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| Age: | 21 years old |
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| Location: | Oakland, California |
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| Last Login: | Jun 3, 2008 (549 days back) |
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Order a copy of ARMY OF NONE and get promotional materials: www.couragetoresist.org/armyofnone Uniformed U.S. Army Officers lunch with students in elementary school cafeterias. Army training programs including rifle and pistol instruction replace physical education in middle schools. Like never before, military recruiters are entering the halls of U.S. schools with unchecked access in an attempt to bolster a military in crisis. Even as these destructive efforts to militarize youth accelerate, so do the creative and powerful efforts of students, community members, and veterans to challenge them. Today, the counter recruitment movement—from counseling to poetry slams to citywide lobbying efforts—has become one of the most practical ways to tangibly resist U.S. policy that cuts funding for education and social programs while promoting war and occupation. Without enough soldiers, the U.S. cannot sustain its empire. Army of None: Strategies to Counter Military Recruitment, End War, and Build a Better World exposes the real story behind the military-recruitment complex, and offers guides, tools, and resources for education and action, and people power strategies to win. Anti-war, global justice and arts organizer DAVID SOLNIT was a main organizer in the WTO protests in Seattle in 1999 and in San Francisco the day after Iraq was invaded in 2003. He is the editor of Globalize Liberation: How to Uproot the System and Build a Better World. Army veteran Aimee Allison has led school and community counter-recruitment activities over the last decade. She is a contributor to 10 Excellent Reasons Not to Join the Military . She was recruited out of high school and became a Conscientious Objector to the Gulf War. She actively supports veterans that are healing from their war experiences. Army of None: Strategies to Counter Military Recruitment, End War, and Build a Better World is now available from Seven Stories Press . Individual books are available for a $20 donation to Courage to Resist —that's $5 more than the cover price, but that includes all shipping, handling, and tax.
Authors Aimee Allison and David Solnit will be touring extensively this fall and winter to support counter-recruitment organizing efforts around the United States, and educating students, parents, and young people about the truth behind military recruitment. Please email if you would like them to come to your community. Contact Aimee and David by emailing armynone (at) gmail.com . |
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| What People Are Saying "The workshop was just great, exactly right for our students and I think highly motivating! We will probably want to bring them back in the spring." -Pat, coordinator from Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA) "Thank you for coming through La Crosse, Wisconsin to talk about your book and counter-recruiting... I just wanted to let you know that some of the seeds you sowed during your book tour have started sprouting. - Cathy in La Crosse, WI "Everyone loved [Aimee]. I am so very thankful for the work she is doing." -Sandra, event organizer from El Cerrito, CA "The excellent effect of the tour here is that there are dates and times being set up to do events at High Schools by the main group that David and Aimee talked with." -Sue, activist from Milwaukee, WI "If someone is considering hosting your event, they should really do it. It was one of the best things I've dedicated my time to in my life!" - Yvette, organizer from Kent, Ohio"The event was fantastic - it was represented by five high schools who were absolutely thrilled by Aimee and David... the ability of David and Aimee to engage the crowd is something that I haven't seen in any speaker as yet!" -- Aamir, organizer for South Bay Mobilization in San Jose |
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I'd like to meet:The Army of None Project is reaching out to young people and community activists around the country, exposing the truth of the military recruitment complex and supporting counter-recruitment efforts far and wide.The Army of None Project often reaches out to communities that cannot afford to cover travel or other expenses for the project. To support this work, please donate now through Paypal: To make a tax-deductible donation, please make checks out to "Courage to Resist/ IHCenter" with "Army of None" in the memo line and mail to: Courage to Resist 484 Lake Park Ave #41 Oakland, CA 94610 Thank you for your support of this important project! |
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Music:Selected Articles by Aimee Allison and David Solnit:An Army of None Peacework Magazine Selected Articles by Aimee Allison: Recruiter Sexual Abuse: Friendly Fire at Home? Alternet An Excellent Reason Not to Join the Military Alternet Selected Articles by David Solnit: Chiapas, Seattle, Hong Kong? Questions for the Global Justice Movement Left Turn The New Radicalism Truthout Shelter Under the Anti-war Umbrella: People Power Can Stop the War Alternet Will Blockades and Puppets Topple the WTO? Eat the State Previous Interviews with the Authors: Aimee Allison: Interview with a Gulf War Resister CCCO - The Objector People Power: An Interview with David Solnit Mother Jones |
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"raised a ruckus: Army of None @ Palamar College, near Camp Pendleton, Southern Cali. |
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| Writer raised a ruckus with criticism of militaryBy Melana PrestonThe Telescope, Palamar Community College4/28/08Palomar students protested author David Solnit's presentation slamming U.S. military re... Posted by Army of None on Wed, 14 May 2008 02:45:00 PST |
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SEE THE PUPPET SHOW ON YOUTUBE: "SAVE THE WAR" |
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| David Solnit, author of 'An Army of None" counters the military recruiters with a puppet show at the Labour Center in Vancouver, British Columbia.SEE VIDEO HERE... Posted by Army of None on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:02:00 PST |
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Army of None on YOU TUBE |
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| You Tube Video"It's time to stop the war ourselves".Army of None workshop with 60 Students in Olympia, WA with Chanan Suarez Diaz: Iraq War Veteran, President of Iraq Veterans Against the War, Seattle... Posted by Army of None on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:23:00 PST |
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High School Student Write on Army of None |
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| When they come for the schoolkids, resist! Confronting the reality of military recruitment in local, national schoolsBy Phoebe BlandingJanuary 2008Works In Progress, Thurston County, WAWorks in Progre... Posted by Army of None on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:13:00 PST |
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Chew, Swallow, Digest: Army Of None in"Eat the State" |
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| Chew, Swallow, Digest: Army Of Noneby Abie and Jessi FlaxhammerJanuary 10, 2008Eat the StateA FORUM FOR ANTI-AUTHORITARIAN POLITICAL OPINION, RESEARCH AND HUMORhttp://eatthestate.org/12-09/ChewSwallow... Posted by Army of None on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:06:00 PST |
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Army of None visits the Northwest (updated), January 10-20, 2008 |
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| Army of None TourStrategies to Counter Military Recruitment, End War, and Build a Better WorldChanan Suarez Diaz: Iraq War Veteran, President of Iraq Veterans Against the War, Seattle Chapter.David So... Posted by Army of None on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:55:00 PST |
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People Power: Its Time To Stop The War Ourselves in Yes Mag. |
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| http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/08/5713/ Published on Saturday, December 8, 2007 by YES! MagazinePeople Power: It's Time To Stop The War Ourselvesby Aimee Allison and David SolnitWe need a... Posted by Army of None on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 05:48:00 PST |
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Army of None in In These Times |
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| http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3417/kids_lol_navy_recru
iters/Kids LOL @ Navy RecruitersBy Aaron SarverStrike and Retrieve is the Navy's newest strategy to recruit today's video game As headlines ... Posted by Army of None on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:19:00 PST |
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Army of None at School of the Americas |
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| ARMY OF NONE AT SCHOOL OF THE AMERICA'S VIGILAimee Allison will adress the Saturday mass Rally,David will perform his Army of None puppet show andboth David and Aimee will table for Army of None andCo... Posted by Army of None on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:07:00 PST |
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Recording of Pittsburgh Event |
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| Thanks to Vincent for forwarding along this recording of the Pittsburgh Army of None event at the Thomas Merton Center. Bring Aimee and David to your town by emailing armynone@gmail.com!http://www.rad... Posted by Army of None on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:37:00 PST |
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