Across the country, people are planning the next war right now. They are generals and politicians, military contractors and lobbyists, teachers and military recruiters. They plan war strategies, design weapons, pressure Congress to give more to the Pentagon and manipulate public sentiment to perceive threats that are more fictional than real. All of these people are working together to produce the next war, and they'll make one if we don't stop them now. During the weekend of October 14-16, there will be actions across the country to protest the military planners.
War is the enemy of humanity.
It is a violation of human rights and relies increasingly on attacks on civilians. Imagine a world where problems are solved without weapons, where violence is discouraged, not glorified, where you don't have to join the military or work for a weapons maker to get a job. Imagine a world free of racism, sexism, human exploitation and environmental destruction. Dream boldly and take risks for a better world or the century just begun will be as bloody as the one we just ended. Social change begins with a vision and becomes reality when people work together for a common purpose.