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About Me

COURAGE TO RESIST is a group of concerned community members, veterans and military families that supports 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, party or group.

My Interests

Supporting military resisters, AWOL troops, and other heroes standing up against an illegal and unjust occupation war.

I'd like to meet:

War resisters and the people who support them!

Music:

Johnny Cash, Dixie Chicks, Anti-Flag, Rage Against the Machine (reunion soon?), The Coup, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Billy Bragg, Ani DiFranco, Crass, and Willie Nelson.

Movies:

Sir! No Sir! - The suppressed story of the GI movement to end the war in Vietnam

Ground Truth

Occupation Dreamland

Arlington West

Television:

Stephen Colbert and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

Books:

Road from Ar Ramadi: The Private Rebellion of Staff Sergeant Mejía by Camilo Mejia

An Army of None: Strategies to Counter Military Recruitment, End War, and Build a Better World by David Solnit and Aimee Allison

Mission Rejected: U.S. Soldiers Who Say No to Iraq by Peter Laufer

Heroes:

Eugene Cherry
LTCD Matthew Diaz
Agustin Aguayo
Kyle Snyder
Suzanne Swift
Ehren Watada
Mark Wilkerson
Darrell Anderson
Ivan Brobeck
Ricky Clousing
Kevin Benderman
Katherine Jashinski
Pablo Paredes
Camilo Mejia
and all soldiers who refuse to fight!

My Blog

Ft. Huachuca rally to oppose torture

Ft. Huachuca rally to oppose torture By Courage to Resist. November 21, 2007 The weekend before Thanksgiving, members of Courage to Resist traveled to southern Arizona to participate in a protest at F...
Posted by Courage to Resist on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:28:00 PST

Action more urgent after Canada court denial

Action more urgent after Canada court denialBrandi Key, AWOL soldier Joshua Key, and kids in Canada By Jeff Paterson, Courage to Resist. November 19, 2007 Last week the Supreme Court of Canada decline...
Posted by Courage to Resist on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:21:00 PST

New resister audio interview project

New resister audio interview project By Courage to Resist. November 18, 2007 Courage to Resist presents our new audio interview project. In launching this new feature, we bring you the voices of: Thom...
Posted by Courage to Resist on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:17:00 PST

Kimberly Rivera chooses Canada over unjust war

Kimberly Rivera chooses Canada over unjust warBy Courage to Resist. November 18, 2007 While home on leave in January 2007, Army Reservist Kimberly Rivera made the life changing decision that she would...
Posted by Courage to Resist on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:39:00 PST

Winter Soldier 2008

Winter Soldier 2008On the weekend of 13-15 March, 2008 Iraq Veterans Against the War will assemble history's largest gathering of US veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as Iraqi and Afghan survi...
Posted by Courage to Resist on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:38:00 PST

Preliminary victory for Lt. Ehren Watada!

"Preliminary" victory for Lt. Ehren Watada!Lt. Watada supporters march in Seattle 10/27/07Federal judge bars Army retrial of officer who refused Iraq War By Jeff Paterson, Courage to Resist. November ...
Posted by Courage to Resist on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:17:00 PST

Oct 27 anti-war protest reports and photos

Oct 27 anti-war protest reports and photosSara Rich and son. Photo: Elliot Stoller Courage to Resist. November 9, 2007 In Seattle, Washington, Courage to Resist member Sara Rich, mother of Army ...
Posted by Courage to Resist on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:54:00 PST

Join the Campaign "Dear Canada, Let Them Stay!"

"Dear Canada, Let U.S. War Resisters Stay!"Sign the appeal onlinewe'll mail the letters for you. www.couragetoresist.org/canada 1. Sign the letter online Courage to Resist volunteers will s...
Posted by Courage to Resist on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:52:00 PST

Soldier under investigation for speaking to reporter about ’search and avoid’

Soldier under investigation for speaking to reporter about "search and aviod"Eli Wright during anti-war march, St. Louis 8/19/07. Photo: Jeff Paterson / Courage to Resist Update November 3, 2007...
Posted by Courage to Resist on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:56:00 PST

Sign the Letter, "Dear Canada: Let U.S. war resisters stay"

Dear Canada: Let U.S. war resisters stay"I am writing from the United States to ask you to make a provision for sanctuary for the scores of U.S. military servicemembers currently in Canada, most of wh...
Posted by Courage to Resist on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:27:00 PST