April 1, 2022 | Alerts, Blog
The current male-only system requires a CO to violate their most deeply held beliefs, and if they cannot do so, they are burdened for life with extra-judicial penalties, with no option to defend their beliefs and actions or to appeal their punishment. This is an injustice. The penalties for non-registrants must be overturned and SSS must be abolished!
August 14, 2021 | Blog, Selective Service, Voices of Conscientious Objectors
“No one who supports war has to go through this level of introspection…No legal or political structure compels people to articulate why they are willing to go to war.”
May 15, 2021 | News, Voices of Conscientious Objectors
On International Conscientious Objectors Day, we are excited to post this interview, the first in an ongoing series of interviews with conscientious objectors CCW has worked with over the years. Kyle contacted CCW in the summer of 2020, just weeks after the military...
December 21, 2020 | Blog, Events, Videos
The virtual celebration of CCW’s 80th anniversary took place on Saturday, October 3, 2020. Eighty years ago this week, as Europe was battling the Nazis and the U.S. contemplated joining the battle, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Selective Service and...
June 5, 2020 | Alerts, Blog, News
You are not alone! We are here to support you and make sure you are able to stay safe and stay true to your conscience.