Hit the Streets on Armistice Day - Nov 11th!-Veterans For Peace Weekly E-Letter

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	Friday, November 6, 2015 Hit the Streets on Armistice Day - Nov 11th! This Armistice Day Veterans For Peace calls for justice and peace at home and abroad.  Veterans For Peace is calling on all our members to take a stand for peace this Armistice Day.  We are calling on all our friends and allies to join us at the barricades of peace on Nov 11. Visit the Armisitice Day page for ways to get involved Sign Up for the #ArmisticeDay Thunderclap  Read VFP’s position statement on Armistice Day, related to today’s current global situation. Find a local event near you or consider hosting one of your own and register it. Get your community involved, send the sample op-ed or send the sample letter-to-the-edior to your local papers  Back to Top Join VFP and Allies on November 9th in Washington DC to Protest Netanyahu Visit! The infamous war criminal Binyamin Netanyahu has once again been invited to Washington to meet with President Obama and Congressional leaders. Netanyahu is responsible, among other crimes against humanity, for the murderous 2014 assault on Gaza, that took the lives of 2,100 people including 500 children, wounded more than 10,000 and left hundreds of thousands homeless.  Debbie Tolson 301-251-9603 debbieinpotomac@aol.com Back to Top Nov 6 - International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict The United Nations attaches great importance to ensuring that action on the environment is part of conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peacebuilding strategies - because there can be no durable peace if the natural resources that sustain livelihoods and ecosystems are destroyed.  <More> Back to Top 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. VFP SOAW Coordinator:  Mike Tork im4peacenow@yahoo.com Hourly Shuttle Info from Atlanta to Columbus Meeting for VFP members is scheduled at 6:30 - 7:45, room 210, onSaturday, November  21st.  Back to Top VFP 2016 Annual Spring Tour to Viet Nam Dates of travel:  Mar 14 - Mar 30, 2016 Each year since 2012, members of Việt Nam's Hoa Binh (Peace) Chapter 160 of Veterans For Peace invite up to 20 veterans, non-veterans, spouses & peace activists to come to Việt Nam for an insider's 2-week tour. The Hoa Binh chapter is the first & only overseas VFP chapter of American veterans living in Việt Nam! The mission of the tour is to address the legacies of America’s war, as well as visit a beautiful country & form lasting ties of friendship & peace.  For more information, email Nadya Williams @nadyanomad@gmail.com Back to Top Travel Opportunities for Activists Only 1 space remains. 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 Cuba Code Pink Nov 20-29, 2015 Visit the Code Pink website Venezuela SOAW Dec 2-10, 2015 For more information email Terri Mattson atteri.mattson@yahoo.com Cuba Jim Ryerson Jan 22-29 2016 For more information email Jim Ryerson atjim@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 emailesiegel@ifpb.org  Palestine Interfaith Peacebuilders Jul 16 - Jul 29 2016 For more information emailesiegel@ifpb.org Palestine Interfaith Peacebuilders Oct 24 - Nov 6 2016 For more information emailesiegel@ifpb.org  Back to Top		In This Issue: Hit the Streets on Armistice Day - Nov 11th! Join VFP and Allies on November 9th in Washington DC to Protest Netanyahu Visit! Nov 6 - International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict Save the Dates: Nov 20-22 - SOA Watch Vigil VFP 2016 Annual Spring Tour to Viet Nam Travel Opportunities for Activists Tribute to Michael Clift Support the Golden Rule - Challenge to All VFP Chapters Holiday Items in VFP Store VFP Member/Chapter Highlights Upcoming VFP Endorsed Actions/Events Tribute to Michael Clift This week the national office learned that nomad veteran member, Michael Clift was killed after being struck by a SUV in Texas.  At this time, we do not have memorial details or requests from his family.  Please keep his family in your prayers.   VFP board member Joey King has written a songin memory of Michael Clift.  The song should be sung to the tune of  John Henry's The Steel Driving Man.   In this video, Veterans March For Peace, you can see Michael's passion for peace. Michael Clift, Presente! Back to Top Support the Golden Rule - Challenge to All VFP Chapters Greetings from San Diego Veterans for Peace, Chapter 91, the Hugh Thompson Memorial Chapter.  It was a pleasure to see so many of you in San Diego for the National Convention this August. San Diego Veterans for Peace has pledged to send $100 each month to the Golden Rule Project, and challenges each VFP chapter to match that amount if you can, or a lesser (or greater) amount if that is what your chapter can do. You too can be a part.  You can find more information at the Golden Rule Project website.  Back to Top Holiday Items Now in VFP Store To order, click the image to be redirected to the VFP Store. 2016 Syracuse Cultural Workers Calendar Each month features a vibrant work of art incorporating a current justice issue. 14 "x 11" - $15 Holiday Cards A set of 10 vertical holiday cards, 5 x 7 inches (11 envelopes).  Message inside:  Blessed Holiday Season. - $15 A set of 10 horizontal holiday cards, 5 x 7 inches (11 envelopes).  Message inside: ...this season and throughout the New Year! - $15 Gift cards for store also available.   Back to Top VFP Member/Chapter Highlights VFP past president Leah Bolger was interviewed by Sputnik News this week on U.S. Department of State's approval of the sale of drone equipment to Italy.  <Article> Back to Top Upcoming VFP Endorsed Actions/Events Nov 9 - Protest Binyamin Netanyahu Visit in Washington DC Nov 11 - Armistice Day Nov 20-22, 2015 - SOA Watch 25th Anniversary Vigil Nov 20-22, 2015 - Veterans Art Showcase in Hyde Park, NY Nov 26 - Thanksgiving Day Dec 1 - Giving Tuesday Dec 24 - Anniversary of Christmas Truce Back to Top Did you know?  VFP is a member of the Nobel Peace Prize - winning Coalition to Ban the Sale and Use of Landmines.
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