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Before Enlisting & Courage to Resist’s ‘Truth In Recruiting’ efforts
Military veterans speaking in classrooms across Oakland providing unvarnished views of war and military life.
Military Resistance and Military Law (Video Panel Discussion)
Courage to Resist and NLG Military Law Task Force organizers review the current state of military resistance and the law.
Military Sexual Trauma (MST) and military recruiting abuse survivor seeks redress
Media contact available. US Navy veteran Annette “Lavender” Gunderson has thus far been unjustly denied VA health care.
Interview with Lavender Gunderson: End Recruitment Abuse and Support MST Survivors (video)
Support Veteran Seaman Annette Gunderson, Recruitment Abuse and MST survivor in her application for discharge upgrade
#NoDraft Video/Essay Challenge
A media contest open to young adults and teenagers about their opposition to the Draft and Selective Service.
50k Petition for Ukraine war Refuseniks delivered to the EU
Conscientious objection is a human right. This includes the right to asylum! Protection and asylum for conscientious objectors from Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine (15.05.2023) On this year's...
Where do I start? Providing counter-recruiting or “Truth in Recruiting” services in your community.
Counter-recruiting, Truth in Recruiting, Militarism in Schools, JROTC
International Conscientious Objector Day May 15, 2023
17 year old conscientious objector refuses to serve in the IDF
“I support war resisters and I think the peace movement should, also, with our money, energy, and morally. I wish my son, Casey, had refused to go.”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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International Conscientious Objector Day May 15, 2023
17 year old conscientious objector refuses to serve in the IDF
Support Resister Writers: a quick bibliography
Support the work of writer veterans, resisters, and conscientious objectors.
Falling Short of Targets and Undermining Recruiting Goals: Optimistic Reading
The military is trying harder than ever to recruit young people, Courage to Resist wants to disrupt that.
Demonstration at Boeing’s Museum of Flight in Seattle
Coalition opposes Military Industrial Complex, over 100 turn out to oppose Boeing’s military aircraft production.
Stop Deporting Russian War Resisters! Sign the petition NOW!
Support Russian Resisters! Stop ICE Deportations of Draftees!
It’s Time for a Reckoning: 20 Years After the US-Led Invasion of Iraq
It’s time for a reckoning on the 20th anniversary of the invasion into Iraq–OIF (“Operation Iraqi Freedom”) a message from About Face: Veterans Against the War
Courage to Resist First Quarter Report 2023
Russian Resisters’ Daring Escape, Conscientious Objectors Honorably Discharged, and Our Work Ahead.
Civilian Medical Resources Network (CMRN)
A free mental health resource for resisters, dissenters, and all military personnel. Unbiased, without judgment, and compassion-oriented.
SHUT DOWN DRONE WARFARE!
SHUT DOWN DRONE WARFARE! April 15-22, 2023 Holloman AFB, New Mexico
Open Letter: Mothers of the Russian Federation
A letter initiated by the Russian mothers of the Feminist Anti-War Resistance movement and an initiative group of mothers of conscripts.
End of year appeal for your support; Jan 2023 newsletter
After taking a look at our January 2023 newsletter, and the NY Times article on forced JROTC, I’m hoping that you’ll find our efforts timely and valuable.
NY Times reports kids in schools across US forced into military indoctrination
In schools nationwide, kids are being placed in military classes without electing them. “The only word I can think of is ‘indoctrination,’” one parent said.
Petition European leaders: Protections for Russia-Ukraine war objectors
Petition European leaders demanding “protection and asylum for deserters and conscientious objectors” from Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.
Nuclear Resister celebrates 200 issues (video)
Webinar celebration of not just 42 years and 200 issues but four+ decades of a vibrant, persistent, and hopeful resistance for peace!
Video: GI Resistance Panel, Veterans For Peace 2022
Veterans For Peace 2022 National Convention openning plenary featuring objectors Rose Del Duca, Alan Kennedy, Kyle Toon, Jenn Budd, & “Steph” Atkinson.
International Conscientious Objector Day May 15, 2023
17 year old conscientious objector refuses to serve in the IDF
Support Resister Writers: a quick bibliography
Support the work of writer veterans, resisters, and conscientious objectors.
Falling Short of Targets and Undermining Recruiting Goals: Optimistic Reading
The military is trying harder than ever to recruit young people, Courage to Resist wants to disrupt that.
Demonstration at Boeing’s Museum of Flight in Seattle
Coalition opposes Military Industrial Complex, over 100 turn out to oppose Boeing’s military aircraft production.
Stop Deporting Russian War Resisters! Sign the petition NOW!
Support Russian Resisters! Stop ICE Deportations of Draftees!
It’s Time for a Reckoning: 20 Years After the US-Led Invasion of Iraq
It’s time for a reckoning on the 20th anniversary of the invasion into Iraq–OIF (“Operation Iraqi Freedom”) a message from About Face: Veterans Against the War
Courage to Resist First Quarter Report 2023
Russian Resisters’ Daring Escape, Conscientious Objectors Honorably Discharged, and Our Work Ahead.
Civilian Medical Resources Network (CMRN)
A free mental health resource for resisters, dissenters, and all military personnel. Unbiased, without judgment, and compassion-oriented.
SHUT DOWN DRONE WARFARE!
SHUT DOWN DRONE WARFARE! April 15-22, 2023 Holloman AFB, New Mexico
Open Letter: Mothers of the Russian Federation
A letter initiated by the Russian mothers of the Feminist Anti-War Resistance movement and an initiative group of mothers of conscripts.
End of year appeal for your support; Jan 2023 newsletter
After taking a look at our January 2023 newsletter, and the NY Times article on forced JROTC, I’m hoping that you’ll find our efforts timely and valuable.
NY Times reports kids in schools across US forced into military indoctrination
In schools nationwide, kids are being placed in military classes without electing them. “The only word I can think of is ‘indoctrination,’” one parent said.
Petition European leaders: Protections for Russia-Ukraine war objectors
Petition European leaders demanding “protection and asylum for deserters and conscientious objectors” from Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.
Nuclear Resister celebrates 200 issues (video)
Webinar celebration of not just 42 years and 200 issues but four+ decades of a vibrant, persistent, and hopeful resistance for peace!
Video: GI Resistance Panel, Veterans For Peace 2022
Veterans For Peace 2022 National Convention openning plenary featuring objectors Rose Del Duca, Alan Kennedy, Kyle Toon, Jenn Budd, & “Steph” Atkinson.
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US Military just released the 2022 demographics report. [ download.militaryonesource.mil/12038/MOS/Reports/2022-demographics-report.pdf ] Interesting stuff for number nerds... Noteworthy: The 1.3 million active-duty members are 82.5% male. Women increased 14% between 2005 and 2022. There was one officer for every 4.5 enlisted personnel in 2022 (+13% since 2005). Racial minorities are 31% but only 12% of generals. Single parents head 4% of families.
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![US Military just released the 2022 demographics report. [ https://download.militaryonesource.mil/12038/MOS/Reports/2022-demographics-report.pdf ] Interesting stuff for number nerds... Noteworthy: The 1.3 million active-duty members are 82.5% male. Women increased 14% between 2005 and 2022. There was one officer for every 4.5 enlisted personnel in 2022 (+13% since 2005). Racial minorities are 31% but only 12% of generals. Single parents head 4% of families.](https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/406587035_747663080735929_5664957622592164902_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p720x720&_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=3635dc&_nc_ohc=d81yEwWafzIAX8rZoDH&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-1.xx&edm=AKIiGfEEAAAA&oh=00_AfClPOCY6J427wKnfR4m32Bb5qFaL2zNNtSRlvcnDJWQtw&oe=65711C1C)
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Your help really does matter | Courage to Resist
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Military veterans speaking in classrooms across Oakland providing unvarnished views of war and military life.
Before Enlisting & Courage to Resist’s 'Truth In Recruiting' efforts
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Military veterans speaking in classrooms across Oakland providing unvarnished views of war and military life.
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Courage to Resist and Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild members discussed the practicalities of military resistance and the law this week for a CLE presentation.
Military Resistance and Military Law (Video Panel Discussion)
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Courage to Resist and NLG Military Law Task Force organizers review the current state of military resistance and the law.
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"Why are you closed" viral video featuring Courage to Resist supporter goes metal 🤘🔥 youtu.be/7YPiUtAde2o?si=BxJQVFVeS1XnbtLM -- Backstory: Circa 2007, an anti-war march was headed through downtown (Canada, not sure which city). Shopping mall security locked the doors when they saw the marchers coming. A few of them tried to go into the mall to use the restroom.
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US Navy veteran Seaman Annette "Lavender" Gunderson in conversation with Steph Atkinson, Courage to Resist. Content warning: Brief discussions of sexual assault and suicidal ideation.
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Special guest for our September meeting, Annette "Lavender" Gunderson, military recruiting and sexual abuse survivor. Courage to Resist is assisting Lavender with her discharge upgrade appeal.
Join the next GI Resistance meetup, Wed, September 13th, 2023
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Presented by the GI Resistance Working Group of Veterans For Peace & Courage to Resist, 2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern. Second Wednesday monthly.
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David Cortright: "Both wars [Vietnam and Ukraine] are crimes in the larger sense of violating the Article 2 (4) of the U.N. Charter, which prohibits the use of force against other states. Both states [the U.S. and Russia] are guilty of the crime of military aggression, which is considered the supreme crime of international law, that which contains within it the evil of the whole."
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David Cortright is an American anti-war activist who spoke out against the Vietnam War while serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army between 1968-1971. After the war came to an end, Cortright researched...
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Vietnam war came before United nation
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US Military just released the 2022 demographics report. [ download.militaryonesource.mil/12038/MOS/Reports/2022-demographics-report.pdf ] Interesting stuff for number nerds... Noteworthy: The 1.3 million active-duty members are 82.5% male. Women increased 14% between 2005 and 2022. There was one officer for every 4.5 enlisted personnel in 2022 (+13% since 2005). Racial minorities are 31% but only 12% of generals. Single parents head 4% of families. ... See MoreSee Less
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Before Enlisting & Courage to Resist’s 'Truth In Recruiting' efforts
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Courage to Resist and Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild members discussed the practicalities of military resistance and the law this week for a CLE presentation. ... See MoreSee Less
Military Resistance and Military Law (Video Panel Discussion)
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Courage to Resist and NLG Military Law Task Force organizers review the current state of military resistance and the law.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
"Why are you closed" viral video featuring Courage to Resist supporter goes metal 🤘🔥 youtu.be/7YPiUtAde2o?si=BxJQVFVeS1XnbtLM -- Backstory: Circa 2007, an anti-war march was headed through downtown (Canada, not sure which city). Shopping mall security locked the doors when they saw the marchers coming. A few of them tried to go into the mall to use the restroom. ... See MoreSee Less
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US Navy veteran Seaman Annette "Lavender" Gunderson in conversation with Steph Atkinson, Courage to Resist. Content warning: Brief discussions of sexual assault and suicidal ideation. ... See MoreSee Less
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Special guest for our September meeting, Annette "Lavender" Gunderson, military recruiting and sexual abuse survivor. Courage to Resist is assisting Lavender with her discharge upgrade appeal. ... See MoreSee Less
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David Cortright: "Both wars [Vietnam and Ukraine] are crimes in the larger sense of violating the Article 2 (4) of the U.N. Charter, which prohibits the use of force against other states. Both states [the U.S. and Russia] are guilty of the crime of military aggression, which is considered the supreme crime of international law, that which contains within it the evil of the whole." ... See MoreSee Less
‘A patriotic act’ What Russia’s anti-war activists can learn from Americans who resisted the Vietnam War — Meduza
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David Cortright is an American anti-war activist who spoke out against the Vietnam War while serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army between 1968-1971. After the war came to an end, Cortright researched...1 CommentComment on Facebook
Vietnam war came before United nation