– April 27, 1965 – A.J. Mustei: I present to Bayard Rustin at this 42nd annual dinner of the War Resisters League the 7th Annual Peace Award and the scroll, which I am presenting to him, reads as follows: To Bayard Rustin, pacifist, who has suffered for his convictions and held firmly and courageously to them….
The Journey of Reconciliation in 1947 was the first major national project organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), co-sponsored by the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR). An interracial group of 16 rode on buses through the upper South to test the implementation of the 1946 Supreme Court decision outlawing segregation on interstate travel. They…
April 29th, 2021 Uncovering the roots of Barbara Deming’s revolutionary nonviolence and feminism By Joanne Sheehan This article has been adapted from a talk on “The Revolutionary Nonviolence by Barbara Deming: Two Handed Practices” which Joanne Sheehan gave with Ynestra King, who is writing a book about Barbara Deming. Most who are familiar with author…
July 9, 2020 Previoulsly published on Waging Nonviolence We are activists, we are practitioners of revolutionary nonviolence, and we are outraged. Outraged at the 400-year long history of violence against Black people in this country; outraged at the racist and murderous system that founded police, who kill Black people with impunity; outraged at the state-sanctioned brutality meeting…
Dear WRL Friends and Family, I’m Heath Rudd (pronouns they/them/theirs), WRL’s Fall 2019 Bilezikian Intern. Over the past three months, I had the special opportunity to work with WRL to develop a new resource to counter Border Patrol recruitment. As someone who loves interrogating history for the betterment…
Dear Resisters, When I joined WRL’s National Committee in 2017, an unprecedented number of members from diasporic and marginalized communities were also joining, and I was thrilled to be working with a group of people ready to build a truly internationalist antiwar movement. As we acknowledged the many ongoing conflicts, occupations, and wars happening around…
This past summer, WRL National Committee member Debbie Southorn took a moment to collect stories about our past, present, and future. Give it a listen above and stay tuned for more awesome opportunities for future podcasts! If you are a lifelong WRL member with a story to be shared, contact Raúl at raul [at] warresisters.org.
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The full statement and endorsement is below and can also be found here. Since the historic April 27 summit between the leaders of North and South Korea at Panmunjom, longstanding tensions and war threats on the Korean peninsula have given way to the promise of peace and reconciliation. Soon, another historic summit, between the United…
As energy builds across the country for March for Our Lives mobilizations tomorrow, WRL calls on all anti-militarists to push the narrative of gun control to full disarmament! Once again, as our country recoils in outrage after another mass shooting at Great Mills High School in Maryland, as family and friends of Stephon Clark demand justice…
Protestors told de Blasio to denounce prince visit; told Schumer & Menendez to immediately commit to vote to end US support for Saudi war on Yemen CONTACTS: New York, NY: Isaac Evans-Frantz, 347-756-1896, actioncorps.nyc [at] gmail.com Washington, DC: Ariel Gold, 510-599-5330, ariel [at] codepink.org Tuesday the Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, is meeting with…
Human Rights Coalition Blasts CIA Torturer as Trump’s Pick for CIA Head March 15th, 2018 – Washington, D.C. A coalition of human rights groups working to close the Guantanamo Bay prison and end US torture condemns President Trump’s nomination of Gina Haspel for Director of the CIA. Haspel’s documented involvement in torture should absolutely disqualify…
While Trump escalates long-standing US complicity in the catastrophic war on Yemen through its arming of Saudi Arabia and more, we are deeply inspired by the launch of مجلة صنعاء “Sanaa Review“: an e-zine by Yemenis that cuts through silence and distortion, bringing us the brilliance of independent Yemeni journalism, art and thought now. This media work…
Published July 6th 2017 on The New Inquiry No SWAT Zone: Resisting Police Militarization Under Trump By Tara Tabassi and Ali Issa A volunteer screams in pain as Hollywood-grade prosthetics litter a football field strewn with body parts and gore. A “Muslim man” just fired from his job returns to his office as…
“What next?” The big question after our weekend of resistance. Movements are made of large demos, lobbying and grassroots campaigns. But nonviolent actions are most effective as part of nonviolent campaigns and we need build our skills to build campaigns. We need tools to organize campaigns. Our “Handbook for Nonviolent…
Shoe-Throwing Still Gets No Love In Iraq: An Interview with Dhurgham al-Zaidy by Ali Issa Reprint from Medium on 12.15.16 “I cannot leave the square. Whatever al-Abadi or anyone else says . . .” Dhurgham al-Zaidy, Friday, 5.27.16 This past Summer, Baghdad’s Tahrir square was once again filled with tear gas. Protesters escaping the toxic fumes have…
After the mass escalation of anti-government protest this past late May in Turkey, events there have fallen out of the headlines. But mobilization and repression continue. This past November 23rd for example, the Turkish police cracked-down hard on a teacher’s demonstration in Ankara called for by the progressive union Eğitim-Sen against the privatization of schools….
Version of letter published in NY Daily News on 6.5.15 Dear Mayor de Blasio, As you and your office prepare to finalize the city’s budget, I urge you to reject NYPD Commissioner Bratton’s controversial request to fund 450 new paramilitary cops to his department. You have previously stated that you believe NYPD staffing levels to…
Call for Submissions for No SWAT Zone: a zine on resisting police militarization Send Submissions to: tara [at] warresisters.org Calling all activists and organizers resisting police militarization around the world: -How you are impacted by policing and/or war? -Are you leading a campaign against domestic or international militarization? -Are you building alternatives to…
War Resisters League condemns in the strongest terms the Baton Rouge Police Department’s heavily militarized response to protests against the murder of Alton Sterling by BRPD this past Tuesday, July 5th. We stand with protesters in demanding justice after the brutal murder of Alton Sterling by BRPD on July 5th, the very police department known for…
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