OCWTR provides a community of support for persons conscientiously refusing to pay for war. The choice to resist payment of personal income taxes spent on militarism and war requires a serious commitment and may entail personal risk. One person standing alone against the federal government can engender feelings of moral justification – and also isolation, powerlessness and fear. By joining together, we can make a powerful statement against militarism and war as well as providing a supportive community and a safe haven. By redirecting our taxes from military priorities to socially responsible endeavors, we find personal empowerment. Our purpose is to share this sense of empowerment with an ever-expanding community.
Activities of OCWTR:- Redirection of tax dollars to life-affirming community projects
- War tax resistance counseling
- War tax resistance literature and resources
- Speakers, teach-ins and monthly workshops
- Public protest of military spending priorities
- Networking with other peace & justice groups
Methods of war tax refusal: What can we do to keep our tax dollars from continually being used to finance war and weapons development?
- Rearrange our lives so as not to owe income tax
- Refuse to pay the 3% federal excise tax on the phone bill, historically used to finance war
- Refuse to pay all or part of our income tax
- Work for passage of the World Peace Tax Fund bill, providing an option for directing our tax dollars to peace, not war
- Support others who are actively resisting war taxes – by joining OCWTR.
“Let them march all they want as long as they continue to pay their taxes.” -Alexander Haig (during the Vietnam War)
Click here to contact The Oregon Community for War Tax Resistance
War Tax Resistance Resources:
National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee (NWTRCC)
718-768-3420 or 800-269-7464
www.nwtrcc.org
National Priorities Project
http://nationalpriorities.org
Conscience and Peace Tax International
cpti@cpti.ws
http://cpti.ws