NewsCourage to Resist and the International Humanities Center
The Courage to Resist organizing collective was formed in late 2005 as a fiscally sponsored project of the International Humanities Center (IHC). In October 2010, we ended our relationship with IHC and have since operated as a project of the Alliance for Global Justice ("Now a program of the Alliance for Global Justice", October 12, 2010) In light of IHC’s recent very suspicious closure, this turned out to be a very good move on our part. ("Vanishing act: Activist groups say donations disappeared with fiscal sponsor", NonProfit Quarterly, February 3, 2012). I'm able reassure our friends and supporters that Courage to Resist, and the Bradley Manning defense fund which we currently host, were not financially affected by IHC's closure. Read more: Courage to Resist and the International Humanities Center The Struggle for conscientious objection in Colombia
I recently had the privilege to travel to Colombia to share my experiences as a conscientious objector in the US military with youth in a country that has been struggling for the right to conscientiously object to obligatory military service for decades. It was a very moving and inspiring to see the tremendous efforts of numerous youth groups and sectors of Colombian society organizing to establish this fundamental human right. Read more: The Struggle for conscientious objection in Colombia Iraq War veteran critically wounded by Oakland police during Occupy crackdown
Scott is a Marine veteran who did two tours in Iraq. He was hit by a police projectile during the October 25, 2011 brutal police crackdown of Occupy Oakland. He was in serious condition at an Oakland hospital for weeks with a skull fracture and swelling of the brain. He's been released from the hospital, and shares this message: "I'm feeling a lot better, which a long road in front of me. After my freedom of speech was quite literally taken from me, my speech is slowly coming back, but I've got a lot of work to do with rehab. Thank you for all your support, it has meant the world to me. You'll be hearing more from me in the near future and soon enough we'll see you in our streets" Read more: Iraq War veteran critically wounded by Oakland police during Occupy crackdown Ft Bragg soldiers resist evangelization
By Sgt. Justin Griffith, Rock Beyond Belief. October 6, 2011 Foxhole Atheists are on the cusp of real change. We need your help. We need you to care. We are the 20+%. We’ve been silenced, threatened, intimidated, and treated as ‘un-American’ for too long. The non-religious military community is the DoD’s second largest religious demographic, outnumbering the next largest group by two orders of magnitude. AWOL in the Army overview updated
An updated overview of the issues of being AWOL in the US Army, including resolution. Download, view, and/or print the PDF Excerpt from AWOL in the Army version 3: The biggest concern for most AWOL soldiers is whether the Army will try to find them while AWOL. In most cases, the Army will call the home of record of the soldier, the cell phone of the soldier (in my experience this is very common), and any numbers the command has of friends and family of the soldier. The best advice to give a soldier with regards to these calls is to remind family and friends that it potentially is a crime to lie to the military or law enforcement, but that it is not against the law to refuse to talk. One typical scenario that illustrates this: An AWOL soldier is staying at her parent’s house. Her drill sergeant calls the house and the soldier’s mother answers. If the mother says “My child isn't here,” she may have broken the law. However, if the mother says, “I have nothing to say to you and will not answer your questions,” she has not broken the law. More Articles...
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By Jeff Paterson, Courage to Resist project director. February 16, 2012
Michael Thurman, Courage to Resist. November 16, 2011
Scott Olsen. November 16, 2011
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