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Counter Recruitment
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Education, Not Ammunition!
Male
25 years old
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
United States
Last Login: 12/5/2006
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Counter Recruitment's Interests
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| General | Even if you completely disagree with our views, please take a minute to fill out our JROTC questionnaire.
All of the questions are completely optional.
| | Music | We listen to all different kinds of music, but one kind we're particularly inspired by is political hip hop:
Here are the Myspace profiles belonging to the artists above:
Benefit
Binary Star
Dead Prez
Emanon
Exposition
Foundation, The
Geto Boys
Ill Bill
Immortal Technique
Mos Def
One Be Lo
Perceptionists, The
Saul Williams
Please feel free to comment on, question, or make suggestions about our selection. We'd love to find more socially and politically inspired music of any genre.
| | Movies | Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival, this sobering documentary examines the rise of the American war machine since World War II.
"Why We Fight"
Check out the movie's trailer here.
Read an in-depth review here.
During the current Iraq War the U.S. use of radioactive DU weapons increased from 375 tons used in 1991 to 2200 tons. Today, half of the 697,000 U.S. Gulf War troops from the 1991 war have reported serious medical problems and a significant increase in birth defects among their newborn children.
"Poison DUst"
What is Depleted Uranium? Check out Wikipedia's entry on DU.
Read an article about Depleted Uranium from the Sunday Herald here.
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Channel One News
According to ChannelOne.com's "About Channel One" section,
"Channel One News is the leading source of news and information for young people. The 12-minute news broadcasts are delivered daily to more than seven million teens in middle schools and high schools across the country, nearly 30 percent of teenagers in the U.S. Channel One News has covered fast-breaking world events from regions such as Iraq, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Thailand, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Jordan, Cuba, Venezuela, North Korea, Myanmar, and Qatar."
Channel One also comes complete with daily military recruitment ads. Check out Dr. Teresa Whitehurst's article entitled, "Do You Know What Your Kids Are Watching on "Educational" TV at School?" regarding Channel One.
Iraq Veterans Against The War
Check out these videos of U.S. veterans from Iraq describing their experiences of war and speaking out against the injustices done to them and other soldiers:
These videos and others can be found at http://www.truthout.org.
| | Heroes |
The U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimates that nearly 200,000 veterans are homeless on any given night.
Here's How You Can Help |
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Counter Recruitment's Details
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| Status: | Single | | Here for: | Networking | | Hometown: | Boston | | Zodiac Sign: | Sagittarius | | Occupation: | Activism |
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Counter Recruitment's Latest Blog Entry
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"Hitler Youth" vs. JROTC: Program similarities
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Violence instills confidence and leadership.. or does it?
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HATE MAIL
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The "No Child Left Behind" Act (do you know about this?)
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Why we find JROTC to be an indirect form of military recruitment
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Counter Recruitment's Blurbs |
About me:
We are a team of organizers dedicated to raising awareness about the presence of JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps) programs and military recruiters in high schools, particularly in the city of Boston.
We feel that the military should not be a part of students’ education.
We oppose JROTC because:
We feel that JROTC is an indirect form of military recruitment.
We've documented that schools in cities and low-income districts are more likely to have JROTC programs than those in suburbs.
We feel that money for education should be spent on teaching kids a curriculum free of military bias.
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Who I'd like to meet:
We're interested in meeting anyone who's devoted to raising awareness about JROTC programs and military recruitment in high schools, or willing to learn some new information at the very least.
You are not alone! Add your zip code to our map to show others that they are not alone in standing up for what they believe is right. Click the map and drag your mouse pointer to view different areas of the country.
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