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One Year After the Egyptian Revolution: Tear Gas and Police Repression
Tear gas, policing, and the counter-revolution: January 25 marked one year since the beginning of the Egyptian revolution. One year after the fall of the Mubarak regime, the Egyptian people are still in the streets, calling for an end to the rule of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) that took power after…- Police
WRL Statement on NYPD Surveillance of Activist Groups
The War Resisters League is the oldest secular pacifist organization in the United States. Since 1923, WRL has been nonviolently resisting war at home and abroad. Our philosophy of revolutionary nonviolence demands change at the very roots of our society. Our work has never been just about opposing wars when they happen but also…
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Police Militarization: BINGO!
Welcome to Police Militarization Bingo! On one side you’ll find ideologies and politics that support systems of police militarization. On the other side you’ll find counter-points. The numbered box on one side connects to the corresponding box on the other! Download here. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) gave NYC $178 million in 2014 for militarity…
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- Racism
Solidarity with Occupied Ferguson
“No violence, just justice.” – Lesley McSpadden, mother of Michael Brown. War Resisters League condemns the ongoing militarized lockdown and attack against the community of Ferguson, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. We are saddened and outraged over the murder of 18-year-old Michael Brown by Ferguson Police, this past Saturday, August 9th. We stand in…
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FTG Condemns Albuquerque Police Repression
WRL’s Facing Tear Gas campaign condemns in the strongest terms the Albuquerque Police Department’s heavily militarized response to protests against police brutality this past Sunday night, March 30th. We also share in the protestor’s shock over the APD’s March 16th shooting of James Boyd – the 23rd such killing by the APD since 2012 according…
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WRL’s Facing Tear Gas Campaign Condemns Recent Police Violence in Durham, North Carolina
WRL’s Facing Tear Gas campaign condemns in the strongest terms the Durham Police Department’s use of tear gas against a vigil/march the night of December 19th, 2013 in downtown Durham. The vigil and march were led by family members of Jesus Huerta, 17, who died in police custody this past November 19th – with the…
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New Workshop! “Buy 10 Guns, Get 2 Tanks Free”
Want to stop police militarization in your community? We can’t build a movement without building consciousness. Our new participatory workshop Buy 10 Guns, Get 2 Tanks Free: A Workshop on Resisting Police Militarization is one such building tool. The workshop, co-created with the Ya-Ya Network, highlights the successful cross-community organizing initiated by Oakland, CA’s Stop…
- 9/11
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- Economy
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- Militarism
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- Police
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- Racism
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- Tear Gas
What is Urban Shield?! Infosheet
Urban Shield is on September 11th to 14th: Let’s kick Urban Shield out of Pleasanton, CA! Need popular education material to break down what Urban Shield is? Print out this flyer & pass around to your community! [Link to download Infosheet below: Spanish & English available]
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- Racism
When Black Life Matters: One Month, One Year
For The Long Struggle Ahead… One month since Charleston massacre; One year since Eric Garner’s murder “An old world is dying, and a new one, kicking in the belly of its mother, time, announces that it is ready to be born. This birth will not be easy, and many of us are doomed to…
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Reagan, Raids & Robocops
Check out our organizing and training resource, the infographic Reagan, Raids & Robocops: How our communiites became militarized zones designed by designed by ToTheWolves.com Download it here. For more information on this and other infographics, contact Tara at warresisters[dot]org.
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