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Resource Page:  Alternatives to Military   
                                                            Balancing the Influence of Military Recruiters in Our Schools 

 

Contents:

GI Rights Hotline and free counseling service
Listserv
Groups in Monterey County
Web Resources for Alternatives to Military
"Think Outside the Bomb" Conference
Recommended Articles 
Recommended Books
Recommended Films
Recommended Speakers
The Arrest of Alberto Tovar
Things Your Recruiter Won't Tell You



 The GI Rights Hotline - 800 394-9544
  http://girights.objector.org/
 
Provides information to members of the military about discharges, grievance and complaint procedures,
  and other civil rights.  Want to get out of  the DEP or Future Soldier program?  Call the GI Rights Hotline.

  Free, Confidential Psychological Counseling for Soldiers  www.thesoldiersproject.org

  Classes on using memoir writing as a way to help the healing process can be found through the Monterey Adult School
  and Monterey Peninsula College.  Ask for Instructors Illia Thompson (MPC) and Evelyn Kazan (Monterey Adult School).


Central California Counter-Recruitment listserv
This listserv was set up by members of the Santa Cruz Resource Center for Non-violence and
includes the RCNV, UCSC Students Against the War, the Watsonville Brown Berets, and Harbor
High Students for Peace and Justice.  It has been largely unused, but appears to be still usable. 
To sign up, send a blank email to cccr-subscribe@lists.riseup.net.  To post a message, email
cccr@lists.riseup.net


 GROUPS IN MONTEREY COUNTY
 working to provide youth with information on alternatives to military careers.

Youth Rights  and Jobs that Work!
A joint sub-committee of the Monterey Peace and Justice Center, and the Monterey Bay Central
Labor Council

Hartnell Students for Peace

Salinas Action League

 Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Monterey Bay
 
  Local rep: Celia Bosworth, 831 375-5002
   Find out how to become a volunteer, and other information:    www.peacecorps.org


WEB RESOURCES FOR ALTERNATIVES TO MILITARY

 
Peace Coalition, Peace and Justice Center, Youth Rights:  Pro-Youth, Pro-Truth
www.peacemonterey.org

The Santa Cruz Resource Center for Non-Violence (draft and military alternatives page)
www.rcnv.org


Youth and Non-military Opportunities
www.projectyano.org  

Military Free Zone
www.militaryfreezone.org  

Spanish/English information
www.guerreroazteca.org
www.grandmothersforpeace.org  (opt out forms for high school students in Sp/Eng)

Leave My Child Alone
www.leavemychildalone.org

Resource Center for Non-Violence
www.rcnv.org

Friends/Quakers advice
www.afsc.org/youthmil

War Resisters League:
Youth and Countermilitarism Program
www.warresisters.org/youth/

The Coalition Against Militarism in Our Schools (CAMS)
www.militaryfreeschools.org

Youth Against War and Racism
www.yawr.org

Antiwar.com
www.antiwar.com 

10 Ways to protect your kid from the ASVAB  
[Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery tests given at school]
http://www.antiwar.com/whitehurst/?articleid=5049

The Syracuse Cultural Workers:  counter recruitment materials to order-  
http://www.syrculturalworkers.com/

Military Recruitment: What Families Need to Know
A dynamic panel presentation moderated by League of Women Voters, Pasadena Chapter
http://talkaboutparenting.org/index.php


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"Think Outside the Bomb"
 
Annual National Conference
Five days of lectures, discussions, and workshops for the next generation of anti-nuclear activists.
Students and youth who want to learn more about the "Think Outside the Bomb" network
or the statewide "Coalition to Demilitarize the University of California" can send
an email to <jedidjah@trivalleycares.org> or call the Tri-Valley CAREs office (925) 443-7148

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RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

Accustomed to Their Own Atrocities in Iraq, U.S. Soldiers Have Become Murderers
By Chris Hedges, Adbusters. Posted July 27, 2007.
www.alternet.org/waroniraq/58101/

Student reaction to recruiters on campus  
www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/military/july-dec04/recruit_12-13.html

"Military Recruiters Are Now Targeting Sixth Graders. Who's Next?"
The
September 12, 2005 issue of The Nation has a cover story on military recruiting by Karen Houppert.
Read it here <
http://www.thenation.com/docprint.mhtml?i=20050912&amp;s=houppert> .
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RECOMMENDED BOOKS
some of these titles may be available from the Monterey Peace and Justice Center


The Road from Ar Ramadi: The Private Rebellion of Staff Sergeant Camilo M
ejía
By Camilo Mej
ía, published in the US by The New Press, New York, 2007
www.thenewpress.com



Army of None: Strategies to Counter Military Recruitment, End War, and Build a Better World
By Aimee Allison and David Solnit, 
Seven Stories Press, August, 2007
"
a manual for opponents of the Iraq war who want to cut off its supply of cannonfodder.  It presents how-to guides,
hot tips, and successful examples of counterrecruitment strategies in schools and communities around the U.S.
Jeremy Brecher
www.sevenstories.com/book/

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RECOMMENDED  FILMS
some of these films may be available from the Monterey Peace and Justice Center

The Ground Truth: The Human Cost of War
www.thegroundtruth.org



Why We Fight
http://www.sonyclassics.com/whywefight/ 


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RECOMMENDED  SPEAKERS




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THE ARREST OF ALBERTO TOVAR

A letter from CSUMB professors to the NAACP and LULAC:  

One of our HCOM graduates, Alberto Tovar, was recently arrested in Salinas at a public event where the
Marines were recruiting. Alberto was arrested while attempting to inform young Latino boys about the
dangers of joining the military. 

Alberto was charged with trespassing (although he had a ticket to enter the premises) and possession
of a deadly weapon (a small spike bracelet). In court, he also learned that he was charged with disorderly
conduct and public intoxication, despite the fact that he had not been drinking and was never submitted
to an alcohol test.

Those of us who know Alberto, know that he is a gentle, respectful man, who is deeply committed to
education in his community. He works for Upward Bound on campus, assisting high school students in their
academics and to aspire and apply to college. He completed a concentration in Pre-Law and hopes to
pursue a paralegal degree. He completed an excellent Capstone on military recruitment strategies and their
impact on young men and women of color. When he was arrested, he was putting his research into practice.
He is not anti-military, but against the misleading information potential recruits are given.

We accompanied Alberto to court earlier this week with Ruben Pizarro (Alberto's government teacher and
mentor at Alisal High School). After witnessing the Public Defender's case load, we all agreed that Alberto
needed to retain an attorney. He is retaining Miguel Hernandez, a highly recommended criminal lawyer, to
defend him. He will be arraigned later this month and the case will begin. We are also in contact with the ACLU.
We would like to draw our LULAC and the NAACP local chapters' attention to this case, hence this email. If
you have any suggestions, questions or would like to discuss the case, please don't hesitate to email us at:


rina_benmayor@csumb.edu
debra_busman@csumb.edu
rubenpizarro@hotmail.com 

To help defray the costs of retaining defense counsel, we have initiated the Alberto Tovar Legal Defense Fund.

Thank you in advance for your concern that Alberto receive a fair chance to rebut the charges against him.
Please feel free to forward this to anyone you think would like to help.

with appreciation,
 Professor Rina Benmayor
 Professor Deb Busman
Humanities and Communication
California State University Monterey Bay

Checks should be made out to:

Alberto Tovar Defense Fund,
Acct. # 004111710

And sent
-
% Ruben Pizarro,
PO Box 65,
Pacific Grove, CA 93950

Or directly to the bank
Alberto Tovar Defense Fund
% Monterey County Bank
542 Lighthouse, Pacific Grove, CA 93950

 

Things Your Recruiter Won't Tell You



Exposure to Depleted Uranium

This issue is of particular importance to high school students who are considering joining the military after
they graduate. In addition to all the obvious dangers, entering the military today puts them at risk
for cancer and all the symptoms associated with radiation and heavy metal poisoning—fatigue, muscle
weakness, headaches, to name a few. There is now also ample documentation that exposure to the dust
can cause birth defects in their children, the same birth defects that are showing up in Iraqi children.****


The military says depleted uranium emits low-level-radiation, and is therefore harmless, but for decades
scientists have demonstrated the lethal effects of low level radiation on human beings and their offspring.*** 

Cancer in Iraq Vets Points to Toxic Exposure
The Arizona Daily Star is reporting there are many soldiers returning from Iraq with cancer. Carla McClain
writes: "The prime suspect in all this, in the minds of many victims - and some scientists - is what's known
as depleted uranium - the radioactive chemical prized by the military for its ability to penetrate armored
vehicles. When munitions explode, the substance hits the air as fine dust, easily inhaled."


DU is a central component of the U.S. military arsenal.  It is in the tanks, the shells, the bombs. It is used in
training as well as in battle. It is almost everywhere the U.S. military stations its troops. Our youth and their
loved ones need to know what they face when they go into the military.



EDUCATORS' PACKET  for the film  "POISON DUst"

"Poison DUst" is a film that pulls together the crucial information about DU. It includes interviews with veterans
contaminated by DU; simple, scientific explanations about the nature of DU and radiation by noted authorities
such as nuclear physicist Dr. Michio Kaku, epidemiologist Dr., Sr. Rosalie Bertell and Dr. Helen Caldicott,
supplemented by clear, uncomplicated graphics; a visual history of military use of toxic substances affecting
troops and target populations; and information.

The full length dvd, released by Lightyear Entertainment in 2006, is available commercially through Netflix,
Amazon.com, Border Books and Leftbooks.com.

**Order the Poison DUst Educator's Packet at www.iacenter.org/DUeducatorpackets.html

The "Poison DUst" Educator's Packet includes:

N A 30 minute educators' version of the DVD Poison DUst suitable for classroom viewing

N   An 84 minute, full-length Version of Poison DUst, with additional interviews  and information.

N   Short “primers” and articles with background information and resources

N   An online bibliography, with links to a multitude of resources for class projects and research papers
through the Poison DUst website, http://www.poisondust.com,  with a link to the Depleted Uranium Education
Project (http://www.iacenter.org/depleted/du.htm ), and full chapters from the book,
Metal of Dishonor (http://www.iacenter.org/depleted/mettoc.htm )

N  A  set of detailed lesson plans for use with a range of audiences and presentation lengths. Some of the
lesson plans were developed by NYC teachers and 12th grade students. Not only were the lessons
integrated into their high school curriculum, the students themselves then enthusiastically and creatively brought
their new knowledge into their communities.

N  The students’ DU Outreach Project is also documented in the packet.

N  A Photo Gallery of pictures for mounting on chart paper on walls around a room. Students can look at the
pictures and captions and write their reactions as part of an introduction before viewing Poison DUst.

N Brainstorming ideas by students and teachers for other possible uses of Poison DUst, as well as
student questions and comments.

Order the Poison DUst Educator's Packet at  www.iacenter.org/DUeducatorpackets.html


Footnotes:
* Vet's Ills Mounting Fast, by Juan Gonzales, Published on Tuesday, February 7, 2006 by the New York Daily News -
"Nearly 120,000 veterans - more than one of every four who served in Iraq and Afghanistan - have already sought
treatment at Veterans Health Administration hospitals for a wide range of illnesses, according to an internal study the
VHA completed late last year." http://www.democracynow.org/static/Vets.shtml
**Flounders, Sara, "Another War Crime? Iraqi Cities 'Hot' with Depleted Uranium", 2003 http//www.PoisonDUst.org
*** Nichols, Bob, ‘Depleted, it ain’t! So-called depleted uranium, that is!’, 5/31/2005, Project Censored Award Winner
& Online Journal Contributing Writer http//www.onlinejournal.com/Commentary/053105Nichols/ 053105nichols.html
****Iraqi cancers, birth defects blamed on U.S. depleted uranium. By LARRY JOHNSON SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
FOREIGN DESK EDITOR ...
seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/95178_du12.shtml - 44k - May 26, 2007 -



 

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