Organization: Feminists Against the Draft |
Address: 2 N Main Steet
City: Hanover
State: New Hampshire
Zipcode: 03755
Organizational Website: https://linktr.ee/FeministsAgainstTheDraft
TikTok: @feministsagainstthedraft
Scope of organization:
- National
This organization is a:
- Organization with Counter-recruitment as a major component
Organization base:
- 4-year college student based
Outreach to specific communities:
- LGBTQ+
- Women
- Youth outreach. TikTok
Years in Operation: Less than 2 years
Summary Describing Your Organization:
Feminists Against the Draft is a coalition of intersectional feminists and feminist allies who raise awareness about the military draft and oppose any attempts to expand Selective Service registration, with the ultimate goal of abolition of the draft. We believe a person’s desire to enter or oppose the U.S. military is hugely personal, we advocate for the rights of women and children domestically and abroad, and we emphasize the need for progress rather than “inclusion” for marginalized groups in unjust systems. As an organization started by and made up primarily of young people, we are importantly committed to lifting up the voices of young women and girls, queer people and BIPOC, and working class people. We particularly emphasize the importance of students and young people in building an inter-generational movement to end the draft that targets them. We also consider the over-recruitment of low-income Americans a disturbing iteration of the draft—the poverty draft—targeting marginalized and vulnerable people, and we push against military recruitment in our schools and communities. This group began at Dartmouth College in 2021, on the cusp of U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration of the case National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System, a significant case regarding women and U.S. draft registration. Membership is open to anyone committed to pushing for the abolition of the Selective Service System or opposing draft expansion from a feminist perspective.
Contact Person: Sebastian Munoz-McDonald (smunoz.23@dartmouth.edu)
Located in: northeast-region
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Revised 09/02/2022
