ONLINE EVENT
Saturday, 8/16 @ 10am-11:30am Pacific via zoom
Strategies and resources for combating militarism in schools and communities where you are
In this workshop, the organizers of Committee Opposed to Militarism and the Draft (COMD) in San Diego will share about their long-standing struggle of countering and resisting militarism and military recruitment in schools.
COMD and its partner organizations have fought for decades against the military’s predatory recruitment tactics, working with students, educators and parents to redirect young people toward nonmilitary opportunities. In the 2000s, they were part of the San Diego Education Not Arms Coalition that successfully campaigned to remove JROTC shooting ranges from San Diego schools. Since then, they have continued to fight to limit JROTC presence on campuses and other facets of militarism that prey on their communities.
Countering military recruitment in this moment of hyper militarization and authoritarianism also includes making young people aware of how, as recruits, they could be used to carry out deportations, suppress dissent and terrorize communities, and enforce Trump’s threats to intervene militarily in places like Panama, Gaza, Mexico and cities across the United States.
Join us to learn about COMD’s past and present struggles in San Diego and to discuss strategies for combating militarism in schools and communities where you are.
Fundraiser goal: $1,000
Suggested donation: $40
