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War: Turning now to Mr. Ralph Waldo Emerson - Christian Science Monitor

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Religion and militarism - https://nnomy.org/religionandmilitarism/

‘A Poison in the System’: Military Sexual Assault - New York Times

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Ask that your child's information is denied to Military Recruiters

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Military Recruiters and Programs Target marginalized communities for recruits...

..and the high schools in those same communities

Militarization of our Schools

The Pentagon is taking over our poorer public schools. This is the reality for disadvantaged youth.

What we can do

Corporate/conservative alliances threaten Democracy . Progressives have an important role to play.

Why does NNOMY matter?

Most are blind or indifferent to the problem.
A few strive to protect our democracy.

Knitting the Network

Knitting the Network is a series of podcasts and video essays that aim to document different angles to activism and issues of youth militarization. Knitting is used as a metaphor, both for strengthening the bonds within and without our network of social activists, and also as a way to visualize how tightly integrated the issue of militarism is in American culture--if you pull just one thread, you can unravel a whole complicated system!

Keep an eye out on our social media channels for new content every month!

Selene Rivas for NNOMY

Video: Should JROTC be in schools?

Selene Rivas 25 April 2018

The hat's a bit wonky-looking, but I hope you enjoy the video

Time Codes:

+ Introduction - 0:21

+ What is JROTC and why should you care? - 1:22

+ What are some underlying sociocultural forces that put kids in the position of needing JROTC in the first place - 7:37

+ Why it makes me uncomfortable that the military is teaching children values - 13:09

+ Is JROTC apart from or a part of the military? - 16:02

+Conclusion - 20:55

Sources

"Citizen, Student, Soldier" - Gina Perez https://nyupress.org/books/9781479807...

"Making Soldiers in the Public Schools" - Catherine Lutz https://books.google.co.ve/books/abou...

"The Effect of High School JROTC on Student Achievement, Educational Attainment, and Enlistment" - Elda Pema & Stephen Mehay http://www.ufpj-dvn.org/ed-com/JROTC_...

"IMPACT OF JUNIOR OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (JROTC) ON EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC OUTCOMES " - David Callahan https://dspace.library.colostate.edu/...

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Challenging Military Sexual Violence

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.

MILITARIZING AMERICAN SCHOOLS: Post Pandemic 2023

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

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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