Militarism

War Profiteers are the 1%: November 30th action in NYC

Wall Street = War banner

On Wednesday, November 30th, 2011, War Resisters League joined with Occupy Wall Street activists and United for Peace and Justice for a protest at the Aerospace and Defense Finance Conference, a meeting in which Department of Defense officials met with the CEOs of 30 military contractors, including reps from three of the top five defense contractors: Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Raytheon. As the U.S. government spends roughly $400 billion of U.S.

Bite the Bullet

Bite the Bullet War Profiteering Education and Action Network logo

Individuals, companies and corporations have always taken advantage of warfare to make enormous economic profit. For centuries, ordinary people, who suffer most from war, have resisted these war profiteers. One of the major factors in Harry S. Truman's rise to the U.S. presidency was his relentless ("Give 'em Hell, Harry!") pursuit of war profiteers.

April 8 2011 Pentagon Action

Announcing an April 8 Civil Resistance Action at the Pentagon:

We will come together in solidarity to act in resistance against the activities of the U.S. military and form autonomous affinity groups that will be acting in nonviolent civil resistance at the Pentagon on April 8.  We will encourage groups to descend on the Pentagon around noon on April 8, but each group will decide when and where to meet to begin their action.

Racism, Repression and Resistance: COINTELPRO Then and Now: 40 Years after the FBI and Chicago Police Assassinated Fred Hampton

Fred Hampton Flyer

December 3 at 6:30 pm at The Community Church of New York. Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the murder of Fred Hampton and the release of The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther by Jeffrey Haas. Panelists include Jeffrey Haas, Rachel Meeropol, Malik Rahim, Francisco Torres & Laura Whitehorn.

Thursday, September 17 - October Actions Organizing Call

October 9, 2009 Direct Action at the White House

September 3, 2009

Dear Friends,

We will be having an organizing call around the October 5th Actions next Thursday, September 17th
at 12:00 (noon) EST.

The call-in number is 518-825-1300, code 116563.

We invite all those of you who are interested in coming to DC or who would like to plan something in your hometown to join in on the call. We will be discussing details of the national rally and civil disobedience as well as offering some options for those of you who would like to be involved in your own areas.

Please join us!

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