Directory of Resources and Orgs Related to Militarism and its Alternatives

Below are the resources we have compiled as of March 2006.
Please send suggestions, additions and corrections to us

Black Veterans for Social Justice

http://www.bvsj.org/main.html

Serves black veterans and their families

Brooklyn Parents for Peace

http://www.brooklynpeace.org/

Community organization to oppose war and militarism, counter military recruitment, and promote peace

Campus Action Web Center

http://www.campusaction.net/

Supports activism on educational campuses against racism, economic oppression, and homophobia; and for justice, peace, feminism, multiculturalism, the environment, labor rights, economic and education

Campus Anti-war Network

http://www.campusantiwar.net/646.320.6880

Independent, democratic, grassroots network of students opposing the occupation of Iraq and military recruiters in our schools at campuses all over the country

Catholic Peace Fellowship

http://www.catholicpeacefellowship.org/

Supports Catholic conscientious objectors through education, counseling and advocay, including collaboration on the GI rights hotline

Center on Conscience and War

http://www.centeronconscience.org/

Supports all those who question participation in war, whether they are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, documented or undocumented immigrants--or citizens in other countries; participates in GI rights hotline

Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors

http://www.objector.org/recruiting.html/ 215.563.8787

Supports and promotes individual and collective resistance to war and preparations for war; participates in GI rights hotline

Citizen Soldier

http://www.citizen-soldier.org/index.html

Challenges U.S. militarism; offers list of resources around counter-recruitment and militarism

Coalition Against Militarism In Our Schools

http://www.militaryfreeschools.org/

Organization of teachers, students, parents and activists; offers information on recruitment strategies in schools and means of organizing to prevent recruitment in schools

Code Pink

http://www.codepink4peace.org/

A women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities

FirstGov.gov

http://www.firstgov.gov/

U.S. government's web portal with information about military and recruitment

Gold Star Families for Peace

http://www.gsfp.org/

Families of military personnel who have died as a result of war supporting each other and working to bring the troops home from Iraq, minimize the human cost of war, and prevent other families from suffering the same pain

Iraq Veterans Against the War

http://www.ivaw.net/

Advocates to bring the troops come from Iraq, support Iraqi reconstruction, and support veterans and troops now and upon their return

Leave My Child Alone

http://www.leavemychildalone.org/

Family privacy project to protect young people from unwanted recruiting

Military Families Speak Out

http://www.mfso.org/

Organization of people opposed to the war in Iraq who have relatives or loved ones in the military.

National Priorities Project

http://nationalpriorities.org/

Non-profit organization providing information on recruitment stats and military budget

New York Civil Liberties Union Project on Military Recruitment

http://milrec.nyclu.org/

Seeks to give students, families, educators, and advocates the tools to defend their rights against intrusive military recruiting

New York Collective of Radical Educators

http://www.nycore.org/917.680.3221

Group of public school educators committed to fighting for social justice in our school system and society at large, by organizing and mobilizing teachers, developing curriculum

New York Yearly Meeting

http://www.nyym.org/212.673.5750

Gathering of Quaker meetings and worship groups in New York State, northern and central New Jersey, and southwestern Connecticut

Not In Our Name

http://www.notinourname.net/youth/800.956.6927

National network of individuals and organizations committed to building, strengthening and expanding resistance to stop the U.S. government's entire course of war and repression being waged

Pax Christi USA

http://www.paxchristiusa.org/814.453.4955

Rejects war, preparations for war, and every form of violence and domination, advocating primacy of conscience, economic and social justice, and respect for creation; offer Christian-based information on conscientious objection

Suffolk Progressive Vision

http://www.freewebs.com/suffolkprogressivevision/

Provides information on peace-related issues, including counter-recruitment, and contacts to a number of progressive organizations in Suffolk county including Peacesmith and Suffolk Peace Network.

The Project on Youth and Non-military Opportunities

http://www.projectyano.org/

Provides young people with an alternative point of view about military enlistment.

United for Peace and Justice

http://www.unitedforpeace.org/ (212) 868-5545

Coalition of more than 1300 local and national groups throughout the United States who have joined together to protest the immoral and disastrous Iraq War and oppose our government's policy of permanent warfare and empire-building; provides information and support for counter-recruitment

Veterans Against the Iraq War

http://www.vaiw.org/vet/index.php/ 201.876.0430

Organization of military veterans who question the claims for this war

Veterans for Common Sense

http://www.veteransforcommonsense.org/202.558.4553

Promotes the perspective of war veterans in the public debate over national security issues in order to preserve the liberty veterans have fought and died

Veterans for Peace

http://www.veteransforpeace.org/ 314.725.6005

Organization of men and women veterans from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, other conflicts and peacetime veterans that promotes means of problem solving other than war.

War Resister's League

http://www.warresisters.org/

Committed not only to eliminating war, but the causes of war-causes intricately linked to the violence that pervades our society; WRL’s Youth and Counter Militarism Project, based in New York City, provides youth with the resources and training necessary to agitate against military recruitment in their schools and communities.

Washington Truth in Recruiting

http://www.watir.org/res/actionsForSchools.htm

Connects with students and parents to provide objective information for critical life choices involving the military

The Ya-Ya Network

http://www.youthlink.org/yaya

Group of youth in New York city who work on various progressive issues including counter-recruitment.

 

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