Project YANO

08/11/2026

We’re hiring: Research & Organizing Internship

Applications due August 21st, 2026

Paid internship, Fall 2026

About us: Based in San Diego since 1984, Project on Youth and Non-Military Opportunities (Project YANO) provides young people with alternatives and balanced perspectives on military enlistment.

Position: Through recent public records requests, Project YANO has discovered severe violations of student rights at San Diego Unified School District. The intern will join our active campaign to address these issues.

Requirements: interest in demilitarization, research and writing; based near the San Diego area with the ability to attend SDUSD school board meetings and other meetings, access to a phone, computer and internet.

Responsibilities: Liaison with JROTC demilitarization task force, concerned groups, research partners, and potential legal support. Take part in drafting, coordinating and presenting findings to the board of trustees and local media. Co-design and take part in a school demilitarization report card rating public schools in San Diego County.

Compensation: $3,000 for 120 hours of work through Dec, 31st, 2026.

Applications will be reviewed as they arrive. Send your resume and cover letter to [email protected] by Friday, August 21st.

Apply today: https://projectyano.org/internship (link in bio)

08/07/2026

Our next Cine en el Barrio is a special screening of the trailer for the upcoming film “First We Bombed New Mexico” which documents the fallout and devastation of militarism, specifically the aftermath of the Trinity Nuclear Test and its impact on local residents. Come watch the trailer with us and hear from an activist from the resistance movement demanding justice. In collaboration with Just Transition Alliance. Wednesday August 19, 6-7:30. Chicano Park Museum. Refreshments provided.

07/04/2026

FREE EVENT: Project YANO’s next Cine En El Barrio takes place on the last day of RIMPAC 2026. Join us to watch Abby Martin’s film, Earth’s Greatest Enemy, to discuss militarism’s impact on young people, from war games to schooling, and how frontline communities are fighting back against US militarism and its war on the planet.

July 31, 5-8pm, Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center (1960 Logan Ave, San Diego).

We will have food, music, and political education workbooks from Homegrown Youth Collaborative homegrown. See you there!

06/04/2026

As the continues indefinitely, the are desperate for new recruits. Oren Robinson of Project YANO explains that anyone can be a counter-recruiter.

Subscribe for as little as $4 a month to watch the full interview at risingupwithsonali.com.

05/18/2026

Free film, dinner included. When this film opened at the Adams Avenue Theatre in 1990, it sold out the first night!

05/18/2026

May 17, 2026: Project YANO counter-recruitment presentation with veterans at high school student conference organized by UC San Diego MEChA chapter. www.projectyano.org

05/13/2026

RSVP link: tinyurl.com/demilitarizeJun13

04/26/2026

Project YANO: counter-recruitment booth at the annual Chicano Park Day Celebration in San Diego

04/11/2026

There's growing disquiet in the military. The Iran war made it worse

"Military members are choosing to retire early or to not reenlist when their contracts are up, according to those who spoke with NPR. Others are applying for medical separation or are breaking their enlistment contracts regardless of the consequences."

Since Trump began his second term, his administration's use of the armed forces has left a growing number in the military unsettled, according to NPR interviews with service members and advocates.