Mon Jan 31 2005
Military Out of Our Schools to Expose Recruitment of Youth in the US
A Counter-Recruitment Training Seminar was held on Saturday, February 5th, at Chabot College in Hayward. The seminar was sponsored by the Military Out of Our Schools project, Code Pink Hayward, and Students for Social Justice at Chabot College.
Part of the "No Child Left Behind" legislation makes it necessary for school administrators to turn over the names of high school students to the US Military. Students are being recruited through Army interactive vans which visit campuses and introduce students to simulated war games. Many recruiting techniques disproportionately target low-income and minority communities. The Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors and its student group Military Out of Our Schools will present alternative possibilities to joining the military in a seminar that is geared towards parents, grandparents, and interested students.
Flyer | Directions to the Campus | Rethinking Schools Article: No Child Left Unrecruited | Antiwar.com Story: Protesters chase recruiters off campus in Seattle | Past Indybay Coverage of Anti-War Movements
