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186 Ryndon, Unit 12
Elko, NV 89801
(775) 356-9009
info@mothersagainstthedraft.org

Please forward this message to your family and        friends!

October 18, 2005

Dear Friends:

Mothers Against the Draft (MAD) continues to lead the fight against reinstatement of a draft, and an end to the "Joint Advertising and Market Research Studies" (JAMRS) Recruiting Database. Just take a look at the press release below that was issued from MAD headquarters today.

MAD also leads the way in providing ample oportunity for students of majority age or parents of minor children to opt out of the "No Child Left Behind" program.

The MAD website is jam packed with facts and figures about what is really going on behind the scenes to promote reinstatement of the draft. It provides you with direct contact with your Senators and Congressmen so you can tell them how you feel and urge them to stop the draft before it starts. And provides you with literature to share with others about these important issues.

But, Mothers Against the Draft depends solely on voluntary, individual contributions to keep its irons in the fire. Your contribution of $10, $25, or $50 is the lifeblood of our work. Right now MAD must raise $2,500 to keep its CAPWIZ connection which allows you direct contact with your Senators and Congressmen via our website. Without your contribution today this important link could go down losing precious time to fight.

Please, don't hesitate, make your largest donation possible to MAD today by visiting our website at www.mothersagainstthedraft.org or mail your check or money order to the MAD address below.

The children of American are depending on you!

Sincerely yours,

Janine Hansen
Chairman
Mothers Against the Draft

186 Ryndon Unit 12, Elko, Nevada 89801, 775-356-9009

www.mothersagainstthedraft.org

October 18, 2005

Contact:

Janine Hansen 775-397-6859

Debbie Hopper 636-861-7052

For Immediate Release:

MOTHERS AGAINST THE DRAFT JOINS DUMP the DATABASE COALITION CALLING FOR END TO COMMERCIAL DATABASE FOR RECRUITING

DOD Database Places Our Children and Grandchildren at Risk

Elko, NV --- Mothers Against the Draft joined over one hundred local, state, and national organizations today in urging Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to end the "Joint Advertising and Market Research Studies" (JAMRS) Recruiting Database.

Were outraged by the Pentagons predatory and illegal actions and in full support of this effort to end the JAMRS recruitment database, stated Janine Hansen, Chairman of Mothers Against the Draft (MAD). Particularly troubling is the fact that the Pentagon compiled this massive, centralized database in secrecy, and has been using it for three years before giving public notice as required by the Privacy Act.

The Joint Advertising and Market Research Recruiting Database (JAMRS), created with the aid of a private marketing firm, contains extensive information on 30 million young Americans between the ages of 16 to 25. Updated daily with new records, JAMRS includes such information as social security numbers, ethnicity, grade point averages, areas of study, height, weight, postal and email addresses, selective service registration, and phone numbers. The proposed uses include disclosures to law-enforcement, state and local tax authorities, employment queries from other agencies, and disclosure of records to foreign authorities.

The Pentagons use of the secret database places our children at risk, stated Hansen. The broad exemptions to federal privacy laws would allow the Defense Department to disclose personal/private information about our children and grandchildren to countless others without parental consent or knowledge. How can parents protect their children from predators when the government provides such broad access to their personal information?

The sources of information for the DOD database include the High School Master File and the College Students Files, which are compiled for purposes that are unrelated to an interest in military service or recruitment. The High School Master File is created from information provided by state motor vehicle departments, and the commercial brokers American Student List and Student Marketing Group.

American Student List sells databases of children's names in grades K-12 overlaid with data on sex, age, whether they own a telephone, income, religion, and the childs race or ethnicity. This information is often obtained from surveys under the pretense of college admissions and other education-related purposes administered while children are at school.

We support the men and women of the U.S. Armed Services, but we strongly object to the Department of Defense (DOD) decision to create the JAMRS database, declared Debbie Hopper, MADs Vice Chairman. The very existence of the database is an unlawful and unwarranted violation of the privacy rights of our children and provides a clear warning to every mother in America that the Department of Defense, desperate to fill boots on the ground, is more than willing to circumvent the law to ensure that no child is left un-recruited.

The creation of the JAMRS database is in conflict with the Privacy Act, which was passed by Congress to reduce the government's collection of personal information on Americans, Hansen said. In joining this broad coalition we encourage all mothers and fathers to help protect the privacy rights of a generation of young people.

Students of majority age or parents of minor children can elect to have a students information suppressed from the Pentagons new database by submitting and opt-out form in writing to JAMRS. Forms are available at www.mothersagainstthedraft.org

Coalition Letter Opposing Defense Dept. Database

http://privacycoalition.org/nododdatabase/letter.html

Background on DOD Recruiting Database

http://epic.org/privacy/student/doddatabase.html

JAMRS Opt-Out Flyer

http://www.mothersagainstthedraft.org/files/jamrs_combined.pdf