Working class families are sacrificing too much in the Iraq War. According to Department of Defense website, recruiters target those who do not have financial stability and feel that they have few options. They are not signing up out of patriotic fervor, but out of a feeling of necessity. In Portland,and across the country, heavy recruitment is occuring in the schools where there are higher percentages of free and reduced lunches, an indicator of lower economic status. This is an economic draft.
Without the facts about the current military situation, youth and parents cannot make informed decisions. Four billion dollars per year is now being spent on military recruiting in schools and public places. With all this, it is important to show the other side. Portlanders must join other cities in educating students about the reality of current military life. This is an important part of stopping the supply of bodies flowing into Iraq, and ending the war.
Join Us in our counter Recruitment efforts, Plan for the first day of school!
Organizing Clinic, Portland Anti-Military Recruitment Coalition ( pamrcoaltion@yahoo.com)
Saturday August 20th 10 am to 2pm, lunch served
Augustana Lutheran Church
2710 NE 14th
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