Monday, October 12, 2015

Veterans For Peace Weekly E-Letter





  


Friday, October 2, 2015

Happy International Day of Nonviolence and Happy 146th Birthday to Gandhi!



Today is International Day of Non-Violence and the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian independence movement and pioneer of the philosophy and strategy of non-violence
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Order Your Fall Issue of Peace In Our Times Today!

Deadline to place NEW subscription and new bundle orders
Oct 16, 2015

Order your copy or bundle today!
Articles included in this edition:
  • Capt. Mena Sandoval: A Different Kind of Soldier – John Lamperti
  • Peace Movement Must Pivot Into Asia Pacific – Bruce Gagnon
  • The Asian Pivot, U.S. Militarism and Agent Orange – Tarak Kauff
  • Power of Conscience: U.S. Military and the Myth of Violence – Maria Santelli
  • PIOT Editor to Run for Mayor – Mike Ferner
  • Dirty War Against Youth – Crystal Vance Guerra
  • Black Americans and the Military – William Anderson
  • Voyage of the Gold Rule Continues – Ellen Taylor
  • WWII Hero Condemns Nuclear Weapons – Pamela Alma Weymouth
  • The Other Feminism – Charlotte Maria Sãenz
  • Hedges, Swanson, Marjorie Cohn . . . and much more
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Keep Space for Peace Week - Oct 3 - 10, 2015

Keep Space for Peace Week is a decentralized week of local actions held around the globe to bring the issue of the militarization of space to the public.  For the past 13 years the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space has organized the week of actions which include protests at key Space Command bases, space weapons technology production facilities, as well as film showings and public meetings.  Space technology now coordinates all US warfare on the planet and increasingly “allied” nations, largely through NATO, are becoming “interoperable” with the US satellite directed war fighting system.

For more information visit the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space website.
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Join World Beyond War Thunderclap of Peace!

On October 7, as the U.S./NATO war in Afghanistan enters Year 15, with new U.S. troops just deployed, but also as we mark the anniversary of a popular revolution without war in the Philippines, the world's social media (Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr) will be flooded with the message that we've had enough of war and are ready to move beyond it.
You can't wait for October 7th to act. To be a part of this thunderclap sign up beforehand. Click this link to signup: http://thndr.me/NChhRE

If you indicate now that you will support the thunderclap on Facebook or Twitter or Tumblr or all three, your message will automatically go out on October 7th along with everyone else's, flooding social media with a message from Afghan Peace Volunteers.

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Solidarity with German Anti-drone Protestors!

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Ret. Colonel Ann Wright, Lifetime Member of Veterans for Peace, and Medea Benjamin founder of CODEPINK: Women For Peace send a message to our German friends and allies protesting killer drones at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany.
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Travel Opportunities for Activists


We will embark on our third VFP trip to Cuba  January 22-29 2016. Members and supporters of our message of peace are welcome to join us.  However, please be advised that we take 15-20 people, and only 8 spaces remain. 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 contact Jim. Like the other 2 trips, this one will sell out.
jim@travelingman.net
323-436-5223

Here is the itinerary  
http://cubaexplorer.com/tours/jrjan/
(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
Venezuela SOAW Dec 2-10, 2015 For more information email Terri Mattson at teri.mattson@yahoo.com
Cuba Jim Ryerson Jan 22-29 2016 For more information email Jim Ryerson at jim@cubaconnections.org.
Cuba Code Pink Feb 2016 Visit the Code Pink website
Việt Nam Việt Nam's  Hoa Binh (Peace) Chapter 160 Mar 14 -Mar 30
2016
For more information, please email Nadya Williams
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 Interfaith Peacebuilders Jul 16 - Jul 29 2016 For more information email emily@IFPB.org
Palestine Interfaith Peacebuilders Oct 24 - Nov 6 2016 For more information email emily@IFPB.org

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In This Issue:

Happy International Day of Nonviolence and Happy 146th Birthday to Gandhi!

Order Your Fall Issue of Peace In Our Times Today!

Keep Space for Peace Week - Oct 3 - 10, 2015

Join World Beyond War Thunderclap of Peace!

Solidarity with German Anti-drone Protestors!

Travel Opportunities for Activists

Dennis Bernstein Interviews Gerry Condon on the Golden Rule Peace Boat

Golden Rule Update

Le Ly Haslip East Coast Speaking Tour

VFP Jeju/Okinawa Delegation

Save the Dates: Nov 20-22 - SOA Watch Vigil

New Chapter Forming in Little Rock, AR

VFP Member/Chapter Highlights

Upcoming VFP Endorsed Actions/Events


Dennis Bernstein Interviews Gerry Condon on the Golden Rule Peace Boat

Legendary investigative reporter and radio host Dennis Bernstein interviewed VFP Vice President, Gerry Condon on the Golden Rule while it was docked in San Francisco last week.  The interview was featured at the top of his Thursday, June 24, edition of Flashpoints on KPFA radio. <Radio Interview>

Golden Rule Update

On Thursday, Oct. 1, the Golden Rule moved to Sausalito, where it will be docked at Schoonmaker Marina thru the weekend.

Next week, the crew will be back in San Francisco and ready for Fleet Week activities.<More>

Le Ly Haslip East Coast Speaking Tour


Le Ly Haslip will speak in October at various locations throughout the Northeast. Ms. Haslip was one of the many speakers at this year's convention.
She is an internationally known Vietnamese-American author, philanthropist, peace activist and speaker. She is the founder of both Global Village Foundation and East Meets West Foundation, which has helped rebuild Vietnam since 1986 through an array of projects including the construction of hospitals and schools, and a Mobile Library project which brings books to rural schools.
For more information and updates to the tour, please visit the Global Village Foundation facebook page.

VFP Jeju/Okinawa Delegation

This winter, VFP members will host a delegation to accompany local communities who are opposing U.S. bases on their islands in Jeju, South Korea and Okinawa, Japan. 
For more information on the delegation, please email Tarak Kauff @ takauff@gmail.com.

Save the Dates: Nov 20-22 - SOA Watch Vigil

Join us as we continue to denounce the failed U.S. policies, which have left a brutal legacy of impunity and Human Rights violations throughout the hemisphere.
If you haven't already done so, start making your travel arrangements to Georgia! Please contact Casey at casey@veteransforpeace.org or 314-725-6005 if you plan to attend the SOAW gathering this year. 
Hourly Shuttle Info from Atlanta to Columbus

New Chapter Forming in Little Rock, AR

If you or anyone you know is interested in joining this chapter, please email Casey @ casey@veteransforpeace.org.

VFP Member/Chapter Highlights

VFP Chapter 46 in Monterey, CA will host a question and answer event on Saturday, Nov 7th that will address miltarization of the police.  For more details, please email Phil Butler @ butlerphil@comcast.net
VFP Chapter 26 in Chicago, IL is working on a proposed national campaign to bring awareness of the need to demilitarize high schools.  Visit their website for more information.
Mike Hastie, member of VFP Portland, OR Chapter 72, submitted poem, entitled The Oregon Massacre.  <Poem>

Upcoming VFP Endorsed Actions/Events

Aug 28 - Oct 15 - Golden Rule Schedule of Events
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

Did you know?

In 1992, VFP  initiated the  Pittsburgh  Pact:  A  Declaration  calling  for  a  moratorium  on  global  arms  sales.



























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