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    Dorie Bunting: Peacemaker in the Desert
    September 19, 2023
    By Craig Simpson Dorelen (Dorie) Feise Bunting passed away August 24, 2023, at 101 years old. From her teenage years until well into her 90s, Dorie was present and active in the peace and justice movement. She touched the lives of many people in New Mexico and around the world. She was my mentor and friend…
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  • What Every Young Woman Should Know About the Military
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    What Every Young Woman Should Know About the Military
    July 26, 2023
    And what you can do about it. If you are thinking about joining the military, you should know about the sexism, racism, and white supremacy; about being sex and gender diverse in the military; about what military life is like for women; and how military experiences change people. Includes stories, info on alternatives, and links to more info.
    Available in English.
    Spanish version available for pre-order!
    (for delivery late January 2025)
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    Against All Odds: Organizing & Study Guide
    July 5, 2023
    Download the Against All Odds: Organizing & Study Guide here. War Resisters League is excited to announce a popular education resource for connecting with Iraqi organizing across borders for activists, organizers and students around the world! We hope this guide supports you in better understanding Against All Odds: Voices of Popular Struggle in Iraq, as…
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    Operation Lysistrata in NYC on March 19
    June 2, 2023
    On the 6th year commemoration of the US invasion of Iraq, Peace Action for Diplomacy,Theaters Against War, NYCUFPJ, War Resisters League and Veterans for Peace invite you to the thought-provoking, award-winning film Operation Lysistrata Join us for a screening of the inspiring film of a theatrical protest that took place on March of 2003, before…
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    Reproductive Freedom – WRL Statement
    May 13, 2022
    In 1981, shortly after Ronald Reagan became President, the right to choose to have an abortion and sexual freedom was increasingly under attack. The Feminist and Lesbian and Gay Task Forces of the Mobilization for Survival (MfS), a national network that included WRL, with goals to: abolish nuclear weapons and power, stop military intervention, meet…
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  • Broken Rifle Dove, bu Cristy Road
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    Stop the War on Ukraine
    March 3, 2022
    Living Peace 3: Letters of Wars and PeaceJanuary 8, 2025 Letter by Yurii from UkraineREAD MOREUkraine: About 300 criminal cases against conscientious objectorsfrom War Resisters’ InternationalThe number of new criminal cases against conscientious objectors has surged since summer 2024 after the General Prosecutor’s Office wrote to local prosecutors. About 300 conscientious objectors now face criminal…
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    Stop the War on Ukraine: Calls to Action
    January 28, 2022
    War Resisters League believes that war is a crime against humanity; we are clear that war is never the answer. As an antimilitarist organization we refuse to take sides between the armed camps. We do recognize and oppose what the U.S. does and is doing to feed this conflict, and other conflicts. We stand with…
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    Linda Marie Thurston, rest in eternal power and memory. We love you greatly.
    May 25, 2021
    May 25, 2021 To our dear community, We are grieved to be sharing with you all devastating news: Linda Thurston, War Resisters League’s Operations Coordinator passed away unexpectedly this past weekend. Linda first organized with WRL for the Day Without the Pentagon action in 1998 and later joined the national staff collective in 2007 where…
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    Uncovering the roots of Barbara Deming’s revolutionary nonviolence and feminism
    May 7, 2021
    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…
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    Nonviolence is an exploration- Join us!
    March 24, 2021
    March 22, 2021 Dear friends, I often quote Barbara Deming’s reminder that “nonviolence is an exploration, one that has just begun” at trainings with groups looking to achieve justice using nonviolence strategies. By engaging in this exploration, we continue to both learn new aspects of the power of nonviolence and develop more creative ways to…
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