RESOURCES AND REFERRALS
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The War Resisters League affirms that all war is a crime against humanity. We are determined not to support any kind of war, international or civil, and to strive nonviolently for the removal of all causes of war, including racism, sexism and all forms of exploitation.
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A listing of national organizations that you might find helpful:
War Resisters League International - 168 Canal St., Suite 600, NY 10013 - 212.228.0450 - wrl@warresisters.org
GI Rights Hotline - 877.447.4487 - girights@girightshotline.org
National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth (NNOMY) - 443.671.7111 - nnomy.net
Center on Conscience & War - 202.483.2220 - ccw@centeronconscience.org
National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee (NWTRCC) - P.O. Box 5616, Milwaukee, WI 53205 - 262.399.8217 -
WTR Hotline: 800.269.7464 - nwtrcc@nwtrcc.org
A listing of local and regional organizations:
Project YANO - P.O. Box 230157, Encinitas, CA 92023 - 760.634.3604 - projectyano.org
Veterans for Peace - Portland - www.vfpchapter72.org
Peace and Justice Works - 503.236.3065 - pjw@pjw.info
Education Without Borders, Portland - 503.661.1317 - www.ewobglobal.net
Portland Peaceful Response - pprc-news.info [sponsors peace rallies, every Friday at 5 pm at Pioneer Courthouse Square]
Local contact for info about War Tax Resistance - Kima Garrison - kimasuegarrison@gmail.com
Whatcom Peace & Justice Center, Bellingham, WA - https://www.whatcompjc.org/
A listing of fliers and brochures used when tabling at schools and community events:
"Do You Know Enough to Enlist?" (a brochure published by American Friends Service Committee)
"What Every Girl Should Know About the U.S. Military" (a brochure published by WRL International)
"Fact Sheet - Military Enlistment" (a one-page flier)
"Armed Forces Recruiting in High Schools" (a one-page flier)
"Facts on United States Military Sexual Violence" (a one-page flier produced by Protect Our Defenders)
"The U.S. Military is the World's Biggest Polluter of the Environment" (a one-page flier)
"Apprenticeships" (a one-page flier)
"WorkSource Portland Metro" - a local resource (a one-page flier)
"Career Pathways Program" at Portland Community College (a one-page flier)
"Choosing Peace: A Handbook on War, Peace, and Your Conscience" (a paperback book, $5 each)
Video of anti-war Marine veteran speaking at a rally:
https://youtu.be/xszvdy_Egjo
"Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army." --Edward Everett
