For the past two years, we’ve shared a Thanks-taking day statement from About Face member Krystal Two Bulls, in which she generously shared her personal story and offered insights on how we can all deepen our commitment to decolonization and counteract the ahistorical, harmful narratives about this day.
This year, we had the opportunity to visit with a newer Indigenous About Face member, Danny Grassrope, as he shared his reflections:
Thanks-taking, we have to know the true history of what it was. It’s a time of mourning to remember those people who were trusting these settlers — they showed them…
An Open Letter from Veterans to Recently Activated National Guard Troops
UPDATE: Almost 900 Veterans have signed this letter and we’re receiving messages from dozens of troops looking to refuse orders or know their options if they get them. If you would like help spread the message, you can find printable fliers and posters, graphics and other resources here. Share on social media, distribute them or post them up where they can be seen!
Attention Members of the National Guard,
We write you as fellow veterans and service members with full knowledge of what’s at stake as many of you are being asked to mobilize against civilians in your own country…
This statement was written by Drake Logan, a civilian ally to About Face: Veterans Against the War, with input on content by About Face members (post 9/11 military veterans) including Lisa Ling, Krystal Two Bulls, Maggie Martin, Erica Manley, Shawn Fischer, Jovanni Reyes, Matt W. Howard, Derek S. Matthews, Ramon Mejía, and Brittany DeBarros. Editorial guidance was provided by Clare Bayard, civilian ally to About Face. Authorship is always collective.
Media inquiries please contact us at press@aboutfaceveterans.org or call Drake Logan at: +1 (415) 513–6974.
Overview
This document outlines six broad areas of current political need and opportunity as the US…
Over a dozen community groups including immigrants, veterans, unions and human rights activists are protesting an expo where corporations will showcase weapons and surveillance equipment.
SAN ANTONIO — On March 11–12, San Antonio’s Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center is scheduled to host the Border Security Expo and About Face: Veterans Against the War (formerly Iraq Veterans Against the War) is joining more than fourteen other San Antonio grassroots organizations to demand the city stop hosting this event now and in the future. In the lead up to actions today, the coalition military veterans, immigrants, unions and other human rights activists have met with officials, spoken at hearings and petitioned the city to stop hosting this tax-payer subsidized weapons trade-show.
The expo facilitates large-scale companies from…
Two veterans confronted Joe Biden about his record of supporting war during his campaign stopover in Oakland on Super Tuesday. They recorded the charged encounter.
OAKLAND — On March 3, 2020 at around 12:00 pacific standard time, only moments after Presidential hopeful Joe Biden addressed voters at the Buttercup Diner in Oakland saying he believed he would do better than expected on Super Tuesday, he was confronted by two military Veterans who expressed their anger about Biden’s vote in favor of the Iraq war and ongoing opposition to fully ending the decades long wars and withdrawing United States troops, stressing…
10 days of highlighting inspiring anti-war sparks from the past in preparation to launch a reinvigorated, intersectional movement against the Military Industrial Complex in the present.
Day 10 — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King gives his powerful and controversial speech “Beyond Vietnam — A Time to Break Silence
Drop the MIC Campaign | About Face
Join the movement to stop: the cycle of endless war, corporate war profiteering, and demilitarize our communities. #ReclaimMLK #MLKDay
Text: On April 4, 1967, Dr. King delivered a speech titled “Beyond Vietnam.” #DropTheMIC #ReclaimMLK
As we approach Thanksgiving, I wanted to take a moment to further introduce myself and a conversation that drives the work I do. I am an Oglala Lakota and Northern Cheyenne woman and veteran. I was born on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and raised on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Being a Native American veteran is a complicated identity for numerous reasons, but especially because of the traumatic relationship between the US military and Native People.
The winter months and holiday season are a very traumatic time for my People. Winter has always been the time when the US…
About Face: Veterans Against the War
About Face: Veterans Against the War’s mission is to mobilize the military community to organize against militarism at home & abroad.
