WarResisters.org Organization dedicated to resisting War at home or abroad
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War Resisters League
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Across the political spectrum left, right and center, everyone says they want peace. Too often they also want a gun, an army, or a bomb to ensure they get the "right kind of peace." War Resisters League is unique because we believe, to quote the late A.J. Muste, "There is no way to peace — peace is the way." We reject the use of violence for national defense or for revolutionary change. Deeply influenced by the teachings of the Indian leader, Mohandas Gandhi, as well as Thoreau, Tolstoy, King, Deming, and others, War Resisters League believes war is a crime against humanity. We use peaceful means to create a society that is democratic, free of economic, racial, and sexual oppression. The methods we use range from education to demonstrations to lobbying to nonviolent direct action-at all times trying to see those we oppose not as enemies, but as sisters and brothers.
WRL is committed not only to eliminating war, but the causes of war-causes intricately linked to the violence that pervades our society. We know that even where there seems to be "peace," the suffering of homelessness, hunger, lack of medical care, and poverty is as violent to those upon whom it is imposed as any war. We search for an answer to the violence in our society not in the building of more prisons, but in programs that bring help to those in need. The government centers its spending priorities on missiles and bombs despite the unmet needs of millions of desperate people. WRL works for peace within a framework of social justice.
Our culture still equates masculinity with domination and concentrates economic and political power in the hands of men. The spirit and style of feminism offers a real alternative to the military psychology of America with its stress on competition and aggressive (even violent) behavior. Human survival depends on finding ways to negotiate and cooperate rather than continuing conflict through violence.
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