World Can't Wait Steering Committee Members
Debra Sweet
Curt Wechsler
Dennis Loo
Emma Kaplan
Jill McLaughlin
Samantha Goldman
Debra Sweet is the Director of World Can’t Wait, initiated in 2005 to “drive out the Bush regime” by repudiating its program, forcing it from office through a mass, independent movement and reversing the direction it had launched. Based in New York City, she leads World Can’t Wait in its continuing efforts to stop the crimes of our government, including the unjust occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan and the torture and detention codes, as well as reversing the fascist direction of U.S. society, from the surveillance state to the criminalization of abortion and immigrants. She has worked with abortion providers for twenty-five years, organizing community support and helping them withstand anti-abortion violence. Since the age of 19, when she confronted Richard Nixon during a face-to-face meeting and told him to stop the war in Vietnam, she has been a leader in the opposition to U.S. wars and invasions. Debra says, “Stop thinking like an American, and start thinking about humanity!”
She can be reached at debrasweet (at) worldcantwait.org. You can read her writings at debra.worldcantwait.net.
Curt Wechsler is a member of the National Steering Committee of World Can't Wait, and edits FireJohnYoo.org.
Dennis Loo is a member of the National Steering Committee of World Can't Wait. You can read his writings at dennisloo.com.
Emma Kaplan is a member of the National Steering Committee of World Can't Wait. She has organized protests against torture, military recruiting centers, and against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Emma has spoken in high schools and college campuses on the We Are Not Your Soldiers Tour, a tour with activists and Iraq era war veterans bringing the on-the ground realities of U.S. war to students as part of building a youth movement of resistance to military recruiting.
Jill McLaughlin is a member of the National Steering Committee of World Can't Wait. You can read her writings at jill.worldcantwait.net.
Samantha Goldman is a member of the National Steering Committee of World Can't Wait. You can read her writings at samantha.worldcantwait.net.