Friday, March 16, 2007
SWOP homepageAnti-War March and Rally Saturday March 17th; SWOP Youth demand a stop to military recruitment efforts in poor communities
For Immediate Release: March 16, 2007
Contact SWOP - 505 247 8832
Tomorrow’s national call to action marks the fourth year of combat for the young soldiers of the United States armed forces. SouthWest Organizing Project (SWOP) youth members have felt a direct impact of the heightened military recruitment that targets young low-income students of color, and they have taken part in organizing 200 youth to attend tomorrow’s local Anti-War demonstrations and activities.
“Recruiters are the salesmen for the military; misleading our youth with bribes of wealth and education in exchange for the ultimate risk, their lives – 29 New Mexico soldiers have already died,” says Casandra Stewart, an intern at SWOP.
Historically, military recruiters target the poorest high schools in the district, and American battalions are made up of disproportionate numbers of people from economically distressed communities. SWOP’s young organizers say young people are often made to feel that the military is the only chance they have to succeed.
New Mexico youth should not be pressured into joining the military, we need the truth in order to make more informed decisions about our future,” states Rodrigo Rodriguez, also an intern at SWOP.
As the numbers of supports for this war diminish, the death toll keeps rising. “ We demand that the military stop recruiting our young people to fill the death quota of an unjust war, “ says Julian Moya, a member of SWOP.
Over 200 youth are expected to attend the anti-war march and rally, “Peace-a-Palozza at Robinson Park. The march Begins at 11:00am at CIVIC PLAZA, and will march toward Senators Domeneci and Bingaman’s offices, concluding at the park. Local artists and Inti-Ilimani will perform at Robinson Park.
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Contact SWOP - 505 247 8832
Tomorrow’s national call to action marks the fourth year of combat for the young soldiers of the United States armed forces. SouthWest Organizing Project (SWOP) youth members have felt a direct impact of the heightened military recruitment that targets young low-income students of color, and they have taken part in organizing 200 youth to attend tomorrow’s local Anti-War demonstrations and activities.
“Recruiters are the salesmen for the military; misleading our youth with bribes of wealth and education in exchange for the ultimate risk, their lives – 29 New Mexico soldiers have already died,” says Casandra Stewart, an intern at SWOP.
Historically, military recruiters target the poorest high schools in the district, and American battalions are made up of disproportionate numbers of people from economically distressed communities. SWOP’s young organizers say young people are often made to feel that the military is the only chance they have to succeed.
New Mexico youth should not be pressured into joining the military, we need the truth in order to make more informed decisions about our future,” states Rodrigo Rodriguez, also an intern at SWOP.
As the numbers of supports for this war diminish, the death toll keeps rising. “ We demand that the military stop recruiting our young people to fill the death quota of an unjust war, “ says Julian Moya, a member of SWOP.
Over 200 youth are expected to attend the anti-war march and rally, “Peace-a-Palozza at Robinson Park. The march Begins at 11:00am at CIVIC PLAZA, and will march toward Senators Domeneci and Bingaman’s offices, concluding at the park. Local artists and Inti-Ilimani will perform at Robinson Park.
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