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  • Collection: War Resisters League Southeast

Black and white headshot photograph of a white woman with poofy, curly hair
WRL Southeast staff organizer Dannia Southerland

Black and white photograph of a group of white people and one Black person--WRL Southeast's Mandy Carter--seated outside crosslegged on the ground in a tight grouping. One person is the front is smiling and the others look stoic. One person is raising their arm in the air and flashing a peace sign. A line of police are visible in the background, standing with police dogs.
Members of the American delegation to the German-led protests against the US/NATO deployment of nuclear missiles in West Germany. This group was participating in a direct action at the gates of the US Bitburg military base.

Three white-presenting people sitting around a table. The person in the center table, who is wearing a name tag, is smiling and looking at the person to her right.
WRL Southeast organizer Dannia Southerland (R) at War Resisters League's 1983 national conference.

A gold-colored flier titled, "A Workshop and Retreat on Political Organizing," with starred text, advertising what participants should expect and, below that, a list of workshop topics in a smaller font.
A WRL Southeast workshop hosted in Durham, NC

A petition filled with signatures of men and women's names and addresses, most of them based in Durham, North Carolina. The petition is titled, "A Statement of Affirmation and Draft Resistance"
Pledge affirming resistance to the draft in the case of selective service registration and deployment of people in service of the US military after President Carter reinstated the Selective Service System.

Mailer coupon titled in bold, red handwritten marker: Ft. Bragg Action, Saturday, March 26, 1-3pm - Fayetteville. Below is text asking recipients to commit to joining the action, committing to civil disobedience, and volunteering time (including legal support) and money. Blank spaces on the form indicate where recipients can mark their choices. Additional spaces ask for Name, Date, "Group/church affiliation, if any," Address, and Phone ("day" and "night" numbers)
Mailing asking for participation in a protest and civil disobedience action at Ft. Bragg Army base in North Carolina. The Reagan administration had just announced a deployment of US troops to Honduras in support of right-wing Nicaraguan contras.

Typed sheet of paper titled, "Women and Nonviolence (A Program of the War Resisters League)" with an image of a small cartoon drawing of a group of three women, with a Black-presenting woman at the center, surrounded by two white-presenting women, one barefoot, one in heels.
Flier describing War Resisters League Southeast's Women and Nonviolence program, offering speakers and workshops on the intersection of feminism, anti-oppression organizing, antimilitarism, and nonviolence

Flier on yellow paper of the Durham to Seneca Women's Peace Walk-Women's Peace Camp. The name of the walk is written along the edges of the inside of the circular part of a women's symbol, the most prominent image on the page, along with a line featuring multiple dots with names of cities up the eastern coast of the US, indicating the route of the walk. The page describes the walk from Durham, NC to Romulus, NY, the site of the Seneca Women's Peace encampment outside of Seneca Army Depot. The opposite page features a list of actions that people can take from home: "Write Congresspeople"; "discuss the issues" and a cartoon image of a woman kicking a missile.
Flier announcing the Women's Peace Walk from Durham, North Carolina to the Seneca Women's Peace Camp at the site of the Seneca Army Depot. This site was home to the largest nuclear weapons storage facility in the US.

Poster with a circular carved-appearing pattered print as an art object at the center, reading, "Announcing a Womens' Roundhouse for Survival." Underneath the date for the gathering in June 1983 is text reading, "For three days, women from throughout the region will meet to share and exchange information, skills, resources, and ideas."
Poster inviting Triangle-area women in North Carolina to a three-day gathering to expand feminist networks and build relationships.

Color photograph of a group of people attending a march, holding signs and banners. The large banner at the center of the image reads, "North Carolinians for Peace with Justice," with a painted image of the outline of the state and a series of footprints to represent the North Carolina tar heel icon. WRL Southeast organizer Mandy Carter, a young African American woman with short hair wearing a jacket and layered hoodie, is visible to the left of the banner. Other white or light-skinned-presenting people are scattered around Carter and the banner.
North Carolina contingent at a solidarity protest against US interventionism in Central America and support for apartheid in South Africa. War Resisters League staff organizer Mandy Carter is in the foreground.
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