American Deserters Committee
Encyclopedia
The American Deserters Committee of Montreal, Canada concerns members of American Armed Forces
who deserted their posts and went to Canada
. The deserters were aided in their efforts by groups such as Students for a Democratic Society
, the Black Panthers, the Revolutionary Union, The Resistance, American Friends Service Committee
, War Resisters League
and the Committee for Peace and Freedom.
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
who deserted their posts and went to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The deserters were aided in their efforts by groups such as Students for a Democratic Society
Students for a Democratic Society (1960 organization)
Students for a Democratic Society was a student activist movement in the United States that was one of the main iconic representations of the country's New Left. The organization developed and expanded rapidly in the mid-1960s before dissolving at its last convention in 1969...
, the Black Panthers, the Revolutionary Union, The Resistance, American Friends Service Committee
American Friends Service Committee
The American Friends Service Committee is a Religious Society of Friends affiliated organization which works for peace and social justice in the United States and around the world...
, War Resisters League
War Resisters League
The War Resisters League was formed in 1923 by men and women who had opposed World War I. It is a section of the London-based War Resisters' International.Many of the founders had been jailed during World War I for refusing military service...
and the Committee for Peace and Freedom.