Here are links to some of the many groups working on the issues that arise from and around the war in Iraq.
Courage to Resist
Education WithOut Borders
GI Rights Hotline
Global Family Net Work
Iraqi Children's Tooth Project
Physicians for Social Responsibility, Oregon Chapter
Veterans for Peace Chapter 72
Courage to Resist
This group of concerned community members, veterans,
and military families support military objectors to
illegal war and occupation and the policies of empire.
The People Power strategy weakens the pillars that
maintain war and occupation in Iraq, Afghanistan and
elsewhere by supporting GI resistance,
counter-recruitment and draft resistance, which cuts
off the supply of troops. For more information on
programs and upcoming events, please visit:
www.couragetoresist.org.
Education WithOut Borders
This non-profit organization works to improve the
lives of all people through educational projects that
share knowledge and resources to find solutions to
some of the world‚s most urgent problems:
environmental, illiteracy, disease, poverty, racism,
sexism, homophobia and war. For more information on
programs and upcoming events, please visit:
www.ewobusa.org.
GI Rights Hotline
This hotline provides information to members of the
military about discharges, grievance and complaint
procedures, and other civil rights. Calls have climbed
from a mere 1,859 calls in 1996 to over 28,000 calls
last year! There are many ways to get involved,
including staffing the phone lines. Volunteers are
currently needed in Fayetteville, NC; New Orleans, LA;
New York, NY; Oakland, CA; Seattle, WA; and
Washington, DC. If you don't live in those areas,
spread the word to family and friends who do. For more
information on ways to get involved, please visit:
www.objector.org/girights/volunteer.html.
Global Family Net Work
This organization provides resources and educational
opportunities to communities and individuals across
cultural and geographic barriers in order to
collaborate and create better lives for themselves and
each other. For more information, please visit
www.globalfam.org.
Iraqi Children's Tooth Project
This project will document the levels of depleted
uranium (DU) contamination in Iraqi children who live
in or near areas contaminated with uranium oxide dust
particles derived from the use of DU weapons,
primarily by the United States military in 1991 and
since 2003. This is a critical research project for
countering Bush Administration and Pentagon claims
that exposure to depleted uranium poses no threat to
soldiers or civilians. For more information on how to
support this project, please visit:
http://www.bandepleteduranium.org/en/a/12.html.
Physicians for Social Responsibility, Oregon Chapter
This non-profit educational organization is committed
to the elimination of nuclear and other weapons of
mass destruction, the achievement of a healthy and
sustainable environment, and the reduction of violence
and its causes. PSR is the US affiliate of
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear
War, recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize. For more
information on programs and upcoming events, please
visit: oregonpsr.org.
Veterans for Peace Chapter 72
This local chapter of Veterans for Peace was founded
by Korean War veterans who wanted to challenge the
lies that perpetuated the violence that wasted human
lives in the 1950s. They were later joined by Vietnam
veterans. Chapter 72 is currently seeking veterans of
all ages, service affiliation, and time in service to
join and participate in events and informational
campaigns designed to show that those who have seen
war can help end war. Families and friends of veterans
may join as associate members. For more information on
programs and upcoming events, please visit:
www.vfp72.org.