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2010 Pending Veterans for Peace Resolution # 20
Civilian Conservation Corps Program Support Whereas, an updated
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) would be seen as an alternative to military service for single young adults, and Whereas, those who enroll would receive competent work supervision with superior safety training and a living wage. They
would be provided after work with free classroom education that would enable them to enter the private and public sector with
confidence, and Whereas, the reactivated CCC could provide able manpower at the scene of man-made and natural
disasters across America. They could render assistance to the American Red Cross to aid victims help in the clean-up and rebuilding
of infrastructure and repair damage to the environment, and Whereas, the updated CCC program would be under
direct government control and not under any private contractor. Any government agency or private agency receiving federal
funding for similar work would be dissolved and absorbed into the newly formed CCC agency to prevent overlap and fraud, and Whereas, the reactivated CCC would give veterans preference for leadership and supervisory positions within
the agency and help alleviate the high unemployment among young adults, especially veterans, and Whereas,
this popular program has potential to save the planet with imagination as public works programs to bring about short term
job training, and Whereas, there is legislation that is now in the House Education and Labor Committee -
HR 4318 titled the 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act - To authorize the President to reestablish the Civilian Conservation
Corps as a means of providing gainful employment to unemployed and underemployed citizens of the United States through the
performance of useful public work, and for other purposes, and Whereas, the organization “We Can Take
It” has been formed by VFP members and their supporters, who’s main goal is to support the reactivation of the
CCC, and Therefore Be It Resolved that Veterans For Peace reaffirms earlier action that calls upon the President
and Congress to reactivate and update the template of the Civilian Conservation Corps, a popular program of the administration
of President F.D. Roosevelt. Be It Further Resolved that Veterans For Peace supports the work of the non-profit
“We Can Take It” group as a VFP Committee project to promote and create an alternative peacetime army/navy and
give us the potential to help our young adults and returning war veterans with providing real green job training and help
build their creativity to become prepared for society and be our future citizens and leaders. Be It Further
Resolved that VFP support of WCTI will not involve any VFP staff time or VFP financial support Be It Further
Resolved that it is understood that VFP urges its membership and Chapters to support, and work on the WTCI project. Submitted by Jay Alexander (Chapter 119)
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Resolution passed at the 2007 VETERANS FOR PEACE Convention RESOLUTION # 1
REACTIVATION OF THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS PROPOSED
BY: Jay Alexander of Tampa Bay VFP Chapter 119
Approved by the Board 8/16/07 Approved by the Annual Meeting
8/18/07
WHEREAS an updated CCC would be seen as an alternative to military service for single young adults; and WHEREAS those who enroll would
receive competent work supervision with superior safety training and a living wage. They would be provided after work with
free classroom education that would enable them to enter the private and public sector with confidence; and WHEREAS
the reactivated CCC could provide able manpower at the scene of man-made and natural disasters across America. They could
render assistance to the American Red Cross to aid victims help in the clean-up and rebuilding of infrastructure and repair
damage to the environment; and WHEREAS the updated CCC program would be under direct government control and not under any
private contractor. Any government agency or private agency receiving federal funding for similar work would be dissolved
and absorbed into the newly formed CCC agency to prevent overlap and fraud; and WHEREAS the reactivated CCC would give veterans preference for leadership
and supervisory positions within the agency and help alleviate the high unemployment among young adults; and WHEREAS this popular
program has potential to save the planet with imagination as public works programs to bring about short term job training;
therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that Veterans For Peace calls upon the President and Congress to reactivate and update the template of the
Civilian Conservation Corps, a popular program of the administration of President F.D. Roosevelt.
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