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NAACP Turns 100; Convention Met by Anti-War Protest
Benjamin Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP with long-time civil rights activist Hazel Dukes. Photo by Thomas Good / NLN / The Rag BlogDemonstrators at NAACP confab protest presence of army recruiters As the NAACP kicked off its convention … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Civil Rights Movement, Military Recruiting, NAACP, Peace Movement, Social Protest
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Seeking to Stop the Military Recruiters Dead
Barbara Harris discussing ways to educate parents about their right to keep information on their children from the military. Photo: Yana Paskova for The New York Times.‘Counter-Recruiter’ Seeks to Block Students’ Data From the MilitaryBy Javier C. Hernandez / October … Continue reading
Austin : Demonstrators Oppose Military Recruitment for Iraq War
Demonstrators protesting the continuing occupation of Iraq gathered on Friday, September 19 at Dobie Mall adjacent to the campus of The University of Texas at Austin. Dobie Mall houses a military recruitment center and has been the site of anti-war … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-War Demonstration, Austin, Iraq Occupation, Iraq War, Military Recruiting, Peace Activists, Peace Movement
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Houston : Army Recruiter Suspended for Threatening High School Student
Recorded threat sparks bipartisan call for investigationA story involving an Army recruiter in Texas last week has led to a bipartisan call for an investigation. The recruiter from the Greenspoint Recruiting Station in Houston was suspended after a recording of … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Congress, Houston, Military Recruiting, Recruiting Abuses, Texas, U.S. Army, U.S. Military
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