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“In Germany they first came for the communists…” (Poster)
Quotation from Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892-1984) He survived internment in a Nazi concentration camp. This quotation is widely used to voice the need for unity and supporting one another under authoritarian governments and is a popular quotation to describe the dangers of political apathy in the face of authoritarianism. Repression always begins with specific and targeted fear and hatred which soon escalates to encompass more and more targeted groups.
- Conscientious Objectors
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- GI
WRL Supports GI Resisters
Active military considering their options can look to the War Resisters League and other organizations for examples of GI resistance as well as practical guides. WRL’s new Resources for GI Rights and Resistance (PDF download) includes stories of GI resisters, videos featuring WRL members, articles, book reviews, and a book published by War Resisters’ International. Check…
- War Taxes
War Tax Resistance: A Guide To Withholding Your Support from the Military
Now taking pre-orders!
Publishing early March 2025
This 6th edition is updated from the 2003 War Tax Resistance: A Guide To Withholding Your Support from the Military, The most comprehensive book available on war tax resistance, covering everything from legal issues to the history of war tax resistance, to the hows and whys. Written by Ed Hedemann and Ruth Benn.
- WRL History
WRL Goes to the Movies
Popular films aren’t usually known for promoting peace. There’s a lot of focus on big action sequences in the wide release movies that studios hope will become summer blockbusters, especially when superheroes are involved. In 1987 and 2007, two WRL Peace Calendars sought to highlight movies that promote peace and justice.WRL’s interest in movies isn’t…
- War Taxes
“Your tax dollars at work? DON’T pay!” Poster
“Your tax dollars at work? DON’T pay!”, by Peg Averill- WRL History
Home Is Where WRL Is: A History of WRL’s Offices: The Peace Pentagon and Beyond (Part II)
After leaving 5 Beekman Street with a very light load—courtesy of the FBI theft—WRL and its peace group mates moved to 339 Lafayette Street at the western edge of the East Village. (For the story of WRL’s pre-Lafayette Street homes, see Home Is Where WRL Is: A History of WRL’s Offices, Part I: From a…- WRL History
Home Is Where WRL Is: A History of WRL’s Office Spaces: From a Living Room to a Loft (Part I)
In our 100 year history, the WRL national office, surprisingly, has had only a few locations in New York City. Each was unique in its own way.WRL was first located in Jessie Wallace Hughan’s apartment. The founder of WRL, she brought into the fold activists from a variety of progressive organizations. Soon there were too…- Gaza
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- Nonviolence
War Is a Crime Against Humanity: Stop the Violence Immediately in Israel-Palestine
War Is a Crime Against Humanity: Stop the Violence Immediately in Israel-Palestine- WRL History
Learn About Our Radical Past Through Larry Gara’s Radical Quizzes
Between 1989 and 2002, Larry Gara produced four “radical quizzes” for WRL’s Nonviolent Activist to encourage everyone to learn about our radical past. The first, “A Radical Quiz,” was published in the September 1989 issue. Gara, a professor at Wilmington College in Ohio, a WWII resister, and a long-time WRL member, wrote an introduction for…- WRL History
WRL’s Debate to Hire Bayard Rustin
Not much time goes by in political discourse without some mention of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which took place 61 years ago this week. It was the largest gathering for civil rights of its time, with an estimated 250,000 people attending. Martin Luther King, Jr. made his “I Have a Dream”…
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