Other Voices, Other Choices

Part 2 of an event to mark 100 years since the United States entered World War I, and 50 years since Martin Luther King Jr. made his famous speech against war. Recorded April 4, 2017 in Washington, DC. Moderated by David Swanson. Part 2 presenters include Maria Santelli, Jarrod Grammel, Nolan Fontaine, and David Swanson.

Part 1 of an event which took place in Washington D.C. on April 4, 2017 to mark 100 years since the United States entered World War I, and 50 years since Martin Luther King Jr. made his famous speech against war. A new movement to end all war is growing. Part 1 speakers include Michael Kazin, Eugene Puryear and Medea Benjamin. Moderated by David Swanson.

Also includes a short talk by former drone operator Christopher Aaron. Four drone resisters, James Ricks, Daniel Burns, Brian Hynes and Ed Kinane, from the 2015 Big Books action at Hancock Air Base were found innocent of all charges at 11pm Thursday, March 2, at the Dewitt Town Court. After deliberating for only about a half hour, the jury returned with a verdict of not guilty on all charges. Applause erupted in the courtroom. The four had been charged with obstruction of government administration, disorderly conduct, and trespass and faced a year in jail. Following the rendering of the verdict, a juror approached Brian Hynes and said “I really support what you are doing. Keep doing it.” During the trial, Brian Hynes told the jury, “This is not a case about contested facts, this is a case about contested meanings.” Hynes went on to explain to the jury that they could, in the words of the 4th Circuit of Appeals, acquit for any reason which appeals to their logic or passion. In powerful testimony, Jame