Acts of Resistance
There can be no commonality of purpose, healing of
divisions,
or coming together as one nation behind this new course.
To acquiesce further in silence is to be complicit. It is not enough to hope
that all of this
will simply go away. There must be massive resistance.
- Refuse & Resist! Founding Statement
Together We Must Stop the Wartime Police State!
Time's Now to Speak Up About War
Protesters Clash With Oregon Police
Protesters Greet Bush in Portland
White House Surprised by Protests in Portland, OR
October 6-7 - We Declare: Not in Our Name!
"...First they came for the immigrants, then they came for their lawyers...."
Refuse & Resist! Calls on Everyone to RESIST Ashcroft's New Police-State Measures
"Not In Our Name" Events Planned for June 6 Across U.S.
"...The events will launch efforts to spread the Pledge throughout society, to strengthen and expand resistance in diverse ways..."
Defense Bar Mobilizes Behind Stewart
"...Lefcourt called the Stewart indictment the latest "pivotal moment" in a long history of attacks on the privilege in the name of crime-fighting and national security..."
Bush In Berlin
"...On the eve of the visit more than a hundred thousand such "idiots" from all over Germany gathered to march from Unter den Linden to Alexanderplatz, the central square of east Berlin. Somehow the New York Times man couldn't count above 20,000..."
June 6 Not in Our Name Pledge of Resistance
"...Join with thousands nationwide on June 6, 2002, to pledge your resistance..."
Palestinian on hunger strike at Passaic NJ County Jail
"...in November he was ordered deported and then was informed by INS marshalls that he could not be deported since his country was at war..."
National Summit to Stop the Repression Against Muslim, Arab, and South Asian Immigrants
"...This will not be an "educational" conference in the traditional sense although we all will be learning from each other. Rather, the point is to put our heads together and figure out what it is really going to take to stop this wave of repression..."
Joint Harvard-MIT Petition for Divestment from Israel
"...We, the undersigned are appalled by the human rights abuses against Palestinians at the hands of the Israeli government, the continual military occupation and colonization of Palestinian territory by Israeli armed forces and settlers, and the forcible eviction from and demolition of Palestinian homes, towns and cities..."
April 29th Dispatch from Students for Justice in Palestine at UC Berkeley
"...We plan on being visible and organizing on campus. We plan to defy these restrictions on speech because we feel that it is the only way that we will get serious change in this University's policies..."
Support the "Students for Justice in Palestine"
"...Students at Berkeley are facing criminal charges and up to a year suspension
for their recent civil disobedience supporting divestiture from Israel and
support for justice in Palestine. Please call and/or fax
Chancellor Robert Berdahl to protest..."
American Intellectuals Ask Europeans to Condemn Bush's War on Terrorism
"...A number of European newspapers have published a letter written by American intellectuals to their European counterparts decrying the U.S.-led "war on terrorism" as unjust and destructive, and calling for solidarity with oppressed peoples, but the letter has received little notice in American media..."
Civil Rights Lawyers to Sue Ashcroft
"...Plaintiffs Ibrahim Turkmen, Asif-ur-Rehman Saffi, and Syed Amjad Ali Jaffri, by and through their attorneys, the Center for Constitutional Rights, allege the following..."
Class Action Complaint And Demand For Jury Trial
"...Alleging widespread abuse of hundreds of Middle Eastern men detained on immigration violations after Sept. 11, civil rights attorneys said they planned to sue Attorney General John Ashcroft and other U.S. officials..."
February 20, 2002 -- A Pledge Of Resistance
"...today, February 20, 2002, I pledge resistance to the disappearances, indefinite detentions, deportations, torture, and secret
military tribunals..."
Speech by Janet Yip at NYC Rally on February 20
"...60 years ago yesterday, February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066 authorizing the mass round up and incarceration of Japanese Americans by the military. Within two and a half months, by early May, the Japanese community had disappeared..."
February 20, 2002 -- National Day of Solidarity with Muslim, Arab and South Asian Immigrants
"...The recent "disappearances", indefinite detention, the round-ups, the secret military tribunals, the denial of legal representation, evidence kept a secret from the accused, the denial of any due process for Arab, Muslim, South Asians and others, have chilling similarities to a police state..."
U. Hawaii festival encourages free speech
"...A festival sponsored by the Hawaii chapter of Refuse and Resist brought antiwar, pro-speech and pro-choice activists together on Saturday at the University of Hawaii Campus Center..."
Families of 9/11 Victims Report on Their Visit to Afghanistan
"...Surprised by the number of civilians whose lives had been devastated by the bombing campaign, they came back determined to increase American consciousness of what was actually happening to people as a result of the "war on terror."..."
Afghan journey eases a father's pain
"...To me, it was a wake-up call to try to understand what the right thing is to do, and to do it," he said. By the time the 56-year-old, a music professor at Sacramento City College, flew out of Kabul on Sunday after an emotional four-day tour, he knew what the right thing was and was embarking on a new life course..."
Martin Luther King Day Parade in Atlanta
"...we stand shoulder to shoulder with our immigrant brothers and sisters, whether they're from Afghanistan, Palestine, Pakistan, Mexico, the Philippines or any other part of the world..."
55 Arrested at US Mission to the UN
"...they called for a change in US foreign policy that would continue the legacy of peacemaking begun by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr...."
Martin Luther King Day Parade in Honolulu
"...Marchers carried some of the Chapter's beautiful banners: "Free Mumia", "No More Bombs", "U.S. Military Out of Makua", and a banner with an MLK quote that read "The Greatest Purveyer of Violence in the World is Our Own Government"..."
September 11 Victims' Families Report Back from Eight Days in Afghanistan
"...Ms. Lasar traveled with three other family members of September 11 victims to meet with families in Afghanistan who lost loved ones during the U.S. bombing..."
US jittery at symbolic meetings of grieving families
"...Americans who lost members of their families in the 11 September attacks will arrive in Kabul to meet Afghans whose loved ones were killed by US bombs..."
Arthur Miller Accuses Bush of Abusing and Curbing Civil Rights
"...Arthur Miller, America's greatest living playwright, will speak out against the Bush Administration for abusing civil rights, in a BBC interview to be broadcast on Christmas Day..."
Santa Falls Foul of Canadian Anti-Terrorism Laws
"...Canadian police, taking advantage of sweeping new anti-terrorism legislation, arrested Santa Claus on the grounds that he had a beard, was behaving suspiciously and, in all likelihood, belonged to a underground cell..."
200 Protest in Detroit Against Clampdown on Middle Eastern Immigrants
"...November 28, 200 people demonstrated in front of the City Hall in Dearborn, Michigan against the government detention of 1,100 Middle Eastern and South Asian immigrants and the FBI plan to interview 5,000 Middle Eastern men..."
Determined Anti-War Protest in Cleveland
"...100-150 people marched their way through downtown Cleveland for about two hours to protest the bombing of Afghanistan and the repressive measures against Arab immigrants in the U.S..."
Raid and Investigation Unite City for Immigrant
"..."He's no more a terrorist than the police chief or any other citizen of Chester is a terrorist," said Mayor Dominic Pileggi..."
Museum staff defends Secret Wars exhibit
"...Officials of a private Houston art museum recently investigated by federal agents for displaying allegedly anti-American artwork claim they were victims of misguided jingoism and that they will not be censored..."
Emergency Rally In Newark Protests Detainment
"...What the rally lacked in size was made up in spirit as youth demanded civil rights and justice for the detainees..."
Interview with Aaron McGruder - Boondocks Cartoonist
"...It's not temporary. Once you give up rights, they're not going to give them back. This is a war that will never end. When are they going to say they've defeated terrorism? No one is stupid enough to say that. Because then when something blows up, they look like dickheads..."
Hampshire College Condemns War in All-Community Vote
"...The students, faculty, and staff of Hampshire College have voted to condemn the "War on Terrorism" and propose alternative solutions. The vote, which was won by a margin of 693-121 (with 11 abstaining or ambiguous votes), is believed to the first such decision by a college community..."
In Letter, 300 Law Professors Oppose Tribunals Plan
"...The lawyers, who represent varying institutions and political philosophies, say the tribunals as outlined so far would violate the separation of powers, would not comport with constitutional standards of due process and would allow the president to violate binding treaties..."
IMAGINE: IRAQ - A report from the Artists Network
"...almost 900 people came out to see IMAGINE:IRAQ. The staged reading of 8 new works-in-progress (and one New York premiere) was produced by the Artists Network of Refuse & Resist!, in association with playwright Naomi Wallace. The pieces were inspired by the lives of those affected by the US/UK's roles in the Middle East..."
Military Tribunals & Preventive Detentions - Anti-War Forum
"...December 9 ... Open Forum and Speakout... Speakers: Joe Hohenstein, Kitty Bryant, others TBA...Philadelphia"
Join Our Call for Peace and Justice -- Stand For Peace
"...December 16 ... At the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree - Rockefeller Plaza (off 49th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues)..."
September 11 relatives march for peace
"...Relatives of some of those killed in the September 11 attacks set off from Washington yesterday on an eight-day walk to New York to call for an end to the military action in Afghanistan..."
Atlanta Street Theatre Exposes Attacks on Civil Liberties
"..."We wanted to see what would happen if you wrapped yourself in the flag so tight you started to choke on it," said one organizer..."
Lethal Lesson
"...Movie star Danny Glover, known for his brutal gunplay in the Lethal Weapon movie series, last night called on the U.S. to spare the life of Osama bin Laden..."
Resist The "New Normalcy"!
"...(Los Angeles) Refuse & Resist! and the National Lawyers Guild Present a Forum on the New Police State Measures..."
Down with CUNY's Anti-Immigrant "War Purge"!
"...CUNY is moving to drive immigrant students out, "profiling" them for discrimination and exclusion..."
Thousands March in London Against War
"...Marches have taken place in Glasgow, Australia, western European capitals and even the US since the Allies' bombing campaign began..."
Student activist gets a visit from the Secret Service
"...Brown was temporarily rattled by the visit from the Secret Service, she says, but the poster's still up, and she's still committed to her activism. "I'm definitely going to be vocal," she says..."
Women for Afghan Women: Securing Our Future
"...A two-day conference (November 29 & 30) prioritizing the voices of Afghan women leaders in finding just and meaningful solutions for their nation and the world..."
High School Speech by Peace Prof Raises Ire
"...School officials are being asked to justify a recent speech given by peace activist Zinn at Newton North High School in which he equated the U.S. military strikes in Afghanistan with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks...."
Arab detainees in N.J. start hunger strike
"...Angry at being jailed on immigration charges during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, some Arabs detained after the Sept. 11 terror attacks have started a hunger strike..."
Anti-War Demonstration at the Philippine Consulate
"...Publicize and oppose the plans of Bush & Co. to expand their "war on terrorism" to the Philippines, Iraq, Colombia or any other part of the world..."
National Lawyers Guild Statement In Support Of Katie Sierra
"...The NLG stands behind Ms. Sierra, not only in defending her right to speak out, but also in condemning the illegal bombings of Afghanistan and deaths of innocent civilians, as well as the massive rollback of civil liberties at home..."
HS Student Supended for Opposing War
"...Katie Sierra, a sophomore at Sissonville High School near Charleston, was suspended for three days last week for passing out on school grounds fliers
that she described as anarchist..."
Berkeley council call to halt Afghan bombs
"...On a close vote of its City Council, Berkeley last night became the first city in the nation to call for a halt to the U.S.-led bombing of Afghanistan..."
Group Hits the Streets for Peace
"...The signs were part of a demonstration by the Long Island War Resisters League against military actions taken by the United States..."
Médecins Sans Frontières casts doubt on 'humanitarian airdrops'
"...Dropping a few cases of drugs and food in the middle of the night during air raids, without knowing who is going to collect them, is virtually useless and may even be dangerous..."
Artists Performance -- "Our Grief Is Not A Cry For War"
"...For one hour they stood in silence wearing face masks and placards silk-screened with "OUR GRIEF IS NOT A CRY FOR WAR." The response to this performance was electric..."
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