We’ve almost finished We Are Not Your Soldiers class visits for the spring semester, just as the Commander-in-Chief of the military prepares an unprecedented military parade in the capitol on June 14. Some are joking about Trump’s celebration of his own birthday; they may be missing his startling move to turn the military into a force loyal to himself over anything, including the U.S. Constitution. See details later in this message to respond.
Through April, six veterans made presentations to classes in New York City, Philadelphia, New Jersey and California at middle schools, high schools, a community college, two private colleges and three public colleges. Two of the veterans were interviewed for a podcast and another spoke to a meeting of college activists in Florida.
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See these clips from a synchronous (all on-line) history class at a public NYC college which was addressed by both Joe Urgo, a Vietnam veteran, and Henri Henrikson, an Iraq veteran.
Oppose Trump’s military parade:
Saturday June 14, RefuseFascism.org calls on you to join with others in a non-violent march to the White House. Let us show the world that we will not shrink from our responsibility to act in the name of humanity. We refuse to accept a fascist U.S.A. The capitol must not be ceded to Trump’s fascist parade. >> RSVP here
June 13-15 in DC About Face Veterans and Veterans for Peace will also protest the parade.
