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Say No! sign on to WRI statement
29 September 2001
Say NO! A Call For Conscientious Objection to War and to War Preparations
War Resisters' International, an international network of pacifist organisations with 85 affiliates in more than 40 countries, calls for conscientious objection whenever and wherever war is being prepared or fought.
We are deeply shocked and outraged by the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11th. Equally, we condemn the so-called war on terrorism. Responding to the crime of the terrorist attack by committing the crime of bombing and killing equally innocent people would not set the balance equal, nor make people feel more secure- it only adds to the suffering. We call for justice without war. A war of retaliation will only fuel the cycle of violence.
Confronted by President George W. Bush with the choice: “If you are not with us, you are with the terrorists”, we choose a third option: nonviolence. Nonviolence is an active response and offers each and every one of us the opportunity to resist war and the preparations for war. It enables us to build a world in which security is gained through disarmament, international co-operation and social justice, not through escalation and retaliation.
Consequently, War Resisters' International urges -
· all soldiers - in whichever forces they are supposed to fight:
follow your conscience and refuse to take part: apply for
conscientious
objector status, refuse orders, desert, Say No!
· all those involved in preparations for war, in administration or
in arms factories: refuse to do so, Say No!
· journalists and the media asked to promote war: refuse to do
so,
insist on writing and broadcasting the uncensored truth, Say
No!
· all those who pay tax: demand that your taxes are used for
peace,
withhold the proportion of tax used for war, say No!
· WRI members and everyone: support those refusing to
participate in
war and preparations for war, get involved in direct nonviolent
resistance
against war!
War Resisters' International.
http://www.wri-irg.org/statemnt/sayno.htm
Signing this declaration may make you liable to prosecution in some countries. Please make sure that you are aware of your legal position before signing it.
Signatories: Andreas Speck, Britain * Bart Horeman, Netherlands * Irene Kober, Germany * Jørgen Johansen, Sweden * Serdar Tekin, Turkey * Ann-Kristin Kröger, Germany * Christine Schweitzer, Germany * Baþak Aytac, Turkey * Can Baþkent, Turkey * Ayþe Girgýn, Turkey * Ferda Ülker, Turkey * Jan van Criekinge, Belgium * Koen Moens, Belgium * Ellen Elster, Norway * Guido van Leemput, Netherlands * Jörg Rohwedder, Germany
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