Mimi LaValley

Mimi LaValley was the War Resisters League Freeman Intern, working with the Stop the Merchants of Death campaign. In addition to her peace activism, Mimi is a musician and teacher. www.mimilavalley.com

Strategies to Stop the Merchants of Death

Reflections on the Stopping the Merchants of Death Strategic Conference

Gathered in the lobby at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, the participants arriving for the Stopping Merchants of Death (SMoD) Strategic Conference looked pretty innocuous. Except for the telltale signs of stacks of WIN Magazine and various other pamphlets and literature, one may never have guessed that an international conspiracy to stop war profiteers from pillaging the world’s resources was underway.