National Day of Counter Recruitment

National Day of Counter Recruitment
December 6, 2005
Called by Campus Anti-war Network

Campus Anti-War Network is mobilizing around the country
to show the federal government that they cannot intimidate
schools for kicking out military recruiters. On December 6,
the Supreme Court will hear FAIR v Rumsfeld, the case that
will decide whether the government can constitutionally cut
off federal funding from schools, which decide that recruiters
violate their unequal employer policies. The day also
symbolizes the growing resistance to war and military
recruitment. It is also the one-year anniversary of Pablo
Paredes refusing to board his ship to Iraq, sparking
a national campaign that displayed the growing refusal
of soldiers to fight this war.

The same day that the Supreme Court will be hearing the
FAIR v Rumsfeld case, students from over 40 college and
high school campuses will gather at recruiting stations in
San Francisco, Seattle, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, NYC, and
other locations to shut down operations and to send
a message to the government that we will not be cowed.
Meanwhile, a press conference and demonstration will
take place outside the court.

The action also comes amid increasing revelations of the
horror of the Iraq occupation including recent video footage
of US chemical weapon use in Fallujah and also the increasing
strength of the counter-recruitment movement. Sixty
percent of San Francisco voters just voted to oppose
military recruiters in their schools and support
scholarships to counteract the poverty draft.

This call should not be limited to CAN or even to students.
We are looking for co-sponsors for this day of action.
Help us counter the Military's ability to wage its illegal
war and to support a university's right to oppose recruiters.

Say No to the Solomon Amendment, COLLEGE NOT COMBAT
…TROOPS OUT NOW!! If you are planning on participating in
or sponsoring the day of action, email recruitersout [at] yahoo.com
and check out our website at

http://www.campusantiwar.net

Bring the movement for COLLEGE NOT COMBAT
to your city or school!!!!