By Sima Kadmon From Yedioth Ahronot | Original Article This last Sunday, Tair Kaminer, aged 19, stood before the commander of the Induction Center, Col. Aran Shani and was sentenced for the sixth time for her refusal to join the IDF for reasons of conscience. She was sentenced to an additional 45 days in prison […]
Veterans with World Can’t Wait’s We Are Not Your Soldiers project present what they do in a typical high school classroom where students are considering joining the U.S. military. Iraq and Afghanistan-era veterans relate their experiences in occupying countries, boot camp and post-military service. Based on your curriculum, we also can provide a historical presentation […]
July 18-21: Republican National Convention — Cleveland July 24-28: Democratic National Convention — Philadelphia You’re outraged at the bigotry, hatred and murder that is being whipped up against black people, the LGBTQ community, women, immigrants, and Muslims. You see how politics-as-usual fuels a brutal, bloody war on the world, dashing possibility for positive change in […]
By Joseph Hickman From Shadowproof | Original Article Ten years ago today, I was on duty as the sergeant of the guard at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GTMO). While I was standing in a watchtower inside Camp Delta overlooking the detainees, I saw something that would radically change my life. I witnessed three detainees leave the […]
By Andrea Germanos From Common Dreams | Original Article “I resign because I refuse to support U.S. policy of preventive war, permanent military supremacy and global power projection. “ An Army chaplain has resigned in protest over the United States “policy of unaccountable killing” through drone warfare and the nation’s continued investment into nuclear […]
By Joyce Chu From The Nation | Original Article An airman in the United States Air Force demonstrates proper firing position while using the M4 rifle, with students from Terre Haute North High School in Indiana on May 6, 2015. (US Air National Guard photo by SMSgt. John S. […]
We hope to meet you there. Please check out our Facebook event page for further details. You can also find more information on our panel here on the Left Forum site.
Check out this digital album by Miles Megaciph, who is one of the We Are Not Your Soldiers presenters. CIVIL.i.AM is a collection of stories and anecdotes based on his time in the USMC. https://milesmegaciph.bandcamp.com/album/civil-i-am
By Debra Sweet Brian Terrell of Voices for Creative Non Violence writes, “Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III authorized RPA aircrews to log combat time when flying an aircraft within designated hostile airspace, regardless of the aircrew’s physical location.” We already knew that members of the National Guard units are federalized […]
Come to our exciting panel! We Are Not Your Soldiers: Learn to Talk Students Out of Signing Up for War Session 4: Sat 5:10 pm – 7:00 pm in Room 1.123 Veterans with World Can’t Wait’s We Are Not Your Soldiers project present what they do in a typical high school classroom where students are […]
By Lyle Jeremy Rubin From The Nation I am a veteran of the Afghanistan war, and I refuse to stop bearing responsibility for my past. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have been wrangling over who is more qualified to be president. Amid the choreographed sparring, there is a story of substance that deserves recognition. In […]
By Rory Fanning From TomDispatch | Original Article An Ex-Army Ranger Finds a New Mission Early each New Year’s Day I head for Lake Michigan with a handful of friends. We look for a quiet stretch of what, only six months earlier, was warm Chicago beach. Then we trudge through knee-deep snow in bathing suits […]
