War Tax Resistance | Northern Spirit Radio

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April 5, 2015

The War Tax Resistance Penalty Fund (WTRPF.org) is a way to help manage the risks of conscientious objectors to paying for war, something to think seriously about as April 15th approaches.

Bill and Genie Durland at a protest event

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August 25, 2013

War tax resistance, immigration, Middle East, intentional community, books & plays, public office, divestment - Bill & Genie Durland have been called & led to address these concerns and many more. With the Center on Law & Pacifism, Pendle Hill, Christian Peacemaker Teams, the Virginia House of Delegates, and elsewhere, Bill & Genie have walked a faithful life of witness. Order their plays by email at durlandwe@gmail.com.

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October 10, 2010

Joseph Maizlish voluntarily relinquished his deferment during the Vietnam War and spent 2 1/2 years in jail. His work now includes mediation and activities with Southern California War Tax Resistance. Family counseling, civil rights, antinuclear work are all part of his path.

Music Featured:
Have You Been to Jail for Justice? - Anne Feeney
Travelers - Andy & Terry Murray

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April 8, 2007

Part three: A visit with 2 more War Tax Resisters - individuals whose conscientious objection to war includes not only their refusal to personally fight, but their decision to also not pay for war and the military system.

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March 18, 2007

Part two: A visit with 2 more War Tax Resisters - individuals whose conscientious objection to war includes not only their refusal to personally fight, but their decision to also not pay for war and the military system.

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March 11, 2007

A discussion with 2 War Tax Resisters - individuals whose conscientious objection to war includes not only their refusal to personally fight, but their decision to also not pay for war and the military system.

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August 24, 2008

Kathy is currently co-coordinator of Voices for Creative Noviolence, is active with the Catholic Worker movement and since becoming a pacifist has refused payment of all federal income tax for 25 years. She went to prison for one year for planting corn on nuclear missile silo sites and has a Masters in Religious Education from Chicago Theological Seminary.

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January 20, 2008

A visit with 2 long-time war tax resisters. Patricia Washburn is a religious peace educator, a seminary graduate though never ordained. She testified to Congress for the Peace Tax Fund after the IRS took her house for taxes. Perry Treadwell got a special leading from a verse of Robert Frost when he was 42 and quit his tenured position in microbiology, and found a beautiful life of service. Both address the fears and gifts of decades of war tax resistance.

cartoon that reads "If you work for peace, stop paying for war."

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January 22, 2006

2 members of Southern California War Tax Resistance, Frances Schneider Liau & Cathy Deppe, speak of WTR, witness, community, and the SCWTR alternative fund.

Supporting War Tax Resisters: Sharing the Brunt

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War Taxes, Injustice in Palestine, Racism - A Life of Faith, Joy & Service

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Mediator & Prisoner for Peace

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Praying for Peace, Paying for Peace, Part Three - Principles, Legality and Commitment

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Praying for Peace, Paying for Peace, Part Two - War Tax Resistance in Georgia and in Federal Court

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Praying for Peace, Paying for Peace, Part One - A Visit with Robin Hood and Maid Marian

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Kathy Kelly - Voices for Creative Nonviolence Walk Chicago to the Twin Cities

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Paying for Peace/War Tax Resistance - Patricia Washburn and Perry Treadwell

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Resisting War Taxes in Southern California

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