Support Afghan War resister Victor Agosto!
Sign the petition to drop court martial charges against Fort Hood soldier Victor Agosto.
Please donate to him legal defense fund.
Rally at the SF Canadian Consulate July 8th
Kimberly Rivera, mother of three, wife, and soldier of conscience is
now living in Canada, but that could all change on July 8th. If you can't join us, sign the "Dear Canada" letter
and we'll deliver it
on your behalf.
Questioning the war? You are not alone.
New GI outreach leaflet: "GI resistance... is a concrete way to end war and bring
the troops home." PDF: View, print and distribute
Wanted: Grassroots fundraising events
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legal defense
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resisters with a house party, music show, poetry night, film screening...
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Support Afghan War resister Victor Agosto!
Fort Hood, Texas - SPC Agosto, assigned to C Company, 57th ESB, at Fort Hood, Texas, is now facing court-martial for standing up for his beliefs. On April 30, he informed his company commander that he would not deploy to Afghanistan.
Since May 11, he has refused all orders directly supporting his unit’s deployment.
Demand that the commanding general of Fort Hood, TX, and the convening authority for his court-martial drop all charges against SPC Victor Agosto!
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Rally at the SF Canadian Consulate July 8th
Join Courage to Resist at a rally outside of the Canadian Consulate
in San Francisco. Kimberly Rivera, mother of three, wife, and soldier
of conscience is now living in Canada, but that could all change on
July 8th.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 from noon to 1:30pm
SF Canadian Consulate, 580 California Street, San Francisco
We will bring signed petitions to the Consulate General, urging the
Canadian politicians to respect the will of the Canadian people, the
Canadian parliament--whom have twice voted recommendations to allow war
resisters to stay--and the basic moral imperative that does not
separate children from their loving mother.
I want to stay in Canada, with my family,
because the Iraq War is immoral, illegal and I couldn’t in good
conscience go back. The amount of support I’m getting from Canadians is
amazing. The parents of my kids’ friends, MPs and even strangers on the
street keep telling me that they can’t believe the votes in Parliament
aren’t being respected.
--Kimberly Rivera, Iraq War resister
Kimberly Rivera is the first outspoken female Iraq War resister to
publically and legally seek refuge in Canada. Kimberly, along with her
partner Mario, son Christian (7 years old) and daughter Rebecca (4
years old), fled to Canada in January 2007 when Kimberly refused
redeployment. In late November 2008 Kimberly gave birth to her Canadian
daughter Katie (8 months old). She served in Iraq in 2006 and
experienced, firsthand, the reality of this ongoing illegal war and
occupation.
On July 8th, Kimberly is going to Canadian federal court, to appeal
the decision in her Pre-Removal Risk Assessment. If her appeal fails,
she will be asked to leave Canada, or forcibly removed – and delivered
into the custody and jurisdiction of the United States Army where
Kimberly will face charges that will carry, at the very least, a 4 year
sentence in a military stockade.
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Questioning the war? You are not alone.
New GI outreach leaflet produced by Courage to Resist and Iraq Veterans Against the War. June 17, 2009
"GI resistance against war is anything that gives service members
and veterans a voice and makes it harder for the military to function
like a well-oiled machine. It ranges from reading anti-war literature
to refusing an order to refusing deployment to a war zone. GI
resistance is not dishonorable, and it will not put the lives of your
buddies in jeopardy. Rather, it is a concrete way to end war and bring
the troops home. GI resistance played a central role in ending the war
in Vietnam. Having a fighting force that was difficult to control was a
key factor in forcing the U.S. government to pull out..."
The back side of leaflet lists contact information for various organizations that support GI resistance.
View, print, and distribute the PDF GI outreach leaflet!
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