"On the Frontlines: Options for Youth in Times of War," a counter recruiting conference, took place on Saturday, October 22nd and Sunday, October 23rd on the UC Berkeley campus. The conference was attended by more than 500 youth, and another 100 or so concerned parents and older activists. Photos: 1 | 2 There were dozens of workshops, covering nearly every aspect of opposition to military recruitment. The conference was co-sponsored by the Campus Antiwar Network and Military Out of Our Schools-Bay Area. Aidan Delgado, an Iraq War veteran and conscientious objector; Pablo Paredes, a Navy resister who was just discharged after refusing deployment; parents who lost their children in the war on Iraq; and students, parents, educators, and community activists joined veterans and military families at this two-day event. The conference aimed to expose the lies that military recruiters tell young people, and to examine ways to get recruiters out of schools and alternatives to military service.
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The Frontlines Conference website