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November 2012
A series of throught-provoking short films: All major religions promote the ideal of peace and harmony, but many also condone the use of violence to defend a just cause. We ask young men and women to fight and die and kill in our name, in wars that many consider unjust and immoral. In the run up to Remembrance Sunday, 4thought.tv asks, “Who are the real heroes in war?” Read more >> |
June 2011
These BBC radio programmes explore the effect of killing on people in the military, how many are unable to kill and others live with the effects of having killed for the rest of their lives. Read more >> |
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2011
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2011 update, U.S. 14 minutes
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2006
Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg (Editor) with Cindy Sheehan (Introduction) New Press THE 10 REASONS
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Aimee Allison and David Solnit This is a book from the heart of the vibrant counter recruitment movement in the United States. It looks at the many ways in which schools and communities have become targets for military recruiters and how those schools and communities have responded - with a powerful movement that seeks to resist the militarisation of young people. Read more >> |
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2008
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The Skinback Fusiliers, "a fast, funny and deeply disturbing novel about life in the British army today seen through the eyes of three young men." This is a novel based on the real experiences of 3 young men. Serialised on Open Democracy in 2011. Read it and add your comments to the well of feedback this book has generated.
A 14 minute film made by the American Friends Service Committee and Veterans for Peace, updated in 2011. An informative deconstruction of a US army recruitment video and moving reflection on the effects of going to war. With testimony from a number of young and older veterans.
Strategies to counter military recruitment, end war, and build a better world
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