Who is NNOMY Endorsing?

Chicago Area Peace Action’s Student Network is dedicating this year’s Peace Summit to Fighting the War Machine: in Chicago and Beyond.

Throughout this past year’s news cycle, one of the major events commonly covered has been the war in Ukraine. Although it may have been the most highlighted, this conflict is just one of many ongoing violent catastrophes around the globe. From Palestine to Yemen, from El Salvador to right here in Chicago, the international war machine continues to destroy people’s lives.

Such militarism is often framed as “just” and “necessary,” while communities around the world know it is anything but. This is why Chicago Area Peace Action’s Student Network is hosting a peace summit that will help organize, empower and educate activists from all backgrounds and experience levels so we can band together and demand global peace!

Project onYouth & Non-military Alternatives (Project YANO)

Founded in 1984, The Project on Youth & Non-military Alternatives (Project YANO) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community organization that provides young people with an alternative point of view about military enlistment. Some of our members are armed forces veterans who believe that high school students are getting a distorted picture of the military and war from recruiting ads and marketing. In particular, we are concerned that many low-income students and students of color are being diverted away from higher education and into the military, where they are found in disproportionate numbers. Project YANO is an example of a counter-recruitment group in the fullest sense, going to schools and organizing community events in prominent locations where youth are located that are targeted for military recruitment.