Social Justice Alliance

Anti-Militarism pamphlets and flyers:

SJA encourages anyone interested in peace with justice to print, copy, and distribute the following pamphlets and flyers in their schools, neighborhoods, and workplaces---especially to young people who are thinking of enlisting in the military:

GO TO COLLEGE, NOT WAR! How to Attend College or Get a Job Without Joining the Military

Info on alternatives to the military, designed specifically for youth in New York state. Based in part on a prior pamphlet by Brooklyn For Peace. September 2008.

What You Should Know Before Joining the Military

A collection of veterans' testimonies about war and the military. Revised January 2009.

What You Should Know Before Joining the Military (Spanish version)

Vets Speak: US Soldiers on War & Life in the Military

The same pamphlet as the above, just with a different title.

What Every Girl Should Know About the US Military: Consider This Before You Enlist (part 1)

What Every Girl Should Know About the US Military: Consider This Before You Enlist (part 2)

This pamphlet, designed by the War Resisters League and the Women of Color Resource Center, is must-reading for any female who is thinking of enlisting. The pamphlet is in two parts, but fits on the front and back of an 8 and 1/2 x 14 piece of paper.

Voices Rarely Heard: Iraqi Civilians and Activists on the US Occupation

A collection of Iraqi testimonies plus important statistics on Iraqi public opinion. September 2008.

NO to More War in Afghanistan

An information sheet featuring moral, legal, and pragmatic arguments against the escalation of the US war in Afghanistan, and outlining an alternative approach to fighting terrorism. March 2009.

"Opt-out" form

Under the 2001 "No Child Left Behind" Act, all public high schools are required to release the personal information of their students to military recruiters. The only way to avoid the release of this information is to fill out and submit an "opt-out" form. You must submit a new form EACH SCHOOL YEAR. In most school districts the deadline is in late September or early October.

"Opt-out" form (Spanish version)

*When distributing these materials outside of schools, we suggest taking a copy of the New York City court order that explicitly permits the distribution of educational literature on sidewalks outside schools.