This workshop focuses on what you can do to reach and educate students at the individual school level. Tactics discussed include leafleting, career fairs, peace clubs, tabling, speakers’ bureaus, peace camps and ither ideas.

PDF Format, 9 pages, includes links to webinars. August 2015 - Webinar in 3 Parts (Aug. 26, 28 31): Establishing Policies to Restrict Military Recruiting in K-12 Schools

The Northwest Suburban Peace & Education Project formed in the spring of 2004 and disbanded in April of 2021. We are people that live and work in the northwest suburbs. Many of us have or had children in the public schools. As parents and community members we are concerned about the role of the military in our schools.

Through our personal connections we have gained access to several local high schools. We set up a table in the commons area during the lunch periods and talk to the students about their options. Our purpose is not to talk the students out of joining the military. We are not anti-military. We simply want to make sure that our young people have thought through what they are doing. At the same time, we engage the students in discussions about what is going on in the world; the role of the United States in world affairs. We believe the strength of a democracy lies in all its citizens actively engaged in what's going on.

bit.ly/TOJTMQRpalmcard

Print and Cut counter-recruitment palm card good for leafleting in front of schools or for tabling.
Four QR Codes link to the following documents from activist resource sites as follows:

1. Do You Know Enough to Enlist? - American Friends Service Committee (2013)
2. The Military's Not Just a Job - War Resisters League (2023)
3. What Every Young Woman Should Know About the Military - War Resisters League (2022)
4. Thinking of Enlisting? Think Again - NNOMY - (2022)

bit.ly/youngwomenshouldknow

Versión en español

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

• Research and Writing by Before Enlisting
• Production and graphic design by:
  The National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth
• Printed copies can be ordered at:
  War Resisters League - https://www.warresisters.org/store/
• PDF Available for Downloading at Link on this page

Version: June 27, 2022