Information for Young People and Youth Activists

Resources for educating and organizing

The government, Pentagon and military organizations like high school JROTC are working hard to teach young people blind obedience, conformity and the acceptance of violence when it's done by the state. The survival of a civilian democracy depends on our ability to present alternative views, think critically and resist the influence of militarism on our society.

Are you concerned about

• A possible draft?

• Military programs and recruiters in our schools?

• War?

WHAT YOU CAN DO.pdf (21Kb, rev. 8/26/02)

Sample high school leaflet from San Diego County Coalition for Peace and Justice (Nov. '06):

H.S. leaflet PDF file (75Kb)

Teach Peace:

It's Time to Teach Peace and Make Our Schools Military-Free Zones!

A flier for high schools, produced by COMD and students in San Diego County. Topics include:

• Recruiters Don't Belong in Our Schools!
• Things Military Recruiters Don't Tell You
• Misleading Promises
• The Myth of Easy Money for College
• You Can Get Out of a Delayed Enlistment Agreement
• Stop the Military's Invasion of Student Privacy!
• Say No to the ASVAB Test!
• Teach Peace - Not JROTC and Killing!
• Beware the Draft

  Download a copy here

  Teach Peace.pdf (13 Kb)
  
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High School Students' Rights:

What Every Student Should Know!

A brochure that briefly summarizes some of the First Amendment and other important rights of high school students. It covers:

• Your right to freedom of expression
• Possible free speech restrictions
• Clubs and Activities
• Submitting free speech materials ahead of time
• Prior restraint by school officials
• What to do if your free speech rights are being violated
• Some other rights you should know about

  Download a copy here. Revised 9/02

High School Rights.pdf (24Kb)

Also:

Guide for H.S. Leafleting and Petitioning.pdf (42Kb)

Information specifically about leafleting and petitioning inside and outside schools, by students and nonstudents.

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Resisting the Pledge

Suggestions for high school students who object to
the "Pledge of Allegiance."