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Chicago IVAW Our membership includes recent veterans and active duty servicemen and servicewomen from all branche IVAW has chapters around the country and in Canada.

Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) was founded by Iraq war veterans in July 2004 at the annual convention of Veterans for Peace (VFP) in Boston to give a voice to the large number of active duty service people and veterans who are against this war, but are under various pressures to remain silent. From its inception, IVAW has called for:
•Immediate withdrawal of all occupying forces in Iraq;
•Re

parations for the human and structural damages Iraq has suffered, and stopping the corporate pillaging of Iraq so that their people can control their own lives and future; and
•Full benefits, adequate healthcare (including mental health), and other supports for returning servicemen and servicewomen. Our membership includes recent veterans and active duty servicemen and women from all branches of military service, National Guard members, and reservists who have served in the United States military since September 11, 2001. IVAW’s strategy is to mobilize the military community to withdraw its support for the war and occupation in Iraq. Therefore, IVAW is leading the movement of veterans and GIs who are working to bring the troops home now. Today, IVAW members are in 48 states, Washington, D.C., Canada, and on numerous bases overseas, including Iraq. IVAW members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. Members also dialogue with youth in classrooms about the realities of military service. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight. IVAW advocates for full funding for the Veterans Administration, and full quality health treatment (including mental health) and benefits for veterans when they return from duty.

11/17/2014

Mr. Young was the subject of a film that showed the devastating human cost of the war and argued that it should have never been fought.

Thank you Andy Thayer of the Gay Liberation Network for the photos!
11/17/2014

Thank you Andy Thayer of the Gay Liberation Network for the photos!

Hardy souls gathered in the nasty weather today at an anti-war Veterans Day ceremony organized by the Iraq Veterans Against the War, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, and Veterans For Peace.

If you missed IVAW's Veterans Day Observance you can watch at this link. Thank you CAN TV for the coverage!
11/17/2014

If you missed IVAW's Veterans Day Observance you can watch at this link. Thank you CAN TV for the coverage!

Iraq Veterans Against The War gather to oppose the escalation of war in Iraq and Syria and to honor the deaths of veterans recently lost to su***de. This pro...

08/13/2014

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon official says a team of U.S. Army Special Forces were flown atop Sinjar Mountain in northern Iraq to get a firsthand look at possible ways to rescue stranded Iraqi civilians suffering from thirst and hunger. A de...

08/08/2014

The U.S. conducted its first airstrike against Islamic militants outside the Kurdish city of Irbil in Iraq on Friday, the Pentagon confirmed. Military aircraft dropped two 500-pound bombs on ISIL artillery being used to shell Kurdish forces. Obama...

07/27/2014

The House on Friday overwhelmingly passed a symbolic resolution that calls for the executive branch to attain explicit approval from Congress before deploying troops to Iraq in a "sustained combat role," in what peace campaigners are heralding as an important milestone in efforts to prevent a new wa…

07/20/2014

By Juan Cole For the first time in nearly 2000 years, there are virtually no Christians in the city of &helip;

07/19/2014

Jon Stewart on Gaza (starts at 4:50 mins in:) The Daily ShowGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,The Daily Show on &helip;

Our IVAW brother Jovanni Reyes writing on the need to end the war in Afghanistan.
07/19/2014

Our IVAW brother Jovanni Reyes writing on the need to end the war in Afghanistan.

U.S. troops in Afghanistan. (Photo: US Army/ cc/ Flickr)As violence in Iraq continues, and Israel escalates its brutal assault on Gaza, the human tragedy of boundless war and militarism could not be more clear. Yet, despite overwhelming U.S. public opinion that the so-called War on Terror (which amo…

Thank you to all the great people who came out and supported Chicago IVAW's Memorial Day events! Another great Memorial...
05/27/2014

Thank you to all the great people who came out and supported Chicago IVAW's Memorial Day events! Another great Memorial Day, expect many more great events from the Chicago chapter!

Two years ago, IVAW got down in Chicago!!!
05/22/2014

Two years ago, IVAW got down in Chicago!!!

DemocracyNow.org - Democracy Now! broadcasts from Chicago, site of the largest NATO summit in the organization's six-decade history. On Sunday, veterans of t...

Vince on national Australian radio program discussing PTSD, Iraq and Afghanistan and U.S. global influence.
05/14/2014

Vince on national Australian radio program discussing PTSD, Iraq and Afghanistan and U.S. global influence.

Vincent Emanuele returned from two tours of Iraq suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He has since become an outspoken critic of the U.S. missions to Iraq and Afghanistan, and the treatment of veterans by his government.

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