updated Mon. April 15, 2024
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The Daily Freeman
April 12, 2018
I have been to Palestine with Veterans For Peace delegations and marched shoulder to shoulder with the Palestinians. We have seen where the violence comes from. Soon, I fear, Israel may increase its violence in Gaza. People of good conscience need to do everything they can to stop it or, like thoseÃâà...
Tillamook Headlight-Herald
April 12, 2018
Veterans for Peace – Social at 6:30 pm 7 p.m. meeting, second Thursday, in the Riverbend Room of North County Recreation District at 36155 Ninth Street in Nehalem. For more Info, call Brian McMahon, 503-368-3201. Parkinson's Support Group – 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., second Thursday, Tillamook AdventistÃâà...
Wicked Local
April 4, 2018
The protest will take place on the intersection of Springs Road, Page Road and Pine Hill Road because according to John Niles, who coordinated the protest for Veterans for Peace, it is against the law to protest on VA property. The group had signs and banners, and handed out flyers to those who passedÃâà...
Santa Barbara Independent
March 28, 2018
Join the efforts of the Santa Barbara Veterans for Peace in opposing the use of war as an instrument of foreign policy. An exceptional meeting toward this goal will be held April 2 at 5 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building (112 W. Cabrillo Blvd.). With the appointment of the most notorious hawks in historyÃâà...
The Spokesman-Review
March 23, 2018
April 26-28, the downtown Spokane Library will host a memorial exhibition on the My Lai Massacre, brought here by Veterans for Peace, as part of our “Vietnam: Full Disclosure” program. The exhibit is not for everyone, but may be carefully viewed as a historical reminder that Earth's inhabitants have noÃâà...
seattlepi.com (blog)
March 23, 2018
Heidi Christensen, former and last acting President Of the Seattle Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Veterans for Peace Seattle Chapter and the NW Museum of Legends and Lore spoke to Seattle City Council to request removal of the monument in Lakeview Cemetery. Since the eventsÃâà...
Voice of America
March 22, 2018
... a member of a local veterans association. But he acknowledged that both sides suffered, describing American mothers who could sympathize with the loss that Vietnamese mothers also underwent. Chuck Searcy, a Hanoi-based leader of a local chapter of the Veterans For Peace group, co-organized theÃâà...
San Diego Free Press
March 22, 2018
By Dave Patterson, San Diego Veterans for Peace. How can we talk with our school children about the irrationality of violence when we happily take them to gun shows, military air shows and military museums where indiscriminate killing is portrayed as a fun activity for all? Since the last school shooting,Ãâà...
The Spokesman-Review
March 20, 2018
The shame of District 81 in general and Sacajawea Middle School in particular for discouraging and dissuading students from spending 17 minutes to remember and honor their slain sisters and brothers at Parkland and speak against automatic weapons and our politicians' refusal to do anything aboutÃâà...
Gainesville Sun
March 20, 2018
The contest's goal is to honor peace and social justice by spotlighting young people's perspectives. The group is also accepting applications for three peace scholarships for high school senior, or students already in college or trade school who plan careers in pursuit of a more equitable, peaceful and justÃâà...
Tristatehomepage.com
March 20, 2018
The fundraiser features a home-cooked gourmet spaghetti dinner. For those desiring it, there will be a vegetarian sauce option. The spaghetti dinner will be prepared by member chefs, and a wide array of desserts will be available. Other events at the fundraiser include a live auction and Veterans for PeaceÃâà...
Diablo Magazine
March 17, 2018
Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center and Veterans for Peace present a half-day conference with internationally renowned speakers on US militarism and its consequences. They will give incisive 7-10 minute presentations on many aspects of one big problem. There will be a chance to network informallyÃâà...
AlterNet
March 17, 2018
After several months of building the coalition, the mobilization now includes Veterans for Peace, Service Employees International Union, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and National Nurses United. Healthcare advocacy groups including the Illinois Single Payer Coalition andÃâà...
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
March 17, 2018
Larry Johnson: World Storytelling Day host and coordinator, Vietnam unarmed medic, past president of Veterans For Peace and author of “Sixty-One,” 61 stories calling for less war, more walking and no arguing on veteran care. Allan Bostelmann: Infantry veteran, licensed clinical social worker emeritus,Ãâà...
NRToday.com
March 17, 2018
A handful of protesters held signs at the Garden Valley Boulevard entrance to the Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center Thursday to express their fear that politicians at the national level are moving to privatize veterans' health care. These local veterans, members of the Veterans for Peace, believe thatÃâà...
NH1 News
March 17, 2018
But it has refused to accommodate Veterans for Peace, and the anti-war group won't be allowed to walk in Sunday's parade. Its applications to participate have been denied since 2011, despite support from Democratic Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Police Commissioner William Evans and sympatheticÃâà...
10TV
March 17, 2018
But it has refused to accommodate Veterans for Peace, and the anti-war group won't be allowed to walk in Sunday's parade. Its applications to participate have been denied since 2011, despite support from Democratic Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Police Commissioner William Evans and sympatheticÃâà...
San Diego Free Press
March 16, 2018
It is fitting that the San Diego Hugh C. Thompson Veterans for Peace is hosting the exhibit. Hugh C. Thompson is the courageous US Army helicopter pilot who landed his chopper and, along with fellow crewmen, intervened against fellow American troops to end the carnage at My Lai. Thompson reportedÃâà...
The San Diego Union-Tribune
March 5, 2018
Indivisible Ramona members and guests learned the goals and ongoing efforts of San Diego Veterans for Peace during their Feb. 25 monthly meeting. Speakers included Jim Brown, former president of San Diego Veterans for Peace who was a U.S. Marine Corps artillery/infantry officer who served inÃâà...
Santa Fe New Mexican
March 1, 2018
MacDevitt, a civilian member of the Chicago Veterans for Peace chapter, has created a touring exhibition commemorating the anniversary of My Lai to raise awareness about the human suffering that underlies any war. He is bringing the project to Santa Fe for a three-day exhibition that starts Friday at ElÃâà...
Worcester Telegram
December 31, 1999
But it has refused to accommodate Veterans for Peace, and the anti-war group won't be allowed to walk in Sunday's parade. Its applications to participate have been denied since 2011, despite support from Democratic Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Police Commissioner William Evans and sympatheticÃâà...
Antiwar.com (blog)
December 31, 1999
Veterans for Peace East Bay Chapter 162 strongly supports direct talks between President Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. It is time to end the state of war between the US and North Korea. The prospect of a US attack on North Korea leading to North Korean nuclear retaliation isÃâà...
Lowell Sun
December 31, 1999
Members of Veterans for Peace picket near the Bedford VA Hospital to show support for the medical services provided by the VA and to protest the proposed privatization of those services. From left are veterans Robert Morris, Paul Piraino, Dan Luker, David Snieckus, Pat Scanlon, Amy Taylor and DougÃâà...
