What would you do if you were drafted to fight in a war? As a conscientious objector opposed to all wars, Wayne R. Ferren Jr. had to answer that question during the Vietnam War. Chapter 5: ...

MANY years ago (in the early nineties) I stood almost alone in England as an advocate of general military service. I advocated it because I knew that regular food and athletic life (the most vital ...

We kick off this week looking back at the front pages of the Houston Post with a look back at its Nov. 9, 1940, edition. Bonnie Spears Kinard, 29, of 1617 Rusk, was the city's first conscientious ...

From The journal : considerations on the payment of a tax laid for carrying on the war against the Indians ; the drafting of the militia in New Jersey, 1757, 1758 / John Woolman -- A candid ...

Every five years since the Battle of Gettysburg, interest in the Civil War is renewed. Many Civil War writers and researchers give more focus on the military and political parts of this bloody ...

The ACLU was born out of World War I and the repression that resulted when the U.S. joined the fight. On the night of April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson made the trip from 1600 Pennsylvania ...

Activists for conscientious objectors stage a rally demanding alternatives to military service in front of the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea (June 28, 2018). The signs read: ” We call for ...

In commemoration of Veterans Day, the American Homefront Project collaborated with the PBS documentary series American Veteran and the companion podcast, American Veteran: Unforgettable Stories, to ...

This document serves to provide a comprehensive, evidence-based framework to guide the development, reform, and implementation of health laws, regulations, and public policies related to conscientious ...

Erkan Ersoz and Ersan Ugur Gor, two conscientious objectors from Turkeys War Resisters Association, urge for the acquittal of arrested objector Mehmet Tarhan, whose request for release was denied ...