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	Friday, March 4, 2016 This Weekend Join Us in Washington DC for the Summit on Saudi Arabia Date:  Mar 5-6, 2016 Time: Saturday, 8:00am to 9:00pm | Sunday, 8:00am to 5:00pm Location: The UDC David A. Clarke School of Law (4340 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008) CODEPINK, along with VFP, The Nation Magazine, Institute for Policy Studies, Peace Action, and many other organizations are hosting a two-day summit examining the policies and practices of Saudi Arabia and U.S.-Saudi ties. This Summit will address issues such as human rights; Saudi internal and foreign policy; and the prospects for change inside the kingdom and in U.S.-Saudi relations. For more information, email Andrea at andrea@codepink.org Purchase your ticket today! $20 - $100 sliding scale, includes lunch Back to Top VFP Endorsed the Women’s Boat to Gaza Veterans For Peace endorses the Women’s Boat to Gaza and its challenge to the illegal and inhumane Israeli blockade of Gaza that has made Gaza virtually uninhabitable. The three brutal Israeli attacks on Gaza in 2009, 2012 and 2014 have shown a level of barbarity that has appalled the membership of Veterans For Peace.  VFP is also very concerned about the continued illegal settlements in the West Bank, the apartheid wall and imprisonment of many youth of Palestine for throwing rocks at those who invade their homes and stop them for endless hours at intentionally demeaning checkpoints. <Full endorsement> Back to Top Film:  Paying the Price for Peace Premiere The documentary film, Paying the Price for Peace produced by Bo Boudart and others will premiere around the end of March. Click image above to play trailer The film focuses on Vietnam veteran S. Brian Willson who paid the price for peace by nearly being killed by a military train during a non-violent protest.   Other peace activists in the film include:  Alice Walker, Daniel Ellsberg, Medea Benjamin, David Swanson, Ron Kovic, Bruce Gagnon, Cindy Sheehan, Martin Sheen, Blase Bonpane,  Phil Donahue, and others. Back to Top Stop U.S. Militarization Around the World Ann Wright is interviewed by Liz Rees on U.S. Militarization Around the World.  She talks about the CODEPINK: Women for Peace trip to Guantanamo, Cuba and VFP trips to Jeju Island, South Korea and Okinawa. Back to Top Zinn Fund Request For Proposals Does your chapter have a project to promote peace and justice? The Howard Zinn Fund for Peace and Justice provides support to local chapters to start or to significantly develop ongoing local programs that produce substantive changes for the VFP mission.  Two types of awards are made, depending on available funds: Several Independent Awards of up $500 to support focused local projects which further the VFP mission. One Partnership Award of up to $5,000 to support the development of an ongoing chapter program that will produce significant results for the long-term mission of VFP.  This involves a collaborative process between the chapter team and the Zinn Fund Committee over several months to develop the project and the final proposal.  The collaboration continues during the grant period as the project is implemented and project reports are prepared.  These projects are used to demonstrate VFP activities and to promote support for the VFP mission. The deadline for Zinn Fund Applications is Friday March 18 For more information, visit the webpage Howard Zinn Fund. Back to Top Veterans Challenge Islamophobia VETERANS write an opinion piece or short statement as to why you think this campaign is important. Send a copy of your statement to shelly@veteransforpeace.org Veterans sign on to our statement. Non-veterans, please support our cause Back to Top Stand With Our Muslim Friends hosted by VFP Smedley Butler Chapter Update The Muslims Are Not the Enemy Event presented by the Smedley D. Butler Brigade and hosted by the Islamic Center of Boston Cultural Center in Boston this past Saturday, had over two hundred people in attendance.  The center is the largest Mosque in New England. There were seventeen individual speakers; thirteen of which were veterans, including Muslim veterans. VFP’s President Barry Ladendorf, Lyndon Bilal, the Commander of the Muslim American Veterans Association, Joy Cumming, the Adjunct of the Department of Mass., Veterans of Foreign Wars and Commissioner Bill Evans of the Boston Police Department were among the speakers. Our Muslim friends at the Mosque expressed their overwhelming heartfelt joy and gratitude for the wonderful show of support by Veterans For Peace. It is the Smedley’s hope that this event will act as a small template for similar events by VFP all over the country. Thanks to Regis Tremblay for video of the event Click image above to play video of event Back to Top This Month:  March 27-April 2, 2016 - 2nd Annual Shut Down Creech Join us March 27-April 2, 2016 at Creech Air Force Base, Indian Springs, Nevada for a 2nd national mobilization of nonviolent resistance to shut down killer drone operations in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Pakistan,Yemen, Somalia and everywhere. Last year 150 activists joined us from 20 different states, including than 50 veterans. Sponsored by: VFP, CODEPINK: Women For Peace, Nevada Desert Experience, Voices for Creative Nonviolence Register Online Visit Website For More Info View and Share Facebook Event Page Back to Top 501(c)(3) and Political Election Activity VFP will abide by the 501(c)(3) rules set forth by the law firm Harmon, Curran, Spielberg Eisenberg, LLC regarding political election activity.  The document contains a list of "10 Mistakes Nonprofits Should Avoid in an Election Year" Back to Top Delmar Berg - Presente! Delmer Berg, the last known surviving veteran of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade  <Obituary> Back to Top Travel Opportunities for Activists Location Sponsored by Dates Contact U.S./Mexico border SOAW Apr 25 - May 1 Email  marialuisa@soaw.org for more information. Cuba Code Pink May 2016 Visit the Code Pink website Palestine Interfaith Peacebuilders May 21 - Jun 1 2016 For more information email esiegel@ifpb.org Palestine Interfaith Peacebuilders Jul 16- 29 2016 For more information email esiegel@ifpb.org Palestine Interfaith Peacebuilders Oct   24-Nov     6 2016 For more information email esiegel@ifpb.org Back to Top