Counter Recruitment Links While POG is quite active we are but one piece of a much larger counter-recruitment movement which included hundreds of groups across the country working from a variety of ideological and tactical perspectives. Below are some of these groups:
Pittsburgh:
Conscience: A Pittsburgh-area group for conscientious objectors and supporters, they are currently working to get the Pittsburgh school board to enact a resolution restricting recruiter access.
American Friends Service Committee, Pgh chapter: Through respectful listening to all voices, the AFSC Pennsylvania program seeks to build a peaceful and just world.
Other cities/National Groups:
Committee Opposed to Militarism and the Draft (COMD)
Project on Youth and Non-Military Opportunities (Project YANO)
National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth (NNOMY)
Youth and Militarism Program- A division of American Friends Service Committee, run by the Quaker. Provides Counter-Recruitment Information.
Iraq Veterans Against the War
Veterans for Peace
Vietnam Veterans Against the War
Bring Them Home Now
GI Rights
Building Resources- A list of organizations working toward countering military recruiting.
Citizen Soldier
Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO)
Student Peace Action Network
Military Families Speak Out
PeaceRoots Alliance (PRA)
Gold Star Families for Peace
Regional Groups:
Pennsylvania:
American Friends Service Committee Youth & Militarism Program (national)
Philadelphia, PA
Pax Christi USA Headquarters (national)
Erie, PA
Youth Philadelphia Area War Resistance (YouthPAWR) (local)
Philadelphia, PA
Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO) (national)
Philadelphia, PA
Kevin Ramirez
1515 Cherry St. Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215)563-8787
1-800-NO-JROTC
(215)563-8890
kevin@objector.org
Student Environmental Action Coalition (national)
Philadelphia, PA
Pennsylvania Lesbian Bisexual Gay Taskforce (local)
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia WRL/WTR
Steve Gulick:
2211 Bainbridge St.
Philadelphia, PA 19146
(215) 732-8137
gunorlickton@mac.com
Lehigh-Pocono Committee of Concern (LEPOCO)
313 West Fourth Street
Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 691-8730
The Peace Center
102 W. Maple Ave
Langhorne, PA 19047
215-750-7220
peace@comcat.com
Ohio
Larry Gara
21 Faculty Place
Wilmington, OH 45177
937-382-3569
larry_gara@wilmington.edu
New York, NY
American Friends Service Committee Syracuse Office (local chapter)
Syracuse, NY
Support Network for An Armed Forces Union (SNAFU) (national)
New York, NY
Pax Christi USA - Long Island (local chapter)
Greenlawn, NY
Ya-Ya Network (local)
New York, NY
(212) 239-0022 yayanetnyc@aol.com
YouthPeace (WRL) (national)
New York, NY
Brooklyn/Manhattan War Resisters League
c/o WRL, 339 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10012
ruthbenn@juno.com
East End War Resisters League
Gerry Mooney
207 Accabonic Rd.
E. Hampton, NY 11937
(516) 329-1533
Westchester People's Action Coalition (WESPAC)
255 Grove Street - Box 488
White Plains, NY 10602
(914) 682-0488
Connecticut
Connecticut Youth Peace
Angie Hart
79 Maple St.
Norwich, CT 06360.
860-887-6869
caligirl_86@yahoo.com
STARC Alliance (national)
Washington, DC
Center on Conscience and War (national)
Washington, DC
Maryland
Student Peace Action Network (SPAN) (national)
Silver Springs, MD