by Carol Dudek and Stephanie Rugoff In early May 2016, We Are Not Your Soldiers hosted a series of talks in high schools and colleges by veterans opposed to the ongoing wars. The article that follows describes one day spent in a New York City high school. “Have you killed any one?” a wide-eyed student […]
By Emily Yates From Truthout | Original Article Emily, Alex and Rishi, all post-9/11 veterans, prepare to talk to students about military recruitment and their experiences in the Army and Marine Corps, at the Pittsburg High School career fair on May 25. (Credit: Siri Margerin) “Excuse me, are you saying negative things about the military?” […]
By Lily Zheng As the Pentagon prepares to lift a ban on transgender people serving in the military, Lily Zheng calls for a more radical “transgender rights” movement outside of assimilationist rhetoric and policies. Transgender people in the U.S. have a long history of being ignored by the mainstream LGBT rights movement. This movement, built […]
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 […]
