2009 NNOMY Conference - Denise Ferrustia
National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth -
Nearly 300 people from across the nation poured into the Friends Center in Chicago and Roosevelt University the weekend of July 17-19, 2009 for the National Network Opposing the Miltarism of Youth Counter-Recruitment and Demilitarization Conference. The faces represented what the counter recruitment movement is all about and how it has grown over the past years from a handful of established organizations to a vibrant grassroots movement with the intermixing of youth and adults. Representing organizations from approximately 35 states they included the very young (from 12 years of age) to the seasoned activists. The people themselves, including veterans, youth, educators, parents and community activists manifested the growing diversity that this movement has embraced.
Denise Ferrustia speaks at "Its Our World - Change It" - the National Counter-Recruitment & De-Militarization Conference held in Chicago from July 17-19, 2009. For more info visit: http://afsc.org/Youth&Militarism/ or http://www.nnomy.org/