“Courage to Resist is a model for what support of resistance can and should be, and of the ways that collective and individual actions can reinforce each other…”The US Army wants 25,000 more troops. Preying on low income high schoolers and the student loan crisis is apparently how they intend to do it.
Podcast: “Very jarring and brutal and dehumanizing” – Gerry Condon
Gerry Condon, Veterans For Peace President, spoke out against the Vietnam War as a Green Beret, refused orders, and lived and organized read more
End Of Year Fundraising Campaign and Newsletter
January 2020 PDF newsletter now available! Your end-of-year donation today is critically important to our ability to move forward with ... read more
Podcast: “Within a few months nothing made sense” – Bill Ehrhart
"When they tell stories to their children of the evil that awaits misbehavior, is it me they conjure?" Vietnam Veteran Bill Ehrhart, ... read more
Chelsea Manning on her opposition to the grand jury process
"I object to the use of grand juries ... to frighten journalists and publishers, who serve a crucial public good." read more
Podcast: “You can’t be afraid to speak out” – Scott Camil
After serving two tours in Vietnam, Marine Scott Camil began speaking out and organizing with Vietnam Veterans Against the War. The FBI read more
Anti-war coalition declares: It’s time to end draft registration once and for ALL!
The Military Service Commission is at work right now to determine the fate of Draft Registration, and they need to hear from you! ... read more
Letters of support for clemency needed for Reality Winner
Friends of Reality Winner are preparing to file a petition of clemency on behalf of the election hacking whistleblower. read more
Podcast: “Veterans need to tell their stories” – Dan Shea
Vietnam combat veteran Daniel Shea on his time in Vietnam, Agent Orange, and post traumatic stress. read more
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Podcast: “I just couldn’t have any part of it” – Bob Musil, former Army Captain
“Over 4,000 junior officers … brought suit against the Secretary of Defense for war crimes, who carried out demonstrations, who were quite active in their opposition.”
Podcast: “All I did was open my mouth,” Ahmad Daniels sentenced to a decade in military prison
Marine Ahmad Daniels was sentenced to a decade in prison for speaking to other servicemen about the injustices he saw and questioning military authority.
Climate change actions offer hope
We know that if we stay focused on dismantling US militarism, this can have monumental positive consequences on climate change.
Podcast: Al Glatkowski’s anti-war high seas mutiny aboard the SS Columbia Eagle
Al Glatkowski for the very first time explains how and why he helped seize a US naval ship transporting napalm for the Vietnam War.
Climate Justice is Peace Justice
Join the 2019 Global Climate Strike Sept. 20-27; youth-led actions Sept. 20. Militarism is killing us and our planet. Resist extinction.
Global ClimateStrike social media images
Largest producer of greenhouse gases on Earth? US Military — Anti-militarism themed images for social media. It’s time for a rebellion on hope.
End the war on immigrants and citizens of color
Trump Admin has unleashed ICE in unprecedented ways. Military forced to support concentration camps, as well as border deployments.
Podcast: “It was easier to kill people than lay down the gun” -Suel Jones
“I met the enemy, guess who it was? It was me. And it’s always true. And that saved me. That has really saved me.”
Podcast: “Disruption of the military was the major cause of US defeat in Vietnam” -Eric Seitz
Attorney Eric Seitz on defending war objectors, “Our efforts were better utilized representing people in the military who were beginning to stir.”
A GI rebellion: When soldiers said no to war
While student demonstrators drew more attention, many military draftees and recently returned veterans also protested the Vietnam war.
Podcast: After dropping antiwar leaflets over military bases from a plane, Susan Schnall
While on active duty, “We flew the plane and fliers over five military installations in the SF Bay Area,” explained the former Army “Peace Nurse.”
GI Resistance, Vets For Peace 2019 Convention, Spokane WA
Going to the VFP convention in Spokane? Don’t miss the GI Resistance panel, Friday, 3:30pm, featuring our Exec. Dir. Jeff Paterson.
Podcast: “All forms of resistance to an illegal and unjust war are fully justifiable” – Dee Knight
Dee Knight, who left the US to resist the Vietnam War from Canada, declares, “Don’t be afraid. Follow your conscience.”
Shut Down Creech Air Force Base 2019
Join us for 10 years of drone resistance at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, September 29 – October 5, 2019
Army recruitment now based on student debt
The US Army wants 25,000 more troops. Preying on low income high schoolers and the student loan crisis is apparently how they intend to do it.
Podcast: “I just couldn’t have any part of it” – Bob Musil, former Army Captain
“Over 4,000 junior officers … brought suit against the Secretary of Defense for war crimes, who carried out demonstrations, who were quite active in their opposition.”
Podcast: “All I did was open my mouth,” Ahmad Daniels sentenced to a decade in military prison
Marine Ahmad Daniels was sentenced to a decade in prison for speaking to other servicemen about the injustices he saw and questioning military authority.
Climate change actions offer hope
We know that if we stay focused on dismantling US militarism, this can have monumental positive consequences on climate change.
Podcast: Al Glatkowski’s anti-war high seas mutiny aboard the SS Columbia Eagle
Al Glatkowski for the very first time explains how and why he helped seize a US naval ship transporting napalm for the Vietnam War.
Climate Justice is Peace Justice
Join the 2019 Global Climate Strike Sept. 20-27; youth-led actions Sept. 20. Militarism is killing us and our planet. Resist extinction.
Global ClimateStrike social media images
Largest producer of greenhouse gases on Earth? US Military — Anti-militarism themed images for social media. It’s time for a rebellion on hope.
End the war on immigrants and citizens of color
Trump Admin has unleashed ICE in unprecedented ways. Military forced to support concentration camps, as well as border deployments.
Podcast: “It was easier to kill people than lay down the gun” -Suel Jones
“I met the enemy, guess who it was? It was me. And it’s always true. And that saved me. That has really saved me.”
Podcast: “Disruption of the military was the major cause of US defeat in Vietnam” -Eric Seitz
Attorney Eric Seitz on defending war objectors, “Our efforts were better utilized representing people in the military who were beginning to stir.”
A GI rebellion: When soldiers said no to war
While student demonstrators drew more attention, many military draftees and recently returned veterans also protested the Vietnam war.
Podcast: After dropping antiwar leaflets over military bases from a plane, Susan Schnall
While on active duty, “We flew the plane and fliers over five military installations in the SF Bay Area,” explained the former Army “Peace Nurse.”
GI Resistance, Vets For Peace 2019 Convention, Spokane WA
Going to the VFP convention in Spokane? Don’t miss the GI Resistance panel, Friday, 3:30pm, featuring our Exec. Dir. Jeff Paterson.
Podcast: “All forms of resistance to an illegal and unjust war are fully justifiable” – Dee Knight
Dee Knight, who left the US to resist the Vietnam War from Canada, declares, “Don’t be afraid. Follow your conscience.”
Shut Down Creech Air Force Base 2019
Join us for 10 years of drone resistance at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, September 29 – October 5, 2019
