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ABOUT US

Youth have always played a crucial role in the movement to close the School of the Americas by organizing in their schools and communities, leading delegations in support of the vigil, becoming Prisoners of Conscience by crossing the line onto Ft. Benning, lobbying congress to close the SOA/WHINSEC, among many other things.

The passion and energy of students and youth is one of the strengths of the SOA Watch movement. Now it is time to take the next leap into building leadership and community among youth within the movement.

What is the SOA Watch Student/Youth Collective?
We are a collective of young people from across the Americas who are concerned with closing the SOA/WHINSEC, ending U.S. military and economic domination while connecting struggles across the hemispheres to strengthen the resistance and to build a culture of justice. We are campus and community organizers who collaborate via technology and face-to-face meetings to strengthen youth power within SOA Watch and in society as a whole. We are young people dedicated to social justice who have a vision for a better world.

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En La Lucha: Youth Resisting Militarization

We are excited to share with you En La Lucha, Youth Bulletin, a project of the SOA Watch Youth Collective. We are hoping to put together newsletters to share electronicall every couple of months for the purpose of connecting youth across the Americas, sharing stories, analysis, and vision, and to building a creative forum for informal dialogues.

Please send in submissions to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
We are looking for...stories of organizing and building campaigns; reflections of successes and lessons learned; art, poetry, photos or other creative ways of expressing or sharing your experience of militarization; historical pieces of youth organizing; educational resources; and organizing tools.

• Join the Student and Youth Collective. This group will work as a collective body on planning for the vigil, possible campaign work, and strengthening youth leadership within the movement.
• Start a campus or local SOA Watch chapter, or plug into one that already exists, to continue the work and the spirit of the November Vigil year round.
• Have SOA Watch come do a workshop or training on your campus or in your commmunity contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.
  
• Educate, inform and inspire your teachers, administrators, friends, family and peers, and tell them why you are passionate about closing the SOA/WHINSEC and the movement to end militarization and create a culture of peace
• Screen a documentary! We have a number of amazing videos about the movement to close the SOA, including a new documentary produced by our youth activante, Gabriela “Gabi” Uassouf, to be released in October 2011
• Become an intern with SOA Watch. contact Laura Jung ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Your feedback is important as we are building leadership within the student/youth organizing of SOA Watch. Please email Becca at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with questions or ideas that you have for the building of student/youth participation in the SOA Watch movement.

Past Events

2012 April in DC

2011 November Vigil