2.01.03 veterans against war

No More Soldiers, No More Wars: New Resources for Countering Military Recruitment

Authors: Janine Schwab

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An overview of recently published resources working against the militarization of our young people.

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US Sergeant Apologizes to Afghan Parliamentarian: "How Sorry I am for the Violence that My Army Has Done"

Matthis Chiroux and Malalai Joya following his apololgy. PHOTO: MALALAIJOYA.COM
Authors: Malalai Joya Matthis Chiroux Transcript provided by Elsa Rassbach

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We can enforce a peace by refusing to hate, refusing to kill.

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"Don't Be So Holy": A Conversation with Two Combatants for Peace

Horse with cart, Gaza
Authors: Bassam Aramin Sara Burke Yaniv Reshef

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I wish I could bring Palestine with me on my shoulders to show people how we live.

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Everything Is Different — But our Work Goes on: A Report from United for Justice with Peace

Authors: Joseph Gainza

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Just as the sources of the crises confronting
us are connected, so too must be the
solutions we bring forward and
demand be implemented.

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Ten Ways To End the Occupation of Afghanistan: Inform, Educate, Agitate, Organize

Protesters of the war in Afghanistan collect blankets for Afghanistan refugees at Boston City Hall Plaza, November 8, 2001. Over 75,000 blankets were collected and sent within four months. photo: © Ellen Shub
Authors: maTT De Vleger

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To organize, we need to inform ourselves and share what we learn.

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Writing About War and Peace: Inside a Veterans' Group

Spiral staircase in the Töölö library, Helsinki, Finland, 2005. PHOTO: © REETTA R.
Authors: Shepherd Bliss

Summary:Shepherd Bliss describes his participation in a writers' group led by Maxine Hong Kinston.

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Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan

Silver Spring, MD, March 2008. Winter Soldier: Iraq and Afghanistan. PHOTO: © Diane Greene Lent 2008
Authors: Camilo Mejia Geoff Millard Jason Lemieux

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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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Charges Against Veterans Day 18 Dismissed, No Court Costs

Vets demonstrating.
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Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan

Authors: Iraq Veterans Against the War

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Mapping Political Violence: A Review of Bomb after Bomb: A Violent Cartography

Grenada painting
Authors: Ashley Hinson

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Ink craters the pages.

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