What We’re About

Since 1980, the Nuclear Resister has provided comprehensive reporting on arrests for anti-nuclear civil resistance in the United States, with an emphasis on providing support for the women and men jailed for these actions. In 1990, we expanded our work to include reporting on anti-war arrests in North America, plus many anti-nuclear and anti-war resistance actions abroad.

Through the publication of a newsletter, and other education and outreach, the Nuclear Resister serves to network this nonviolent resistance movement, while acting as a clearinghouse for information about contemporary nonviolent resistance to war and the nuclear threat.

We believe that in any significant movement for social change, many committed individuals are imprisoned. Behind bars, they are physically isolated from their supporters and their own resistance activity is limited. Broader awareness of their actions and support for the imprisoned activist are essential to the movement for a peaceful, nuclear-free future.

The Nuclear Resister provides the names and jail addresses of currently imprisoned anti-nuclear and anti-war activists. People are encouraged to provide active support by writing letters to those behind bars and in other ways requested by the prisoners.

We invite you to write a note of support to an imprisoned resister, read some of their writings from jail, learn about the many inspiring anti-nuclear and anti-war nonviolent civil resistance actions around the world, and find out about future actions.

Since 1980, Jack and Felice Cohen-Joppa have been co-coordinators of the Nuclear Resister and co-editors of the newsletter. Hundreds of people have helped over the years by distributing newsletters, helping staff a Nuclear Resister booth at various events, doing artwork and writing articles for the newsletter, helping at mailing parties, providing information about actions and legal updates, sending photos, helping with the website, and writing letters of support to imprisoned activists.

YOU CAN HELP!

We need your help to continue this work – a donation of any amount goes a long way! And please send us reports, statements, press coverage, court and jail information, videos and photos of your actions.

Please inquire about multiple copies of the current print newsletter for free distribution at conferences, actions, trials, peace fairs, workshops, etc. We can send a stack of newsletters for you to place on your group’s table.

Are there other ways you’d like to help? Contact us and let us know!

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Four-issue subscriptions to the Nuclear Resister newsletter are US$25 in the United States, US$30 to Canada, and US$35 overseas. All subscriptions are sent via First Class or Airmail. You can also sign up for the free E-bulletin.