Army of None: Strategies to Counter Military Recruitment, End War, and Build a Better World September 4, 2007

Contact: PPJC - Paul George or Julia Bernd, 650-326-8837
Cost: Free
Sponsor: Peninsula Peace and Justice Center

On Tuesday, September 4 at 7:00 p.m., there will be an Activists' Roundtable Discussion entitled “Army of None: Strategies to Counter Military Recruitment, End War, and Build a Better World” at the Community Media Center in Palo Alto.

The panelists will include:
David Solnit – Anti-war, global justice and arts activist, main coordinator for 1999 WTO protests in Seattle and 2003 protests in San Francisco the day after Iraq was invaded.
Aimee Allison – Army veteran, community counter-recruitment coordinator.
Paul George - Director, Peninsula Peace and Justice Center
and the live studio audience.

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. Today, the counter recruitment movement 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.

Streaming video of the program will be available at www.peaceandjustice.org approximately three days after the initial broadcast.

“Other Voices” is broadcast on Mid-Peninsula Community Media cable TV Channel 27 throughout September, available in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Stanford, Menlo Park, Atherton and nearby areas of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties. Tapes and DVDs are available.

Official Website: http://peaceandjustice.org/