Category: Truth in Recruitment
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Santa Barbara High School Career Day
My time at Santa Barbara High School working with Truth in Recruitment was satisfying and it felt like we (Lisha) and I made a big splash. Many students were at the table and we spoke to a great many and had several penetrating conversations. The students were open to what we had to say and
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Santa Maria High School Family Forum; Military Recruiters On Campus
I found the informational meeting at the Santa Maria Public Library, Santa Maria High School Family Forum; Military Recruiters On Campus, inspiring and very revealing of primordial sentiments held by loving parents and community members resistant to the presence of military recruiting tactics on Santa Maria Joint Unified School District campuses. Testimonials from event sponsors:
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Black History Celebration Santa Maria
The Black History Month Celebration at Pioneer Park in Santa Maria on Saturday 2/17/18 went beautifully; the site in a tree sheltered open spaced field was sweet and the many people we met, too! We talked with countless folks about what Truth In Recruitment is about and doing, plus handouts, buttons and wristbands were offered. And of course, everybody got given a flyer
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NAACP, Lompoc Chapter- Presentation.
This was a tough group to talk to about Truth in Military Recruitment at U.S. High Schools, especially in SB North County. I thought Kate & Lisha did a great Job. The majority of the audience were either retired or current Air Force Personnel, I assume as Officer’s or non-commissioned officers. They were highly educated
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Santa Maria High School Family Forum: Military Recruiters On Campus
Santa Maria High School teachers and families have voiced concern about military recruiters on campus and the presence of a National Guard Recruiter, whose office is named W.A.R. (We All Rise), on campus. In a cooperative effort to address these concerns, this forum will review: There also will be discussion of recruiters on campus, in general. This forum
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Santa Barbara Women’s March, January 20th 2018.
Does a Military career empower women? This the question that Truth in Recruitment asked the people of Santa Barbara, Saturday, during the womens rally? We definitely received a variety of valuable answers, nonetheless it was clear that at the core of all of the responses was a genuine interest in the empowerment of girls and
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Carpinteria High School Tabling
Michael, Elizabeth, and Fernando, of Truth in Recruitment, tabled at a Carpinteria High School community service fair sponsored by SB County Partners in Education on Friday December 1, 2017. The Wheel of Fortune was themed “Resisters and Veterans.” Michael, himself a veteran of the Vietnam War, discussed whistleblower and veteran Chelsea Manning’s impact with one
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Santa Barbara High School Community Service Fair on Friday, October 27
On a Friday morning, October 27, at Santa Barbara High School, I joined Fernando and Kate during Santa Barbara High School’s Community Service Fair. As I arrived at the Truth in Recruitment table, students were swarming around while asking questions and playing games. At the Wheel of Fortune, Fernando and students were talking about the
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Santa Maria High School Career Fair
Tabling at Santa Maria High School career fair on October 12 was such a refreshing experience. We were welcomed by gusty winds, and a well-organized staff who had taken the time to set up a delicious continental breakfast for all attendees. Shortly after we arrived, students began rolling into the career fair space. Interacting with
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Dos Pueblos High School Community Service Fair reveals insights of students
On Friday, October 6, we were down at the Dos Pueblos High School Community Service Fair talking to students about alternatives to the military. During their lunchtime several students took their time to learn about many shortcomings that a military career drags around with it, from incompatible job training, to deep mental trauma. It was
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