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Campaign Contacts


The organizations listed below are working on counter military recruitment campaigns. Some of these groups are UFPJ member groups, some are not.

United for Peace and Justice (national)
New York, NY
http://www.unitedforpeace.org

Alaska

Niilo Koponen
Box 70252
710 Chena Ridge
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907-479-6782
akdsa@mosquitonet.com

Arizona

Pima Peace And Justice (local)
Tucson, AZ

Arizona Counter-Recruitment Coalition (AZCRC)
(602)369-2008 [Stan AZCRC]
FAX: (480)730-1196 [Mary Martiniak AZCRC]
arizonacrc.org
azcrc@riseup.net

California

Resource Center for Nonviolence (local)Santa Cruz, CA
http://www.rcnv.org/rcnv/co.htm

Guerrero Azteca (national)
Escondido, CA

Committee Opposed to Militarism and the Draft (COMD)
(local with some national resources)
San Diego, CA
http://www.comdsd.org

Project on Youth and Non-Military Opportunities (Project YANO)
(local with some national resources)
San Diego, CA
http://www.projectyano.org

United Teachers of Los Angeles Human Rights Committee (local)
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.utla.net

Not in Our Name Bay Area (local chapter)
Oakland/San Francisco, CA
http://www.nionbayarea.net

American Friends Service Committee Pacific Mountain Region (local chapter)
San Francisco, CA
http://www.afsc.org/pacificmtn/sanfrancisco.htm

WRL West
Jim Haber
P.O.Box 410744
San Francisco, CA 94141
415-282-6580
415-552-0240

Southern California WRL
Dorice McDaniels - 310-679-2570
Joe Maizlish - goodwork@igc.org
114511 Kingsdale Ave
Lawndale, CA 90260

Peace & Justice Center Of Sonoma Center
Elizabeth Stinso
467 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
(707)575-8902
peacentr@sonic.net

Colorado

Citizens for Peace in Space
P.O. Box 915
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
719-389-0644

Ft. Collins Peace and Justice Strength Through Peace Committee (local)
Fort Collins, CO
http://www.fcpj.blogspot.com

Connecticut

Connecticut Youth Peace
Angie Hart
79 Maple St.
Norwich, CT 06360.
860-887-6869
caligirl_86@yahoo.com

District of Columbia

STARC Alliance (national)
Washington, DC
http://www.starcalliance.org

Friends Committee on National Legislation Young Adult Program (national)
Washington, DC
http://www.fcnl.org

Center on Conscience and War (national)
Washington, DC
http://www.nisbco.org

Florida

Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space
Bruce K. Gagnon, secretary/coordinator
PO Box 90083
Gainsville, FL 32607
(352) 337-9274
globalnet@mindspring.com
www.space4peace.org

University of Central Florida Campus Peace Action (local chapter)
Longwood, FL
http://www.campuspeaceaction.org

Hawaii

AFSC-Hawaii
2426 O'ahu Ave.
Honolulu Hawai 96822
(808)988-6266
keboi@aol.com

Idaho

Idaho Peace Coalition (local)
Boise, ID
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/idahopeacecoalition/

Indiana

Catholic Peace Fellowship (national)
Notre Dame, IN
http://www.catholicpeacefellowship.org

Michiana WRL
Peter Smith
1036 N. Niles Ave
South Bend, IN 46617
219-289-2126

Iowa

Eastern Iowa Peace Alliance
PO Box 2906
Iowa City, IA 52244
319-337-5187
peacenic@avalon.net

Iowa Peace Network
Nancy and Gary T. Guthrie
4211 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50312
515-274-4851

Kentucky

Citizens Standing Against War (C-SAW) (local)
Louisville, KY
http://www.louisvillepeace.org/c-saw/

Rus Ervin Funk
Louisville, KY
(502)494-9044
rusfunk@starpower.net

Aim Higher/FOR
Chris Harmer
221 Hillcrest Ave. Louisville KY 40206
(502) 893-2334

Maine

Waterville Area Bridges for Peace & Justice (local)
Skowhegan, ME

INVERT (Institute for Nonviolence Education, Research, and Training)
Larry Dansinger
207-525-7776
invert@acadia.net
PO Box 776
Monroe, ME 04951

AFSC Maine Peace & Justice Committee
Rosalie Tyler Paul, clerk
gaia@gwi.net

Maryland

Student Peace Action Network (SPAN) (national)
Silver Springs, MD
http://www.studentpeaceaction.org

Massachusetts

American Friends Service Committee – Western Massachusetts (local chapter)
Florence, MA
http://www.WesternMassAFSC.org

Worcester Peaceworks (local)
Worcester, MA
http://www.WorcesterPeaceWorks.org

Bread and Roses Affinity Group
c/o Sean Donohue
41 Loring Street, 2nd floor
Lawrence, MA 01843
978-975-4438

Nancy Alach
c/o New England War Tax Resistance
PO Box 397174
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-492-1091
nalach@earthlink.net

Michigan

Detroit WRL
26318 Dundee
Huntington Woods, MI 48070

Minnesota

Veterans for Peace Chapter 27 (local chapter)
Minneapolis, MN
http://www.TwinCitiesvfp.org

Missouri

Veterans For Peace Headquarters (national)
St. Louis, MO
http://www.veteransforpeace.org

Montana

Plan B
Helena, Montana
Wayne Lewis
no.draft.plan.b@gmail.com
planbhelena@gmail.com

New Hampshire

Southeast New Hampshire WRL
Thomas G. Jackson
20 Charles St. Apt D
Dover, NH 03820
603-749-6920
tg131@aol.com

New Jersey

Bergen Action Network
www.bergenaction.net

NJ Peace Action
www.njpeaceaction.org

Montclair Coalition for Peace (local)
Montclair, NJ

Root and Branch Collective
Adrianna Coe
201-445-8450
http://www.nonviolence.org/rbc
bweiss@carroll.com
PO Box 571
Park Ridge, NJ 07656

New Jersey Youth Peace
Julia Gomez c/o Michael Piccuirro
Sayreville High School
820 Washington Rd.
Parlin, NJ 08859

New Mexico

Terry Riley
MFSO
Another Side
Stop The War Machine
Albuquerque Center For Peace and Justice
Terryactivist@aol.com
505-899-6275

Socorro War Resisters League
Dick Epstein and Carolyn Kernberger
P.O. Box 217
Socorro, NM 87801
arf@zianet.com

New York

New York Collective of Radical Educators (NYCORE) (local)
New York, NY

Citizen Soldier (national)
New York, NY
http://www.citizen-soldier.org

American Friends Service Committee Syracuse Office (local chapter)
Syracuse, NY
http://www.afsc.org/midatlantic/syracuse.htm

Support Network for An Armed Forces Union (SNAFU) (national)
New York, NY
http://www.join-snafu.org/

Pax Christi USA - Long Island (local chapter)
Greenlawn, NY
http://www.paxchristiusa.org

Ya-Ya Network (local)
New York, NY
(212) 239-0022 yayanetnyc@aol.com

Not in Our Name Youth
New York, NY
http://www.notinourname.net/~newyork/

YouthPeace (WRL) (national)
New York, NY
http://www.warresisters.org/y-index.htm

Brooklyn/Manhattan WRL
c/o WRL, 339 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10012
ruthbenn@juno.com

East End War Resisters League
Gerry Mooney
207 Accabonic Rd.
E. Hampton, NY 11937
(516) 329-1533

Westchester People's Action Coalition (WESPAC)
255 Grove Street - Box 488
White Plains, NY 10602
(914) 682-0488

Buffalo War Resisters League
diannemcq@netscape.com
buffalowarresisters@yahoogroups.com

North Carolina

Asheville WRL
c/o Cicada La Fey
362 London Rd.
Asheville, NC 28803
(828) 277-0758

Russel Herman, Jr.
2624 Kilgore Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27607-7265
(919) 834-2693

Ohio

Larry Gara
21 Faculty Place
Wilmington, OH 45177
937-382-3569
larry_gara@wilmington.edu

Oregon

Peace House (local)
Ashland, OR
http://www.peacehouse.net

Portland War Resisters League
503-238-0605
2000 NE 42nd #224
Portland, OR 97213
huntwork@teleport.com

Eugene Peace Works
454 Willamette St.
Eugene, OR 97401
(541) 343-8548
http://www.eugenepeaceworks.org

Pennsylvania

American Friends Service Committee Youth & Militarism Program (national)
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.youth4peace.org

Not In Our Name - Philadelphia Chapter (local chapter)
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.phillynotinourname.org

Swarthmore Progressive Action Committee (local)
Swarthmore, PA

Pax Christi USA Headquarters (national)
Erie, PA
http://www.paxchristiusa.org

Youth Philadelphia Area War Resistance (YouthPAWR) (local)
Philadelphia, PA
http://lists.riseup.net/www/info/youthpawr

Every Mother is A Working Mother Network – Philadelphia (local chapter)
Philadelphia, PA

Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO) (national)
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.objector.org
Kevin Ramirez
1515 Cherry St. Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215)563-8787
1-800-NO-JROTC
(215)563-8890
kevin@objector.org

Student Environmental Action Coalition (national)
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.seac.org/militarism/

Pennsylvania Lesbian Bisexual Gay Taskforce (local)
Philadelphia, PA
http://www.plgtf.org

CO Task Group (local)
Lewisburg, PA

Philadelphia WRL/WTR
Steve Gulick:
2211 Bainbridge St.
Philadelphia, PA 19146
(215) 732-8137
new email: gunorlickton@mac.com

Lehigh-Pocono Committee of Concern (LEPOCO)
313 West Fourth Street
Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 691-8730

The Peace Center
102 W. Maple Ave
Langhorne, PA 19047
215-750-7220
http://www.comcat.com/~peace/peacecenter.html
peace@comcat.com

Puerto Rico

Proyecto Caribeno de Justicia y Paz (local)
Rio Piedras, PR

Frente Universitario por la Desmilitarización y la Educación (FUDE)
Isa Rodríguez (787) 594-0730, fude_rum@hotmail.com
Ismael Guadalupe (787) 473-1652
Héctor Rosario, PhD (787) 538-3117, hrosario@math.uprm.edu

Héctor Rosario, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Puerto Rico - RUM
Department of Mathematics
PO Box 9018
Mayagüez, PR 00681

Tennessee

Nashville WRL
2407 Heiman St.
Nashville, TN 37208
(615) 322-9523

Texas

Non-Military Options for Youth (local)
Austin, TX
http://www.progressiveaustin.org/nmofy

Houston Nonviolent Action/WRL
850 Jaquet Drive
Bellaire, TX 77401
(713) 661-9889

Red River Peace Network (FOR/WRL)
c/o Peace Farm
HCR 2, Box 25
Panhandle, TX 79068
(806)335-1715

Vermont
Brattleboro Area Peace and Justice (local)
Brattleboro, VT
http://www.brattleboropeaceandjustice.org

Veterans for Peace Chapter 88 (Southern Vermont) (local chapter)
Bennington, VT
http://www.vtvfp.org/

American Friends Service Committee – Vermont (local chapter)
Montpelier, VT
http://www.afscvt.org

Washington

WATIR- Washington Truth in Recruiting
www.watir.org

Teen Peace Project (local)
Port Townsend, WA
http://www.teenpeace.org

Nonviolent Action Community of Cascadia (NACC)
206-547-0952
cmtc@igc.apc.org
4554 12th Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98105
http://www.nonviolence.org/nacc

Whatcom Peace & Justice Center
Jamie K. Donaldson
whatcompjc@fidalgo.net
(360)734-0217
P.O Box 2444, Bellingham, WA 98227
www.whatcompjc.org

Wisconsin

Madison Area Peace Coalition
An organization in WI that is providing much information to
schools to educate about NCLB and opting-out:
http://www.madpeace.org
http://madpeace.org/Wiki/MilitaryRecruitTools

Michelle Nightoak of Madison Peace Coalition
(608) 215-5605 or nightoak@charter.net

Laurentian Sheild
12833 E Hwy 13
Maple, WI 54854

National Contacts

>> National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth (NNOMY)
http://www.youthandthemilitary.org/

>> Youth and Militarism Program -- A division of American Friends Service Committee, run by the Quaker. Provides Counter-Recruitment Information:
http://www.afsc.org/youthmil/default.htm

>> Iraq Veterans Against the War
http://www.ivaw.net

>> Veterans For Peace
http://www.VeteransforPeace.org

>> Vietnam Veterans Against the War
http://www.vvaw.org

>> Bring Them Home Now
http://www.BringThemHomeNow.org

>> GI Rights
http://www.GIRights.org

>> Building Resources -- A list of organizations working toward countering military recruiting
http://www.buildresources.org/resources/html/anti-militarism.html

>> Citizen Soldier
http://www.citizen-soldier.org

>> Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO)
http://www.objector.org

>> Student Peace Action Network
http://www.studentpeaceaction.org

>> Military Families Speak Out
http://www.mfso.org

>> PeaceRoots Alliance (PRA)
www.objector.us

>> Gold Star Families for Peace
http://www.gsfp.org/




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