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Socorro Peace Vigil
Socorro Peace Vigil in New Mexico has been active in countering militarism with their weekly vigil against current U.S. wars (which in October commemorated their 8 year anniversary). Socorro Peace Vigil has also been doing counter-recruitment work in local classrooms and at the school board level, working with the local chapter of Iraq Veterans Against the War.
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IN MEMORIUM
Karl Bissinger, 1914-2008
Beloved longtime WRL staff member Karl Bissinger succumbed to a stroke on November 19. Karl was an energetic and creative fund raiser, an enthusiastic civil disobedient, a generous host to countless meetings, and a loyal and supportive friend.
Ralph DiGia: 1914-2008
Ralph, a lifelong war resister and pacifist, died February 1 in New York City. Ralph had been the heart and soul of WRL since he came on staff shortly after the end of World War II.
Bill Sutherland, 1918-2010
Bill Sutherland, unofficial ambassador between the peoples of Africa and the Americas for over fifty years, died peacefully on January 2, 2010. He was 91.
2011 Peace Calendar || Not Your Fodder! Organizing Against the Militarization of Youth
Preorder Now! Calendars ship in mid-August.NOT YOUR FODDER!Organizing Against the Militarization of YouthWar Resisters League2011 Peace CalendarA directory of counter-military-recruitment projects around the country, this year’s Peace Calendar serves as colorful documentation of this vibrant grassroots movement as well as an organizing resource. Find out how activists around the country are resisting the militarization of our youth! Edited by Oskar Castro amp; Judith Mahoney Pasternak
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Homecoming in Detroit and on Coming Home from the US Social Forum
Upon returning home from Detroit, the word most present in the minds of many of the WRL members who were at the second U.S. Social Forum is “unpack.” Aside from the bags full of notes and posters, books and pins that we carried home with us, we also hold countless stories and conversations and new and budding relationships that are hard to translate into a simple reportback. But keep reading to find out more about what WRL was up to at the second US Social Forum and our next steps from here.
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A Weekend of Anti-nuclear Activism
Monday, May 3, 2010 WRL action, "No Nukes! Begin with U.S."
Today in Grand Central, 2,000 flyers were distributed to hundreds of passersby who engaged with members of the War Resisters League and many other organizations, including Peace Action, South Asia Solidarity Initiative, Think Outside the Bomb, and Physicians for Social Responsibility, about nuclear disarmament.
Read this statement written on the day of the May 3rd action and see WRL's anti-nuclear blog for more photos and follow-up from the action and all of this weekend's events.
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WRL PIE CHART FLYERS - Where Your Income Tax Money Really Goes
ORDER NOW!The War Resisters League's famous "pie chart" flyer, which analyzes the Federal Fiscal Year 2011 Budget (released in February 2010)! Each year, War Resisters League analyzes federal funds outlays as presented in detailed tables in "Analytical Perspectives" of the Budget of the United States Government. Our analysis is based on federal funds, which do not include trust funds--such as Social Security--that are raised separately from income taxes for specific purposes. What you pay (or don't pay) by April 15, 2010 goes to the federal funds portion of the budget.Order print copies via our online store, or by phone at 212.228.0450.
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Defend Bradley Manning, War Crime Whistleblower
The Bradley Manning Support Network and Courage to Resist have established a legal defense fund for Pfc. Bradley Manning, the 22-year-old Army intelligence analyst accused of leaking intelligence documents to WikiLeaks.If convicted of the charges against him, he faces up to 52 years in prison, dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and benefits and unspecified fines.
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WRL Endorses US Boat to Gaza
From the US Boat to Gaza statement: quot;This is an important moment in history. In the aftermath of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla massacre and increased world-wide scrutiny of Israel’s blockade of Gaza, the Israeli government has mounted a huge public relations campaign spreading the lie that by letting a few more items into Gaza the blockade has been lifted. This is not the reality. Gaza is still under siege... US Boat to Gaza is planning to launch a U.S. boat to Gaza, joining a flotilla of ships from Europe, Canada, India, South Africa and parts of the Middle East. quot; Read More...
GALZ: The sign of a victory
Ignatious Muhambi, staff at WRL Peace Award winner GALZ (Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe) was acquitted of charges that he contravened his country #039;s censorship laws. Read More...
We did it! Third Place in the Worcester Half Marathon Corporate Cup!
We did it! Third Place in the Worcester Half
Marathon Corporate Cup! We had 25 runners in all
(although about 5 wore other shirts) and brought
WRL glory to an overcast New England day! Read More...
Twenty-Four Anti-Torture Activists Acquitted
On Monday, June 14, twenty-four activists with Witness Against Torture were acquitted in Washington, D.C. Superior Court of charges of “unlawful entry with disorderly conduct.” The charges stemmed from demonstrations at the US Capitol on January 21,2010 - the date by which President Obama had promised the closure of the Guantanamo detention camp. Read More...
#039;Israel #039;s Ruthless Criminality #039; - WRI statement on attack on Free Gaza Flotilla
War Resisters #039; International - an international pacifist network with more than 80 affiliates in more than 40 countries - condemns the murderous Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza and calls for an immediate lifting of the blockade on Gaza. Read More...
2009 Peace Awardees arrested in Zimbabwe
Ellen Chademana and Ignatius Muhambi of the gay rights group Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe,2009 WRL Peace Awardees, were arrested last week after a raid on their offices. Ellen and Ignatius were tortured while in custody and were initially denied release. They were finally released on $200 bail each on Thursday. Read More...
WRL Posters now available online at Just Seeds!
WRL Posters are now available online at justseeds.com, the website of Justseeds/Visual Resistance Artists #039; Cooperative. The first of the WRL posters up on the Just Seeds site is the classic, Capital Punishment, by Peg Averill (1949-1993) who created hundreds of political graphics in the 1970s and 80s. Read More...
WRL #039;s statement for nuclear disarmament
As we approach this weekend #039;s anti-nuclear events and actions which will include a direct action on May 3 to declare Grand Central Station in NYC a nuclear weapons free zone, check out this statement written by members of WRL and South Asia Solidarity Initiative. Read More...
7 years in Iraq
Check out a this piece co-authored by WRL #039;s own Clare Bayard written for the March 19th commemoration of the beginning of the eighth year of the Iraq War. Read More...
Why is the relief effort in Haiti a military operation?
Please join the War Resisters League in calling for a timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal in Haiti, an end to the militarization of aid, and a focus on the self-determination of the Haitian people. Read More...

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