Articles
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How Peace Activists Can Win Access to Schools Equal to that of Military Recruiters
Rick Jahnkow - Since the end of the Vietnam War, the US military has been steadily expanding its presence and influence in schools. In light of this, our expectations need to be realistic: reversing ...
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Teaching Peace
Colman McCarthy - Having begun my thirtieth year of teaching high school, college and law school courses on the philosophy of pacifism and the methods of nonviolent conflict resolution, I was ...
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Notes Toward More Powerful Organizing: Pitfalls and Potential in Counter-recruitment Organizing
Matt Guynn - It’s not necessary to go to Washington for a protest to significantly engage key issues related to the War on Terrorism. Try going to a local coffee shop or any other public place where ...
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JROTC Wants to Invade Hundreds More Schools
Sam Diener - JROTC, a high school program to militarize youth in high schools, has already invaded almost 3400 schools. Peacework has learned that Congress passed a little-noticed measure in the ...
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3 decline to take military test
Cedar Ridge High's principal says they weren't being disciplined in being sent to a suspension classroom HILLSBOROUGH - Three high school students were sent to an in-school suspension classroom ...
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Militarism in the Land, the Water and the Schools
Michael Lujan Bevacqua - I am constantly surprised at the ways in which people are surprised at things. I suppose that anywhere, you go, you can find things which are normal there and abnormal or ...
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Targeting Youth: What Everyone Should Know About Mulitary Recruiting in Public High Schools
The Billions of dollars spent on advertising could be used for scholarships and other youth programs.... Under the supervision of Clinical Professor Penny Venetis, the following students and interns ...
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No Child Left Behind Act - Overview
UNCLE SAM WANTS... Your Child's Name, Phone Number, and Address The passage of recent "school reform" legislation intended to improve upon the nation's school systems also allows the military access ...
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Counter-recruitment is crucial to anti-war movement
Pat Elder - The mainstream peace and justice movement is beginning to see that countering military recruitment deserves a higher priority and should be viewed in strategic, rather than tactical ...
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The Childrens Crusade
Jennifer Wedekind - Military programs move into middle schools to fish for future soldiers Tarsha Moore stands as tall as her 4-foot 8-inch frame will allow. Staring straight ahead, she yells out an ...