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	Friday, August 21, 2015 From Japan to Vietnam, Radiation and Agent Orange Survivors Deserve Justice From the U.S. by Marjorie Cohn, VFP  Advisory Board Member We have just marked anniversaries of the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the US government against the people of Japan and Vietnam. Seventy years ago, on August 6, 1945, the U.S. military unleashed an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing at least 140,000 people. Three days later, the United States dropped a second bomb, on Nagasaki, which killed 70,000. And 54 years ago, on August 10, 1961, the US military began spraying Agent Orange in Vietnam. It contained the deadly chemical dioxin, which has poisoned an estimated 3 million people throughout that country.  <More> Back to Top Phil Donahue Joins VFP Advisory Board Phil Donahue, a big supporter of VFP since the 80s, has joined VFP's Advisory Board. View a full list of  Advisory Board members. Back to Top Join VFP at the Picnic For Peace On August 30th At the White House Congress has to vote on the Iran nuclear deal by September 17, and we need your help to ensure that they vote in favor of this historic agreement. Popular Resistance and Code Pink are hosting a Picnic For Peace with Iran event in DC to bring together different sectors of the community who care about peace for a fun action that is visible to the press. Veterans For Peace is organizing a table for the picnic. Please join us at our table. RSVP here. WHEN:  August 30, 2015 at 4pm – 6pm WHERE:  Lafayette Park 16th St & Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC , DC 20006 United States Google map and directions For more information contact the national office at 314-725-6005. Back to Top Travel Opportunities for Activists We will embark on our third VFP trip to Cuba in January 2016. Members and  supporters of our message of peace are welcome to join us.  However, please be advised that we take 15-20 people. Our tours are led by VFP member and Cuban documentary film maker  Jim Ryerson, who has been to the island more than 25 times.  If you are interested, please get on our mailing list. Like the other 2 trips, this one will sell out. Here is the itinerary    http://cubaexplorer.com/tours/jrjan/ Password: jrc  (Click on Book Now to see prices) Location Sponsored by Dates              Contact for Additional Information Palestine Code Pink Nov 1-8, 2015 Visit the Code Pink website Cuba Code Pink Nov 20-29, 2015 Visit the Code Pink website Cuba Jim Ryerson Jan 2016 For more information email Jim Ryerson at jim@cubaconnections.org.. Cuba Code Pink Feb 2016 Visit the Code Pink website Cuba Code Pink May 2016 Visit the Code Pink website Palestine Interfaith Peacebuilders May 21 -Jun 1 2016 For more information email emily@IFPB.org Palestine Palestine Jul 16 - Jul 29 2016 For more information email emily@IFPB.org Palestine Palestine Oct 24 - Nov 6 2016 For more information email emily@IFPB.org Back to Top		In This Issue: From Japan to Vietnam, Radiation and Agent Orange Survivors Deserve Justice From the U.S. Phil Donahue Joins VFP Advisory Board Join The Picnic For Peace On August 30th At the White House Travel Opportunities for Activists Back by popular demand - Vietnam Full Disclosure Shirts Replanting by Kathy Kelly Member/Chapter Highlights Upcoming VFP Endorsed Actions/Events Back by popular demand - Vietnam Full Disclosure Shirts The ‪#‎VietnamFullDisclosure‬ shirts are available again, in both a hoodie and  t-shirt styles. Order your shirt by September 1st! American Apparel Hoodie - $17 Gildan 8 oz Heavy Blend Hoodie - $30 Order yours today! 2015 marks 50 years since U.S. ground troops entered the war in Vietnam -- and 40 years since they left! Wear this beautiful apparel to call for all commemorations to offer Full Disclosure of the Vietnam War. Back to Top Replanting by Kathy Kelly Speaking on behalf of indigenous people in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, earlier this summer, Pope Francis apologized for the role the Catholic Church played in oppressing Latin America’s indigenous people. He called for a worldwide grass roots movement that would shatter global corporate abuses of “the new colonialism.”  Political elites in the U.S. should follow his lead and apologize for the genocidal destruction U.S. people waged against indigenous peoples.  They should look toward indigenous people for guidance about ways to make reparations. In early August, people assembled outside of the Los Alamos nuclear weapon laboratories listened to Beata Tsosie Pena’s advice and perspective during a gathering organized by Campaign Nonviolence.  <More> Back to Top Member/Chaper Highlights VFP Chapter 49 in Indianapolis has worked hard to promote Peace With Iran, including meeting with Sen. Donnelly’s staff and asking you to make your voice hear for peaceful alternatives to conflict.  It paid off and the Senator is supporting the agreement.<More> Harold Trainer, member of VFP Louisville, KY Chapter 168 wrote Letter to the Editor entitled Stop Pay Cuts For the Troops  <More> Back to Top Upcoming VFP Endorsed Actions/Events Aug 27 - 28  - Anniversary of the Kellogg-Briand Pact Sep 21 - International Peace Day in your city Oct 7  - Anniversary of U.S. Invasion of Afghanistan Oct 9-24 - Maine Walk For Peace Nov 20-22, 2015 - SOA Watch 25th Anniversary Vigil Back to Top Did you know? In 1988, VFP proposed the "Combined Statement of Veterans" calling for an end to war as a instrument of state policy and it was signed  on  Jan 21st  by  VFP,  Veterans  Against  Nuclear  Arms  (VANA)  of  Canada,  and  the  Soviet  War  Veterans Committee.  In  future  years,  numerous  other  national  veterans  organizations  from  around  the  globe  also  endorse  the statement.
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