The Return of the Intrepid War Museum demonstration Oct. 2, 2008
After two years of repairs the Intrepid aircraft carrier and war museum returned to its NYC dock. We greeted it with a silent vigil of signs, banners, and leaflets.
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After two years of repairs the Intrepid aircraft carrier and war museum returned to its NYC dock. We greeted it with a silent vigil of signs, banners, and leaflets.
– 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….
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…
Needing some cartoon-style popular education to start the conversation on police militarization, its federal funding and the militarization of emergency services? Check out these two that our friend and cartoonist comrade Ethan Heitner drew for War Resisters League, as part of the Stop Urban Shield work! Check out Ethan Heitner’s blog Freedom Funnies…
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25 years ago today a tragedy took place: The U.S. bombing of the Amiriyah Shleter in Baghdad. To mark this day, and look towards a world where such violence is not possible, we join members of the Iraqi Transnational Collective in spreading the following reflection, art, analysis and action. Resisting Amnesia: 25 Years After the Al Amiriyah…
Ending Police Militarization, One City at a Time Published on Truthout on Tuesday, 29 September 2015 00:00 By Ana Conner and Tara Tabassi Oakland police participate in Urban Shield training in October 2012. (Photo: San Leandro Privacy / Flickr) Urban Shield, the world’s largest SWAT training and war-weapons expo, was held in September in California’s…