CHOICES:
Young People, the Military and Alternatives
That Can Make a Difference
--Computer software which educates young people about the
realities of military enlistment, and presents alternatives for
skills training, community service and college financial aid. Now
available free via the Internet!
CHOICES (version1.02c) is an interactive multimedia program
designed to help teenagers explore their options when they are
ready to leave high school. Topics covered include:
* Facts you should know about military life before you enlist.
* Counseling resources: Organizations that can help people who
change their minds after enlisting.
* Where to find out about non-military college financial aid.
* Careers in peacemaking and social change: How to develop skills
while making a difference in the world, including a list of
organizations offering paid and volunteer opportunities.
* Images/sounds from past movements for social change which have
had a lasting effect on our society.
The examples of past movements for social change (labor, anti-war,
suffrage, civil rights and ecology) are illustrated with music and
historical photographs and include references for further reading.
This program is ideal for high school career centers, classrooms,
youth groups and libraries. Community organizers seeking to
counter the presence of military recruiters in schools are
permitted to duplicate and distribute it locally (postcard
registration is required). The program is being made available
free via the Internet with assistance from the Institute for
Global Communications (http://www.igc.org). (The program is also
available from Project YANO on disk, along with a small poster,
for a $5 materials/shipping fee.)
TO DOWNLOAD CHOICES (2.9 MB), type the following address in your
browser's URL field: ftp://ftp.igc.org/pub/Choices/chcs1w3.exe
Minimum system requirements: Windows 3.x or higher; 486-25 MHz (40
MHz or faster recommended); 256-color monitor; mouse; 8 MB RAM;
4.1 MB free hard disk space; Sound Blaster-compatible sound card
needed for sound effects & music (not required to run program).
CHOICES was produced by the Project on Youth and Non-Military
Opportunities, with support from the HKH Foundation, A.J. Muste
Memorial Institute and Chace Fund. To order the program on two
3-1/2" floppy disks, send $5 to: Project YANO, P.O. Box 230157,
Encinitas, CA 92023; phone (760) 753-7518.
This material came from PeaceNet, a non-profit
progressive networking service. For more information,
send a message to peacenet-info@igc.apc.org
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