Every year in Verona, New York, hundreds of SWAT officers gather at NYTOAC to “talk shop” with major arms dealers and Islamophobic ideologues. Let’s block it and shift resources where they belong: our communities’ needs! For a recent article by Naomi Dann of Jewish Voices for Peace + Ali Issa of WRL, Read here! …
Gloria Williams, 1950-2016 Gloria Williams, longtime WRL stalwart and former National Committee member, writer, journalist, and videographer, committed pacifist and indefatigable fighter for social justice, died February 29 in Iowa City after a long illness. She was 65. Gloria wrote about the threat of genetically engineered food and about the detainees at Guantanamo. She…
Happy International Women’s Day! Hi! We are members of the New York City chapter of AF3IRM–a national organization of women engaged in transnational feminist, anti-imperialist activism. Join AF3IRM & War Resisters League today as we celebrate our herstories and engage in a collective retelling of history to include women, queer, and trans community members. As we…
Our comrades in the Rasmea Defense Committee are calling for support! Rasmea Odeh, a long time immigrant rights leader and Arab community organizer is currently facing imprisonment and deportation. Join the War Resisters League in circulating this call, and help us amplify Rasmea’s fight against politically motivated charges today! Learn more about Rasmea’s case here,…
by Bob Wing and Max Elbaum originally published on Znet, 12.23.15 “The wake-up call is right there in the front page headline of the Dec. 11 New York Times: ‘Poll Has Trump Gaining Ground on Terror Fear.’ [ . . . ] Understand that the fight against racism cannot be won just by struggling around domestic…
We’re excited to announce the winners of our 27th Annual Raffle for Resistance! This year’s raffle items are a collection of powerful art highlighting political artists whose works nourish movements for peace and liberation telling stories of resilience, struggle for liberation and connect contemplation and action across communities. Congratulations to all the winners! Grand…
IBRAHIM ABDIL-MU’ID RAMEY: AN APPRECIATION (May Allah ta’Ala forgive him all his sins and grant him the highest of Jannah) By Matt Meyer Ibrahim Abdil-Mu’id Ramey (Clayton), who passed away yesterday, Friday, 11th of December 2015, was a dynamic speaker, fine writer, and keen strategic thinker – but he devoted most of his adult life…
From November 22nd through December 1st, a delegation of 14 members of Witness Against Torture–WRLs sibiling organization including three members of WRL–returned to Cuba and brought their demand to shutdown Guantanamo Bay straight to the U.S. naval base and detention center. It’s hard to believe that just 10 years ago, 25 people walked to…
As you plan your gift giving, be sure to visit the WRL store. We’ve got calendars, hats, t-shirts, buttons, books, DVDs, organizing tools and more! 90 Years of Revolutionary Nonviolence: WRL Perpetual Calendar Published in honor of our 90th Anniversary, this beautiful calendar chronicles the 90 year history of WRL with historical notes, posters and…
This week is the 2nd International Week of Action Against the Militarisation of Youth. Join the War Resisters International with nonviolent actions this week and stand against the many ways young people are engaged in wars all around the world! Check out #YouthAgainstWar hashtag on social media and follow WRI on Twitter and Facebook for further updates. Here…
With fifty new troops being deployed to Syria, wars continuing all over and military bases firmly rooted in 662 locations worldwide, we, as antiwar activists we ask ourselves: “What is the human cost?” Occupied people prevented from self-determination due to mass violence and 22 U.S. veteran suicides per day are the systematic and inevitable costs of militarism….
A letter from our National Organizer, Tara Tabassi: The arms trade is global, but so is our resistance! “Stop. Arms. Trade!!”— the chant is still ringing in my ears as I return to the 339 Lafayette office to see my War Resisters League family after two weeks in Seoul. After repping War Resisters League at…
WRL mourns the passing of Vera B. Williams (1927-2015), award-winning writer, illustrator, and activist, Vera was a longtime member of WRL, serving on the board and creating illustrations for our Peace Calendars and many other materials. Vera, we celebrate your life and remember you always as a comrade in peace. Rest in Power! We’ll post…
Upcoming Events: Coming Soon . . . Don’t see an event near you? Invite Ali Issa to speak in your community or on your campus by e-mailing: Ali [at] warresisters.org Past Events: Against All Odds: A Night Celebrating Iraq, featuring the Narcicyst June 25th, 2015 – Alwan for the Arts,…
Latest piece on the protest upsurge in Iraq by WRL’s Ali Issa: “Since a new wave of protest in Iraq — the largest in decades — has forced the Iraqi government to finally begin acknowledging the fundamental problems with the now 12-year-old quota system, Iraqis across sectors and at the grassroots are striving to chart…
Download the flyer. Celebration of the World March for Peace Wednesday, December 2, 6:30 p.m. – Reidy Friendship Hall The World March for Peace – which WRL has endorsed – is taking place in 100 countries and 300 cities from October 2, 2009 through January 2, 2010. On November 30, the international team of marchers…
WHAT IS THE STOP URBAN SHIELD COALITION? Stop Urban Shield is a broad coalition of grassroots community and social justice organizations primarily based in the Bay Area but with partnering community groups across the nation who have come together united against Urban Shield. Urban Shield, a SWAT team training and weapons expo that brings together…
Sixteen years in prison is not enough? Sister Megan Rice and her friends, all peace activists, already face 16 years in prison if convicted for a nonviolent peace action. Sister Megan, Greg Boertje-Obed, and Michael Walli went to Oak Ridge, Tennesse, to say NO to nuclear holocaust. Instead of dropping charges, the US Attorney General…
We Want Peace, Not Police! We are proud to announce two brand new banners now hanging above the WRL National Office at 339 Lafayette St. Thanks to WRL’s Demilitarize Health and Security working group for their hard work and initiative! And thank you to Cindy Trinh of Activists of New York for these great…
Today, May 15th, is a global holiday: Conscientious Objection Day. Part of building a culture of peace is marking new traditions. This holiday – created in England in 1985 – gives us a valuable chance to thank war resisters for their service: service to a future demilitarized world. Conscientious objectors have risked death, prison, humiliation,…
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