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THE ARMY, IN NEED OF RECRUITS, TURNS FOCUS TO LIBERAL-LEANING CITIES.
Undoubtedly, the Army is looking at cities such as Seattle because they want more technically-trained youth for the science and cyber skills needed to fight modern endless wars. Seattle has since 2007 had in place school board policies that restrict…
Posted in antiwar, counter military recruiting, Seattle, Veterans for Peace, Washington, Washington state Tagged with: K-12, militarism, military recruiting, recruiting, Seattle, Veterans for Peace, VFP, youth
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…
Posted in antiwar, Democrats, militarism, war Tagged with: corporations, democrats, militarism, military industrial complex, war
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…
Posted in militarism, Recruiting Tagged with: art, Edinburgh, Fringe Festival, militarism, Poppy Kohner
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…
Posted in counter military recruiting, militarism Tagged with: militarism, military recruiting, UK, youth
Washington Truth in Recruiting – NW Conference on Teaching for Social Justice
Washington Truth in Recruiting and Veterans for Peace will be tabling at the Resource Fair at the Northwest Conference on Teaching for Social Justice. Registration and the program are available at the Northwest Teachers for Social Justice website. Teachers are…
Promoting military recruiting through the NFL
By Bruce Fenton, via Todd Boyle Did you know that the U.S. government took over $5.4 million of hard earned taxpayer wages to pay to the NFL to feature flag waving and “support our troops” / “hometown hero” slogans during…