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Bring the Guard Home! It's the Law.
Latest News:Oregon's Guard Home Campaign Reviews '09 SuccessDate: June 24, 2009SF CHRONICLE: Judge tosses laws restricting recruitersDate: June 23, 2009"Stop Recruiting Kids" Goes to CourtDate: June 4, 2009U.S. Soldiers in Germany Tell Obama: End the WarsDate: June 4, 2009SCAHILL: 250,000 contractors in Iraq, AfghanistanDate: June 1, 2009Take Action:End the U.S. Army's prosecution of Lt. Watadasource: Veterans For Peace and United for Peace and JusticePlease Attend Oregon's Legislative Hearings ~ March 11, 2009source: Portland Peace and Justice WorksPublications & Talks:Antiwar Radio interviews Ben Manski(June 18, 2009)Antiwar.com's Scott Horton interviews Ben Manski, Executive Director of Liberty Tree regarding the Bring the Guard Home! campaign. Update on Efforts to Block Deployment of National Guard Troops to Iraq and Afghanistan(May 29, 2009)A radio interview of Ben Manski and Dan Hendelman on KBOO Events:U.S. Social Forum II(June 22, 2009 - June 26, 2010)Another World is Possible! Another U.S.A. is necessary! National Counter-Recruitment & Demilitarization Conference(July 17, 2009 - July 19, 2009)The conference will bring together a broad spectrum of people to share skills and form the relationships needed to build a permanent resistance to militarism. Youth, parents, educators, veterans, artists, members of social justice organizations and more will come together for practical training on counter-recruitment, legislative challenges, and public pressure to promote non-military alternatives. Organizing Resources:Latest News fom the Department of DefenseFor the latest news regarding deployments, activation numbers, casualties, and more, direct from the horse's mouth, see: http://www.defenselink.mil/Releases/ National Guard LegislationState legislation designed to end National Guard deployments to Iraq and/or Afghanistan and to reform state National Guard law. |