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Friday,
December 18, 2015 40 Years On, the Vietnam War Continues for Victims of Agent Orange This week, VFP Executive Director, Michael T.
McPhearson and VFP Agent Orange Coordinator, Paul Cox and others are in
Washington D.C. to stand with families of Agent Orange victims. Advisory board
member, Marjorie Cohn, wrote about the victims and the introduction of H.R. 2114 bill in an article entitled, 40 Years on, the Vietnam War Continues for Victims of Agent
Orange.
Representatives of the Vietnam Association for the
Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) have arrived in the U.S. to mark the
official launch of H.R. 2114 on Thursday. VAVA is an organization of more than
365,000 Agent Orange victims and activists that works to achieve justice for the
victims throughout the world.
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TopVFP Delegation Returns From Jeju-Okinawa Photo Albums (courtesy of Ellen Davidson): Jeju Island 12-3-15 Okinawa 12-11-15 Jeju Island 12-4-15 Okinawal 12-13-15 Jeju Island 12-5-15 Okinawa 12-14-15 Jeju Island 12-6-15 Back to Top Memorial - Father Thomas Weise, Jr. Veteran Member VFP Alaska Chapter 100 Obituary Back to Top Federal Budget Update! The House and Senate have passed the budget bill
and the President is expected to sign it soon. We gained a few important wins,
much remains that puts billions into unnecessary military spending.
Here is a summary: Thanks in large part to grassroots pressure, the bill does NOT include:
Travel Opportunities for Activists A respected Peace Activist and VFP member is seeking a Female roommate for our Jan 22-29 tour of Cuba. http://cubaexplorer.com/tours/jrjan/ If interested, please contact Jim Ryerson Immediately. jim@travelingman.net 323-436-5223 We will lead one final tour to the island in March 2016. Here is the March itinerary. http://cubaexplorer.com/tours/jrv/ We take just 15 people, providing an intimate chance to get to know the Cuban people and our fellow veterans Our tours are led by VFP member and Cuban documentary film maker Jim Ryerson, who has been to the island more than 25 times. jim@travelingman.net 323-436-5223
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In This Issue: 40 Years on, the Vietnam War Continues for Victims of Agent OrangeVFP Delegation Returns From Jeju-OkininwaMemorial - Father Thomas Weise, Jr.Federal Budget Update!Travel Opportunities for ActivistsFemale roommate needed for January Cuba tripConsider a Lifetime Membership in VFPWe Need Your Story of Why You Are a Veteran For Peace!Breaking Bread in KabulVFP 2016 Annual Spring Tour to Viet NamLast E-news of 2015!
Save the Dates: Upcoming VFP Endorsed
Actions/Events
Consider a VFP Lifetime Membership If you are not a LIFETIME member, please
consider becoming one. Perhaps you have a deserving member in your chapter, a
family member, or a veteran who is not yet a member whom you would like to honor
with a LIFETIME membership. As LIFETIME members we are bound together with the
30-year history of VFP and to LIFETIME members who have gone before us and those
yet to come.Signup Online for a Lifetime Membership If you need additional information, contact Doug Zachary by email doug@veteransforpeace.org or by phone (Home 512-549-3530 or Cell 512-629-3812) for more information. We Need Your Story of Why You Are a Veteran For Peace!The personal story of a Veterans For Peace member is the most powerful tool we have to educate others on the reality of war.If you are a current member, help us by sending:
 Breaking Bread in KabulReflections from Kathy Kelly:Here in Kabul, over breakfast with Afghan Peace Volunteers, (APVs), we easily recalled key elements of the conflict resolution and peer mediation “train the trainers” workshops that Ellis Brooks, with Voices for Creative Nonviolence-UK, had facilitated a week ago. Peer mediators make “promises” before beginning a session: We won’t tell you what to do, we won’t take sides, and we won’t talk about this session with anyone outside of our room. While pouring tea and breaking bread, we recalled the hand signals Ellis gave us to help remember each promise. <More> VFP 2016 Annual Spring Tour to Viet Nam Dates of travel: March 14 -30,
2016The 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 Last E-news of 2015!The next scheduled E-news will be sent on Friday, January 8, 2016. Watch your mailbox, for other exciting updates from the national office.
Save the Dates: Upcoming VFP Endorsed
Actions/Events
Dec 24
- Anniversary of Christmas Truce of 1914Jan 18, 2016 - MLK Day Mar 27- April 2, 2016 - Shut Down Creech AFB Apr 15 - GDAMS (Global Day Against Military Spending) Apr 22 - Earth Day May 14-21, 2016 - Sam's 5th Annual Ride for Peace, Raleigh, NC to Washington, DC May 30 — Memorial Day (Observed) Aug 11-15, 2016 - VFP Annual Convention at Clark Kerr campus of University of California Berkeley, CA Sep 21—International Day of Peace Nov 11 - Armistice Day  Did you know?
In 2010, VFP participated at U.S. Social Forum in Detriot with 10,000+ activists. A group of VFP members and supporters hung a large banner on the abandoned Eddystone Hotel to highlight the effect of war spending on American cities. |
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