Direct GI resistance
The logic of direct GI resistance is simple; To withhold your labor from something you think is morally wrong, simply saying.
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Theres no way Im going to deploy to Afghanistan
Agosto added, “What I did there, I know I contributed to death and human suffering. It’s hard to quantify how much I caused, but I know I contributed to it.”
Read MoreWanted: Grassroots fundraising events for war resisters
Help provide civilian legal defense funds for military GI resisters with a house party, music show, poetry night, film showing, or by simply passing the hat at your next community/social/union meeting.
Read MoreInvoluntary military service under the radar
Dobbs was not a victim of stop-loss, the policy of involuntarily extending a GI’s term of service, sometimes after multiple tours in combat zones.
Read MoreFt. Hood soldier Travis Bishop says no to Afghanistan occupation
Mortars and rockets flew over the walls with unnerving frequency, but otherwise, it felt more like a move to a different duty station than a deployment to a warzone.
Read MoreTexas soldier Victor Agosto refuses Afghanistan deployment
Agosto is publicly refusing orders to deploy to Afghanistan. Having served in the Army since 2005, including a tour in Iraq, Agosto can no longer bear to serve and says that he is, “ready for the consequences, whatever they are.
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