[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [UFPJ] Twelve Days of Opt Out Campaign- Sept. 12-24

[Morton K. Brussel]

On counter recruitment campaign: mkb

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> From: "Hany Khalil" <hanykhalil at igc.org>
> Date: September 12, 2005 12:49:01 PM CDT
> To: "UFPJ-Member Groups" <ufpj at lists.mayfirst.org>
> Subject: [UFPJ] Twelve Days of Opt Out Campaign- Sept. 12-24
> Reply-To: hanykhalil at igc.org
>
>
> News from National Network Opposing Militarization of Youth
>
>
> For Immediate Release: September 12, 2005
>
> Contact: Liz Rivera Goldstein, 360-379-9094 & 360)821-1040 cell phone
>
> liz at teenpeace.org
>
> nnomy at afsc.org
>
> Join the Twelve Days of Opt Out Campaign, organized by the National
>
> Network Opposed to Militarization of Youth (NNOMY)
>
>
> For the next 12 days NNOMY will provide resources for education and  
> action for counter recruiting work as a kick off to a year-long  
> counter-recruitment push across the country. Local peace groups  
> across the country can join this campaign by holding press  
> conferences, leafleting at schools, organizing demonstrations, and  
> holding teach-in events.
>
> Our blog site will have new information every day from today til  
> Sept. 24- the first day of the Fall Mobilization called by UFPJ in  
> Washington DC. Peace groups and counter recruiters across the  
> country are encouraged to add success stories to the blog.
>
> The blog site can be accessed at http:// 
> twelvedaysofoptout.blogspot.com/
>
> NNOMY is a network of grassroots activists and national  
> organizations working to counter military recruiting myths, offer  
> peaceful, positive options for young adults, and offer information  
> on conscientious objectors and resisting a possible future military  
> draft.
>
> For more information, contact:
>
> Liz Rivera Goldstein, Chairperson,
>
> National Network Opposing Militarization of Youth
>
> Member of UFPJ Steering Committee
>
> liz at teenpeace.org
>
> nnomy at afsc.org
>
> (360)379-9094
>
> For more information on NNOMY, visit http:// 
> www.youthandthemilitary.org/
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> 12 DAYS OF OPT OUT CAMPAIGN
>
> On the first day of opt out a recruiter said to me.....
>
> 1. Opting Out - Protect student privacy- get off miltary recruiter  
> telemarketer lists
>
> 2. ASVAB tests- If you aren't signing up, why take this?
>
>    A test to decide what assignment the military should give you
>
>    disguised as an academic test.
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> 3. Limiting recruiter access on campus-
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> Until we can get them out of our schools, we can at least limit  
> where and when recruiters prey on students.
>
> 4. Pentagon database-student privacy protection
>
>     It's illegal for the government to compile a database on citizens-
>
> so why is the
>
>     Pentagon getting away with compiling a student database?
>
> 5. Reality of funds for college
>
>     Recruiters salespitches promise a lot- but do they deliver?
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>     Includes information on other ways to get money for college and  
> job
>
> training
>
>     resources.
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> 6. JROTC & ROTC
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>     What are the effects of these programs on schools and college
>
> campuses? How to
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>     block new programs or end existing JROTC and ROTC programs.
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> 7. DEP- Delayed Entry Program
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>     If you already signed up for the DEP- you can get out - here's  
> how.
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> 8. No guarantees in the military enlistment agreement
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>     Read the fine print- you could be kept in for longer than you
>
> thought- ...
>
>     Is this legal?  Signing bonuses, other promises in military
>
> enlistment agreement-
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>     Information from the Department of Defense and Veteran's
>
> Administration on the
>
>     realities of enlistment
>
> 9. Conscientious Objection- If you don't think you can kill someone or
>
> participate in
>
>     war- you may be a conscientious objector or "CO". Find out how to
>
> begin your
>
>     documentation now in case there is a draft in the future
>
> 10.Poverty Draft-Who signs up?
>
>     Poor people with no other options! Find out about career
>
> alternatives to military
>
>     enlistment and how military jobs don't always translate to  
> civilian
>
> jobs.
>
> 11. Veterans Issues- The military may take care of their own- but they
>
> forget about
>
>     the veterans... veteran hospital closures, medical care  
> reductions, PTSD
>
> 12. Joining the Military can be hazardous to ..... Mental and Physical
>
> Health Risks
>
>     from exposure to depleted uranuim weapons, toxic materials,
>
> dangerous vaccines
>
> And on the 12th day of Opt Out... I joined with others across the  
> world
>
> to demand an end to war
>
> Join UFPJ in Washington, DC or
>
> Get out in the streets of your town on Sept. 24
>
> and make your voice heard-
>
> End the war in Iraq,
>
> Take care of folks in our communities,
>
> Get recruiters out of our schools, and
>
> Bring the troops home NOW!
>
>
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