http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/09/16/BAG4CL6OFN1.DTLWhen military recruiters set up a table at a high school in Sonoma County, chances are Elizabeth Stinson is taking a seat right next to them, to try to urge youngsters not to enlist.
The director of the Peace and Justice Center of Sonoma County counts at least 400 people she's "de-recruited" from the military, a statistic that helped her win this year's Long Haul Prize, given to the most active activist in politically active Northern California.
"It's only fair we show them there are other alternatives," she said.
She will receive her $750 award Thursday from the Agape Foundation for Nonviolent Change in San Francisco, which has given $11.3 million to grassroots advocacy groups since 1969.
Take a minute to read the rest of the story--this woman has spend her entire career working for peace and justice--we could certainly use more like her.
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