[From nobody Sun Oct 7 19:23:39 2018 Return-Path: <sbm-owner@lists.riseup.net> Received: from rly-me06.mx.aol.com (rly-me06.mail.aol.com [172.20.83.40]) by air-me08.mail.aol.com (v115.11) with ESMTP id MAILINME082-9c046336e8926a; Sat, 28 Apr 2007 11:56:12 -0400 Received: from mail.bluejethosting.com (mail.bluejethosting.com [68.178.102.138]) by rly-me06.mx.aol.com (v115.11) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINME064-9c046336e8926a; Sat, 28 Apr 2007 11:55:54 -0400 Received: (qmail 19939 invoked by uid 399); 28 Apr 2007 15:55:53 -0000 Delivered-To: southbaymobilization.org-merriam@southbaymobilization.org Received: (qmail 19932 invoked by uid 399); 28 Apr 2007 15:55:53 -0000 X-Virus-Scan: Scanned by ClamAV 0.90.2 (no viruses); Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:55:53 -0700 Received: from unknown (HELO mx1.riseup.net) (204.13.164.18) by mail.bluejethosting.com with ESMTP; 28 Apr 2007 15:55:53 -0000 X-Originating-IP: 204.13.164.18 Received-SPF: pass (mail.bluejethosting.com: SPF record at lists.riseup.net designates 204.13.164.18 as permitted sender) identity=mailfrom; client-ip=204.13.164.18; envelope-from=<sbm-owner@lists.riseup.net>; Received: from piper.riseup.net (unknown [10.0.1.11]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "piper.riseup.net", Issuer "CA Cert Signing Authority" (verified OK)) by mx1.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD42E57040B; Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:55:46 -0700 (PDT) Received: by piper.riseup.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 90CED3C86B; Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:55:31 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-To: sbm@lists.riseup.net Delivered-To: riseup+sbm@piper.riseup.net Received: from bay0-omc3-s7.bay0.hotmail.com (bay0-omc3-s7.bay0.hotmail.com [65.54.246.207]) by piper.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 341D93BAFD for <sbm@lists.riseup.net>; Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:55:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from BAY126-W22 ([65.55.131.57]) by bay0-omc3-s7.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:55:23 -0700 Message-ID: <BAY126-W22B180E2CA7B9200DA83ACC04E0@phx.gbl> X-Originating-IP: [69.228.85.123] From: david ledesma <svtriathlete@hotmail.com> To: <sbm@lists.riseup.net>, vfp 101 <vfp_101@yahoogroups.com> Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:55:23 -0700 Importance: Normal Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 Apr 2007 15:55:23.0888 (UTC) FILETIME=[A1B7E700:01C789AD] X-Loop: sbm@lists.riseup.net X-Sequence: 8956 Errors-to: sbm-owner@lists.riseup.net Precedence: list X-no-archive: yes List-Id: <sbm.lists.riseup.net> List-Help: <mailto:sympa@lists.riseup.net?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <mailto:sympa@lists.riseup.net?subject=subscribe%20sbm> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:sympa@lists.riseup.net?subject=unsubscribe%20sbm> List-Post: <mailto:sbm@lists.riseup.net> List-Owner: <mailto:sbm-request@lists.riseup.net> List-Archive: <http://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/sbm> Subject: [SBM] Army targets Latino Youth! X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.2 required=8.0 tests=BAYES_00,SPF_SOFTFAIL, UNPARSEABLE_RELAY autolearn=disabled version=3.1.7-deb X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.7-deb (2006-10-05) on spamd4.riseup.net X-AOL-IP: 68.178.102.138 X-Mailer: Unknown (No Version) Greetings All- Please distribute widely! -D. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > U.S. Army Implements First Ever Leaders among US Program > Fort Monroe, VA--(HISPANIC PR WIRE)--April 12, 2007--The > United States Army has launched the "Leaders Among Us" > (LAU) program to foster a deeper relationship with > Latino youth. LAU events will take place at select > universities in Los Angeles, San Antonio, Miami and > Chicago May through October 2007. > LAU is a major interactive rally with onsite > activities, where attendees will get to hear first-hand > testimonials from active duty and retired Soldiers. The > rallies are expected to draw 3,000 attendees and will > raise awareness of the myriad career opportunities > available in today's Army through a series of > interactive events. Students will be invited to attend > through their schools' ROTC chapters and will be > provided with transportation to and from the event. As > a special highlight, retired U.S. Army Lieutenant > Colonel Consuelo Kickbusch will share her service > experience and offer motivational insight through her > life learnings. > Guest speaker, award winning recording-artist Kevin > Ceballo, will be on-site to answer questions and > participate side-by-side with attendees. "LAU is not > only a fun day of activities, but it's a great way for > young Latinos to find out more about the opportunities > offered by the U.S. Army. I'm proud to be a part of > it." > "Leaders Among Us is intended to motivate and inspire > the youth of America toward meaningful careers in the > Army," said Colonel Thomas Nickerson, Director, G-7/9 > Strategic Communications, Marketing & Outreach U.S. > Army Accessions Command. "We are offering something > unique and special to our attendees; they will get to > hear first-hand about the opportunities the Army offers > straight from active duty and retired Soldiers." > Where: California State University, Fullerton > When: May 10, 2007, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. > > FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION > > On May 10th, 2007 the United States Army will host > > a massive day of military recruitment at California > > State University, Fullerton (CSUF) specifically > > targeting Latino youth. Hosted by the CSUF ROTC > > "Military Science" Department, over 2,000 Latino local > > high school students will be brought to the Fullerton > > campus in school buses where they will participate in > > rallies, a concert, an interactive events ( i.e., video > > games, rock climbing walls) in an effort to recruit > > their services to the military. Ironically, this event > > will come just days after the May 1 immigrants rights > > national campaign, and the CSUF recruitment effort will > > be emceed by L.A. Latino djs Nico Jones and Nio Encedio > > from 96.3FM KXOL. > > WE NEED YOUR HELP! > > Already, a student-led effort at massive resistance > > to this event is taking shape including such CSUF > > student groups as: Students for Peace & Social Justice, > > the CSUF Campus Greens, MeCha, and the Third Wave > > feminist club. Last night, a coalition of CSUF > > students met with the Los Angeles Catholic Worker > > (LACW), the L.A. Chapter of the American Friends > > Service Committee (AFSC), Iraq Veterans Against the War > > (IVAW), Coalition Against Military in Schools (CAMS), > > the Whittier Peace & Justice Coalition (WPJC) and the > > Los Angeles Youth Coalition - all of whom have > > committed to participate in an on-campus > > counter-demonstrati on planned for the same day. They > > have also received emails from students and faculty at > > area campuses - including as far away as Cal. State > > Northridge - committed to attending the event. > > Representatives from many of these groups have already > > committed to participate in nonviolent civil > > disobedience which is planned for the morning. Now, we > > ask for your help. > > WHAT YOU CAN DO > > While the above-mentioned participants are committed > > to a counter-demonstrati on and nonviolent resistance, > > our ultimate goal is to prevent the event from even > > happening. Already, the University has expressed > > concern about the event. For one, there is concern > > about the specific targeting of Latinos; for another, > > the event is a recruiting effort for the military, > > rather than specifically for the CSUF ROTC. > > Please call the following campus representatives > > (below) and respectfully - but forcefully - demand that > > they cancel the recruitment event. In making your > > demand, raise the following possible talking points: > > *** The specific targeting of Latino youth is OVERTLY > > RACIST > > *** The timing of the recruitment effort comes when > > the CSU continues to dramatically RAISE STUDENT > > FEES > > *** Military recruiters operate on a QUOTA system > > and will say anything recruit our youth > > *** The war is both IMMORAL and ILLEGAL > > President Milton Gordon (714) 278-3456 > > Vice President Ephraim Smith (714) 278-2615 > > Dean of Students Kandy Mink Salas (714) 278-3211 > > Professor of Military Science William Howard (714) 278-5768 > > Enrollment Counselor Captain Scott Murphy (714) 278-5119 > > Also, please call KXOL and ask that Nico Jones and > > Nio Encedio withdraw their support: > > KXOL: (310) 229-3200 > > Stay tuned for more details about the May 10th > > Counter-Demonstrati on. > > Please share this email with like-minded friends. > > COME JOIN THE PEACE RALLY! > > Peace. > _________________________________________________________________ > Discover the new Windows Vista > http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=3Dwindows+vista&mkt=3Den-US&form=3DQB= RE _________________________________________________________________ Explore the seven wonders of the world http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=3D7+wonders+world&mkt=3Den-US&form=3DQB= RE _______________________________________________________________ This email was sent to you from the South Bay Mobilization mailing list. 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