While student demonstrators drew more attention, many military draftees and recently returned veterans also protested the Vietnam war.
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 ... read more
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. read more
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. read more
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. read more
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 read more
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. read more
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." read more
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 ... read more
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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
A Necessary national apology to US troops from Presidents Bush and Obama
The US Congress can redress some of this pain by creating legislation for the Reparation for Soldiers in the Iraq conflict.
Podcast: “Everything we could think of to screw with the system” – Ray Parrish
“The fact that we were not shot encouraged us that this was not an unusual opinion … that Vietnam was just a bad idea in so many ways.”
Podcast: “Not something you go home and be proud of” – John Ketwig
“The vast majority of guys who were sent to Vietnam were sent against their will…coerced into the army and had a chip on our shoulders.”
Podcast: “I’ll be so glad when you go home” – Michael Dempsey
I said, “This is fucked up.” And he said, “You’re just having a little thing.” And I said, “No, it’s not okay.” I said, “We don’t belong here.”
Podcast: “The right not to fight an illegal war” – John Catalinotto
On organizing with the American Serviceman’s Union: “I thought, what could I be doing that’s more effective than helping the GIs organize to stay out of this war.”
Podcast: “Intentionally trying to disrupt the machine” – Ward Reilly
“Four of us from the same platoon desert[ed] together, which is the ultimate military crime,” shares Ward Reilly, US Army Vietnam era GI resister
Podcast: “I refuse to be [used] against people who dissent” – Zels Johnson
“It’s very hard for people to believe that their country would try to kill them,” explains former National Guard member Zels Johnson.
Podcast: “There were US anti-war soldiers all over the world” – Hal Muskat
“I told my command officer that I wasn’t going to, I was refusing my orders [to Vietnam] … In his rage, he thought if he court-martialed me, he’d have to stay in the Army past his discharge date.”
International Conscientious Objectors’ Day 2019 Report and Photos
Berkeley, California: Report and photos from the 13th Annual “Berkeley C.O. and War Resisters’ Day” and Peace Flag raising.
Drone warfare activist Daniel Hale facing 50 years for whistleblowing
Air Force vet, intel analyst turned anti-war activist arrested and charged with violating the Espionage Act.
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
A Necessary national apology to US troops from Presidents Bush and Obama
The US Congress can redress some of this pain by creating legislation for the Reparation for Soldiers in the Iraq conflict.
Podcast: “Everything we could think of to screw with the system” – Ray Parrish
“The fact that we were not shot encouraged us that this was not an unusual opinion … that Vietnam was just a bad idea in so many ways.”
Podcast: “Not something you go home and be proud of” – John Ketwig
“The vast majority of guys who were sent to Vietnam were sent against their will…coerced into the army and had a chip on our shoulders.”
Podcast: “I’ll be so glad when you go home” – Michael Dempsey
I said, “This is fucked up.” And he said, “You’re just having a little thing.” And I said, “No, it’s not okay.” I said, “We don’t belong here.”
Podcast: “The right not to fight an illegal war” – John Catalinotto
On organizing with the American Serviceman’s Union: “I thought, what could I be doing that’s more effective than helping the GIs organize to stay out of this war.”
Podcast: “Intentionally trying to disrupt the machine” – Ward Reilly
“Four of us from the same platoon desert[ed] together, which is the ultimate military crime,” shares Ward Reilly, US Army Vietnam era GI resister
Podcast: “I refuse to be [used] against people who dissent” – Zels Johnson
“It’s very hard for people to believe that their country would try to kill them,” explains former National Guard member Zels Johnson.
Podcast: “There were US anti-war soldiers all over the world” – Hal Muskat
“I told my command officer that I wasn’t going to, I was refusing my orders [to Vietnam] … In his rage, he thought if he court-martialed me, he’d have to stay in the Army past his discharge date.”
International Conscientious Objectors’ Day 2019 Report and Photos
Berkeley, California: Report and photos from the 13th Annual “Berkeley C.O. and War Resisters’ Day” and Peace Flag raising.
Drone warfare activist Daniel Hale facing 50 years for whistleblowing
Air Force vet, intel analyst turned anti-war activist arrested and charged with violating the Espionage Act.
