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NEWS from the NNOMY Network 3-11-11

11 March 2011

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Saturday: Farmer-worker solidarity on parade

Wisconsin Farmers Union and WNPJ member group Family Farm Defenders are showing their support for Wisconsin workers on Saturday with a Farm Labor Tractorcade, starting at 10am on John Nolen Drive and arriving at the Capitol Square around 11am.

Madison, Wisconsin : Read more on Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice Website
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Twenty Years of War on Iraq

March 19, 2011, marks eight years since the beginning of the Iraq War. But it has actually been twenty years since the United States began waging a continuous war on that country.

Madison, Wisconsin: Read more on Peace Action Wisconsin Website

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AFSC's Don Bustos awarded New Mexico Organic Farmer of the Year

His ancestors are both native Pueblo and Spanish and the 150 year migration created the diverse mix of Indo-Hispano people to which he belongs.

New Mexico: Read more on the AFSC Website
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Bully and Violence Prevention

The Second Step Bully and Violence Prevention curriculum is an internationally used program (reaching 9 million children at 25,000 schools in 26 countries) that teaches social and emotional skills to prevent violence and bullying in schools.

Athens, Ohio: Read more on the Appalachian Peace and Justice Network Website
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No US Intervention in Libya!

Secretary of State Clinton has stated that “No option is off the table” concerning Libya, and many Washington insiders are calling for military intervention, perhaps in the form of a No Fly Zone. Is this the first step into yet another foreign war?

Brooklyn , NY: Read more at Center on the Brooklyn For Peace Website

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Brethren volunteer hosts meeting for Agent Orange delegation to Vietnam

Grace Mishler, a Church of the Brethren member working in Vietnam, recently helped organize and hosted a meeting between local disabilities activists and members of a delegation that is visiting the country to explore the continuing effects of Agent Orange/dioxin.

Washington, District of Columbia: Read more on the Church of the Brethren Website

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More Collateral Murder: Afghan Boys Massacred While Collecting Firewood

More "Collateral Murder." We have no video (like that contained in the Collateral Murder tape) of the latest attack on helpless civilians. But the gruesome result is not hard to visualize given the reports by family members forced to collect their young sons' body parts.

Corvallis, Oregon: Read more on the Veterans for PeaceChapter 132 Website

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NEWS from the NNOMY Network 3-5-11

26 February 2011

Historic Peace Churches Meet in Santo Domingo

From at least 17 countries, 75 representatives of the Brethren, Mennonite, and Friends traditions gathered this week to share life experiences and peace experiments in four languages (Kreyol, Spanish, Portguese, English).

New Windsor, MD: Read more on OEP Website
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Why Bradley Manning is fighting for his sanity

For the past seven months, 22-year-old US Army Private Bradley Manning, first in an army prison in Kuwait, now in the brig in Quantico, Virginia, has been held 23 hours out of 24 in solitary confinement in his cell, under constant harassment.

New York , N Y: Read more on Citizen Soldier Website

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President Obama: Peace in Afghanistan and Pakistan!

The Obama Administration has entered into direct, secret talks with senior Afghan Taliban leaders...Without a shift in your policy, it is hard to imagine the same kind of movement will develop to support your re-election campaign.

Silver Spring, MD: Read more on the Peace Action Website
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After defeat of the DREAM Act

The American Friends Service Committee is disappointed that the United States Senate did not improve and pass the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM Act.)

Philadelphia, PA: Read more on the AFSC Website
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CCW on the Radio: Listen to Interview Here

J.E. McNeil, executive director of the Center on Conscience & War, was interviewed and will be featured on the radio show “Culture Shocks” with Barry Lynn. She spoke about the work that Center does with conscientious objectors (COs) to war in the military. She also talked about the recent approval of Michael Izbicki’s CO claim from the Navy

Washington, D.C.: Read more at Center on the Conscience & War Website

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March 8, we will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day

We are partnering with Women for Women International in an international “Join me on the Bridge” campaign to link women in war-torn countries with women around the world.

San Francisco, CA: Read more on the CodePink Website

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NEWS from the NNOMY Network 2-25-11

24 February 2011

Conscientious Objector, Josh Stieber

Last December at Slate, Kathryn Schulz interviewed 22-year-old Josh Stieber on his choice to become a conscientious objector.

Austin, Texas: Read more on the S.O.Y. Website
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Paradigm Shift

Recruiting on high school campuses in San Diego underwent a paradigm shift on Nov. 30, 2010, with another victory by the Education Not Arms Coalition.

San Diego, CA: Read more on the COMD Website
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Wisconsin SDS: All Out to Defend Education on March 2nd, 2011

The occupied Wisconsin State Capitol building stands as a testament to student and worker power in the face of attacks on education and public services.

Milwaukee, WI: Read more on the SDS Website
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Reflections on the War in Afghanistan

Windows and Mirrors is a travelling mural exhibit that makes a powerful statement on a nearly invisible reality.

Philadelphia, PA: Read more on the AFSC Website
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Stepping up the Resistance to U.S. Islamophobia

The assault is coming in varying degrees from both Democrats and Republicans as the dominant cultural narrative in the U.S. has increasingly become one that equates Muslims with terrorism

New York City, NY: Read more on WRL's Website
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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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