ARCHIVE OF ARTICLES, NEWS, & ACTIONS
Watch this short video “before you enlist!”
“Before You Enlist!” (2018), a short video that provides a rational voice to counter often deceptive US military recruiting practices.
Podcast (VN-E02): Randy Rowland faced death for protesting the war in Vietnam
“It wasn’t like I planned to be a resister or a troublemaker or anything of the sort,” explains Randy Rowland, an organizer of the “Presidio 27 Mutiny.”
Free Chelsea Manning (again)!
Jailed for refusing to collaborate with the WikiLeaks grand jury, Chelsea declared “I will not comply with this, or any other grand jury.”
Share your story of military resistance!
We’re seeking individuals who took a stand of some kind against war in general, or a specific war, while in uniform, or who refused to be drafted.
Sign the Petition: End Draft Registration Once and for ALL!
Now that a federal court has ruled unconstitutional the current men-only draft, the system will either have to expanded to women or ended for all.
Court declares military draft registration unconstitutional
By Edward Hasbrouck. How did this happen? What did the Court say? What does this decision mean? What will/should happen next?
“A modern-day draft, if marketed carefully and cleverly”
Updates on the national military service commission by Edward Hasbrouck. Selective Service System messaging uncovered by FOIA request.
Review of how we got to Trump’s fake wall emergency
The troops on the border camped mainly for propaganda purposes. Then they became the legal justification for Trump’s fake “national emergency”.
Resist the US-backed coup in Venezuela
Veterans call for resistance: DC march on March 30th and other events.
The Slavery Commission
By Laurence Vance. Although the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, it does not apply to the US government regarding conscription.
Registry Launches As Draft Registration of Women Nears
Courage to Resist & interfaith church offer free “Objector Registry” for all opposed to war and concerned about military conscription.
Analysis of military service commission’s interim report
By Edward Hasbrouck. Draft registration has failed. There’s no reason to think it can be salvaged by expanding it to women.
Deployed to the border: A test of conscience for GI’s
Critical legal info for US service members concerned about legality of orders to deploy to the US-Mexico border.
January 2019 Newsletter
PDF updates: Illegal orders at the border, Resistance through dance, Deployed to the border: A test of conscience, The Objector Church.
Troops ordered to engage in illegal law enforcement near US-Mexico border
“Cabinet order” stands in direct violation of federal law assumed to safeguard against martial law.
Why the deployment of active-duty troops to the border is illegal
Decision to send thousands of troops to the US-Mexican border is not just a bald-faced political stunt — it is also illegal.
Open letter to active duty soldiers on the border
Letter and PDF leaflet for distribution to the troops deployed in support of Trump’s war on migrant refugees.
Federal commission on mandatory military service working on report
Bipartisan committee working on question of whether draft registration should be ended, extended to women, or something else.
Nov. 5 event: Trump orders military to southern border and military law presentation
“Military ordered to host immigrant camps” discussion; Military law presentation by James Branum, Oakland CA.
How to Support Reality Winner, Imprisoned Whistleblower
Instructions for writing Reality Leigh Winner, as well as how to contribute to her prison commissary account.
To the troops: Do not collaborate with the illegal immigrant detention camps
Our goal: Raise $20,000 (approx. one penny per military member) for a strategic outreach campaign. Don’t collaborate!
The “Objector Church” and Courage to Resist
We’re excited to announce that Courage to Resist is now a project of the Church of Conscious Objection (CCO), a 501(c)3 charitable org.
October 2018 Newsletter
PDF updates: Military-hosted immigrant concentration camps, Capt. Brittany DeBarros, Presidio 27 “mutiny” events, Reality Winner update, and more.
Pardon Reality Winner
Sign the petition to pardon Reality Winner or to commute her sentence to time served. Reality has been sentenced to 5 years in prison for sharing a secret doc about election insecurity with the media.
“I would urge people to support Courage to Resist in whatever way they can. … As a veteran myself I know how difficult it is to break out of the stranglehold the military has on one’s mind…”
