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The Day the World Says “No”
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,…
Peace Activists Who Exposed COINTELPRO Go Public
Peace activists involved with the March 8, 1971 break-in that exposed the FBI’s repressive COINTELPRO operation have come forward to share their story and draw connections to widespread government surveillance today. WRL’s WIN Magazine was first to publish the complete collection of the documents in our March 1972 issue. Download and read a PDF of…
Shut Down the IRS March 19, 2008
SHUT DOWN THE IRS / SHUT DOWN THE WAR On March 19, 2008, we will set up a nonviolent blockade of the national Internal Revenue Service headquarters in Washington, DC, as part of the day of actions against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Just as military recruiters supply the bodies for the war, the…
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…
