“After Alex was killed in Iraq, my ex-wife told me that he didn’t want to go back … If I had known about Courage to Resist, Alex might be alive today.”
“Courage to Resist gives our young soldiers the help and support so they can stand up to the military and do what is right, moral and lawful.”Now that a federal court has ruled unconstitutional the current men-only draft, the system will either have to expanded to women or ended for all.
Podcast: Doug Rawlings, “It was a very thin line and you could very easily step across it”
"Why didn't I intervene and stop this guy from smacking around this papasan or these guys from gang raping this 16-year-old villager? ... read more
Podcast: Patrick McCann, “I really realized the United States was a criminal enterprise”
"... and they asked my friend and I did we want to go to Chicago the next day for a Black Panther rally. That was the night I became a ... read more
Podcast: Gene Marx, “Sir: We’re not the good guys”
"You know what Commander, I'm not going to be doing that ... I don't know if you've noticed it over here, but we're not the good guys," read more
Podcast: Paul Cox, Vietnam grunt to underground GI paper publisher
"There was a lot of guilt that I didn't have the courage to stand up on the day that we killed those people," explains Paul Cox. read more
Watch this short video “before you enlist!”
“Before You Enlist!” (2018), a short video that provides a rational voice to counter often deceptive US military recruiting practices. read more
Podcast: Randy Rowland faced death for protesting the war in Vietnam
"It wasn't like I planned to be a resister or a troublemaker or anything of the sort," explains Randy Rowland, an organizer of the ... read more
Free Chelsea Manning (again)!
Jailed for refusing to collaborate with the WikiLeaks grand jury, Chelsea declared “I will not comply with this, or any other grand jury." read more
Share your story of military resistance!
We’re seeking individuals who took a stand of some kind against war in general, or a specific war, while in uniform, or who refused to ... read more
Supporting the Troops Who Refuse to Fight
We’re a group of concerned community members, veterans and military families who support military objectors to illegal war and occupation and the policies of empire. Our People Power strategy weakens the pillars that maintain war and occupation in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere by supporting GI resistance, counter-recruitment and draft resistance, which cuts off the supply of troops. We are autonomous from and independent of any political organization or party.
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Court declares military draft registration unconstitutional
By Edward Hasbrouck. How did this happen? What did the Court say? What does this decision mean? What will/should happen next?
“A modern-day draft, if marketed carefully and cleverly”
Updates on the national military service commission by Edward Hasbrouck. Selective Service System messaging uncovered by FOIA request.
Review of how we got to Trump’s fake wall emergency
The troops on the border camped mainly for propaganda purposes. Then they became the legal justification for Trump’s fake “national emergency”.
Resist the US-backed coup in Venezuela
Veterans call for resistance: DC march on March 30th and other events.
The Slavery Commission
By Laurence Vance. Although the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, it does not apply to the US government regarding conscription.
Registry Launches As Draft Registration of Women Nears
Courage to Resist & interfaith church offer free “Objector Registry” for all opposed to war and concerned about military conscription.
Analysis of military service commission’s interim report
By Edward Hasbrouck. Draft registration has failed. There’s no reason to think it can be salvaged by expanding it to women.
Deployed to the border: A test of conscience for GI’s
Critical legal info for US service members concerned about legality of orders to deploy to the US-Mexico border.
January 2019 Newsletter
PDF updates: Illegal orders at the border, Resistance through dance, Deployed to the border: A test of conscience, The Objector Church.
Troops ordered to engage in illegal law enforcement near US-Mexico border
“Cabinet order” stands in direct violation of federal law assumed to safeguard against martial law.
Why the deployment of active-duty troops to the border is illegal
Decision to send thousands of troops to the US-Mexican border is not just a bald-faced political stunt — it is also illegal.
Open letter to active duty soldiers on the border
Letter and PDF leaflet for distribution to the troops deployed in support of Trump’s war on migrant refugees.
Federal commission on mandatory military service working on report
Bipartisan committee working on question of whether draft registration should be ended, extended to women, or something else.
Nov. 5 event: Trump orders military to southern border and military law presentation
“Military ordered to host immigrant camps” discussion; Military law presentation by James Branum, Oakland CA.
Sign the Petition: End Draft Registration Once and for ALL!
Now that a federal court has ruled unconstitutional the current men-only draft, the system will either have to expanded to women or ended for all.
Court declares military draft registration unconstitutional
By Edward Hasbrouck. How did this happen? What did the Court say? What does this decision mean? What will/should happen next?
“A modern-day draft, if marketed carefully and cleverly”
Updates on the national military service commission by Edward Hasbrouck. Selective Service System messaging uncovered by FOIA request.
Review of how we got to Trump’s fake wall emergency
The troops on the border camped mainly for propaganda purposes. Then they became the legal justification for Trump’s fake “national emergency”.
Resist the US-backed coup in Venezuela
Veterans call for resistance: DC march on March 30th and other events.
The Slavery Commission
By Laurence Vance. Although the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, it does not apply to the US government regarding conscription.
Registry Launches As Draft Registration of Women Nears
Courage to Resist & interfaith church offer free “Objector Registry” for all opposed to war and concerned about military conscription.
Analysis of military service commission’s interim report
By Edward Hasbrouck. Draft registration has failed. There’s no reason to think it can be salvaged by expanding it to women.
Deployed to the border: A test of conscience for GI’s
Critical legal info for US service members concerned about legality of orders to deploy to the US-Mexico border.
January 2019 Newsletter
PDF updates: Illegal orders at the border, Resistance through dance, Deployed to the border: A test of conscience, The Objector Church.
Troops ordered to engage in illegal law enforcement near US-Mexico border
“Cabinet order” stands in direct violation of federal law assumed to safeguard against martial law.
Why the deployment of active-duty troops to the border is illegal
Decision to send thousands of troops to the US-Mexican border is not just a bald-faced political stunt — it is also illegal.
Open letter to active duty soldiers on the border
Letter and PDF leaflet for distribution to the troops deployed in support of Trump’s war on migrant refugees.
Federal commission on mandatory military service working on report
Bipartisan committee working on question of whether draft registration should be ended, extended to women, or something else.
Nov. 5 event: Trump orders military to southern border and military law presentation
“Military ordered to host immigrant camps” discussion; Military law presentation by James Branum, Oakland CA.
