For Youth
And information on Military Service
Compiled by the UUA Youth Office
Index
Information for Parents
Information for Youth
Military and Draft Information
For Parents:
The Institute for Youth Development
"How Teens Prepare for War" by Shepherd Smith
http://www.youthdevelopment.org/articles/op090201.htm
Shepherd Smith, founder and president of the Institute for Youth Development, offers suggestions for discussing war with teens.
The Institute for Peace and Justice &
Parenting for Peace and Justice Network
The Institute for Peace and Justice (IPJ) is an independent, interfaith, nonprofit organization, begun in 1970 by Jim and Kathy McGinnis http://www.ipj-ppj.org/The%20McGinnis%27.htm, as a response to the realities of war, racism and global economic injustice. We are committed to the challenge, "If you want peace, work for justice," by helping people find learn-able and do-able alternatives that incorporate justice and reconciliation into an active quest for peace in their everyday lives.
Parenting for Peace and Justice Network (PPJN) is an interfaith, interracial, transnational association of families of all descriptions who seek "Shalom" -- well-being, wholeness, peace, justice -- in our own living situations and in the broader community. We recognize that the well-being of our families is tied to the well-being of our global family and the earth itself.
Families Against Violence Advocacy Network (FAVAN) is a broadly based network of organizations, families and individuals committed to violence prevention and the promotion of alternatives to violence in our families, schools, parishes, congregations, youth groups, colleges, and prisons.
For Youth:
Facts on Military Service and Conscientious Objection: A UUA publication
http://www.uua.org/uuawo/issues/respond/military.html
Peace Games
Peace Games empower students to create their own safe classrooms and communities by forming partnerships with elementary schools, families, and volunteers.
American Friends Service Committee - Peacework
Peacework is a monthly journal published since 1972 by the New England Regional Office of the AFSC. Originally it covered resistance to military conscription and war tax resistance, but after the war in Southeast Asia it branched out to coverage of other issues, from nuclear power to the freedom movement, from disarmament to economic justice, from simple living to community organizing. Today it covers the full range of "Global Thought and Local Action for Nonviolent Social Change," with a special focus on the northeastern United States.
Act Now to Stop War and End Racism - A.N.S.W.E.R.
A.N.S.W.E.R. provides action updates on antiwar and antiracism convergences, including logistics and media reports
Military and Draft Information:
The Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO) and Military Out of Our Schools (MOOS)
Program hotline: 1-800-NO-JROTC
CCCO supports and promotes individual and collective resistance to war and preparations for war. For information on Selective Service registration, folks can order "Choosing Peace: A Handbook on War, Peace and Your Conscience" by writing to:
Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors
515 Cherry St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
or
630 20th St. Suite #302,
Oakland, CA 94612 1-888-231-2226
In the event that the draft is re-instated, MOOS recommends that youth who plan to conscientiously object from selective service get started now putting together a record of their commitment to nonviolence they can later present to a draft board. CCCO has a number of pamphlets and resources on how to do this. They also offer pre-enlistment counseling, military and draft counseling.
Other organizations that offer pre-enlistment counseling, military and draft counseling:
AFSC Youth and Militarism Program
1501 Cherry St.
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 563-8787
www.afsc.org/youthmil.htm
War Resisters League
339 Lafayette St.
New York, NY 10012
(212) 228-0450
www.warresisters.org
Web Sites for Further Information:
http://girights.objector.org/
We are a network of nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations who provide information to service members about military discharges, grievance and complaint procedures, and other civil rights.
http://awol.objector.org
An online magazine for youth peace activists.
http://peace.moveon.org/youth.php3
Sign on to The International Youth Declaration. The Declaration will be publicized and sent to President Bush and other world leaders as a show of youth support for nonviolence.
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