2.04 countering military recruitment

How Peace Activists Can Win Access to Schools Equal to that of Military Recruiters

Authors: Rick Jahnkow

Summary:

Students have the right to speak out whether peace activists' right to equal access has been recognized yet or not.

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How to Facilitate Conversations About Militarism, Sexism, & Racism

Peace Games Cover
Authors: Maryam Roberts

Summary:

How does the military affect your life?

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Consequences of War Enacted at Blackwater Headquarters

Shot-up car
Authors: Jonah House

Summary:

Activists staged a die-in to dramatize the bloody results of Blackwater's profits.

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Conscientious Objection in Turkey: Struggling to Emerge

Turkish Antimilitarism Demonstration
Authors: Andreas Speck

Summary:

Anyone who discourages military service can face prosecution. Birgul Ozbaris could face 21 years in jail.

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Militarism in Venezuela: Warning Signs of Dictatorship?

Student Protestors
Authors: Sam Diener

Summary:Chávez says he plans to emulate repressive regimes around the world.

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What Would It Be Like if the US Were Iraq?

Summary:The occupation force continues to bomb Billings MT, Flint MI, Philadelphia, Watts in Los Angeles, Anacostia in Washington DC, and other urban areas, attempting to target "safe houses" or "criminal gangs."

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Operation First Casualty

Authors: Jeff Key

Summary:When I first heard about Operation First Casualty, I thought, "But won't that be too upsetting to the people? What if there are kids around?"

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An Army of None

An Army of None

Summary:

I told her about chanting "Kill the people, burn the village," and how that chant still runs through my veins to this day.

Counter-recruitment organizing is the most practical way to tangibly resist United States policy that, while cutting funding for education, employment, and social programs, promotes war and empire. It exposes the relationship between, and acts to correct, both local and global injustices.

From Issue 377 - July-August 2007
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