How to Facilitate Conversations: About Militarism, Sexism, &Amp; Racism

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Recently a young person was interviewed on a local Bay Area TV network in response to some counter-recruitment demonstrations, and was asked, "How does the military affect your life?" Her response was, "Um... It doesn't really affect my life at all."

We've sponsored workshops to explore these issues, and have collected some of what we've learned. PeaceGAMES (Gender and Militarism Education Strategies) is a book describing workshops that use popular education methods (characterized by participatory techniques to encourage critical political thought) to encourage reflection, discussion, and action on US militarism's impact on women, domestically and globally.

Abroad, a woman from a neighborhood near a Southeast Asian US military base, with nowhere else to turn for a job, "entertains" troops in bars geared towards prostitution. A woman and her child in Afghanistan become "collateral damage."

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How to Facilitate Conversations: About Militarism, Sexism, &Amp; Racism

There's no question that during the Bush administration, military spending expanded year after year as the domestic budget suffered. As the 5-year mark of the war in Iraq is upon us, we can see clearly who is suff...

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