Reactivate FDR's US Civilian Conservation Corps

[Gordon Soderberg]

Add to Obama's platform an action to reactivate the Civilain Conservation Corps as a national service as an alternative to military service. see Resolution passed at the 2007 Veterans for Peace Convention 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt.

[Joshua]

Gordon, long time no see. The idea of reactivating the CCC is great. I've believed in this concept for quite some time and find it very timely. How are you doing my friend? I'm actually living in Carlisle, PA.. the home of the US Army War College and one of the first Indian Schools. I'm painting historic houses and will be attending the Bluegrass festival at Dickinson College here this Saturday. Is Tony coming back to work in NOLA? Let's keep in touch.. you can email me if you'd like. Peace!

[Lincoln Builds]

I like this idea too.

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