VVAWAI Links

These are links to sites that we believe are worth visiting. We have grouped them by categories we find interesting or important.
If you know of other sites that should be added here, please let us know by submitting a link. Also, we try to keep these links current so if you find a problem with one please report it. Thank you.

Updated 1/15/07

Anti War / Anti Militarism GI Resistance Globalism Peace & Justice
Change & Revolution Alternative Media & Information

- Anti War / Anti Militarism -

Bring Them Home Now!

is a campaign of military families, veterans, active duty personnel, reservists and others opposed to the ongoing war in Iraq and galvanized to action by George W. Bush's inane nad reckless challenge to armed Iraqis resisting occupation to "Bring 'em on."

Campaign Against Sanctions and Military Intervention in Iran

CASMII is an independent campaign organisation with the purpose of opposing sanctions, foreign state interference and military intervention in Iran.

Citizen Soldier

A GI/veterans' rights advocacy organization that is based in New York City. Its tag line says: Prepared to Challenge U.S. Militarism in the New Millenium.

EPIC

The Education for Peace in Iraq Center promotes freedom, security, and genuine democracy for the people of Iraq. Founded in 1998 by American veterans and human rights advocates, EPIC is the only Iraq-focused organization of its kind in Washington, DC.

International Action Center

The IAC has been opposing the sanctions and continuing war against Iraq since the beginning.

International Solidarity Movement (www.palsolidarity.org/)

The International Solidarity Movement is a growing movement of Palestinian and international activists working to raise awareness of the Palestinian struggle for freedom and an end to Israeli occupation. We utilize non-violent, direct-action methods of resistance to confront and challenge the illegal Israeli occupation forces and policies.
We recognize the Palestinian right to resist Israeli violence and occupation via armed struggle, yet we believe that nonviolence can be a powerful weapon in fighting oppression and we are committed to the principles of nonviolent resistance.

We support the Palestinian right to resist the occupation
We call for an immediate end to the occupation and immediate compliance and implementation of all UN resolutions including the right to return of Palestinian refugees and a Palestinian capital in Jerusalem
We call for immediate international intervention to protect the Palestinian people and ensure Israel's compliance with international law

Do to the lack of respect for Palestinian human rights and human life by the Israeli government and occupation forces, an international presence is needed to support Palestinian nonviolent resistance. Palestinian activists trying to work or protest alone face harsh punishment from the Israeli forces. This has included beatings, long-term arrests, serious injury and sometimes even death.

iransolidarity - protect Iran from U.S. "Liberty and Freedom"

iransolidarity recognises the fact that Iran and its people have the right to freedom from the bombs and guns of the U.S. administration and it's allies. The site aims to provide news and education on the issues facing Iran today - we hope the facts which are unrepresented in the mainstream media can enlighten the world, and in particular those of the West, that all the so-called reasons against Iran are simply rhetoric to keep the war-machine of the USUK moving. The site provides activist events for the peace movement to defend and provide solidarity to the people of Iran against the war mongering motives of the United States of America.

Iraq Veterans Against the War

Veterans of the war against Iraq with the following three main objectives:

Bring the troops home now.
Support Iraqi reconstruction in whatever way possible.
Support our veterans and our troops now and upon their return home.

Military Families Speak Out

MFSO is an organization of people opposed to the war in Iraq who have relatives or loved ones in the military.

Close the "School Of Americas"

This organization has been waging struggle against this "School of Assassins" with growing opposition. This last year the demonstration at Fort Benning, GA, on Nov. 20th - 22nd. drew over 7,000 protestors with 2370 people "crossing the line" to oppose the training ground for thugs and murderers. This year they are calling for 10,000. Begin planning now!

Stop the War Coalition

The Stop the War Coalition was formed on September 21st, 2001 at a public meeting of over 2,000 people in London.

Serbian Student Against NATO & Milosevic (FreeSerbia)

We are a group of students from Serbia. We are also against NATO and Milosevic. This attitude is not very popular, as you can imagine, by either side in the conflict.
You can find lot of pictures of civilian casualties, comments.

TurnWorld.org

Advocates global grassroots movement to condemn and resist militarism and other killing and destruction, to refuse honor or respect for any killing institutions and activities. Condemns, and urges children to be taught to refuse to honor, rituals and symbols of armed nations.
Promotes the formation of a world community that is concerned for the well-being of all members of the Human Family and our environment. Urges youth to publicly declare opposition to world militarism and shift of allegiance from nation to world community and the Movement to establish it.

The U.S. Campaign to Ban Landmines

USCBL is a coalition of more than 500 U.S.-based human rights, humanitarian, faith-based, children's, peace, disability, veterans', medical, development, academic, and environmental organizations dedicated to a total ban on antipersonnel landmines. It is one of 90 country campaigns that form the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). The ICBL, launched in 1992 works to bring about a global ban on antipersonnel landmines. In 1997, the ICBL and its coordinator, Jody Williams, received the Nobel Prize for Peace for their work banning landmines.

Veterans for Peace Chapters:

War Without End

Talk online about September 11 and the subsequent War on Terror in an uncensored British forum covering the issues that the media avoid. News, views, controversy, evidence and more. Totally free registration and use of all facilities. No personal information is required to register.
IMPORTANT: YOU MUST BE AGED 18 OR ABOVE TO USE THE FORUM. Even though the forum is uncensored you are reminded that national laws apply when posting material and images. WARNING: Do not enter if you are offended by robust language or images of a graphic nature portraying the realities of war.

- GI Resistance -

"An Appeal for Redress From the War in Iraq"

The wording of the Appeal for Redress is short and simple. It is patriotic and respectful in tone.
As a patriotic American proud to serve the nation in uniform, I respectfully urge my political leaders in Congress to support the prompt withdrawal of all American military forces and bases from Iraq . Staying in Iraq will not work and is not worth the price. It is time for U.S. troops to come home.
The Appeal for Redress is sponsored by active duty service members based in the Norfolk area and by a sponsoring committee of veterans and military family members. The Sponsoring committee consists of Iraq Veterans Against the War, Veterans For Peace, and Military Families Speak Out.

Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO)

This site for young people who want to be conscientious objectors. CCCO supports and promotes individual and collective resistance to war and preparations for war.

Courage to Refuse

"Fighting for Israel's Democracy. ...We, whose eyes have seen the bloody toll this Occupation exacts..." excerpt from the Combatant's Letter January 2002, a group of Israeli reserve officers and combat soldiers returned from their duty in the Gaza strip, and drafted a letter that would change they way Israelis conceive the military control of the occupied territories. This document came to be known as the Combatant's Letter.

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.

Different Drummer

Website for the Different Drummer Internet Cafe - a GI coffeehouse near Fort Drum. Their mission includes:

TO PROMOTE the free and uncensored exchange of ideas and information among military personnel and civilians...
TO PROVIDE accurate information, referrals, and counseling regarding the rights and duties of America's service members under U.S. and international law.
TO ENTERTAIN servicemembers, civilians, and their families with performances of music, dance, comedy, rap, poetry, and authors' readings reflecting a wide variety of viewpoints.

Located at 12 Padock Arcade, 1 Public Square, Watertown, NY 13601, 315-782-0595. Hours: Thu., Fri., Sat. from 7:00 PM; Sat. and Sun. 1:00 - 4:00 PM

GI Special - news from the front lines

The GI Special includes letters from troops, articles off the newswire and a variety of other publications.
Here you can find a cohesive, concise collection of reports from Iraq about the ongoing resistance - the resistance of the Iraqis towards their occupiers AND of the occupying GIs towards the military brass who put them in Iraq.
The GI Special cannot be found anywhere else on the web! It is a valuable resource for activists looking to better understand the situation in Iraq and learn about the resistance on all sides.

Harass The Brass

A webpage for military personnel, veterans and their families.

San Diego Military Counseling Project

The SDMCP is an organization of vets and other people; we work with active duty folks and their families who are having problems within the Military. We can provide you with information, experience, and support that will enable you to know what civil rights you still have, even while in the Military. We can also help people apply for discharges based on Conscientious Objection, Hardship and Dependency or others. If you need an Attorney, Doctor or Clergy not affiliated with the Military we can refer you to one. We are not, in any way, connected with the Military

Traveling Soldier

Telling the truth - about the occupation, the cuts to veterans benefits, or the dangers of depleted uranium - is the first reason Traveling Soldier is necessary. But we want to do more than tell the truth; we want to report on the resistance to those on top - whether it's in the streets of Baghdad, New York, or inside the armed forces.

Yesh Gvul

Yesh Gvul ("There is a limit!") is an Israeli peace group campaigning against the occupation by backing soldiers who refuse duties of a repressive or aggressive nature. The brutal role of the Israeli army in subjugating the Palestinian population places numerous servicemen in a grave moral and political dilemma, as they are required to enforce policies they deem illegal, immoral and ultimately harmful to Israeli interests. The army hierarchy demands compliance, but many soldiers, whether conscripts or reservists, find that they cannot in good conscience obey the orders of their superiors.
Yesh Gvul arose in response to the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, as growing numbers of soldiers grasped that the campaign, with its bloodshed and havoc, was an act of naked and futile aggression in which they wanted no part.

- Globalism -

Centre for Research on Globalisation

The CRG is an independent research and media group of progressive writers, scholars and activists committed to curbing the tide of "globalisation" and "disarming" the New World Order. The CRG webpage, based in Montral, publishes news articles, commentary, background research and analysis on a broad range of issues, focussing on the interrelationship between social, economic, strategic, geopolitical and environmental processes. The Centre's objective is to unveil the workings of the New World Order.

Third World Traveler

THIRD WORLD TRAVELER puts up magazine articles and book excerpts that offer an alternative view to the corporate media about the state of democracy in America, and about the impact of the policies of the United States' government, transnational corporations, international trade and financial institutions, and the corporate media, on war and peace, democracy, free speech, social and economic justice, and human rights, in the Third World, and in the United States.
One of the more interesting books excerpted is Blowback by Chalmers Johnson. Raises questions about who knew what about the attacks of September 11, 2001.
THIRD WORLD TRAVELER also provides information and links to aid international travelers.

World Government of World Citizens

Think that nation-states will spell the death of us all? Then become a citizen of the world.

- Peace & Justice -

Center for Policy Research for Global Justice

Elias Davidsson's new site
This site has several sub-sections in the English section: Music Pages; Political Pages and Zionism (exclusive writings).

CommonDreams

Common Dreams is a national non-profit citizens' organization working to bring progressive Americans together to promote progressive visions for America's future.
Founded in 1997, we are committed to being on the cutting-edge of using the internet as a political organizing tool - and creating new models for internet activism.

Peace and Justice Works/ Iraq Affinity Group

We are a grassroots group connected to the local peace and justice organization Peace and Justice Works. We are men and women, young and old, of different heritages. We believe the embargo against Iraq is a weapon of war which is immoral and unprecedented.

Non-Violence Web

The Nonviolence Web is home to many of the U.S.'s most dynamic peace groups. "Nonviolence Web Upfront," the homepage news and opinion magazine of the NVWeb, is updated twice monthly

Not In Our Name

The Not In Our Name Project is a national network of individuals and organizations committed to standing with the people of the world. As the Not in Our Name Pledge of Resistance states, "we believe that as people living in the United States it is our responsibility to resist the injustices done by our government, in our names." Our mission is to build, strengthen and expand resistance to stop the U.S. government's entire course of war and repression being waged in the name of "fighting terrorism."

Peaceful Tomorrows

Peaceful Tomorrows is an organization founded by family members of those killed on September 11th who have united to turn our grief into action for peace. By developing and advocating nonviolent options and actions in the pursuit of justice, we hope to break the cycles of violence engendered by war and terrorism. Acknowledging our common experience with all people affected by violence throughout the world, we work to create a safer and more peaceful world for everyone.

Physicians for Social Responsibility

PSR combines the power of an active and concerned citizenry with the credibility of physicians and other health professionals to promote public policies that protect human health from threat of nuclear war and other weapons of mass destruction, global environmental degradation, and the epidemic of gun violence in our society today.

Physicians for Human Rights

AN ALLIANCE OF SCIENCE AND CONSCIENCE
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) mobilizes the health professions and enlists support from the general public to protect and promote the human rights of all people.
We believe that human rights are essential for the health and wellbeing of all members of the human family.
Using medical and scientific methods, we investigate and expose violations of human rights worldwide and we work to stop them.
We support institutions to hold perpetrators of human rights abuses, including health professionals, accountable for their actions.
We educate health professionals and medical, public health, and nursing students and organize them to become active in supporting a movement for human rights and creating a culture of human rights in the medical and scientific professions.

Veterans Viet Nam Restoration Project

The VVRP is a small 501 (c) (3) non-governmental organization (NGO) that provides humanitarian assistance to Viet Nam. It was founded in 1988 by Fredy Champagne and is based in Garberville, CA.
Our primary mission is to provide American veterans (and other who so desire) with opportunities to return to Viet Nam for humanitarian aid. We operate under the premise that by returning to Viet Nam and working directly on community projects, individuals are better able to bring an end to their war experience.

Voices in the Wilderness

Group very active in their opposition to the U.S. sanctions against Iraq. They have taken medicine and toys to Iraq in defiance of the sanctions. They are currently under attack by the government and need our support.

The World Can't Wait! Drive Out the Bush Regime

"World Can't Wait is organizing people living in the United States to take responsibility to stop the whole disastrous course led by the Bush administration. We seek to create a political situation where the Bush administration's program is repudiated, where Bush himself is driven from office, and where the whole direction he has been taking U.S. society is reversed."

- Change & Revolution -

The Committee to Support the Revolution in Peru (CSRP)

The CSRP works to build political support for the People's War and active resistance to the Peruvian regime. The People's War is led by the Communist Party of Peru (PCP) -- often referred to as "Sendero Luminoso" or "Shining Path" by the media. They distribute the writings of the PCP (Partido Comunista del Peru) and other materials that help people understand what this revolution is about. The expose the lies about the revolution put forward by the US-backed Fujimori regime and its apologists, while opposing US and other foreign intervention. And they organize against the repression and terror directed at the revolution and the Peruvian people.

Communist 2000

"The purpose of this website is to hopefully enlighten the enslaved masses. From childhood americans are tought imperialist capitalism good, communism bad. Simply put Communism is for the working people. The government of Communism is for the people putting control of the means of production in the hands of the working people. Today in the USA the government exists solely to care for the 5% of the masses who are the ultra rich and their global interests, this is the sole purpose of capitalism. Its time to wake up people, the republicrats and the democrats will do nothing for you. Read the Communist Manifesto so that you may see how the ultra rich have plotted to enslave mankind for hundreds of years."

Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

"The working class and the employing class have nothing in common."
"An injury to one is an injury to all."
The IWW is a radical labor group dedicated to revolutionary unionism and the concept that the only real way to overcome the master class is through workers organizing industrially through the "OBU" (one big union) concept. The IWW tends towards libertarian communism, though not all members are avowed anarcho-syndicalists or libertarian communists.

Refuse & Resist!

Why Refuse & Resist!? Because it's all one attack! The current war on women, concentration camps for immigrants, censorship of the arts, resurgent racism, police state measures, gay bashing, and compulsory patriotism, Refuse & Resist! says NO to the whole package.
They have the latest information on the state lynching of Mumia Abu-Jamal.

Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)

For anyone who may be looking for a concrete way to both support peace and help the most oppressed people of Afghanistan, there is something very direct that we can do.
This Afghan Women's Rights group operates secretly in Afghanistan and openly in Pakistan and other places in the world, and they need our help desperately. They are operating covert schools, medical treatment programs, food programs, and doing political/cultural organizing inside Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Whenever these women organizers are captured, they are publicly executed by the Taliban, yet the survivors go on organizing, day after day, as they have for 24 years. And what we've described here is only the tip of the iceburg. Visit their website to see their extensive information, and ways to help.

- Alternative Media & Information -

Broken Rifle Press

Broken Rifle Press is a fascinating source of books and videos about the GI and veterans anti-war movement. Among them is a video of the "Winter Soldier Investigations". It paints a disturbing picture of what it was like to fight a losing guerrilla war by the grunts who there. A favorite video of ours from that collection is the vets demonstration in Washington D.C. which was called 'Dewey Canyon III'. In April of 1971 thousands gathered as Vietnam vets threw their metals back at the U.S. government on the capital steps and demanded an immediate end to the war.

Covert Action Quarterly

Selected articles from this always interesting magazine are online.

FidelChe dot com

Hard edged & humorous t-shirts for the non-conformist, unconventional and controversial.

From The Wilderness

FTW magazine which deals with the effects of illegal covert operations on our society. FTW is read by more than 500 subscribers including professors at nine universities, 10 members of Congress and many authors.

The Nation Magazine

On line version of this provocative magazine.

Prison Legal News

The Prison Legal News is a monthly newsletter published and edited by Washington State prisoner Paul Wright. The PLN has been regularly published since May of 1990. PLN covers prison-related news and analysis from across the country and around the world. It's focus is on prison struggle in all arenas.

Revolution

Formerly known as the Revolutionary Worker, this site contains articles from the newspaper, the weekly voice of the Revolutionary Communist Party,USA, as well as other materials.

Swans

In a time of revisionism, faux-semblant, spinning news and skewed information, Swans is about thinking, questioning, observing and providing a forum for ideas that is lacking in the mainstream media.
Swans endeavors to bring food for thought to the readers and to provide a quality literary and political site on the Web.

Viet Nam Generation, Inc

Viet Nam Generation, Inc. was founded in 1988 by Kali Tal. It is a 501(3)(3) nonprofit literary and educational corporation devoted to providing a forum for scholars, educators, librarians, students and the general public interested in the Sixties in general and the Viet Nam war in particular. They meet the needs of this community by providing a variety of services such as The Sixties Project, SIXTIES-L email discussion list, Sixties Generations Conference, book catalog, and Viet Nam Generation: A Journal of Recent History and Contemporary Culture.