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The 4th Annual (& penultimate) George Bush Going Away Party:
An Evening of Political Comedy

This is once again a benefit for The Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors’ (CCCO) “Military Out of Our Schools” program.

Expanding its focus in 1980 to include counter-recruitment, which was innovative for its time, placed CCCO in the forefront of the counter-recruitment movement. Through its Military Out of Our Schools counter-recruitment program, CCCO places a special focus on communities of color, which are disproportionately affected by militarism and military recruitment. CCCO encourages community-wide dialogues on issues of military recruitment and the increasing militarism of public schools and also works in coalition with other national and local groups and organizers to inform and aid communities in fighting the economic conscription (“poverty draft”) of young people. CCCO’s highly successful Military Out of Our Schools program model has been replicated by many organizations in the Bay Area and in other areas of the country.

The Military Out of Our Schools Program continues to do as much as possible to stop militarism in the school system by countering the efforts of aggressive military recruiters. They do this work by providing access to resources, materials, and speakers which highlight the hazards involved with a military enlistment using the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as primary examples.

Over the years they have produced brochures and posters, magazines and cds, videos and workshops, to help young people realize the myths of military service and deconstruct many of the military recruiting techniques which disguise themselves as opportunities. They will continue to utilize what has worked in the past to continue building a national counter-recruitment movement which has grown exponentially over the last few years.

One of their plans for the next couple of months is to release a brochure which spotlights the hardships many veterans face after their military service is over. Problems with receiving medical and educational benefits, proper diagnosis of physical disability caused by wartime service, post-traumatic stress disorder, homelessness, and a wide array of issues young people considering enlistment must be made aware of.

CCCO has organized and supported a cadre of college students who have done an amazing amount of research on the subject, having regular meetings in their Philadelphia office to make a series of new brochures to roll out for the Fall semester. Other plans include producing another issue of AWOL Magazine & CD (due early 2008) which will be its fifth installment of one of their most popular tools for promoting anti-militarism and resistance. Ongoing program activities consisting of counter-recruitment trainings, conscientious objection workshops, and speaking at school assemblies and classroom presentations are always in the works.

For a free sample of CCCO’s Military Out of Our Schools Program’s counter recruitment materials, please contact:
CCCO
1515 Cherry St
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Ph: 215-563-8787
info@objector.org

CCCO web site: www.objector.org