Michael (Mike) Prysner (b. 1983) is a peace activist. He is the co-founder of March Forward!, an organization of active-duty members of the US military and veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflict that encourages current active duty service personnel to resist deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan . He is a US army veteran that served in Iraq. His rank was corporal. His duties in Iraq included ground surveillance, home raids and the interrogation of prisoners. These experiences led him to take a radical anti-war stand.[1][2] In 2008, Michael ran a write-in campaign for the US House of Representatives for Florida's 22nd congressional district (Boca Raton). He is a member of Party for Socialism and Liberation.[3] He is also a member of A.N.S.W.E.R..[4] He performed the rap "Skit 6" on the album Soundtrack to the Struggle.[5]
Michael was arrested in Occupy Los Angeles in November 2011.[6] He was released after posting bail.[7]