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    A Call to Action: March 19, 2008

    March 19, 2008 will mark the beginning of the 6th year of the illegal invasion and occupation of Iraq. This is the time in which we live. This is our time to respond. WE WILL NOT BE SILENT.    
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    WRL Statement On the Capture of Saddam Hussein

    The media emphasis on the capture of Saddam Hussein repeats one of the fundamental mistakes made by successive U.S. administrations: that Hussein is Iraq. Iraq — as the peace movement has been saying, and as the U.S. occupiers and media are only beginning to discover — is a vast and complex country, and Hussein’s capture…
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    On U.S. Escalation Against Iraq and Syria

    Military Intervention is Not the Solution! In recent months IS has spread a wave of oppression and violence that goes well beyond the headline-catching executions and massacres to affecting millions of Iraqis and Syrians through fear, exploitation and gender-based violence. Now 12 years into the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq, we witness how militarism…
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    #RefugeesWelcome Chant & Song Sheet

    On December 10th 2015, WRL organized a protest with 50 community organizations in NYC, called Human Rights Trump Oppression, where we stood against growing facisism and in solidarity with Iraqi and Syrian refugees! The Peace Poets led us in songs so our voices would transcend borders. Please use these chant and song sheets to raise…
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    No violence. No exceptions. No exceptionalism.

    As the days that unfold before us mimic a time over a decade ago when the devastating War on Terror began with US occupation of Afghanistan, we mourn because it is makes us human. For those in Raqqa. For those in Tunis. For those in Yola and Kano, in Ankara, in Beirut, in Baghdad, in…
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    Against All Odds: Organizing & Study Guide

    Download the Against All Odds: Organizing & Study Guide here. War Resisters League is excited to announce a popular education resource for connecting with Iraqi organizing across borders for activists, organizers and students around the world! We hope this guide supports you in better understanding Against All Odds: Voices of Popular Struggle in Iraq, as…
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    2016 WRL Peace Award to Jannat Alghezzi!

    On October 4th 2016, Baghdad-based Jannat Alghezzi of Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq (OWFI) accepted WRL’s 2016 Peace Award in New York City, honored with an acoustic performance by the fabulous Alsarah & Sonny Singh Brooklynwala! Check out this video of the event program (Note: Audio fixed at 1:30). Click here to donate and support…
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    A Night Celebrating Iraq: Book Release and Performance

    Please join WRL and our partners at the Center for Constitutional Rights Thursday, June 25 for an evening of music, art, and activism as we jointly launch Against All Odds: Voices of Popular Struggle in Iraq, a new book bringing the unique voices of progressive Iraqis organizing on the ground to New York! The event…
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    Join us and Register for an Online Town Hall on 4/6: Racial Justice Has No Borders, Militarization in the time of Pandemic

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    WRL Endorses Call to Reject War Criminal Kissinger from NYU Event

    War Resisters League endorses call by NYU student activists demanding NYU cancel event hosted by war criminal Henry Kissinger. Read the statement and endorsing organizations below. “The illegal we do immediately, the unconstitutional takes a little longer.”  Henry Kissinger, 1975     For over half a century, Henry Kissinger has stood as the morally reprehensible poster…
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