Post by Joshua Wrolstad [Editor’s Note: NWTRCC is a big tent organization that is composed of people with various political beliefs. We welcome blog post submissions on war tax resistance from many points of view. The publication of personal opinions expressed in these posts should not be construed as an endorsement by NWTRCC, which makes… Continue reading
Tax Day is almost a month away and there has been a flurry of activities to prepare people to resist paying taxes for war. This week NWTRCC will be hosting another introduction to war tax resistance (WTR 101) on Wednesday March 12th at 8:30 pm EST. Last month we hosted the largest gathering with over… Continue reading
Tax Season has been very busy for the NWTRCC office. Last week we held a War Tax Resistance 101 on Zoom and had over 200 people in attendance. An overriding concern for most attendees was the chaos being caused by the Trump Administration. There are more upcoming war tax resistance events on the horizon. Some… Continue reading
As we enter into the new year, NWTRCC has been lining up events in coming weeks that also include ongoing monthly gatherings. There will be an introduction to war tax resistance (WTR 101) on Thursday January 16th at 8:30 pm Eastern/ 5:30 pm Pacific. You can register for the workshop here. We are starting to… Continue reading
Friends, As I write this, the fate of the 2024 presidential election is still unknown. Unfortunately, one thing we can always count on, whether it’s a Democrat or Republican in office, is that the US will continue to spend about half of our federal taxes on war and military! In fact, the US spends over… Continue reading
NWTRCC’s November 2024 conference will be on Zoom the weekend after the election. (Click here register.) We often meet the first weekend in November, but we know that many of our members will be canvassing and doing other pre-election activities. Friday Night Social Mary Sprunger-Froese of Colorado Springs will gather us together with three songs… Continue reading
Tax Day is soon approaching! We would love to know about your plans for tax day. NWTRCC is hosting an introduction to war tax resistance (WTR 101) session on Saturday March 2nd starting at 1pm Eastern time. Already there are 400 people registered. It is one of the largest registrations that we have had… Continue reading
Since the invasion of Gaza, the NWTRCC office has been very busy providing War Tax Resistance 101 sessions online and promoting war tax resistance on social media. In January, we are continuing this trend. On Wednesday January 10, Chrissy Kirchhoefer and I offered a WTR 101 to a group of folks who gathered in person… Continue reading
People are mobilizing, taking a variety of actions to call for an end to the slaughter in Gaza; making connections of how our struggles for liberation are bound together. It is encouraging that so many people are seeking out information about how to resist paying for war and then collaborating with others to learn more… Continue reading
NWTRCC will be hosting another introduction to war tax resistance (WTR 101) on Thursday December 7th at 2pm Eastern time and 11am Pacific time on Zoom. You can find out how to register in the section under WTR 101 as well as previous sessions. Other videos can be found on NWTRCC’s YouTube channel, especially the… Continue reading
Interest in war tax resistance is the highest I have ever seen it. (I will give the caveat that I was born after the Vietnam War and became a war tax resister in 1998.) I know that the NWTRCC office was bombarded with calls following the US invasion of Iraq after 9/11, but the interest… Continue reading
Next week we will be meeting in West Harrison, New York for NWTRCC’s November gathering! You are invited : here are the links for in person registration or online registration and the schedule for the weekend of November 3-5. As has been the case for over 40 years with so much occurring around us, the… Continue reading
