A webinar series on how to address the challenge of countering military recruitment in schools during the pandemic.
https://nnomy.org/CRduringpandemic/
We are a group of activists representing various organizations that are part of NNOMY (National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth). We have been meeting to address the challenge of doing counter recruitment work during a pandemic. Based on our discussions we decided to offer a series of workshops to increase our outreach.
Webinars: 1: Remote Learning | 2: Getting into the Classroom | 3: Social Media | 4: Content Creation & Class Project
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Groups and individuals that do counter military recruitment during the pandemic
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CR during a pandemic - remote learning platform workshop 12/05/2020 | menu
Sponsored by organizations in the National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth (nnomy.org).
The first one is on remote learning platforms and it is scheduled for Web Conferences & Remote Work |
Saturday, December 5 at 12 Noon Pacific, 2 PM Central, 3 PM Eastern.
The feedback we received seemed to indicate that Zoom and Google were used the most in the classroom. This workshop will cover Zoom and Google. It will NOT cover the basics of how to use Google and Zoom. That information is available elsewhere (YouTube, Google, etc). Instead we structured the workshop around specific questions people submitted. If you did not forward a question you can ask your question during the workshop.
Saturday, December 5
12 Noon Pacific, 2 PM Central, 3 PM Eastern
Length: 2 hours
Advance registration required*
Following is the agenda for the workshop:
1:25 – 1:30 wrap up Times listed are Pacific.
We will make every effort to stick to the time slots for those that want to jump on for just one segment
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Resources from this webinar:
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CR during a pandemic - getting into the classroom 01/10/2021 | menu
Sponsored by organizations in the National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth (nnomy.org).
The second one is on strategies for getting in the virtual classroom and resources to share with students |
Sunday, January 10 at 12 Noon Pacific, 2 PM Central, 3 PM Eastern.
Sunday, January 10
12 Noon Pacific, 2 PM Central, 3 PM Eastern
Length: 2 hours
Advance registration required*
This webinar draws on input received from counter-recruitment activists, teachers and students. It will include the following:
- Teachers discussing counter-recruitment/peace content
that is desired and acceptable in schools
- A discussion on how to reach teachers and gain access to students
- Information on available counter-recruitment resources
- An explanation of legal issues regarding school access
- A period for additional comments and questions
We will make every effort to stick to the time slots for those that want to jump on for just one segment.
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Resources from this webinar:
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CR during a pandemic - social media 2/06/2021 | menu
Sponsored by organizations in the National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth (nnomy.org).
The third webinar in this series will focus on social media |
Saturday, February 6 at 12 Noon Pacific, 2 PM Central, 3 PM Eastern.
Saturday, February 6
12 Noon Pacific, 2 PM Central, 3 PM Eastern
Length: 2 hours
No registration required* (Just show up but on time please!)
The 3rd series of workshops will focus on social media. The first session will take place Saturday, February 6, 2021, at 12 Noon Pacific (2 PM Central, 3 PM Eastern). This will focus on how the military is using social media to recruit and what platforms are popular among our target demographic. At least one additional session will take place at a future date which will be a “class project”; building a social media campaign on a particular topic.
There will be several workshops on social media. The first one, February 6, will look at how the military is using social media to recruit young people, social media best practices, analytics of some C-R groups, a brief overview of several of the more popular platforms used by our demographic (young folks high school and college age)
Agenda:
2:00 – 2:05 Introduction/background
2:05 – 2:35 How the military is using social media to recruit young people - Michelle's PowerPoint Presentation
2:35 – 3:00 Social Media Best Practices for Social Activism Community Building Online – Gary's PowerPoint Presentation
3:00 – 3:10 Statistics of Social Media Use Within NNOMY and the Military – Gary presenting Selene's PowerPoint Presentation
3:10 – 3:15 YouTube – Selene discussing YouTube on a video
3:15 – 3:20 NNOMY Instagram Seminar - Sai Reddy
3:15 – 3: 45 Questions
3:45 – 3:50 Wrap up and announce next webinar March 13 - Content Creation and Group Project planning
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Microsoft Teams meeting
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Phone Conference ID: 287 998 487#
We will make every effort to stick to the time slots for those that want to jump on for just one segment.
Please forward any questions to the sender at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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CR during a pandemic - content creation workshop 3/13/2021 | menu
Sponsored by organizations in the National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth (nnomy.org).
The fourth workshop is on content creation for social media activism with a focus on youth demilitarization themes |
And a Class Project (See Below)
Saturday, March 13 at 12 Noon Pacific, 2 PM Central, 3 PM Eastern.
Advance registration required by March 8th*
The Content Creation Workshop will present a presentation on the CANVA online graphic production application and how easy it can be used to create informational graphics and how we can apply those results to promoting counter-recruitment and youth demilitarization messages on our social media channels. We will also embark on a simple class project to choose a series of pre-made graphics to organize and schedule a Facebook campaign on a Counter-recruitment theme together with as many participants that choose to participate. We encourage groups to participate so we can learn to increase our outreach organizing together! If you forward a question in advance at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or ask your question during the workshop, we will discuss it with the group.
Saturday, March 13
12 Noon Pacific, 2 PM Central, 3 PM Eastern
Length: 1 hour 30 Minutes
Advance registration required by March 8th*
Following is the agenda for the workshop:
12:00 – 12:05 check in, review agenda
12:05 – 12:30 CANVA Video Presentation and discussion about types of resources to create and how they may be applied to CR issues.
12:30 – 12:50 Setting up a free Buffer account to campaign your social media postings
12:50 – 1:25 Class Project: Organizing a group Campaign together on a Counter-recruitment theme utilizing pre-made campaign images. Recommended and available postings: Delayed Entry Program, Before Enlisting, Selective Service Registration for Women
(You must have an organizational Facebook page to participate)
1:25 – 1:30 wrap up Times listed are Pacific.
We will make every effort to stick to the time slots for those that want to jump on for just one segment
Please forward any questions to the sender at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Resources from this webinar:
Additional: If you would like to set up your own free CANVA and BUFFER accounts to not just follow along with the presentation but also create your own social media resource during the webinar:
- Make Your Own Free CANVA ACCOUNT
- Make Your Own Free BUFFER ACOUNT
- Prepare your own image and logo graphic file to upload to your CANVA portal to emulate the CANVA presentation.
Class Project: Posting a CR Campaign together on our Facebook pages.
The class project is simple: We post a counter-recruitment themed image and supporting text to our Facebook pages together to explore how we can increase our organic reach and engagement by sending out our messages in a coordinated campaign. This class project will be for our Facebook Pages.
- Have your Facebook Page Open on your Computer or Mobile Device for the Class Project
- Best to participate on a desktop computer for the class.
There will be graphics on counter-recruitment themes prepared on the NNOMY website so we can experiment with a concerted campaign posting during the webinar with your choice of three themes:
All three of these themes are important issues that those groups in our network have addressed.
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Revised 03/31/2021
