DuMp the Database!

DuMp the Database!
did you know…
The Department of Defense (DOD) is contracting with
private corporations to create a massive military
recruiting database full of extensive personal
information on more than 30 million young Americans
between the ages of 16 and 25!
Known to many as the “JAMRS1 Database”, this invasive
initiative is not only an alarming violation of all citizens’
privacy, but because it conflicts with the federal Privacy
Act, it’s also an ILLEGAL use of tax-payers’ money -
to the tune of $350 million!
Unlike the military recruiting provision of the No Child Left
Behind Act, there is NO WAY for youth and their families to
truly “Opt-Out” of having their personal information
collected in this database, which will only help intensify
military recruiters’ already aggressive targeting of youth in
the U.S.
As the quagmire in Iraq continues to worsen and the
military’s need for new recruits keeps growing, the
Pentagon is employing increasingly sly and desperate
recruiting tactics. Act now to oppose the DOD’s
schemes to recruit more young Americans, while
undermining our rights!
Call on Congress to “Dump the Database!”
More than 120 national and grassroots organizations recently joined together to send a letter to
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and to our elected officials in Congress demanding an end to this illegal and
insidious database. Several Members of Congress have responded with alarm and concern, but what we really need is
legislation that will stop this project and protect our rights!
NOW is the time to add YOUR VOICE to these important efforts by joining the Congressional Call-In Campaign to
express your opposition today. Let your leaders know that youth and students want them to immediately end this troubling
infringement upon our privacy and civil liberties.
􀃎 Sample message to your Members of Congress: “I’m calling in opposition to the Pentagon’s illegal military
recruiting database. I’m urging _____ to offer legislation to stop this assault on the privacy rights of American youth.”
what YOU can DO:
Just call the Capitol Switchboard to get connected
to your Senators’ & Representative’s offices:
􀀋202-224-3121
To find out who represents you in Congress, go to
www.Congress.org. (FYI - College students have the
right to be represented by the leaders of the
Congressional district where your campus is located!
Call them!)
www.studentpeaceaction.org
www.peace-action.org
Peace Action & SPAN
1100 Wayne Ave, Suite 1020
Silver Spring, MD 20910
SPAN: 301-565-4050 ext. 322
SPAN@peace-action.org
1JAMRS is the Joint Advertising Marketing Research Services, one of the primary (and very shady) corporations involved in this project.
For background information on the database and its legal implications, visit http://www.epic.org/privacy/student/doddatabase.html