Here in New York City, a substantial movement has evolved around ending military recruitment in public high schools. Many organizations, including CODEPINK NYC and the Ya-Ya Network (a citywide anti-racist, anti-sexist organization and allies with the LGBTQ community, staffed by young activists ages 15 to 19) have been spent much time for the past four [...]
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Kelly Dougherty of Iraq Veterans Against the War testifies in "Before You Enlist" (view the film online here): "When you're a woman, specifically in a combat zone, not only do you have to be afraid of the supposed insurgents and the enemies and the Iraqis, but then you also come back to the base and then there you have to be fearful of your fellow soldiers."
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
NASA will bomb the moon soon, ostensibly to stir up dust that can be tested for useful materials. But all NASA space exploration now has a dual purpose, civilian + military. Predator drones are unmanned weapon systems that burn up children in the Pashtun tribal regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan, but are controlled by men [...]
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
In a follow-up to the counter-recruitment work at New York City high schools during the city’s Parent-Teacher Conference night last month (read the New York Times article about it here), last week I attended a Parent Teacher Association meeting at the Norman Thomas High School in Murray Hill to talk about the No Child Left [...]
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
A bright, shining moment in our “peace platform” action in Minneapolis this morning:
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
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