“In a society like the US where virtually every foreign intervention, everywhere, is grotesquely illegal and criminal, the most effective resistance is from the soldiers themselves…”
“There are a lot of turning points in my life — but [meeting Courage to Resist] was a turning point during my conscientious objection process.”Today, forcing women to register for the draft is again in front of congress. This statement on behalf of a group of feminist leaders is again urgent.
Podcast (VN-E42): “They did it of their own volition” – Dissenting POWs
Featuring Tom Wilber & Jerry Lembcke -- "The POWs who came out against the war ... as far as anything they said ... they did so as a matter of conscience." read more
House holds hearing on draft registration
A House Armed Service Committee hearing heard from witnesses on only one side of the debate over whether to end draft registration or extend it to women. read more
Podcast (VN-E41): “I was trying to put the army on trial” – Steve Morse
"I challenged the army ... This time I did dissent and went to the stockade," shared Steve who joined the Army to organize against the war from within. read more
Celebrate International Conscientious Objectors’ Day, May 15th
For International Conscientious Objectors’ Day, Celebrate the 15th Annual Berkeley C.O. and War Resisters’ Day on May 15th, wherever ... read more
Podcast: “Falsely accused of being a spy” – former Chaplain James Yee
"I was objecting to the abuse of prisoners [and] forwarding complaints ... I had issues with how prisoners were being tortured at Guantanamo." read more
Feminists Against the Draft panel discussion
Intersectional Feminist Perspectives on the Draft Discussion - Politics of Inclusion, Compulsion, or Progress? Organized by Dartmouth College activists. read more
Support the ‘Selective Service Repeal Act’ introduced in Congress
Support the Selective Service Repeal Act of 2021 (HR 2509 & S 139) introduced in Congress with bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate. read more
Podcast (GW-E04): “It was a real snarl” – David Wiggins
Capt. David Wiggins went on a hunger strike, publicly resigned his commission, and eventually stopped obeying all orders while deployed for the Gulf War. read more
Supporting the Troops Who Refuse to Fight
We’re a group of concerned community members, veterans and military families who support military objectors to illegal war and occupation and the policies of empire. Our People Power strategy weakens the pillars that maintain war and occupation in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere by supporting GI resistance, counter-recruitment and draft resistance, which cuts off the supply of troops. We are autonomous from and independent of any political organization or party.
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Petition to free Daniel Hale; Pled to one charge of drone whistleblowing
Daniel entered a guilty plea yesterday for whistleblowing and exposing extrajudicial assassinations by US drones. Facing decades in prison.
Podcast (VN-E40): “We started to unite” – Cleve Andrew Pulley
“We did not renounce the use of those constitutional rights simply because we were soldiers” – Andrew Pulley of the “Fort Jackson 8” anti-war GI defendants.
‘Full & Fair’ Hearing Needed Before Expanding Draft Reg to Women – or End It
Military conscription is a bad idea that just won’t die – and right now it’s under active consideration in Congress. Update from Edward Hasbrouck.
To Climate Envoy John Kerry: Center Militarism in Climate Talks
We ask, “How do we ask millions of people to die as a result of a climate catastrophe fueled by endless war and militarism?”
Podcast: “What we could do to harness our power” – Jonathan Hutto
Inspired by the Vietnam Era GI Resistance Movement, Jonathan co-founded Appeal for Redress so that active duty US military personnel could speak out.
Podcast (GW-E03): “Still remember it like it was an hour ago” – Charles Sheehan-Miles
His traumatic experiences in heavy fighting in Iraq during Desert Storm led Charles Sheehan-Miles to become a conscientious objector.
January 2021 National Newsletter now available!
These PDF newsletters allow our supporters that might not read every email or follow every social media post to stay in the loop.
Opportunities and challenges after Trump coup fail
Year end fundraising campaign. Will you support the troops who refuse illegal orders? Our January 2021 Newsletter PDF.
Biden transition leans toward expanding required military draft registration
Biden transition likely includes planning for the expansion of Selective Service (mediatory military draft) registration to women.
Ending the War on Afghanistan: The U.S. war on Afghanistan is in its 19th year
A World Beyond War webinar recording featuring US Army Col. Ann Wright (ret.) as moderator. Panelists: Kathy Kelly, Matthew Hoh, Rory Fanning, Danny Sjursen, and Arash Azizzada.
Petition to ‘Refuse Any Order by Trump to Interfere with the Election’; 15k+ signatures
“The president’s use of the military to interfere in the election will not be tolerated.”
Legal resources for military personnel; Illegal orders related to 2020 election and aftermath
The Military Law Task Force (MLTF) of the National Lawyers Guild shares the concerns … that US servicemembers may be given illegal orders.
2021 Blueprints for a Human Rights-Centered U.S. Foreign Policy
The problem of endless war goes well beyond the multigenerational conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Podcast: Chris Lombardi’s new book “I Ain’t Marching Anymore…”
Dissenters, Deserters, and Objectors to America’s Wars. “It’s not about a matter of being a coward… like all non-violent action, it takes a lot of rigor.”
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Former U.S. Rep. Bella Abzug on Women and Draft Registration
Today, forcing women to register for the draft is again in front of congress. This statement on behalf of a group of feminist leaders is again urgent.
Petition to free Daniel Hale; Pled to one charge of drone whistleblowing
Daniel entered a guilty plea yesterday for whistleblowing and exposing extrajudicial assassinations by US drones. Facing decades in prison.
Podcast (VN-E40): “We started to unite” – Cleve Andrew Pulley
“We did not renounce the use of those constitutional rights simply because we were soldiers” – Andrew Pulley of the “Fort Jackson 8” anti-war GI defendants.
‘Full & Fair’ Hearing Needed Before Expanding Draft Reg to Women – or End It
Military conscription is a bad idea that just won’t die – and right now it’s under active consideration in Congress. Update from Edward Hasbrouck.
To Climate Envoy John Kerry: Center Militarism in Climate Talks
We ask, “How do we ask millions of people to die as a result of a climate catastrophe fueled by endless war and militarism?”
Podcast: “What we could do to harness our power” – Jonathan Hutto
Inspired by the Vietnam Era GI Resistance Movement, Jonathan co-founded Appeal for Redress so that active duty US military personnel could speak out.
Podcast (GW-E03): “Still remember it like it was an hour ago” – Charles Sheehan-Miles
His traumatic experiences in heavy fighting in Iraq during Desert Storm led Charles Sheehan-Miles to become a conscientious objector.
January 2021 National Newsletter now available!
These PDF newsletters allow our supporters that might not read every email or follow every social media post to stay in the loop.
Opportunities and challenges after Trump coup fail
Year end fundraising campaign. Will you support the troops who refuse illegal orders? Our January 2021 Newsletter PDF.
Biden transition leans toward expanding required military draft registration
Biden transition likely includes planning for the expansion of Selective Service (mediatory military draft) registration to women.
Ending the War on Afghanistan: The U.S. war on Afghanistan is in its 19th year
A World Beyond War webinar recording featuring US Army Col. Ann Wright (ret.) as moderator. Panelists: Kathy Kelly, Matthew Hoh, Rory Fanning, Danny Sjursen, and Arash Azizzada.
Petition to ‘Refuse Any Order by Trump to Interfere with the Election’; 15k+ signatures
“The president’s use of the military to interfere in the election will not be tolerated.”
Legal resources for military personnel; Illegal orders related to 2020 election and aftermath
The Military Law Task Force (MLTF) of the National Lawyers Guild shares the concerns … that US servicemembers may be given illegal orders.
2021 Blueprints for a Human Rights-Centered U.S. Foreign Policy
The problem of endless war goes well beyond the multigenerational conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Podcast: Chris Lombardi’s new book “I Ain’t Marching Anymore…”
Dissenters, Deserters, and Objectors to America’s Wars. “It’s not about a matter of being a coward… like all non-violent action, it takes a lot of rigor.”
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"It is a horrible, cruel, and weirdly outdated system. The question now, however, is do we expand this horrible and cruel and weirdly outdated system to include women?"
What If Instead Of Making Selective Service Gender-Neutral, We Abolished It Entirely?
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Selective Service ruins lives whether anyone is drafted or not.
4 days ago
Abolish!!!!!!
A new Courage to Resist podcast! Featuring Tom Wilber & Jerry Lembke, authors of “Dissenting POWs: From Vietnam’s Hoa Lo Prison to America Today.” Tom's dad Gene was one of the anti-war POWs featured in the book. Produced in collaboration with the Vietnam Full Disclosure effort of Veterans For Peace.
Podcast (VN-E42): "They did it of their own volition" - Dissenting POWs
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Featuring Tom Wilber & Jerry Lembke -- "The POWs who came out against the war ... as far as anything they said ... they did so as a matter of conscience."
4 days ago
The Interminable Search for US MIAs in Vietnam - Vietnam Full Disclosure
The Interminable Search for US MIAs in Vietnam - Vietnam Full Disclosure
www.vietnamfulldisclosure.org
The ongoing search for POWs who are figments of overactive political imaginations and the remains of relatively few US combatants.
2 weeks ago
Hello, my name is Tair Kaminer. In 2016 I refused to join the Israeli Military and was subsequently imprisoned in Military Jail for over 150 days. Last Saturday I was unlawfully detained in Jerusalem with my friend Atalya Ben-Abba, also a refuser from 2017 who was jailed for 110 days, after police illegally disbanded the Anti-War demonstration we held in Jerusalem’s main square.
Just a couple of minutes after we gathered a police officer approached us and claimed he had “secret intelligence info” that our demonstration will be targeted or attacked by Jewish Nationalists. Even if this info was correct, the police’s role is to protect our Freedom of Speech and make sure the demonstration goes unharmed. Instead, they forced us to disband in seconds and arrested Atalya and I for allegedly not complying. We had to spend the entire night arrested in police custody. We were released around 7 am and had to sign a bail bond preventing us from gathering in Jerusalem’s square for 30 days.
The sole purpose of the restrictions that were put on us is to silence our voice and we refuse to be silenced. We will appeal the bail bond in courts in the following days. As military refusers, we have already been detained by Israel for fighting for peace, but in many ways, we are not the main victims of this incident. The main victims are the millions of Palestinians who suffer through this war, bombardements, siege, and occupation.
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We gathered on Saturday on the streets of Jerusalem to show our opposition to the war and hostilities conducted by Israel, to call for an end of the siege on Gaza and Occupation of Palestine, and to show our solidarity with Palestinians who are being targeted and attacked by groups of right wing extremists all over the country. In the past week, organized groups of settlers and right wing extremists gathered in different Arab neighborhoods in cities in Israel, attacking the locals and trying to incite a “racial civil war”. In Sheikh Jarrah and East Jerusalem, settlers with guns patrol the blocks, and in Bat-Yam, miles away from Tel Aviv, an Arab passerby was lynched and beaten to near death by a Jewish mob, Live on National TV. The Israeli authorities are unable, or unwilling, to put a clear stop to these attacks and the government is trying to silence other nations and international organizations from commenting on them.
The surge of racist attacks amid the ongoing war in Gaza frightens us. While we were arrested for trying to express our desire for peace, those who seek to violently incite war still roam the streets freely. Almost no criminal charges were submitted against Jewish nationalists, and many, both Jews and Arabs, fear becoming the next targets of their attacks.
Sincerely yours,
Tair and Atalya
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3 weeks ago
Yesterday, a House Armed Service Committee hearing heard from witnesses on only one side of the debate over whether to end draft registration or extend it to women. Another timely update from Edward Hasbrouck on how the military, with some liberal help, hopes to save mandatory military draft registration by expanding it to young women.
House holds hearing on draft registration | Courage to Resist
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A House Armed Service Committee hearing heard from witnesses on only one side of the debate over whether to end draft registration or extend it to women.
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Israel killed a woman standing her ground in front of a Palestinian home . Run over by a bulldozer The Chinese did not run over the man
A new Courage to Resist podcast! Featuring Tom Wilber & Jerry Lembke, authors of “Dissenting POWs: From Vietnam’s Hoa Lo Prison to America Today.” Tom's dad Gene was one of the anti-war POWs featured in the book. Produced in collaboration with the Vietnam Full Disclosure effort of Veterans For Peace. ... See MoreSee Less
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Hello, my name is Tair Kaminer. In 2016 I refused to join the Israeli Military and was subsequently imprisoned in Military Jail for over 150 days. Last Saturday I was unlawfully detained in Jerusalem with my friend Atalya Ben-Abba, also a refuser from 2017 who was jailed for 110 days, after police illegally disbanded the Anti-War demonstration we held in Jerusalem’s main square.
Just a couple of minutes after we gathered a police officer approached us and claimed he had “secret intelligence info” that our demonstration will be targeted or attacked by Jewish Nationalists. Even if this info was correct, the police’s role is to protect our Freedom of Speech and make sure the demonstration goes unharmed. Instead, they forced us to disband in seconds and arrested Atalya and I for allegedly not complying. We had to spend the entire night arrested in police custody. We were released around 7 am and had to sign a bail bond preventing us from gathering in Jerusalem’s square for 30 days.
The sole purpose of the restrictions that were put on us is to silence our voice and we refuse to be silenced. We will appeal the bail bond in courts in the following days. As military refusers, we have already been detained by Israel for fighting for peace, but in many ways, we are not the main victims of this incident. The main victims are the millions of Palestinians who suffer through this war, bombardements, siege, and occupation.
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Donate to support the refusers app.moonclerk.com/pay/pe97jlkjood
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We gathered on Saturday on the streets of Jerusalem to show our opposition to the war and hostilities conducted by Israel, to call for an end of the siege on Gaza and Occupation of Palestine, and to show our solidarity with Palestinians who are being targeted and attacked by groups of right wing extremists all over the country. In the past week, organized groups of settlers and right wing extremists gathered in different Arab neighborhoods in cities in Israel, attacking the locals and trying to incite a “racial civil war”. In Sheikh Jarrah and East Jerusalem, settlers with guns patrol the blocks, and in Bat-Yam, miles away from Tel Aviv, an Arab passerby was lynched and beaten to near death by a Jewish mob, Live on National TV. The Israeli authorities are unable, or unwilling, to put a clear stop to these attacks and the government is trying to silence other nations and international organizations from commenting on them.
The surge of racist attacks amid the ongoing war in Gaza frightens us. While we were arrested for trying to express our desire for peace, those who seek to violently incite war still roam the streets freely. Almost no criminal charges were submitted against Jewish nationalists, and many, both Jews and Arabs, fear becoming the next targets of their attacks.
Sincerely yours,
Tair and Atalya
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