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Pot-banging protests set the background music to a military parade

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Submitted by Gary

El Ciudadano

Despite the widespread police forces deployed during the military parade in the Parque O’Higgins, hundreds of people protested by banging pots near...

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Inspiration for resistance!

This page is a celebration of things that have gone well for those campaigning against the militarisation of youth!

It's a place to find inspiration for your own actions.

Anything you'd like adding to this page, please submit it at http://antimili-youth.net/node/add, or email hannah@wri-irg.org with the title 'CMOY website Inspirations'.

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Where to go from here

Have you read this website and recognised that there is a problem with youth militarisation where you live?

On this page you can find out what to do next.

Here are some ideas:

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Sowing Seeds

Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/12/2013 - 16:35

Around the world children, adolescents, and young adults encounter the military and military values in a variety of ways, from visits to schools by military personnel, to video games and the presence of the military and its symbols in public places. Young people are encouraged to see the military as necessary and valuable; something to be supportive of, not to question.

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Countering Military Recruitment

WRI's new booklet, Countering Military Recruitment: Learning the lessons of counter-recruitment campaigns internationally, is out now. The booklet includes examples of campaigning against youth militarisation across different countries with the contribution of grassroot activists.

You can order a paperback version here.