Since 2008, our project, We Are Not Your Soldiers, has brought veterans into classrooms to share stories of why they enlisted, what they experienced in the U.S. military, the effects on their lives as…
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We Are Not Your Soldiers – More than ever, needed in 2026
We hardly have time to recount the horrors occurring daily and the brave responses to them. However, we need to mobilize and activate even further our nonviolent opposition in order to bring…
In December, in the schools
We Are Not Your Soldiers started the winter and closed out 2025 with visits to two community colleges and one private middle school, all in various boroughs of New York City. Joe Urgo spoke…
A very active autumn for We Are Not Your Soldiers
This is an extraordinary time, an unusual era, where the living history and message We Are Not Your Soldiers brings to the classrooms has a special resonance with the students. We’re raising issues and…
We’re set to visit your class
We Are Not Your Soldiers is booking class visits now. In person, or virtual, students get the real story of what it means to sign up for the U.S. war machine. …
Ignored & hidden history, on repeat, but escalated
With Trump sending active duty military and National Guard into U.S. cities, and the aptly named Department of War striking boats in international waters, the role of the U.S. military should be…
Help meet the demand for speakers in schools
The fall semester is about to begin — we already received requests from professors at two NYC metropolitan area colleges for We Are Not Your Soldiers speakers to address their classes. We are starting…
We Are Not Your Soldiers Visits in May
The special match for We Are Not Your Soldiers is still on — as of today, contributions up to $400 will be doubled! Help us reach our goal (we only need…
With moral injuries, it’s different. Moral injuries stay with you.
At this time of a shockingly immoral presidency bent on war and destruction along with horrific dehumanization and othering,We Are Not Your Soldiers is sharing with you some excerpts from the presentation made…
Freedom from the Uniform
We have finished our spring semester We Are Not Your Soldiers visits and will soon be sending you a detailed report on the month of May, in particular. This spring We Are Not Your Soldiers…
