National Network of Youth Demilitarization Groups
National Network of Youth Demilitarization Groups
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National-organizations
About Face: Veterans Against the War
About Face: Veterans Against the War
Organization: About Face: Veterans Against the War |
Address: P.O. Box 3565
City: New York City
State: New York
Zipcode: 10008
Phone: (646) 723-0989
Email: staff@aboutfaceveterans.org
Organizational Website: https://aboutfaceveterans.org/
Facebook: @VetsAboutFace
Twitter: @VetsAboutFace
YouTube: About Face: Veterans Against the War
Wikipedia: Iraq Veterans Against the War
Scope of organization:
National
This organization is a:
Offers Truth in Recruitment Information
Organization base:
Veteran or military family based
Outreach to specific communities:
Veteran and Active Military
Issues you are working on:
Developing Curricula/Educational Materials
Years in Operation: 11-20 years
Summary describing your organization: We work to build a service-member and veteran led movement that ends militarism by transforming ourselves, military culture and American society. Our membership includes recent veterans and active duty servicemen and women who have served since September 11, 2001 in any branch of U.S. Military Service, National Guard, or Reserve.
Contact Person: Brittany Ramos DeBarros
Located in: northeast-region
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Revised 09/02/2022
ACLU of Southern California
ACLU of Southern California
About Face: Veterans Against the War
About Face: Veterans Against the War
Organization: About Face: Veterans Against the War |
Address: P.O. Box 3565
City: New York City
State: New York
Zipcode: 10008
Phone: (646) 723-0989
Email: staff@aboutfaceveterans.org
Organizational Website: https://aboutfaceveterans.org/
Facebook: @VetsAboutFace
Twitter: @VetsAboutFace
YouTube: About Face: Veterans Against the War
Wikipedia: Iraq Veterans Against the War
Scope of organization:
National
This organization is a:
Offers Truth in Recruitment Information
Organization base:
Veteran or military family based
Outreach to specific communities:
Veteran and Active Military
Issues you are working on:
Developing Curricula/Educational Materials
Years in Operation: 11-20 years
Summary describing your organization: We work to build a service-member and veteran led movement that ends militarism by transforming ourselves, military culture and American society. Our membership includes recent veterans and active duty servicemen and women who have served since September 11, 2001 in any branch of U.S. Military Service, National Guard, or Reserve.
Contact Person: Brittany Ramos DeBarros
Located in: northeast-region
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Revised 09/02/2022
Organization: ACLU of Southern California |
Address: 1313 W 8th St
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Zipcode: 90017-4420
Phone: (213) 277-9500
Email: info@aclu-sc.org
Organizational Website: https://www.aclusocal.org/
Facebook: @ACLU.SoCal
Twitter: @ACLU_SoCal
Wikipedia: American Civil Liberties Union
Scope of organization:
National
Regional
This organization is a:
Counter-recruitment project of a larger, multi-issue organization
Organization base:
Nonstudent community based
Outreach to specific communities:
African American
Asian
Arab
Educators
Faith Based
Immigrant
Latino/a
LGBTQ
Native American
Pacific Islander
Veteran and Active Military
Women
Issues you are working on:
Alternatives to the military
ASVAB testing in schools
General counter-recruitment/Truth in Recruitment youth education
High school JROTC
NCLB recruiting list opt-out
Years in Operation: More than 20 years
Summary describing your organization:: Need assistance with a military recruitment or student free speech issue? Contact the ACLU of Southern California: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) defends the fundamental rights outlined in the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. These include the right to freedom of speech and assembly, the right to religious freedom, due process of law, equality before the law and the right to privacy. The ACLU also relies on state constitutional provisions and federal and state laws that further these and similar rights.
Contact Person: Hector Villagra - Executive Director, ACLU of Southern California
Located in: western-region
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Revised 9/02/2022
American Friends Service Committee
American Friends Service Committee
Organization: American Friends Service Committee |
Address: 1501 Cherry Street
City: Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
Zipcode: 19102
Phone: (215) 241-7000
Email: youthmil@afsc.org or milrecabuse@afsc.org
Organizational Website: https://afsc.org/hotline
Organizational Blog: https://www.afsc.org/blogs/news-and-commentary/five-ways-to-counter-military-recruitment-your-school-districtv
Facebook: @AmericanFriendsServiceCommittee
Instagram: American Friends Service Cmt
Twitter: @afsc_org
YouTube: American Friends Service Committee
Wikipedia: American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
Scope of organization:
International
National
This organization is a:
Counter-recruitment project of a larger, multi-issue organization
Organization base:
Non-student community based
Outreach to specific communities:
African American
Arab
Immigrant
LatinoX
LGBTQ+
Native American
Women
Issues you are working on:
military recruiter abuse (recruiter abuse hotline)
ending the Selective Service System
Years in Operation: More than 20 years
Summary describing your organization: Founded in 1917, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that promotes lasting peace with justice, as a practical expression of faith in action. Drawing on continuing spiritual insights and working with people of many backgrounds, we nurture the seeds of change and respect for human life that transform social relations and systems.
Contact Person: Tori Bateman tbateman@afsc.org
Located in: midwest-region
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Courage to Resist
Courage to Resist
Organization: Courage to Resist |
Address: 484 Lake Park Ave #41
City: Oakland
State: California
Zipcode: 94610
Phone: 510-488-3559
Email: c2r@protonmail.com
Organizational Website: https://couragetoresist.org/before-enlisting-truth-efforts/
Facebook: @couragetoresist
Scope of organization:
National
International
Regional
Local
Virtual
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This organization is a:
Counter-recruitment organization
Organization with Counter-recruitment as a major component
Counter-recruitment project of a larger, multi issue organization
Offers Truth in Recruitment information
Does School demilitarization activism
Offers Military Counseling
Organization base:
Veteran or military family based
Outreach to specific communities:
African American
Asian
Arab
Educators
Faith based
Immigrant
LatinX
LGBTQ+
Native American
Pacific Islander
Veteran & Active Military
Women
Issues you are working on:
Conscientious objection
Equal school access for counter-recruitment
General counter-recruitment/Truth in Recruitment youth education
High School JROTC
Limiting military recruiter access to schools
Years in Operation: 1 - 20 years
Summary describing your organization: COURAGE TO RESIST WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO
In the past few years, tens of thousands of service members have resisted illegal war and occupation in a number of different ways—by going AWOL, seeking conscientious objector status and/or a discharge, asserting the right to speak out against injustice from within the military, and for a relative few, publicly refusing to fight. While there are those who would like to dismiss war resisters as "cowards," the reality is that it takes exceptional courage to resist unjust, illegal, and/or immoral orders. For many resisters, it was their first-hand experiences as occupation troops that compelled them to take a stand. For others, "doing the right thing" and acting out of conscience began to outweigh their military training in obedience.
Although the efforts of Courage to Resist are primarily focused on supporting public GI resisters, the organization also strives to provide political, emotional, and material support to all military objectors critical of our government's current policies of empire. As a grassroots project with limited resources, Courage to Resist nevertheless has a record of successfully working with many resisters and their families in raising the needed funds for civilian legal representation as well as public education campaigns.
Courage to Resist believes in "informed resistance." It's important for service members contemplating public resistance to have a basic understanding of both the benefits and consequences of doing so, particularly in the context of the very arbitrary military discipline and justice systems.
Those who decide to resist while in the military have powerful stories to tell about how they came to the decision to take a stand. Courage to Resist makes a special effort to work with resisters to tell their stories, in their own words and from their own unique perspectives. We publish those stories on our website, as well as arrange media interviews and public speaking engagements. We consider all correspondence with military service members confidential. Unless an individual's resistance is already a matter of public record, we will not publish information about a service member without his or her expressed and informed consent. Service members should not feel that they have to be ready to "go public" before contacting us.
Courage to Resist is autonomous from and independent of any political organization, party, or group. While we collaborate and share resources, and exist within a very broad anti-war/peace community, our collective members represent only Courage to Resist in our decision-making processes. This allows us to help coordinate broad political support for resisters, while keeping the needs and objectives of specific resisters at the forefront of our efforts.
Courage to Resist is not a member organization of the GI Rights Hotline, although many of our supporters are Hotline counselors. We often refer service members to the Hotline for information about specific military regulations and practices—or just for a second opinion. To contact the GI Rights Hotline toll-free in the United States, call 877-447-4487. From Germany, call 06223-47506. From other locations overseas, call (U.S.) 415-487-2635. On the web, go to: www.girightshotline.org.
Courage to Resist is a group of concerned community members, veterans, and military families. Our office, and most of our decision-making "organizing collective" members are based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with other members mostly on the West Coast. However, we do not limit our efforts to service members only within our geographic area. Courage to Resist is motivated by a "people power" strategy that we believe can weaken the pillars that maintain war and occupation in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere. By supporting GI resistance, counter- recruitment, and draft resistance, we hope to diminish the number of troops available for unjust war and occupation (Revised April 24, 2023)
Contact Persons: Jeff Paterson and Stephanie Atkinson
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Military Truth
Military Truth
Organization: Military Truth
Address: 265 Joy Drive
City: Talent
Zipcode: 97540
Email: donchapin38@gmail.com
Organizational Website: militarytruth.org
Organizational Blog: Military Truth Blog
Scope of organization:
National
This organization is a:
Counter-recruitment Organization
Organization base:
Virtual online community based
Issues you are working on:
General counter-recruitment/Truth in Recruitment youth education
Years in Operation: Less than 2 years
Summary describing your organization: This site is dedicated to bring the facts about military recruitment. If you are considering joining the armed forces then consider the information here about military recruitment that your local recruiting office will not tell you. Get the truth about army enlistment, air force enlistment, marine enlistment, and navy enlistment.
Contact Person: Don Chapin
Located in: northwest-region
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Revised 9/02/2022
On Earth Peace (OEP)
On Earth Peace (OEP)
Organization: On Earth Peace |
Address: PO Box 188 500 Main Street
City: New Windsor
State: Maryland
Zipcode: 21776
Phone: 410-635-8704
Email: OEP@onearthpeace.org
Organizational Website: On Earth Peace
Facebook: On Earth Peace
Scope of organization:
National
This organization is a:
Organization focused on Kingian non violence
Organization base:
Nonstudent community based
Church community based
Virtual online community based
student interns
Issues you are working on:H
Helping people, groups, and communities work with the discipline of "Kingian Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation" to bring about personal and societal change.
Summary describing your organization:
We help individuals, churches, and other community groups who are ready to learn and use active nonviolence to respond to conflict, injustice, violence, militarism, and war.
OEP is an independent nonprofit organization developing leaders for justice and peace. We also are a recognized agency of the Church of the Brethren, a "Historic Peace Church."
While our inspiration is rooted in our faith, our programs can help any church, school, community, group, or individual grow in this work without regard to any or no religious affiliation.
Contact Person: Matt Guynn, mguynn@onearthpeace.org
Located in: northeast-region
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Resisters.info
Resisters.info
Organization: Resisters.info |
City: San Francisco
State: California
Zipcode: 94110
Email: info@resisters.info
Organizational Website: Resisters.info
Scope of organization:
National
Internet based
This organization is a:
Counter-recruitment Organization
Organization base:
Virtual online community based
Other Outreach: Draft registration resisters and supporters of all ages
Issues you are working on:
Conscientious objection
Draft registration & Selective Service
Years in Operation: More than 20 years
Summary describing your organization: Provides information, education, speakers, and training about the draft ("Selective Service"), draft registration, draft resistance, the medical draft ("Health Care Personnel Delivery System"), and compulsory "national service", for men and/or women. Suports, encourages, and advocates continued and heightened resistance to the current ongoing draft registration, and to any military draft. Encourages awareness of draft registration and contingency planning for a draft by counter-militarism organizers, counselors, and outreach workers and by people and communities potentially subject to the draft (especially health care workers and young people, incluidng women and men).
Contact Person: Edward Hasbrouck
Located in: western-region
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Revised 9/02/2022
Veterans For Peace (VFP)
Veterans For Peace (VFP)
Organization: Veterans For Peace (VFP) |
Address: 1404 North Broadway
City: St. Louis
State: Missouri
Zipcode: 63102
Phone: (314) 725-6005
Email: vfp@veteransforpeace.org
Organizational Website: veteransforpeace.org
Organizational Blog: VFP News Blog
Community Discussion List: Website Title
Facebook: @veteransforpeace
Instagram: veteransforpeace
Twitter: @VFPNational
YouTube: Veterans For Peace
Wikipedia: Veterans For Peace
Scope of organization:
International
National
This organization is a:
Counter-recruitment project of a larger, multi-issue organization
Organization base:
Veteran or military family based
Outreach to specific communities:
African American
Asian
Immigrant
LatinX
Native American
Pacific Islander
Veteran and Active Military
Women
Issues you are working on:
Developing Curricula/Educational Materials
General counter-recruitment/Truth in Recruitment youth education
Years in Operation: More than 20 years
Summary describing your organization: Veterans For Peace is an international organization made up of military veterans, military family members, and allies. We accept veteran members from all branches of service. We are dedicated to building a culture of peace, exposing the true costs of war, and healing the wounds of war. Our networks are made up of over 120 chapters across the United States and abroad.
Contact Person: Garett Reppenhagen- reppenhagen(at)veteransforpeace.org
Located in: midwest-region
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War Resisters League (WRL)
War Resisters League (WRL)
Organization: War Resisters League (WRL) |
Address: 30 E. 125 St. #229
City: New York
State: New York
Zipcode: 10035
Phone: 212 228 0450
Email: wrl@warresisters.org
Organizational Website: War Resisters League
Facebook: @resistwar
Instagram: resist.war
Twitter: @resistwar
YouTube: WarResistersLeague
Wikipedia: War Resisters League
Scope of organization:
National
This organization is a:
Organization with Counter-recruitment as a major component
Organization base:
Student and nonstudent community based
Years in Operation: More than 20 years
Summary describing your organization:
The United States’ oldest secular pacifist organization, the War Resisters League has been resisting war at home and war abroad since 1923. Our work for nonviolent revolution has spanned decades and been shaped by the new visions and strategies of each generation’s peacemakers. Members of WRL agree with our pledge: The War Resisters League affirms that all war is a crime against humanity. We are determined not to support any kind of war, international or civil, and to strive nonviolently for the removal of all causes of war, including racism, sexism and all forms of exploitation. Through education, organizing, strategy, and direct action, the War Resisters League works to sow and grow seeds of peace and liberation in our time.
Contact Person: Joanne Sheehan - joanne(at)warresisters.org
Located in: northeast-region
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Northeast-region
Berkshire Citizens for Peace and Justice
Berkshire Citizens for Peace and Justice
Organization: Berkshire Citizens for Peace and Justice |
City: Pittsfield
State: Massachusetts
Zipcode: 01201
Email: Donald Lathrop
Facebook: Berkshire Citizens for Peace and Justice Facebook Group
Scope of organization:
Regional
Local
This organization is a:
Offers Truth in Recruitment Information
Organization base:
Nonstudent community based
Issues you are working on:
Alternatives to the military
Conscientious objection
General counter-recruitment/Truth in Recruitment youth education
NCLB recruiting list opt-out
Years in Operation: 2 to 5 years
Summary describing your organization: A group of individuals located in the Berkshires of Massachusetts that operates according to the principles of nonviolence and right relationships that have been articulated by different road maps for peace-building, including the Kingian Philosophy, the five spheres of peace, and the Earth Charter. We believe in applying methods of nonviolent action as we strive to help build a more just, peaceful and sustainable world. Regarding counter recruitment, they have done the following: arranging and hosting workshops on the Selective Service System and conscientious objection; working [successfully] to have the Pittsfield Public School System change its way of handling the No Child Left Behind Act’s opt-out provision; visiting local high schools in order to provide interested students with important career information, including information about military service that the recruiters don’t mention. Although not actively involved in counter recruitment at this minute, have accumulated a lot of materials and knowledge.
Contact Person: Donald Lathrop
Located in: northeast-region
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Bronx Anti-War Coalition
Bronx Anti-War Coalition
Address: 811 Walton Ave
City: Bronx
State: New York
Zipcode: 10451-2314
Phone: 917-539-0444
Email: bxantiwar@gmail.com
Facebook: bronx-antiwar-coalition
Instagram: @bxantiwar
Twitter: @BXAntiWar
YouTube: @BronxAnti-WarCoalition
Linktr.ee: linktr.ee/bxantiwar
Scope of organization:
Local
This organization is a:
Organization with Counter-recruitment as a major component
Does School Demilitarization Activism
Organization base:
Student and nonstudent community based
Outreach to specific communities:
African American
Arab
Educators
Immigrant
LatinoX
LGBTQ+
Women
Issues you are working on:
General counter-recruitment/Truth in Recruitment youth education
Limiting recruiter access to schools
Years in Operation: 2 to 5 years
Summary describing your organization: The Bronx Anti-War Coalition is a grassroots, community-based peace group, dedicated to challenging U
Contact Person: Richie Merino
Located in: northeast-region
Newslinks related to Counter-recruitment:
Bronx Parents and Teachers Protest AOC Military Recruitment Fair / Toward Freedom / March 24, 2023
https://towardfreedom.org/story/archives/americas/bronx-parents-and-teachers-protest-aoc-military-recruitment-fair/Protesters Decry Military Recruitment at Bronx School Fair Co-Hosted by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez / Democracy Now / March 21, 2023
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/3/21/headlines/protesters_decry_military_recruitment_at_bronx_job_fair_co_hosted_by_rep_alexandria_ocasio_cortezMisleadership in the Bronx: AOC, the Fraud Squad, Military Recruiters and U.S. Imperialism / Richie Merino, Danny Shaw / Black Agenda Report / April 12,2023https://www.blackagendareport.com/misleadership-bronx-aoc-fraud-squad-military-recruiters-and-us-imperiali
How The War Machine ‘Recruits’ Poor, Oppressed Youth / Richie Merino / Dandelion Salad / December 21, 2022
https://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2022/12/21/how-the-war-machine-recruits-poor-oppressed-youth-by-richie-merino/
Center on Conscience and War (CCW)
Center on Conscience and War (CCW)
Organization: Center on Conscience and War (CCW) |
Address: 1830 Connecticut Ave. NW
City: Washington D.C.
State: District of Columbia
Zipcode: 20009
Phone: 202-483-2220
Email: Center on Conscience and War
Organizational Website: Center on Conscience and War
Facebook: Center on Conscience and War
Twitter: Center on Conscience and War
Scope of organization:
National
This organization is a:
Offers Truth in Recruitment Information
Organization base:
Non-student community based
Outreach to specific communities:
Veteran and Active Military
Issues you are working on:
Conscientious objection
Years in Operation: More than 20 years
Summary describing your organization: CCW is a non profit organization that advocates for the rights of conscience; opposes military conscription and serves all conscientious objectors to war. In addition to the issues listed above, they also work on AWOL, Selective Service legislation and GI Rights.
Contact Person: Maria Santelli, Bill Galvin
Located in: southeast-region
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Feminists Against the Draft
Feminists Against the Draft
Organization: Feminists Against the Draft |
Address: 2 N Main Steet
City: Hanover
State: New Hampshire
Zipcode: 03755
Email: feministsAgainstTheDraft@gmail.com
Organizational Website: https://linktr.ee/FeministsAgainstTheDraft
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feministsagainstthedraft/
TikTok: @feministsagainstthedraft
Scope of organization:
National
This organization is a:
Organization with Counter-recruitment as a major component
Organization base:
4-year college student based
Outreach to specific communities:
LGBTQ+
Women
Youth outreach. TikTok
Issues you are working on:
Years in Operation: Less than 2 years
Summary Describing Your Organization:
Feminists Against the Draft is a coalition of intersectional feminists and feminist allies who raise awareness about the military draft and oppose any attempts to expand Selective Service registration, with the ultimate goal of abolition of the draft. We believe a person’s desire to enter or oppose the U.S. military is hugely personal, we advocate for the rights of women and children domestically and abroad, and we emphasize the need for progress rather than “inclusion” for marginalized groups in unjust systems. As an organization started by and made up primarily of young people, we are importantly committed to lifting up the voices of young women and girls, queer people and BIPOC, and working class people. We particularly emphasize the importance of students and young people in building an inter-generational movement to end the draft that targets them. We also consider the over-recruitment of low-income Americans a disturbing iteration of the draft—the poverty draft—targeting marginalized and vulnerable people, and we push against military recruitment in our schools and communities. This group began at Dartmouth College in 2021, on the cusp of U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration of the case National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System, a significant case regarding women and U.S. draft registration. Membership is open to anyone committed to pushing for the abolition of the Selective Service System or opposing draft expansion from a feminist perspective.
Contact Person: Sebastian Munoz-McDonald (smunoz.23@dartmouth.edu)
Located in: northeast-region
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Granny Peace Brigade - NYC
Granny Peace Brigade - NYC
Organization: Granny Peace Brigade - NYC |
Address: 24 Central Park South
City: New York City
State: New York
Zipcode: 10019
Phone: 212-935-0761
Email: Granny Peace - Anti-Military
Organizational Website: Granny Peace Brigade NYC
Facebook: Granny Peace Brigade
Scope of organization:
Local
This organization is a:
Does School Demilitarization Activism
Organization base:
Nonstudent community based
Other Outreach: Students, teachers, educators
Issues you are working on:
Alternatives to the military
Years in Operation: 11-20 years
Summary describing your organization: The C-R team is only one of the committees in the Granny Peace Brigade. Alternatives to the military JROTC programs out of HSs ASVAB - Option 8, New York Coalition to Protect Student Privacy
Contact Person: Barbara G. Harris
Located in: northeast-region
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Granny Peace Brigade Philadelphia
Granny Peace Brigade Philadelphia
Organization: Granny Peace Brigade Philadelphia |
City: Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
Zipcode: 19102
Email: Granny Peace Brigade
Organizational Website: Granny Peace Brigade Philadelphia
Facebook: Granny Peace Brigade Philadelphia
Scope of organization:
National
Regional
Local
This organization is a:
Organization with Counter-recruitment as a major component
Organization base:
Nonstudent community based
Issues you are working on:
General counter-recruitment/Truth in Recruitment youth education
Years in Operation: 11-20 years
Summary describing your organization: Although recent focus has been on refugees and anti-nuclear weapons, the militarization of youth remains a major concern.
Contact Person: Lois Durso
Located in: northeast-region
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Lehigh-Pocono Committee of Concern (LEPOCO)
Lehigh-Pocono Committee of Concern (LEPOCO)
Organization: Lepoco |
City: Bethlehem
State: Pennsylvania
Zipcode: 18015
Phone: 610-691-8730
Email: Lepoco
Organizational Website: Lehigh-Pocono Committee of Concern
Facebook: Lepoco
Scope of organization:
Regional
Local
This organization is a:
Offers Truth in Recruitment Information
Organization base:
Nonstudent community based
Summary describing your organization: Have materials in their office available if people are interested in doing counter recruitment and will support them but not actively doing CR work themselves.
Contact Person: Nancy Tate
Located in: northeast-region
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Unitarian Society of New Haven
Unitarian Society of New Haven
Organization: Unitarian Society of New Haven - Peace Task Force |
Address: 700 Hartford Turnpike
City: Hamden
State: Connecticut
Zipcode: 06517
Phone: 203-288-1807
Email: peace@usnh.org
Organizational Website: Unitarian Society of New Haven - Peace Task Force
Facebook: @usnhct
Twitter: @USNHCT
YouTube: Office USNH
Scope of organization:
National
Regional
Local
This organization is a:
Counter-recruitment project of a larger, multi-issue organization
Organization base:
Nonstudent community based
Other Outreach: Other contacts: Ruthann Pearson rue22@sbcglobal.net John Keramis jjkeramis@gmail.com Paul Hammer pauldhammer@yahoo.com
Issues you are working on:
Alternatives to the military
Equal school access for counter-recruitment
Years in Operation: More than 20 years
Summary describing your organization: The mission of this group is to raise awareness—at USNH, in the local media, and in the wider community—of the nonviolent groups working to end U.S. wars, torture, and illegal imprisonment. The group seeks to curtail U.S. militarism and the international arms trade, reduce the military budget, and fund human needs.
Located in: northeast-region
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Revised 09/03/2022
Veterans For Peace Syracuse
Veterans For Peace Syracuse
Organization: Veterans For Peace Syracuse |
Address: 2013 East Genesee Street
City: Syracuse
State: New York
Zipcode: 13210
Email: daveekash@aol.com
Organizational Website: vfp51.weebly.com/
Scope of organization:
International
This organization is a:
Offers Truth in Recruitment Information
Organization base:
Veteran or military family based
Other Outreach: Syracuse Peace Council, Workers' Center of Central New York
Issues you are working on:
General counter-recruitment/Truth in Recruitment youth education
Years in Operation: More than 20 years
Summary describing your organization: OUR MISSION: Veterans For Peace, Inc. (VFP) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational and humanitarian organization dedicated to the abolishment of war.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE We, having dutifully served our nation, do hereby affirm our greater responsibility to serve the cause of world peace. To this end we will work, with others (a) To increase public awareness of the costs of war (b) To restrain our government from intervening, overtly and covertly, in the internal affairs of other nations (c) To end the arms race and to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons (d) To seek justice for veterans and victims of war (e) To abolish war as an instrument of national policy. To achieve these goals, members of Veterans For Peace pledge to use non-violent means and to maintain an organization that is both democratic and open with the understanding that all members are trusted to act in the best interests of the group for the larger purpose of world peace.
Contact Person: Dave Kashmer
Located in: Northeast | New York | Regional Organizations
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War Resisters League
War Resisters League
Organization: War Resisters League - New England Office |
Address: PO Box 1093
City: Norwich
Zipcode: 06360
Phone: 860.639.8834
Email: WRL - New England
Organizational Website: WRL - New England
Facebook: War Resisters League
Scope of organization:
National
Regional
Local
This organization is a:
Organization with Counter-recruitment as a major component
Organization base:
Nonstudent community based
Issues you are working on:
Alternatives to the military
Equal school access for counter-recruitment
Providing counter-recruitment organizer training
Years in Operation: More than 20 years
Contact Person: Joanne Sheehan
Located in: northeast-region
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We Are Not Your Soldiers
We Are Not Your Soldiers
Organization: We Are Not Your Soldiers (WANYS) |
Address: 305 West Broadway #185
City: New York City
State: New York
Zipcode: 10013
Phone: 646-807-3259
Email: wearenotyoursoldiers@worldcantwait.net
Organizational Website: https://www.wearenotyoursoldiers.org
Facebook: @wearenotyoursoldiers
A Project of: The World Can't Wait
Scope of organization:
Regional / National
This organization is a:
Counter-recruitment organization
Organization base:
Non-student community based
Outreach to specific communities:
Educators
Issues you are working on:
Conscientious objection
General counter-recruitment/Truth in Recruitment youth education
Years in Operation: 11-20 years
Summary describing your organization: World Can’t Wait’s We Are Not Your Soldiers project brings Iraq and Afghanistan-era veterans to classes to tell about the wars and what the military is recruiting for – information most have never been exposed to before. Often, we begin the presentation by showing a short video. Sometimes we use a version of “Collateral Murder” narrated by veteran Ethan McCord which contains footage, released by Chelsea Manning, of the Baghdad killing of Reuters journalists and others. Or we may show a clip from a feature film on a drone pilot stationed at a base here in the United States or another video. The veterans talk about their on-the-ground experiences in occupying countries, where civilians pay the price. In-service and post-service issues such PTSD, medical/psychological care or lack thereof and homelessness are also addressed as well as the realities of advertised benefits, such as college tuition. Students are provided with information and a perspective to which they may not otherwise be exposed. There is an additional possibility to do a historical presentation with a Vietnam military resister and/or veteran. This can be done in conjunction with the recent veteran’s class visit or separately.
Contact Person: Stephanie Rugoff
Located in: northeast-region
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Revised 09/02/2022
Ya Ya Network
Ya Ya Network
Organozation: Address: Ya Ya Network (Youth Activists - Youth Allies) |
135 West 36th Street, PH, New York
City: New York City
State: New York
Zipcode: 10018
Phone: (212) 239-0022
Email: info@yayanetwork.org
Organizational Website: Ya Ya Network
Facebook: Ya Ya Network
Instagram: #studentsrightsnyc
TikTok: #studentsrightsnyc
Twitter: #studentsrightsnyc
Scope of organization:
Local
This organization is a:
Organization with Counter-recruitment as a component
Organization base:
Student and non-student community based
Outreach to specific communities:
African American
Asian
BIPOC
Immigrant
Latinx
LGBTQ+
Issues you are working on:
Alternatives to the military
Equal school access for counter-recruitment
General counter-recruitment/Truth in Recruitment youth education
Limiting recruiter access to schools
NCLB recruiting list opt-out
Years in Operation: More than 20 years
Summary describing your organization: The mission of the YA-YA Network (Youth Activists-Youth Allies) is to provide training and leadership experience to prepare young people to become the next generation of activists in the movement for social and economic justice. YA-YA is a youth-driven, citywide, anti-racist, anti-sexist organization and allies with the BIPOC/LGBTQ+ community. We are staffed by young activists ages 15-25. We provide core trainings in anti-oppression, organizing skills and political education then engage as leaders and active members in campaigns that directly impact youth, their families and the communities they live in. The YA-YA Network is a youth-led organization that trains young leaders who are passionate about making change in community organizing around social justice through peer anti-oppression political education such as workshops about the school-to-prison-pipeline. Through an impactful balance of political education and campaign work, young people foster organizing skills.
Contact Person: Amy Wagner
Located in: northeast-region
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Revised 09/03/2022
Southeast-region
GI Rights Hotline and Quaker House
GI Rights Hotline and Quaker House
Organization: GI Rights Hotline and Quaker House |
Address : 223 Hillside Avenue
City: Fayetteville
State: North Carolina
Zipcode: 28301
Phone: (910) 323-3912 G.I. Rights Hotline 1-877-447-4487
Email execdirector@quakerhouse.org
Organizational Website: girightshotline.org
Organizational Blog: quakerhouse.org/blog
Facebook: facebook.com/girights/
Instagram: #quakerhouse
Twitter: @girights
YouTube: QuakerSpeak
Wikipedia: wikipedia.org/wiki/GI_Rights_Network
Scope of organization:
International
National
This organization is a:
Offers Military Counseling
Organization base:
Nonstudent community based
Other Outreach: G.I. Rights counseling information and conscientious objector support information
Years in Operation: More than 20 years
Summary describing your organization: The GI Rights Network is a private, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that answers thousands of calls from military personnel and their families. There are many reasons for these calls. You can call us for help with any of the following issues: DEP Discharges (Delayed Entry Program) Entry Level Separation Dependency or Hardship Discharges Medical or Disability Discharges ODPMC or Psychological Discharges Conscientious Objection Discharges Homosexual Conduct Discharges Reservist Unsatisfactory Participation AWOL or UA Reservist Mobilization Article 138 Complaints Harassment or Discrimination
Contact Person: Kindra Bradley, Lenore Yarger and Steve Woolford
Located in: southeast-region
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Revised 09/03/2022
The Truth Project
The Truth Project
Organization: The Truth Project (Palm Beach County, Florida) |
Address: 2047 Newcastle C
City: Boca Raton
State: Florida
Zipcode: 33434-4634
Phone: 561-391-2544
Email: mbudd44@gmail.com
Facebook: The Truth Project (Palm Beach County, Florida)
Scope of organization:
Local
This organization is a:
Counter-recruitment Organization
Organization base:
Nonstudent community based
Outreach to specific communities:
African American
Other Outreach: LatinX
Issues you are working on:
General counter-recruitment/Truth in Recruitment youth education
Years in Operation: 11-20 years
Summary describing your organization: Based in Palm Beach County, Florida, The Truth Project educates young men and women, their parents, their teachers and the community on issues surrounding military recruiting and alternatives to enlisting in the military, and issues of government/corporate intrusion in to students’ privacy. Members of our Florida organization were identified as "credible threats" to military recruiters and recruiting facilities in the CIFA database under the TALON program. Our mission is to inform, educate, and encourage students to think about their choices and make informed decisions. We also train activists in other areas of Florida in achieving access to schools and effectively carrying the message about military recruiters' mis-information, dis-information, and omission of facts about military enlistment and life before, during and after military service.
Contact Person: Mike Budd
Located in: southeast-region
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Revised 09/03/2022
Northwest-region
Veterans For Peace Spokane
Veterans For Peace Spokane
War Resisters League--Portland
War Resisters League--Portland
Organization: War Resisters League--Portland Chapter |
Address: 2000 NE 42nd Ave., Suite 224
City: Portland
State: Oregon
Zipcode: 97213
Email: wrl.pdx@gmail.com
Organizational Website: War Resisters League--Portland Chapter
Instagram: #warresistersleague
Scope of organization:
Local
This organization is a:
Counter-recruitment Organization
Organization with Counter-recruitment as a major component
Does School Demilitarization Activism
Organization base:
Nonstudent community based
Outreach to specific communities:
Educators
Other Outreach: Students
Issues you are working on:
Alternatives to the military
Conscientious objection
Developing Curricula/Educational Materials
Equal school access for counter-recruitment
General counter-recruitment/Truth in Recruitment youth education
Limiting recruiter access to schools
School board policies and accountability monitoring
Years in Operation: More than 20 years
Summary describing your organization: We serve as a community resource on issues related to military service and military enlistment, the military draft and conscientious objection. We promote alternatives to militarism and military recruitment in schools and--to that end--we engage in public education, community outreach, and the lobbying of public officials. We are an all-volunteer organization, and we charge no fees for our services.
Contact Person: John Grueschow
Located in: west-region
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Revised 12/19/2023 | GDG
Whatcom Peace & Justice Center
Whatcom Peace & Justice Center
Organization: Whatcom Peace & Justice Center |
Address: 1220 Bay Street
State: Washington
City: Bellingham
Zipcode: 98225
Phone: (360) 734-0217
Email: office@whatcompjc.org
Organizational Website: Whatcom Peace & Justice Center
Organizational Blog: Whatcom Blog
Facebook: The Whatcom Peace & Justice Center
Twitter: @WhatcomPJC
Flickr: Whatcom PJ Center
Wikipedia: Whatcom Peace & Justice Center
Scope of organization:
Local
This organization is a:
Counter-recruitment project of a larger, multi-issue organization
Organization base:
Nonstudent community based
Outreach to specific communities:
Latino/a
Native American
Years in Operation: 11-20 years
Summary describing your organization: Since 2003, WPJC has been tabling in each of our county's eight high schools with information on career and educational alternatives, Conscientious Objection, and the "real deal" on the military.
Contact Person: Aline Prata
Located in: west-region
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Revised 09/03/2022
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ACLU Chicago
ACLU Chicago
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