You are part of the national network of peace groups working to stop the militarization of schools and young people!

#NNOMYpeace

Madison Avenue Joins the Army

An 11th grader in a suburban Washington DC classroom is delighted to be excused from Algebra class to spend a half hour shooting a life-like 9 MM pistol and lobbing explosive ordinance from an M1A2 Abrams tank simulator. At the same time, 3,000 miles away in La Habra, California, a 15-year-old girl is released from Biology class to squeeze off rounds from a very real looking M-16 rifle. The kids enjoy the experience, especially the part about getting out of class.

The two students have experienced the Army’s Adventure Van, a 60-foot, 30-ton 18-wheeler with several interactive exhibits that bring an adrenaline rush and glorify weaponry and combat. The Army’s fleet of vans traveled 635,000 miles and made 2,000 stops in 2013. These visits included 865 high schools, according to the US Army Accessions Support Brigade. The vans drew 308,000 visitors and resulted in 57,000 leads.

In addition to the Adventure Vans, the Army has three other 18-wheelers for recruiting purposes. The Aviation Recruiting Van contains an AH 64 Helicopter flight simulator and an interactive air warrior and weapons display. The Special Ops 18-wheeler has a parachute simulator and a dog tag machine that has proven popular with teen boys.

Read More

How the Pentagon Censors Military Mental Illness in Hollywood

Watch Now

The Security Archipelago: Human-Security States, Sexuality Politics, and the End of Neoliberalism

In The Security Archipelago, Paul Amar provides an alternative historical and theoretical framing of the refashioning of free-market states and the rise of humanitarian security regimes in the Global South by examining the pivotal, trendsetting cases of Brazil and Egypt. Addressing gaps in the study of neoliberalism and biopolitics, Amar describes how coercive security operations and cultural rescue campaigns confronting waves of resistance have appropriated progressive, antimarket discourses around morality, sexuality, and labor. The products of these struggles—including powerful new police practices, religious politics, sexuality identifications, and gender normativities—have traveled across an archipelago, a metaphorical island chain of what the global security industry calls "hot spots." Homing in on Cairo and Rio de Janeiro, Amar reveals the innovative resistances and unexpected alliances that have coalesced in new polities emerging from the Arab Spring and South America's Pink Tide. These have generated a shared modern governance model that he terms the "human-security state."

Learn More

Another Reason Young Americans Don’t Revolt Against Being Screwed

 
I never expected to become a conscientious objector

I never expected to become a conscientious objector.

If you would have asked me two years ago to name the first things that came to mind when I heard this title, it would have been words like coward, afraid, selfish, ignorant, and unpatriotic.

I guess it’s how growing up tends to work. Now I see that these words couldn’t be farther from the truth.

The University's Complicity in the War in Yemen

The Saudi government’s murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has led to increased condemnation of the regime’s human rights abuses, including its devastating war in Yemen. With the war finally making headlines after three years, it is worth scrutinizing the involvement of James Crown, one of the most influential trustees of the University of Chicago.

Mr. Crown is a longtime University trustee and former chair of the Board of Trustees from 2003 to 2009. During his tenure as chair, he led the search committee which hired University President Robert J. Zimmer in 2006. Mr. Crown is also the Lead Director of the board and a major shareholder of General Dynamics Corporation, the sixth-largest defense contractor in the world. General Dynamics has sold billions of dollars worth of bombs, tanks, and armored vehicles to Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states in recent years.   

Read More

Divest from War Coalition Digest

Dear NNOMY,

Thanks for being a member of the divest from the war coalition. We now have campaigns targeting cities, pension funds, schools, religious organizations and the biggest asset manager in the world: BlackRock. We are finding creative and disarming ways to let them know they are making a killing on killing.  Below are some of the active campaigns.  Drop us a line if you want to join or start a campaign in your area at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and visit the resources page of our website for guides.

For Example;

Since we kicked off this divestment work, eleven Representatives have pledged to not accept campaign donations from the top five weapons' manufacturers: Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Boeing, and General Dynamics. Now that the Congressional landscape has changed, we need to ask new progressive members to sign the pledge. Let us know if you're planning to approach your Representative, and we'll follow up with them when they're in D.C.


Find Out More

NNOMYpeace says Check out this video on YouTube and please share on your social media!

Watch Now

Please Make Your End-of-Year Donation
to fund counter- recruitment nationally in 2018

Help Fund NNOMY to De-Militarize Schools. Your donation to NNOMY supports the National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth's efforts to balance the message of military recruiters in our public schools where minors are routinely primed for recruitment through Department of Defense school programs designed for youth.

 Making a financial contribution supports NNOMY's national demilitarization work with activist organizations inside middle and high schools.

Click to Make Your Donation

(Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.) through our fiscal sponsor Alliance for Global Justice. Make sure you select from the causes list, The National Network Opposing he Militarization of Youth (NNOMY), or make a check out to:"NNOMY/AFGJ" and mail it to: AFGJ, 225 E. 26th St. Suite 1, Tucson, AZ 85713