Peace Links

Counter-recruitment networks are groups and individuals working to provide young people with alternative perspectives to military recruitment, often by sharing realities of service, exposing potential negative impacts, and highlighting other life/career paths, primarily through activities in schools like setting up tables, giving presentations, and organizing against military presence like JROTC. These networks, such as NNOMY and Veterans For Peace, aim to balance recruiters' narratives and ensure informed choices, especially for students in schools targeted for recruitment.

Links to counter-recruitment history. Several national organizations have been central to counter-recruitment efforts, maintaining archives and publications on their work. Research articles describe how a provision in the NCLB Act, which required high schools to release student contact information to military recruiters, sparked a surge in counter-recruitment activism. These links offer a comprehensive look at the history, strategies, and ongoing efforts of the counter-recruitment movement in the United States.

Funders to counter-recruitment networks primarily include a mix of individual donors, community groups, and specific foundations that support peace and social justice initiatives. These networks often operate with independent funding structures to maintain autonomy Foundations that have funded NNOMY in the past or are potential sources of new support. 

Peace networks are collaborative groups of organizations, individuals, and institutions (like NGOs, religious bodies, academics, parliamentarians) that connect globally and locally to prevent violence, build peace, and promote justice through shared strategies, advocacy, education, and resource sharing, focusing on issues from disarmament to women's inclusion in peace processes. They create platforms for dialogue, joint action, and amplifying grassroots efforts to tackle root causes of conflict and foster inclusive, stable societies. 

Articles and book releases that reference the work of the National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth.

Campaigns and groups that are being endorsed by the National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth. The National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth (NNOMY) doesn't endorse specific political candidates but rather supports and connects a wide array of peace, anti-war, and youth advocacy groups, such as Veterans for Peace, War Resisters' League, and Project YANO, working to counter military recruitment in schools by providing resources for student privacy, alternatives to military service, and demilitarization efforts. They promote a "long-term vision" for peace by empowering youth and advocating for civilian education, not endorsing specific people.

Groups and individuals that link back to NNOMY.