War Resisters League
The War Resisters League (WRL) (1923 - Present) is a secular pacifist organization founded in 1923 in the United States by men and women who had opposed American involvement in World War I. The WRL is part of War Resisters' International, an anti-war organization based in London. Many of the WRL's founders served prison sentences during World War I for refusing to serve in the military. After the war ended, these individuals founded the WRL. WRL members protested World War II, but, since they were not religious conscientious objectors, they were drafted into 'civilian' positions. The WRL continued protesting American military actions and military spending and was pre pf the first pacifist organizations to call for the end of the Vietnam War. Today the WRL continues to protest American military spending and publishes a pie chart of American government expenditures annually.
Mapping America's nuclear arsenal.
This is a June 1979 War Resisters League map of the United States highlighting nuclear facilities nationwide. Published only 3 months after the partial meltdown at the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in Pennsylvania, the map highlights weapons sites and power plants, along with mines, research facilities, and other affiliated sites. It also illustrates just how much of the country faces annihilation in the event of nuclear war. (more details)