CALENDAR: 2012-08-30..09-20: TPA Opt Out Actions <https://www.facebook.com/events/352168554862779/> TPA HS Opt Out Drive 2012 Event for Topanga Peace Alliance ยท By Julie Levine Thursday, August 30, 2012 2:00pm Assorted High Schools - See Schools Above - Carpool from Pine Tree 2 pm
Topanga Peace Alliance High School Military Opt-Out Drive -- In August and September, members of the Topanga Peace Alliance (TPA) will be distributing military opt-out forms to seven high schools in the area. Under the "No Child Left Behind" federal legislation schools are required to share 11th and 12th grade students' personal information with the military for recruitment purposes UNLESS parents and students sign an opt-out form. While leafleting and talking with students last year, we found that many of them were unaware that the military would have access to their personal information or that they could opt-out. While these forms help keep their information away from the military, there is another way the government is working on recruiting children. TPA has become aware of a military database called JAMRS. The acronym stands for the "Joint Advertising Market Research Studies" and is funded by the Department of Defense. It maintains data on 30 million Americans between the ages of 16 and 25 that includes information such as your name, date of birth, gender, mailing address, email address, race and ethnicity, telephone number, name of high school, graduation date, grade point average (GPA), college intent, military interest, field of study, and the ASVAB Test score. Opt-out forms for this highly intrusive data base are not currently supplied to students, and are not available in southern California schools. TPA is coordinating an effort with LAUSD to add JAMRS opt-out forms to the student packets that go home at the beginning of the school year. If anyone is interested in helping with our efforts please call Julie Levine at 310.455.9389 . TPA Opt-Out Drive 2012 You can meet us at the school at least 10 minutes before the bell or carpool with us. All actions (except 9/11 & 9/13) will have carpooling from Pine Tree Circle at the Water Lily 2pm sharp. We will have you back by 4:30PM. Taft HS: Thursday August 30, 2:45 pm bell @ 3:12 pm. 5461 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills 91364 Pali HS: Tuesday September 4, 2:45 pm, bell @ 3:08 pm 15777 Bowden St., Pacific Palisades 90272 Reseda HS: Thursday, September 6, 2:45 pm, bell @ 3:06 pm 18230 Kittridge St., Reseda 91335 Canoga Park HS: Tuesday September 11, 2:40 pm bell @ 2:59 pm. 6850 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park 91335 El Camino HS: Thursday September 13, 2:45 pm bell @ 3:14 pm. 5440 Valley Circle Blvd. Woodland Hills, 91367 Cleveland HS: Tuesday September 18, 1:15 pm bell @ 1:34 pm. 8140 Vanalden Ave., Reseda 91335 Chatsworth HS: Thursday September 20, 2:15 pm bell @ 2:34 pm 10027 Luline Ave., Chatsworth 91311 ### ------------------------------------ Change Links Progressive Newspaper. Act. Act in Love and Spirit.Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
