your Income Taxes Really Go” flyer. It’s also just when baseball season is starting up. Players are heading to spring training and tickets are on sale. Normally, Ralph and I would be talking about how many pie charts to print and whether we would be able to get tickets for opening day at Shea.

Blacks, Military Recruitment & Antiwar Movement: Not Showing Up

Nonviolent Activist, March-April 2006

Blacks, Military Recruitment & Antiwar Movement: Not Showing Up
By Kenyon Farrow

When I was the Southern Region Coordinator for Critical Resistance I once spoke at an event in New Orleans entitled “What Now: War, Occupation, and the Peace Movement.” I was asked specifically to address why more people most adversely affected by systems of oppression were not involved in local antiwar work. Many of the white attendees were very concerned about how to bring Blacks into antiwar organizing work.

Activist News (NVA Mar-Apr 2006)

Nonviolent Activist, March-April 2006

ACTIVIST NEWS

U.S. Troops in Iraq Say End War in 2006

An overwhelming 72 percent of American troops serving in Iraq think the United States should exit the country within the next year, and more than one in four say the troops should leave immediately, a new Le Moyne College/Zogby International survey shows.

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