2. Resistance to Militaries and Resistance to Militarism

Help Bring Justice to Timor-Leste: A Sample Letter

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Indonesia's Arms Appetite

Authors: Frida Berrigan

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The checks on US military aid are gone, and now the floodgates have opened.

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Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan

Silver Spring, MD, March 2008. Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan. PHOTO: © Diane Greene Lent 2008

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I was explicitly told by my chain of command that I could shoot anyone who came closer to me than I felt comfortable with.

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Iraqi Memorial

An Air Force JROTC student attending the Eyes Wide Open exhibit in Orlando, FL, October 2004. Photo: Herb Snitzer/AFSC
Authors: Joseph DeLappe

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One Way to Live a Pacifist Life: After 80 Years of Activism - WWII CO Ralph DiGia Dies

Ralph DiGia promoting war tax resistance on tax day, April 17, 2007. photo: Ed Hedemann

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The US Attorney referred him to the War Resisters League. He never left.

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How to Avoid Destroying Our Movements: On the death of SDS, Nonviolence, and the War

Meaghan Linick (right) of Newschool SDS, Iraq Moratorium, 2007. Photo Thomas Good/Next Left Notes
Authors: Mark Rudd

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We (the Weather Underground) did the FBI's work for them.

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How Peace Activists Can Win Access to Schools Equal to that of Military Recruiters

Authors: Rick Jahnkow

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Students have the right to speak out whether peace activists' right to equal access has been recognized yet or not.

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How to Facilitate Conversations About Militarism, Sexism, & Racism

Peace Games Cover
Authors: Maryam Roberts

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How does the military affect your life?

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Charges Against Veterans Day 18 Dismissed, No Court Costs

Vets demonstrating.
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Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan

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