The AFSC National Youth & Militarism Program has been active since 1986 in movements to reduce the impacts of war and military institutions on young people's lives. AFSC aims to halt the growing influence of the military in ....U.S..... schools and to help students and educators work for peace and better education in their communities. AFSC also supports those who refuse to participate in militarism and work to expand every person's right to walk away from war and violence.

Together with staff from AFSC's nine regional AFSC offices, our guests lead trainings and workshops, conduct research, distribute literature, and support grassroots educational and advocacy efforts.

AFSC's understanding is that young people have always been at the heart of significant movements for change in the ..United
States.. and AFSC believes that young people will be equally important in any successful efforts to reshape ....U.S..... foreign
policy and military policy and create a culture of peace. AFSC works to educate young people about the myths and realities of war and military recruitment.

AFSC also places the issue of conscientious objection to war at the heart of it's program — both for civilians impacted by draft registration, militarism and the war economy and for those serving in the military who come to object to their participation in war.

AFSC's work around conscientious objection has always extended itself into the areas of support and advocacy for  soldiers seeking to obtain Conscientious Objector status while in the ....U.S..... military. AFSC has also taken pains to develop relationships with international advocacy and support organizations who work to defend the rights of groups and
individuals to resist militarism on the grounds of opposing war morally, ethically and/or spiritually. AFSC aims at eventually achieving worldwide recognition of the universal right to conscientiously object to war and militarism.


FOR ....Chicago.... joins together with AFSC in supporting those who refuse to participate in militarism and in working to expand every person's right to walk away from war and violence.

Monthly Meetings Are At:

First United Church

848 Lake St

Oak Park, IL 

7-9PM

For More Info Conctact: Rev Sam Smith @ 630-240-5039 OR FORchicago@Comcast.Net