Tag: Counter-recruitment
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This Ex–Army Ranger Goes on Missions to High Schools—but Not to Recruit
Rory Fanning - For a decade, Afghanistan vet Rory Fanning has been battling the desire to inflict pain on himself. Instead, he visits schools. Early each New Year’s Day I head for Lake Michigan with ...
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2nd International Week of Action Against the Militarisation of Youth
The National Call to Save Civilian Public Education is participating with other actions for the 2nd International Week of Action Against the Militarisation of Youth. National Call: Save Our Civilian ...
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Do Military Recruiters Belong in Schools?
By Seth Kershner & Scott Harding - The United States stands alone among Western nations in allowing military recruiters to work inside its educational system. Section 9528 of the 2001 No Child Left ...
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Parent Teacher Conference Night – November 5, 2014, New York City
Granny Peace Brigade - Twice a year, at New York City high schools, volunteers distribute non-military informational flyers to parents and students during parent teacher conference night. Following ...
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The History of War Resisters League (USA)
The War Resisters League (WRL) was formed in 1923 by Jessie Wallace Hughan, a leading suffragist, socialist, and pacifist. It is a section of the London-based War Resisters' International. In the ...
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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 ...
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Army Makes Case Against Enlisting
David Swanson - Remarkably, the U.S. Army War College has published a report (PDF) that makes an overwhelming case against enlisting in the U.S. Army. The report, called "Civilian Organizational ...
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The Military’s View of Counter-recruitment
Seth Kershner - Over the past few years, my colleague Scott Harding and I have been chronicling the counter-recruitment movement from the perspective of activists. In this article, I’ll take a ...
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Theological Reflection on Counter-Recruitment
Matt Guynn - These reflections were created and shared in the context of counter-recruitment networking calls organized by On Earth Peace, 2003-2007. On Earth Peace is an agency rooted in the Church ...
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Portland high schools set to permit anti-war protesters to recruit students alongside the military
23 October 2011- Oregonian Betsy Hammond - The Portland school board is set to adopt a rule Monday to give "counter-recruiters" skeptical about the value of joining the military the same access to ...