When Pete Seeger said, “The right song at the right moment can change history” he spoke a truth that resonates with peace and justice activists across time and space. No matter our age, where we live, or which action we take for peace and social justice, songs bring us together and give us strength, courage,…
Between 1989 and 2002, Larry Gara produced four “radical quizzes” for WRL’s Nonviolent Activist to encourage everyone to learn about our radical past. The first, “A Radical Quiz,” was published in the September 1989 issue. Gara, a professor at Wilmington College in Ohio, a WWII resister, and a long-time WRL member, wrote an introduction for…
WRL’S Continental Walk took place during the U.S. bicentennial year. WRL was also active with the anti-establishment July 4th Coalition, which highlighted the American Revolution’s unfinished business to create a just and equal society. More than 30 organizations made up the Coalition, and 40,000 joined the march and rally in Philadelphia, led by Native Americans…
How can you portray 100 years of nonviolent resistance to war and the causes of war? If you’re the 100-year-old War Resisters League, you create a traveling exhibit and book based on the exhibit chock-full of photos and stories reflecting that century of activism. Arnie Alpert gives a taste of the book and exhibit and…
Last fall, when the WRL 100th Anniversary committee asked me to write a letter about WRL’s 100th Anniversary projects, I had no idea how many friends of mine have been active with WRL over the years. Then email messages started coming to me from friends across the U.S. who were excited to see my picture…
Standing in a peace vigil holding a sign is a common form of nonviolent activism. The May-June 1967 edition of WRL News features a front page photo of the Times Square Weekly vigil to end the Vietnam War. Standing on April 29, 1967 are WRI Secretary Devi Prasad and Otto Nathan, a WRL Executive Committee member and a regular at…
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