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ASVAB is Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery. It is actually a test for placement in the military, and the recruiter will be given your contact info if your school does not opt out.

Sammamish-Issaquah|Local Event ASVAB (for seniors only at this time) Press Release Desk, NeighborOCT13 Event Details Issaquah High School, Issaquah, WA, 98027 Event listing from Issaquah High School: Wednesday, October 13 (all day) ASVAB (for seniors only at this time) October

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War- from “Autopsy, the Democratic Party in Crisis”

War and the Democratic Party The most audible dissent inside the 2016 Democratic National Convention came during the two speeches that most forcefully touted policies of perpetual war. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was taken aback when delegates repeatedly interrupted

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Washington Senators vote to pass $716 million dollar defense bill

Washington Senators Maria Cantrell and Patty Murray joined with an almost full house of Republicans to pass a $716 billion dollar defense bill. Shame on them. But love of war, at the expense of high school students, is a non-partisan

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“Toward What Ends? A Critical Analysis of Militarism, Equity, and STEM Education”

“Toward What Ends? A Critical Analysis of Militarism, Equity, and STEM Education”, authored by Shirin Vossoughi and Sepehr Vakil, describes the parallel tracks of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) as a way to find technologically- adept recruits for the military,

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Youth Groups in Russia and the USA- militarism, patriotism, nationalism

An article in the March 22, 2018 New York Times, “Patriotic Youth Army Takes Russians Back to the Future,” describes the Youth Army as a “militarized throwback to the Young Pioneers of the Soviet Era.” They are a “hybrid version of

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Did John Kelly tell the Truth?

The New York Times editorial board today published “Honor the Truth, John Kelly.”  After Trump told Myeshia Johnson that her husband Sgt. La David Johnson, who was killed in Niger, knew what he was signing up for when he joined

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Make Art Not war- Or Both? From the UK

Different continents, same problem with militarism and recruiting the young. Make Art Not War… or both? Poppy Kohner The Fringe festival has always been eclectic. Not an inch of Edinburgh is wasted as the whole city becomes a stage and

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Education not militarization at VFP in Chicago

The National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth will be participating in the 2017 Veterans For Peace National Convention in Chicago August 11th, 2017. Located at the beautiful and historic Palmer House Hotel, veterans and allies will gather to discuss

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Military recruitment activist from the UK seeking collaborations!

July 11, 2017 Greetings from the UK. I’m reaching out to let you know about some of our research into military recruitment, the effects of military training, and the mental health of veterans, which I hope might be of some

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What if – the Mariners honored peace activists?

In a Seattle Times article about the possible renaming of Safco Field, there was a picture of the team standing as part of the Salute to Armed Forces Night. This ubiquitous link between sports and the military is seldom questioned,

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