The Army is attempting to stop Lt. Ehren Watada from speaking out against the war. Lt. Watada went public on Wednesday, saying that he would refuse orders to deploy to Iraq. He is the first officer to do so. You can find out more at Thankyoult.org. Please support this courageous individual!
From his supporters website:
On Thursday, […]

Not Showing Up: Blacks, Military Recruitment and the Anti-war Movement

by Kenyon farrow
This article originally appeared in March-April 2006 issue of The Non-Violent Activist, the magazine of the War Resisters League.
When I was the Southern Region Coordinator for Critical Resistance I once spoke at an event in New Orleans entitled, “What Now: War, Occupation, and […]

In a Web exclusive for our new International issue, Tara Lohan writes eloquently about a struggle for indigenous land rights in the Pacific Northwest, reminding us that struggles between nations aren’t something that happens only out there — across recognized borders — but are matters that require us to think about the very notions of […]

Idaho is fighting one of the nation’s most restrictive constitutional amendments against gay marriage. This constitutional amendment will not only ban same-sex marriage, but it’ll also ban civil unions, domestic partnerships and protections of any relationship–straight or gay–that approximates marriage. It goes way beyond what’s already a law in Idaho–a ban on same-sex marriage–and […]

This Wednesday, the first US Military officer to openly resist the war in Iraq will go public, and he needs your help and support. Military resistance is essential to stopping this war, so visit ThankyouLT.org now to find out how you can support this courageous individual.