As we move into the spring semester, we look forward to having the opportunity of working with educators and their classes. Our panel of anti-war veterans shares their experiences in the military — from the Vietnam era through to just a couple of years ago — with students in an open dialogue where they are […]
We Are Not Your Soldiers started the winter and closed out 2025 with visits to two community colleges and one private middle school, all in various boroughs of New York City. Joe Urgo spoke to three college classes and included the screening of clips from the Winter Soldier hearings on Vietnam, of which he was […]
By Rory Fanning From Truthout | Original Article Trump plans to use the military to enact the mass deportation of immigrants. As a veteran, I know orders can be refused. Grab a book instead of my phone had been my mantra since November 5 as I sought to protect myself from the despair of political […]
This is an extraordinary time, an unusual era, where the living history and message We Are Not Your Soldiers brings to the classrooms has a special resonance with the students. We’re raising issues and thoughts that are making what are becoming obvious connections with their lives. They’re seeing in living color imperial criminality in Gaza, […]
By Konstantin Toropin, Lisa Mascaro & Susan Haigh From AP News | Original Article WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses just hours after it was publicly revealed that it made plans to describe them as “potentially divisive” — […]
California National Guard personnel in Los Angeles earlier this year. David Ryder/Reuters By Vera Bergengruen, Lara Seligman, Dan Lyon From MSN | Original Article WASHINGTON—The Pentagon has ordered the National Guard to create “quick reaction” forces in every state and territory by January that are trained and equipped to respond to riots and civil unrest […]
By Nicole Sganga From Portside | Original Article “When we have somebody in power who’s actively dismantling our rights — free speech, due process, freedom of the press — it’s really hard to be a soldier right now.” Chicago — Two Illinois National Guard members told CBS News they would refuse to obey federal orders […]
Contact We Are Not Your Soldiers via wearenotyoursoldiers@worldcantwait.org, message us on Facebook or call us at 646-807-3259. We will plan with you for a visit to your class or student organization either in-person or via remote technology. No fee is charged to the educator or the school. Each presenter has their own story to tell […]
Members of the National Guard are seen standing near the Washington Monument, on September 2, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Kent Nishimura / Getty Images By Aaron Hughes & Arti Walker-Peddakotla From Truthout | Original Article Trump can’t use the military to terrorize US cities if soldiers refuse to back him up. There is a great […]
Dewey Canyon III protest by veterans in Washington DC, 1971 With Trump sending active duty military and National Guard into U.S. cities, and the aptly named Department of War striking boats in international waters, the role of the U.S. military should be on everyone’s minds. The veterans who speak to students for We Are Not […]
The fall semester is about to begin — we already received requests from professors at four NYC metropolitan area colleges and one in the south for We Are Not Your Soldiers speakers to address their classes. We are reaching out now to additional professors and student activists in the next days to schedule our visits, […]
From Democracy Now | Original Article As more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed seeking aid at militarized aid distribution sites run by the U.S.- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a former GHF security contractor tells Democracy Now! he saw U.S. mercenaries and Israeli forces commit war crimes by indiscriminately shooting at starving Palestinians waiting […]
