Students Not Soldiers - Demilitarize Our Schools
Update: See the Austin Chronicle's latest piece: Youth Activists: Demilitarize Our Schools!
Do you wish college and job recruiters would replace military recruiters in our schools? You're not alone, so join us...
WHEN: 4-7 PM on October 1
WHERE: Republic Square Park (4th and Guadalupe), march to and rally at Austin City Hall
The rally begins at 4 PM at Republic Square Park - we will gather there with fellow students, teachers, parents, and concerned citizens to call for the demilitarization of schools and protest the deceitful practices and false promises of military recruiters.
Several speakers and booths will have information on how to pay for college or secure a job after high school, without joining the military and being sent off to fight wars for corrupt leaders.
The event has been endorsed by: Austin Against War, Austin ISO, CAMEO, Educators for Change, Issue Magazine, Non-Military Options for Youth, Texans for Peace, UT Watch, UT Student Labor Action, and more!
Fresh and fruity drinks will provided by Daily Juice, and we'll have live music from David Rovics and local bands.
Download and distribute flyers!
Flyer 1
Flyer 2 (PDF)
Flyer 3
Prior notes:
As you can see, I've posted our preliminary flyer for the event to the right. For the past several weeks YAA has been busily organizing a major march and rally scheduled to take place on October 1. The primary purpose of the event is to spotlight the harmful and deceptive practices of the military in America's schools, and to demonstrate local support among youth and adults alike for the growing counter-recruitment movement. We will gather initially at Republic Square Park at 4:00 pm, from which we will march across the downtown to the City Hall, where students and activists will rally and hear from assorted speakers, including students, parents, teachers, and veterans. Not only that, but there will also be live music from, among others, David Rovics, who performed here in Austin just two days ago at the Cindy Sheehan event.
Endorsements for the rally already include Texans for Peace and Vietnam Veterans Against War, with many more official endorsements to be announced in the coming weeks. I'll continue to update the site here with more details about the event as they become available.
This will be Austin's first massive counter-recruitment event. Be there.
Do you wish college and job recruiters would replace military recruiters in our schools? You're not alone, so join us...
WHEN: 4-7 PM on October 1
WHERE: Republic Square Park (4th and Guadalupe), march to and rally at Austin City Hall
The rally begins at 4 PM at Republic Square Park - we will gather there with fellow students, teachers, parents, and concerned citizens to call for the demilitarization of schools and protest the deceitful practices and false promises of military recruiters.
Several speakers and booths will have information on how to pay for college or secure a job after high school, without joining the military and being sent off to fight wars for corrupt leaders.
The event has been endorsed by: Austin Against War, Austin ISO, CAMEO, Educators for Change, Issue Magazine, Non-Military Options for Youth, Texans for Peace, UT Watch, UT Student Labor Action, and more!
Fresh and fruity drinks will provided by Daily Juice, and we'll have live music from David Rovics and local bands.
Download and distribute flyers!
Flyer 1
Flyer 2 (PDF)
Flyer 3
Prior notes:
As you can see, I've posted our preliminary flyer for the event to the right. For the past several weeks YAA has been busily organizing a major march and rally scheduled to take place on October 1. The primary purpose of the event is to spotlight the harmful and deceptive practices of the military in America's schools, and to demonstrate local support among youth and adults alike for the growing counter-recruitment movement. We will gather initially at Republic Square Park at 4:00 pm, from which we will march across the downtown to the City Hall, where students and activists will rally and hear from assorted speakers, including students, parents, teachers, and veterans. Not only that, but there will also be live music from, among others, David Rovics, who performed here in Austin just two days ago at the Cindy Sheehan event.
Endorsements for the rally already include Texans for Peace and Vietnam Veterans Against War, with many more official endorsements to be announced in the coming weeks. I'll continue to update the site here with more details about the event as they become available.
This will be Austin's first massive counter-recruitment event. Be there.
posted by A at 7:03 PM -
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