Draft resistance documentary draws throughlines with civil rights and current movements
Refusing to be inducted into the armed forces at the time of the Vietnam War was a felony and carried a sentence of up to five years in prison. The new documentary “The Boys Who Said NO!” shows how young draft resisters built a massive movement with a commitment to nonviolence that followed in the footsteps of civil rights organizers. Hundreds of thousands of people ultimately refused to be drafted into the military. Civic talks with Judith Ehrlich, the Oscar-nominated director of “The Boys Who Said NO!” about parallels between draft resistance and with current movements like ongoing demonstrations against police brutality and calls for climate action.
Civic · Laura Wenus, Mel Baker
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Show Notes
"The Boys Who Said NO!" will be screened at the Mill Valley Film Festival, where it will be available online for a nationwide audience Oct. 8–14. It will also be screened at the United Nations Association film festival at 6 p.m. on Oct. 25 for a California audience only.