Military Presence in Our Schools - The National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth

School Marksmanship Training

One way that concerned citizens can successfully address the issue of gun violence is to work locally for the removal of marksmanship programs and shooting ranges from high schools. Such programs ...

Indiana school visitors counter military recruiting

Mary E. Klassen - Because the U.S. military actively recruits in public schools, Elkhart Advocates for Peace and Justice is working to bring a counter message. “Nurturing Peace in our Community ...

The US Military, Like Ancient Rome's, Is Trying to Secure a Dying Empire

Mark Karlin | Originally published in Truthout - February 19, 2017 Delving into the underbelly of the US military, longtime antiwar activist Pat Elder reveals how military recruiters are assisted by ...

What Can You Do About Excessive Military Recruiter Access in Your Schools?

Kathy Barker of Washington Truth in Recruiting The National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth (NNOMY) realizes we need to speak to those individual citizens who respond to our public ...

National Leafleting Inaugurates for International Week of Action Against the Militarisation of Youth

Winning the Peace is a national leafleting campaign. In cooperation with War Resisters' League and the Project on Youth and Non-military Opportunities, The National Network Opposing the ...

Thanks for Your Service, but Don't Tell the Kids About It (We Need Them to Enlist)

Emily Yates | Originally published in Truthout - "Excuse me, are you saying negative things about the military?" The question came over my right shoulder, from a well-dressed woman whose nametag ...

Counter-Recruitment Season

Kevin Young - “Counter-recruitment,” alternatively known as “truth-in-recruiting” or CR for brevity’s sake, involves providing young people and their parents with information about alternatives to ...

Parents: The Anti-Recruiter

Dr. Teresa Whitehurst - "Temptation is not random, nor is it one-size-fits-all. Instead, it will always attach itself to our unique talents and aspirations. One of temptation's cleverest tricks is ...

New Jersey’s Occupied School Districts

Michelle Renee Matisons and Seth Sandronsky - With globalization, the expansion of capitalist production has doubled the planetary work force, and U.S. elites in New Jersey and other “blue and red ...

America's Child Soldiers

Ann Jones - Congress surely meant to do the right thing when, in the fall of 2008, it passed the Child Soldiers Prevention Act (CSPA). The law was designed to protect kids worldwide from being ...