Anti-War Resources

The bombing and occupation of Iraq and the curtailment of basic civil liberties at home demonstrate the danger of unchecked power. In a democracy, power should belong to the people, and, in the words of the 1967 Call to Resist Illegitimate Authority, "Now is the time to resist."

RESIST has assembled a list of resources that may be of use to progressive activists. These include grassroots organizations and media resources. While this list is not exhaustive, it does provide a useful starting place.

First on the list could be the 1967 Call to Resist Illegitimate Authority. RESIST formed in opposition to war in Southeast Asia, a war that violated national and international law and produced enormous damage to all involved. Now, as the Bush Administration implements an illegal and immoral policy of aggression abroad and at home, we find that much of the original Call continues to be applicable. Here are a few examples:

We further believe that the war is unconstitutional and illegal. Congress has not declared a war as required by the Constitution.
Moreover, this war violates international agreements, treaties and principles of law which the United States Government has solemnly endorsed.
Therefore, we believe on all these grounds that every free person has a legal right and a moral duty to exert every effort to end this war, to avoid collusion with it, and to encourage others to do the same… We believe that each of these forms of resistance against illegitimate authority is courageous and justified.
[W]e cannot shrink from fulfilling our responsibilities to the youth whom many of us teach, to the country whose freedom we cherish, and to the ancient traditions of religion and philosophy which we strive to preserve in this generation. We call upon all people of good will to join us in this confrontation with immoral authority.

Media

AlterNet
Anti-War.com
Common Dreams
Counterpunch
Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
Free Speech TV
Independent Media Center
Intervention Magazine
Iraq Journal
Mother Jones
Moving Ideas
The Nation
The Progressive
The Public Eye
Truth Out
War Times
Working for Change
Yellow Times
Z Magazine

Peace & Justice Groups

180/Movement for Democracy and Education
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
American Friends Service Committee
Center on Conscience & War
Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors
Colorado Campaign for Middle East Peace
Committee Opposed to Militarism and the Draft (COMD)
Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC)
Iraq Action Coalition
Iraq Water Project
Move On
Nonviolence.org
Not in Our Name
Patriots for Peace
Peace Action
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
Syracuse Cultural Workers
True Majority
United for Peace
Veterans Against the Iraq War
Veterans for Common Sense
Veterans for Peace
Vietnam Veterans Against the War
Voices for Creative Nonviolence
War Resisters League
Western States Center
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

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