Tag: NNOMY
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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 Militarization of Youth inaugurates the first national youth intervention against school militarization and military recruitment in U.S. National public schools to be offered for smartphones and mobile devices. Wi ...
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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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In Chicago schools' Junior ROTC programs, some see a troubling trend
Matthew Kovac - Beate Medina was returning home from walking her dogs one evening in May 2004 when she saw two Army officers standing at her door. The sight did not immediately register. Uniformed of ...
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Sustainable Options for Youth: First Fall Visit to Austin High School
Jeff Webster and Susan Van Haitsma - Last week, we made our first SOY visit of the new school year to Austin High School. Tami and I were pleased to be joined by Ben, a Marine Corps veteran and membe ...
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Counter-recruitment and School Demilitarization Activism: From Past Victories to the Challenges Ahead
Rick Jahnkow - Counter-recruitment and school demilitarization work in the U.S. has gone through several cycles of expansion and contraction during the last few decades. The first expansion was durin ...
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NNOMY In Solidarity with Occupy Movement
December 18, 2011 NNOMY is a national network that serves to unite national, regional and local organizations that oppose the growing intrusion of the military in young people's lives. We seek to pro ...
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Military Recruitment in Our Schools- Students’ Rights and an NYCLU Guide
November 27, 2011 Peace and Justice Online - 11:12:05 The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) reports, “The US Military is aggressively recruiting young people for military service.” “Recruiters,” ...
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