Hosted by the GI Resistance Working Group of Veterans For Peace (VFP) & Courage to Resist
Supporting GI Resistance, Panel & Discussion
July 13, 2022 | 2pm Pacific / 5pm Eastern
Meetups are scheduled for the second Wednesday of each month
Welcome and introduction from:
- Jeff Paterson, Courage to Resist director / VFP Board of Directors member
- Stephanie Atkinson, Courage to Resist / VFP Seattle Chapter Secretary
- James Branum, GI Rights Lawyer / VFP Associate Member
Recently featured meetup:
“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…”
Thank you Alan for doing this very hard thing. As a vet, I get the dynamics of guilt and shame written into the fabric of conscious objection. It’s nuanced but a very powerful force and deterrent that potentially robs our society of an important indicator of cultural integrity -a true moral compass. Hearing descension in the ranks of our military, i.e. hearing what our soldiers and sailors are thinking and struggling with and protesting is a potentially very powerful force for change. Who knows what decisions like yours, and other soldiers and sailors could do if shared freely. Instead they are compartmentalized, controlled, and supported by systems of shame. Helping to penetrate and expose the veil of ignorance that feeds fear and blinds people from sharing freedom and fairness equally EVERYWHERE seems the way. So thank you again.