CR Directory

All the vestigual groups from old website:

Pax Christi Will County

Pat Elder 01 May 2008

Pax Christi Will County
Contact Person: Bill Ruhaak
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Joliet	Illinois
Tel: 815-729-0086	Zipcode: 60435
Scope:	Local
Organizational Base:	Non student community based
Work Issues: Alternatives to the Military College Counter recruitment Work Conscientious Objection Equal Access for Counter recruitment Opt Out NCLB recruiting list Limiting Recruiter Access to Schools General Counter Recruitment Education

Wars Begin in High School Cafeterias

David Swanson 19 April 2008

by David Swanson / American Chronicle

Citizens in a number of school districts around the country have dramatically reduced military recruitment through simple procedures that anyone can do. No marching or civil disobedience is required. You might, however, have to chat with a principal at a football game or write a couple of letters. Why aren't more of us doing more of this?

NC Choices for Youth

Pat Elder 30 March 2008

NC Choices for Youth
Contact Person: Pam Schwingl and Curt Torell
https://www.quakerhouse.org/
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Carrboro	North Carolina
Tel: 919-225-7015	Zipcode: 27705
Scope:	Local
Organizational Base:	Student and non student community based
Work Issues: Alternatives to the Military ASVAB Conscientious Objection Equal Access for Counter recruitment General Counter Recruitment Education	Outreach to Specific Communities: African American
Additional Info: Still active in CR work but at a low level. Materials are now on the Quaker House website to avoid cost of maintaining a website ourselves. Curriculum on conscientious objection for youth is in the process of being completed.

Central Valley Counter-Recruitment Coalition

Pat Elder 30 March 2008

Central Valley Counter-Recruitment Organization
Contact Person: Dan Yaseen
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http://www.fres-no-war.com
Fresno	California
Tel: 559-251-3361	Zipcode: 93755
Scope:	Regional
Organizational Base:	Student and non student community based
Work Issues: Alternatives to the Military ASVAB College Counter recruitment Work Equal Access for Counter recruitment Opt Out NCLB recruiting list School Board Policies and Accountability Monitoring General Counter Recruitment Education
Additional Info: Central Valley Counter-Recruitment Coalition is a coalition of progressive groups, individuals and churches in the Fresno area. We do counter-recruitment in high schools and colleges; talking to students and distributing literature about alternatives to military for getting college money, jobs training and serving your country.

North Coast United to Protect Youth

Pat Elder 30 March 2008

North Coast United to Protect Youth
Contact Person: Dave Meserve
www.stoprecruitingkids.org
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Arcata	California
Tel: 707-834-3612	Zipcode: 95521
Scope:	Regional
Organizational Base:	Student and non student community based
Work Issues: Voter Initiative
Additional Info: We're running a voter initiative campaign to prohibit recruiting of any person under the age of eighteen.

Granny Peace Brigade - NYC

Pat Elder 14 March 2008

Granny Peace Brigade - NYC
Contact Person: Barbara Harris
www.grannypeacebrigade.org
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New York	New York
Tel: 212-935-0761	Zipcode: 10019
Scope:	Local, regional
Organizational Base:	Non student community based
Work Issues: ASVAB Student Privacy JROTC General counter recruitment education	Outreach to Specific Communities: all communities
Additional Info: Parent-teacher nigh action: non military options for life after high school; truth in recruitment (questions to ask and points to consider). "War Is Not A Game" counter recruitment education

Challenging Military Sexual Violence

A Guide to Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Policies in the US Armed Forces for Servicemembers, MSV Survivors and Their Advocates

Sexual assault and sexual harassment have long been serious problems in the armed forces. In recent years, the issue has received far more notice and it is now generally acknowledged that the problem is – and likely always has been — epidemic.

The Military Law Task Force

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How to start a Peace Club in your local Schools

This information is written for peace activists who want to facilitate a peace club in their local high school. The information it contains is based on years of experience collected by two long time peace club facilitators in Southern California. We hope that this information will inspire you to start and build a peace club in your area and that you will be able to benefit from our many years of combined experience starting and continuing to sponsor peace clubs. It is our intention that this booklet is only a springboard for creating a peace club in your area. We recognize that only you can build and develop your own peace club into a club that can be a unique and powerful group of student activists who can help bring and sustain a culture of peace into our schools.

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MILITARIZING AMERICAN SCHOOLS: Post Pandemic 2023

The U.S. Department of Defense is struggling to meet its recruitment quotas for all branches of the military in 2022 -2023. In response to this “national security” crisis, there has been the emergence of lower standards for recruits as well as new strategies for military recruitment commands to appeal to and recruit the next digital generation of youth. The following document contains articles that cover the Department of Defense’s strategies in both expanded and new locations for military recruitment currently impacting youth both inside and outside their public schools. For those activists that are confronting increased military recruiting inside their communities, the following articles will offer information about programs of the military they are likely to confront in their efforts to demilitarize youth. Also provided are basic resources to counter military recruitment with youth targeted by military recruiters from the counter-recruitment community of activists.

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Counter-recruitment: Inside Out

Counter-recruitment Inside Out, is a compilation of articles authored during the last 12 years by activists and researchers, offering an analysis of counter-recruitment practices. It also seeks strategies for improving its effectiveness in persuading the youth to take a harder look at military enlistment, and to develop a more informed view of the motivations behind their government's wars. With the advent of militarized gaming and the increase of movie and television militainment influencing young minds and legitimizing state violence, counter-recruiters need to develop more nuanced methods of directing young people towards alternatives to militarization.

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What Every Young Woman Should Know About the Military

A Brochure for Young Women Thinking About Joining the Military | 2022

"When I joined, I knew that women in the military faced an uphill battle, but I didn't fully understand how serious the issues were and how reluctant leadership is to doing anything about it.

The truth is that there's a culture of harassment and assault that is incredibly harmful to all troops, but especially to gender minorities."
Brittany Ramos DeBarros

Brochure - 30Mar22 Ver (w bleed).pdf

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