In October, for the first time since the Covid lockdown in March 2019, we were back doing in-person We Are Not Your Soldiers school visits. Our October visits began in the New York metropolitan area. John Burns, accompanied by his service dog Zero, spoke to students at four varied schools. Some classes viewed either a […]
From Refuser Solidarity Network My Name is Atalya, In 2017 I publicly refused to serve in the Israeli military. I did so because I felt I could not take part in the occupation of Palestine. Subsequently, I spent four months in military prison, but more importantly, I started walking a path of non-violent resistance to the […]
Our friend Barbara Harris, a long-time activist for peace and justice, member of the Granny Peace Brigade, and organizer of a vigorous effort to combat military recruiters at NYC public schools, died recently after a long illness. We’re sharing this extensive page covering some of that work: A Tribute to Counter-recruitment Activist Barbara G Harris.
Samantha Goldman talks with Will Carless, national correspondent for USA Today on extremism, about his recent investigation: The military ordered big steps to stop extremism. Two years later, it shows no results. Follow him on Twitter @WillCarless and read his work at USA Today. Listen on Spotify. Click here to listen on Youtube. Click here […]
On this episode of the Free Thought Project Podcast, hosts Matt and Don engage in a deeply enlightening conversation with veterans Will Griffin and Joe Urgo of We Are Not Your Soldiers, an organization which boldly stands as a counter-narrative to the enticing pitches of military recruiters. Through the lens of their own profound transformations, […]
By Oren Ziv From +972 Magazine | Original Article On Sunday afternoon, hundreds of Israelis gathered outside the Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium high school in central Tel Aviv for the launch of a new letter by young conscientious objectors under the banner of “Youth Against Dictatorship.” Despite pressure from the far right and the Education Ministry, […]
