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(audio) "army of none" presentation
by vincent / blast furnace radio Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007 at 10:49 AM
vincenteirene@gmail.com

audio location; http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=25005

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Army of None


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"If someone is considering hosting your event, they should really do it. It was one of the best things I've dedicated my time to in my life!" - Yvette, organizer from Kent, Ohio

"The event was fantastic - it was represented by five high schools who were absolutely thrilled by Aimee and David... the ability of David and Aimee to engage the crowd is something that I haven't seen in any speaker as yet!"
-- Aamir, organizer for South Bay Mobilization in San Jose

Music Selected Articles by Aimee Allison and David Solnit:

An Army of None
Peacework Magazine

Selected Articles by Aimee Allison:

Recruiter Sexual Abuse: Friendly Fire at Home?
Alternet

An Excellent Reason Not to Join the Military
Alternet

Selected Articles by David Solnit:

Chiapas, Seattle, Hong Kong? Questions for the Global Justice Movement
Left Turn

The New Radicalism
Truthout

Shelter Under the Anti-war Umbrella: People Power Can Stop the War
Alternet

Will Blockades and Puppets Topple the WTO?
Eat the State

Previous Interviews with the Authors:

Aimee Allison: Interview with a Gulf War Resister
CCCO - The Objector

People Power: An Interview with David Solnit
Mother Jones

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Order a copy of ARMY OF NONE and get promotional materials: http://www.couragetoresist.org/armyofnone
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Tour schedule here and Aimee's tour blog here

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.

Even as these destructive efforts to militarize youth accelerate, so do the creative and powerful efforts of students, community members, and veterans to challenge them. Today, the counter recruitment movement—from counseling to poetry slams to citywide lobbying efforts—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. Without enough soldiers, the U.S. cannot sustain its empire.

Army of None: Strategies to Counter Military Recruitment, End War, and Build a Better World exposes the real story behind the military-recruitment complex, and offers guides, tools, and resources for education and action, and people power strategies to win.

Anti-war, global justice and arts organizer DAVID SOLNIT was a main organizer in the WTO protests in Seattle in 1999 and in San Francisco the day after Iraq was invaded in 2003. He is the editor of Globalize Liberation: How to Uproot the System and Build a Better World. Army veteran Aimee Allison has led school and community counter-recruitment activities over the last decade. She is a contributor to 10 Excellent Reasons Not to Join the Military. She was recruited out of high school and became a Conscientious Objector to the Gulf War. She actively supports veterans that are healing from their war experiences.

Army of None: Strategies to Counter Military Recruitment, End War, and Build a Better World is now available from Seven Stories Press. Individual books are available for a $20 donation to Courage to Resist—that's $5 more than the cover price, but that includes all shipping, handling, and tax.

Authors Aimee Allison and David Solnit will be touring extensively this fall and winter to support counter-recruitment organizing efforts around the United States, and educating students, parents, and young people about the truth behind military recruitment. Please email if you would like them to come to your community. Contact Aimee and David by emailing armynone (at) gmail.com.

Photos by Jeff Paterson
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Army of None Tour @ Thomas Merton Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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Army of None Tour @ Bluestockings Bookstore - New York City
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Army of None Tour @ Unitarian Society of New Haven, Hamden, CT
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Army of None Tour @ Rochester, NY
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Army of None Tour @ Sanctuary for Independent Media - Troy, NY
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Army of None Tour @ Syracuse, NY
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Army of None Tour @ Salinas, CA
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Army of None Tour @ School of the Americas Vigil, Ft Benning GA
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Oct 6 2007 9:24 AM

thank you for addin me!! Pvt. Ashley N.Biggs 92F
Edward J. Renehan Jr. - Author





Oct 5 2007 6:11 AM

Great book. Great movement. Keep on. Peace, - Ed R.
Rod Kinny





Oct 1 2007 6:11 AM

Dear Aimee & David,

I want to thank you for sharing your wisdom & courage at the Rondo Library in St. Paul this past Saturday. Your open spirit gives me a lot of hope and the two of you are very effective. And yes it is important to celebrate!

Warm Regards,

Rod Kinny
Krista M.





Sep 29 2007 10:37 PM

Excellent presentation today here in St. Paul! Thanks so much to Aimee, David, and Jen, and best of luck on the rest of your tour. - Krista and Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace
Jah Reflex





Sep 29 2007 7:16 PM

Me and my girlfriend support you 110% and we would liek to say we really lvoe and appreciate you guys spreading your message, and getting the truth out to people! We saw you when you came to Whitewater!
Thanks so much for helping to make the world a better place through knowledge and truth. Together we can spread the word, and stop innocent people from becoming slaves to the military and killing.
philopatrios





Sep 29 2007 5:59 AM

Washington Transcripts (What is really being said in DC)

Sure, we are not intervening in Myanmar because we don’t have enough troop strength left to deal with a candlelight vigil in Juarez, but tell the Press Office to put out that the President is having trouble focusing on democracy in that place mostly because they changed their name from Burma. All Americans can relate to that one. Good spin! Good spin! Damn good spin!

From DivertingBuddha’s blog, a space all about Washington political hacks betraying democracy!
mark





Sep 26 2007 12:34 PM

Keep Up The Good Work,Peace
John





Sep 25 2007 2:59 AM

Excellent work, thanks for the add. Best wishes
John
The New American Revolution





Sep 22 2007 12:26 PM

thanks for the add
mark





Sep 20 2007 10:57 PM

Keep up your good work,Peace
Ask me about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.





Sep 20 2007 10:41 PM

Aimee and David,
Thank you guys for coming to Kent State. I feel so fortunate to have met you both and to participate in sharing your vision and your energy!
Thanks for making it a really great event. If someone is considering hosting your event, they should really do it. It was one of the best things I've dedicated my time to in my life!
Peace be with you in your journey and as you spread your message.
Oh, thank you also for having solutions and directions for people. So often we hear of problems but are offered no solutions and you did not do that.
HUGS!
Yvette
Cameron





Sep 20 2007 3:55 PM

check out my anti-recruiter blog and how i got detained by Marines in AZ over my myspace page.
Give Ireland Back To The Irish





Sep 20 2007 12:48 PM

Thanks for the add. I hope you enjoy my site. I enjoy yours. Two different worlds same problems. Same common goal... peace. When are you coming to Texas? Currently that is where I am located and would like to here you speak and there are many others here who would as well.

Peace ~ Give Ireland Back To The Irish
mark





Sep 19 2007 10:42 PM

Keep up the good Work,Peace
IVAW Cleveland Ohio





Sep 12 2007 6:15 AM

See you on the 20th at Kent State University!
Madison IVAW





Sep 3 2007 9:51 PM

I am looking forward to the book event in Madison.
Ask me about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.





Aug 31 2007 4:17 PM

Finally got all the ends tied! Kent State University is sponsoring this event too. Come if you can!

Army of None

Where? Kent State University - Student Center - 2nd Floor - Governance Chambers.

When? September 20, 2007 at 7 pm.

Peace always,
Yvette
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Aug 27 2007 4:30 AM

MAKE WAR ILLEGAL
GUERRA ES ILEGAL
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bei Bei





Aug 17 2007 9:59 AM

Hey Army of None Just want to say thanks for being my Myspace friend. : )

Bei Bei
Krista M.





Aug 14 2007 9:46 PM

Looking forward to seeing you in Minneapolis/St. Paul at the end of September!
Jen Angel





Jul 25 2007 11:45 AM

See you at the book release party August 30!!
joshua kahn russell





Jul 24 2007 10:47 PM

this book is hottttttt
LA Naylor





Jul 7 2007 2:12 PM

thanks for the add! Fantastic concept, peace & respect Lx
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Jul 5 2007 5:21 PM

http://www.villageofhopeuganda.com thanks you for the friends add and wishes you peace and love on the planet. Many blessings.
john





Jul 2 2007 7:39 PM

Thanks for the add!
donna





Jun 30 2007 11:01 PM

Yeah, 'Army of None,' you have a nice and peaceful weekend.
Tim





Jun 30 2007 8:28 AM

Welcome to all here as friends. Come by for a free poster download.
Peace,
Tim
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Jun 27 2007 3:30 PM

Thank you for supporting Military Families Speak Out - Minnesota!
AGCR





Jun 24 2007 11:48 PM

Nice job. I used to work with Portland War Resistance League doing anti-recruitment actions. Keep it up.
R.E.
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Jun 24 2007 10:34 AM

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“Show me a hero and I’ll write you a tragedy.”
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Jun 22 2007 2:21 PM

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Iraq Veterans Against the War" <kelly@ivaw.org>
> To: <bearspirit@tcsn.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 7:05 AM
> Subject: Soldier in Iraq Resists the Occupation
>
>
> > All that recieve this email, please respond to help Eli! Email his
> senator, Ca. Senators, anyone else you think can help and please pass
this
> on to anyone you think might want to help him! Thank you, Dee Carroll
> > Yesterday, June 19, 26 year old SPC Eli Israel put himself at great
> personal risk by making the courageous decision to refuse further
> participation in the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Eli told his commanding
> officer and sergeants that he will no longer be a combatant in this
illegal,
> unjustified war. Eli believes that the U.S. government used the attacks
of
> September 11, 2001 as a pretense to invade Iraq and that "we are now
> violating the people of this country (Iraq) in ways that we would never
> accept on our own soil." Eli is stationed at Camp Victory in Baghdad with
> JVB Bravo Company, 1-149 Infantry of the Kentucky Army National Guard.
This
> soldier's decision to refuse orders puts him at great risk, especially
> because he is in Iraq, isolated from legal assistance and other support.
> The following is a message that Eli sent yesterday to a friend back home:
> >
> > "I have told them that I will no longer play a 'combat role' in this
> conflict or 'protect corporate representatives,' and they have taken this
as
> 'violating a direct order.' I may be in jail or worse in the next 24
hours.
> >
> > Please rally whoever you can, call whoever you can, bring as much
> attention to this as you can. I have no doubt that the military will bury
me
> and hide the whole situation if they can. I'm in big trouble. I'm
fonda





Jun 11 2007 5:26 AM

the answer is not more guns


"We can all make a difference, one by one"
---BOTH SIDES OF THE GUN

http://www.newTrick.us
Jeff Matheus





Jun 8 2007 6:29 AM

Can't wait to read this book! Will this be available at Amazon and all the major bookstores?...This could be a very important work at a time when America seems to be becoming more and more militaristic by the minute. JEFF MATHEUS
Laura-Marie





May 11 2007 7:45 AM

I really believe in your project.
Mark Gonzales





May 8 2007 11:40 AM

as a poet whose traveled from west coast to west bank, been on both ends of the gun and seen what war does the face
of our children's beauty-
this book is NECESSARY!
keep repping truth

m.gonzales
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