One week into the 8th year of the war in Iraq, the We Are Not Your Soldiers tour is on the ground in Cleveland Ohio today. Tomorrow Liz and Anthony will head to Columbus and tomorrow evening, Cleveland Revolution Books is hosting a fundraising party where people can come meet these speakers. Here is […]
The We Are Not Your Soldiers Tour is getting ready to hit schools in Ohio this weekend, with more requests coming in from Seattle, Massachusetts and Connecticut. This tour brings Iraq and Afghanistan veterans to the schools to talk to students about the on-the-ground reality of the wars and the need for students to stop […]
The We Are Not Your Soldiers speaking tour is a crucial instrument in the counter military recruitment campaign being launched by the World Can’t Wait organization. As a veteran of the Iraq war affected by PTSD, it’s difficult to talk about some of the abhorrent atrocities that are rife in combat, but I truly feel […]
This is a report from World Can’t Wait organizer Liz Ladzins, speaking about her recent experience on the We Are Not Your Soldiers Tour I was very excited and honored to co-present at a local high school last Friday with Anthony an Iraq War Veteran. We spoke with a group of about 10 seniors in […]
Elaine Brower is an Anti-war activist, mother of a U.S. Marine who did three tours of Iraq; member of Steering Committee for the “World Can’t Wait” and Military Families Speak Out. She is also a speaker on the We Are Not Your Soldiers Tour. For the last year or so I have been watching the […]
On Monday June 8th, Carly Sheehan (whose brother Casey was killed in Iraq) and I went to a local high school as part of the “We Are Not Your Soldiers” tour. It’s a diverse working class school in the Bay Area that recruiters regularly come to. There is also a brand new recruiting station that […]
Dear Friend, This Saturday, April 04, 2004, is not only the anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King, Jr, but also the 5th year since my son Casey was killed in Iraq. Please read an article that I wrote called 5 Years, here. I have come to the conclusion, with the deaths in Afghanistan […]
video by: Devra Morice, MDS-SI
Photo Credit: Bill Perry, Delaware Valley Veterans of America WAKE UP CALL: THE “TOTAL ARMY EXPERIENCE” On Monday, February 16th about 50 activists decided to take a trip to the Franklin Mills Mall right outside Philadelphia, PA to get their look at a new “store”. “The Army Experience” (AEC), as it […]
interview conducted by: Alexandra Mikhail
