"Not Your Soldier" Youth and Student Day of Action
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National "Not Your Soldier" Youth and Student Day of Action
Thursday, November 17th at a high school or college campus near you....
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Are
military recruiters invading your schools and using promises of
scholarships and career opportunities to convince your friends to
join
the military?
Do
you wish that job and college recruiters would replace the
military ones?
Are
you tired of being trapped in JROTC programs?
Have
you lost loved ones in this illegal and unjustifiable war?
Have
you had enough of being used as a pawn in Bush's games of war?
You
are not alone!
A
CALL TO ACTION - NOT YOUR SOLDIER!
All
around the country young people are organizing ourselves against
the
invasion of military recruiters and JROTC programs in our
schools. We are standing up to demand a positive alternative to war
and
the military. We want a future that includes funding for
education and job training and real opportunities for our
generation. NOT YOUR SOLDIER!
On
November 17, International Students Day, join youth and students
from
around the country in the first nationally coordinated day of
action for and about young people! NOT YOUR SOLDIER!
Young
people are the ones being forced to lose our lives in their
illegal wars and on November 17th we'll be the ones to stand up and
say
NO to Military Recruitment in our schools and YES to positive
alternatives to militarism and War! On November 17th tell Bush we
are
"NOT YOUR SOLDIERS"!
GET
INVOLVED!
Organize one of the many events listed below or do something
completely different! The important thing is to let this day of
action bring forward the voices, demands and ideas of our
generation; it's time to speak for ourselves. This means we need to
hear
from youth and students in your area!
1.
Hold a Demo/Rally at a School or Community Recruiting Station to
declare a "Not Your Soldier" zone
2.
Offer Solutions! Organize an "alternative" recruitment fair -
invite college recruiters, local unions, job recruiters, activist
organizations and others to table and show the alternatives to the
military
3.
Demand a Meeting with your school administration to discuss your
specific demands (if they don't agree organize a petition drive or
demonstration to make sure they do!)
4.
Get creative! Organize a concert, open mic or party with music,
poetry, theater and art against military recruitment!
5.
Host a Forum or Debate on Military Recruitment! Invite community
activists, teachers and parents to come listen to young people talk
about
their experiences, ideas and opinions on military recruitment,
the
poverty draft and the war!
6. Be
Visible! Set up a table, do sidewalk chalking, create a public
graffitti wall, do a banner drop - let people know what young people
really think about the war, military recruitment and the kind of
future we want for our generation!
Don't
Forget - Invite school administrators, teachers/professors,
community leaders, city officials, etc. to whatever activity you plan!
CONNECT!
The
National Youth and Student Peace Coalition wants to amplify your
voice
and your demands. Tell us your story, announce your event, and
we'll
help get the word out to the media and other youth and
students. Register your event on our website. Also, we've
found the website www.campusactivism.org to be a great tool for activists.
Check it out! First you'll have to add yourself
(
http://www.campusactivism.org/addperson.php). Also on this
website you will be able to:
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Register your Not Your Soldier event
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Learn about/connect with other Not Your Soldier events around the
country and in your area
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Download resources, find other CR orgs and activists, and more.
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Share the resources you've created
*Counter Recruitment websites you need to see!*
American Friends Service Committee - www.youth4peace.org
Counter Recruiter.net (a news site) - www.counterrecruiter.net
Fellowship of Reconciliation "I Will Not Kill" Campaign -
www.forusa.org/programs/disarmament/IWillNotKill.html
National
Network Opposing Militarization of Youth - www.youthandthemilitary.org
Not
Your Soldier Training Camps - www.notyoursoldier.org
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation's Demilitarization Guide -
www.wagingpeace.org/youth
Student Peace Action Network - www.studentpeaceaction.org
United for Peace and Justice Counter-Recruitment Working Group - www.unitedforpeace.org
War Resisters League - www.warresisters.org/youth
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NYSPC
and the Books Not Bombs Agenda
The
National Youth and Student Peace Coalition is sponsoring the Not
Your
Soldier National Youth and Student Day of Action. NYSPC is the
largest coalition of youth and student organizations from around the
country committed to fighting for peace and justice in our schools,
communities, and around the world. Formed in the Fall of 2001, we
have
been organizing youth and students to fight back against wars
and
occupations and to demand a real future for young people in the
US
and around the world. NYSPC has developed the Books Not Bombs
agenda, which addresses the real concerns of young people today.
The
Books Not Bombs Agenda:
Fund
Education--Not Empire!
Military Out of Our Schools--No to the Poverty Draft!
Protect Our Civil Liberties!
Campuses For Peace--Not War!
Schools Not Jails!
To
find out more about NYSPC and learn how you can get involved
visit
us at www.nyspc.net or email us at
If
your organization is a member of NYSPC and you are interested in
being
part of the working group to coordinate this exciting Day of
Action, please send us an email at
Lovella Calica
National
Youth and Student Peace Coalition
www.nyspc.net
Iraq Veterans Against
the War
www.ivaw.net
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office: 212-868-5545
cell: 989-621-1934
fax:
646-723-0996