january 19 - 24: let them stay week
we move to canada: january 19 - 24: let them stay week
View ArticleCanadian Council for Refugees Rebukes Immigration Minister's Prejudicial...
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View ArticleVietnam, Afghanistan, and GI Resistance
RESIST HOW YOU WILL - BUT RESISTOne of the lessons of the Vietnam antiwar movement is this: ALL forms of resistance are valid. It’s okay to advocate one or another form of resistance, as long as you...
View ArticleChris Teske Faces Deportation on Inauguration Day
1.19.2009Chris Teske, a war resister who lives in BC, is scheduled to be thrown out of Canada and sent back to the US tomorrow. Chris and his lawyer will be in federal court today, asking for a stay of...
View ArticleIsland Community Supports Cliff Cornell
Islanders off Coast of British Columbia Show Love for War Resister
View ArticleCoalition Government Would Not Deport U.S. War Resisters
MPs Say Canada Should be a Refuge from MilitarismJanuary 21, 2009The Canadian PressTORONTO — Liberal and New Democrat MPs pledged Wednesday that U.S. war resisters would not be deported under a...
View ArticlePresident Obama: Grant Amnesty to All War Resisters
War Resister Group Calls on Obama to Grant Amnestyhttp://www.fsrn.org/headlinesFree Speech Radio NewsHeadlines for Wednesday, January 21, 2009Headlines· Length: 5:20 minutes (4.89 MB)· Format: MP3 Mono...
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A "People's Amnesty" for War Resisters
by Gerry CondonLast week the Customs and Border Police in Blaine arrested a young American who was returning home from Canada. Cliff Cornell, 28, was arrested because he is AWOL from the U.S. Army. He...
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Army Charges Cliff Cornell with Desertion
AWOL GI Was Denied Sanctuary in CanadaThe U.S. Army has charged war resister Clifford Cornell with desertion. Specialist Cornell, 28, surrendered himself to authorities at Fort Stewart, Georgia on...
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The Contract
by Robin Longfrom inside the Miramar BrigMarch 12, 2009IN 2004, when military resister Jeremy Hinzman applied for refugee status in Canada, the Conservative government stepped in to his Refugee hearing...
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You Can Help to Free Lt. Ehren Watada
End the U.S. Army’s Prosecution of Lt. Ehren WatadaThe Justice Department Can Say No to Army’s Legal AppealIn June 2006, U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ehren Watada refused orders to Iraq on the grounds that the...
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Canada Reconsiders Iraq War Veteran's Plea For Political Asylum
Like other U.S. war resisters seeking sanctuary in Canada, Joshua Key was wrongfully denied refugee status. But in his case, a Federal Court agreed with him and ordered the Immigration and Refugee...
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We Won't Go Back
___________________________________By Maggie Gilmour, Toronto LifeTo avoid serving in Iraq, 300 American soldiers have left their homes and families and fled to Canada, 75 of them to Toronto. Many...
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Iraq Veteran Finds Sanctuary In Canadian Church
Rodney Watson Tells Why He Would Not Be "Stop-Lossed" Back to Iraqby Gerry CondonRodney Watson is one of the bravest and nicest men I have had the pleasure of meeting. He is an African American from...
View ArticleBerkeley Calls for War Resister Amnesty
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 30, 2010Berkeley City Council Recommends Universal And Unconditional Amnesty ForIraq, Afghanistan, And Pakistan War Military Resisters And VeteransContact: Bob Meola (510)...
View ArticleGI Resistance - Then and Now
Check out this story and discussion on the Daily Kos, with a link to a great newsletter by the Washington Peace Center.
View ArticleIraq Vets: Coverage of Atrocities is Too Little, Too Late
by Dahr JamailThe WikiLeaks video footage from Iraq taken from an Apache helicopter in July 2007 showing soldiers killing 12 people and wounding two children has caused an explosion of media coverage....
View ArticleGI Resister Marc Hall Is a Free Man!
VFP and IVAW helped to anchor successful campaignGI resister Marc Hall is now a free man. Under pressure from his supporters, the U.S. Army has backed down from their plans to give him a kangaroo court...
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Fateful Day for U.S. War Resisters in Canada
by Gerry CondonTuesday, May 25, was a very important day for the 200 U.S. war resisters who are seeking sanctuary in Canada. The case of Jeremy Hinzman, the first to do so, was argued in Canada’s...
View ArticleOttawa moves to make Canada less inviting to U.S. military deserters -...
Here is the latest outrage from Stephen Harper's Conservative, pro-war, anti-immigrant government in Canada.Ottawa moves to make Canada less inviting to U.S. military deserters - Winnipeg Free Press
View ArticleBuilding the Campaign to Defend GI Resisters
Is It Time To Call for Amnesty? by Gerry CondonThis article was published in the June 2011 issue of ON WATCH, the newsletter of the Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild. It continues...
View ArticleIn Munich with Malalai Joya and GI Resister André Shepherd
My partner Helen Jaccard and I are in Munich now, where we marched yesterday with Malalai Joya of Afghanistan and Iraq veteran / GI resister André Shepherd, who is seeking political asylum in Germany....
View ArticleFirst GI Cafe in Germany Opens Its Doors
by Helen Jaccard and Gerry Condon Kaiserslatern, Germany, March 25, 2012U.S. soldiers in Germany now have a GI coffeehouse. The Clearing Barrel Bar and Café opened Saturday, March 24, in...
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UK Veterans Launch VFP Chapter
SAS Veteran Ben Griffin Addresses Inaugural Event of VFP UKby Helen Jaccard and Gerry CondonThe first chapter of Veterans For Peace in the United Kingdom is now a...
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Bradley Manning Supporters Fill Courtroom
I was among several members of Veterans For Peace who attended the pre-trial hearing for Bradley Manning this week. We were part of a group of 25 supporters who filled the court room each day of the...
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