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	Friday, October 9, 2015 VFP Denounces U.S. Bombing of Afghan Hospital If the attack was indeed deliberate, then it is a very serious war crime.  We support Doctors Without Borders’ call for an independent investigation.  We have seen what happens when the Pentagon is allowed to investigate itself.  It is high time that the U.S. military be held accountable for the deaths of innocent civilians. We call for all involved, up to the highest level, to be held accountable. Veterans For Peace also calls for the end of the U.S. led war in Afghanistan and all military personnel brought home.  <VFP Full Statement> Related Articles 22 People Killed by U.S. Airstrike on Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan by Kathy Kelly VP Gerry Condon Comments About the Recent Hospital Attack in Kunduz, Afghanistan (Courtesy of Sputnik News) Back to Top Maine Peace Walk – Militarization of the Seas When:  October 9-24, 2015 Where:  Peace Walk Route Schedule The Pentagon has the largest carbon footprint on our Mother Earth.  Waging endless war consumes massive amounts of fossil fuels and lays waste to significant environmentally sensitive places on the planet – particularly the oceans. The walk is being sponsored by Maine Veterans for Peace; PeaceWorks; CodePink Maine; Citizens Opposing Active Sonar Threats (COAST); Peace Action Maine; Veterans for Peace Smedley Butler Brigade (Greater Boston); Seacoast Peace Response (Portsmouth); and Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. For more information about the walk & the pot luck supper schedule,  visit VFP Tom Sturtevant's Chapter 001's website. Back to Top Golden Rule to Sail at San Francisco Fleet Week The historic sailing vessel Golden Rule has arrived in San Francisco just in time for a peaceful encounter with Fleet Week warships, during the Parade of Ships, Friday 11:am to 12:30 pm.  She will be joined by at least one other sailboat from the Bay Area’s famed Peace Navy. The Golden Rule and her crew intend to sail peacefully on the San Francisco waterfront throughout Fleet Week activities on Friday and Saturday. The public is invited to meet the crew and to tour the boat. To arrange an interview, a tour, or to sail on the Golden Rule, call Gerry Condon at 206-499-1220.<Full Press Release> Back to Top 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 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 Back to Top Travel Opportunities for Activists Please be advised that we take 15-20 people, and only 4 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 Back to Top		In This Issue: VFP Denounces U.S. Bombing of Afghan Hospital Maine Peace Walk – Militarization of the Seas Golden Rule to Sail at San Francisco Fleet Week Order Your Fall Issue of Peace In Our Times Today! Travel Opportunities for Activists Join the People's Climate Movement National Day of Action on October 14 2015 Convention Videos Available Le Ly Haslip East Coast Speaking Tour VFP Jeju/Okinawa Delegation Save the Dates: Nov 20-22 - SOA Watch Vigil VFP Member/Chapter Highlights Upcoming VFP Endorsed Actions/Events Join the People's Climate Movement National Day of Action on October 14 VFP members participating in Climate Change March in NYC The People’s Climate Movement and others are calling for a National Day of Action Wednesday, October 14 to demand bold action on the climate crisis facing our planet. We are calling for a sustainable, democratic and just economy that preserves our planet and works for all peoples. Find an action in your city! Back to Top 2015 Convention Videos Available Plenaries and workshops from the VFP 2015 National Convention are available online. More will be available online in the upcoming weeks The Opening Ceremony Deported Veterans Workshop The Middle East and Ukraine Plenary Back to Top 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. Back to Top 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. 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. 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 Back to Top VFP Member/Chapter Highlights Gary May, VFP member of Evansville/ Southern IN Chapter 104 will be presented with a $250 donation from the Evansville branch of NAACP to help fund the chapter's scholarship fund.    Scholarship applicants must write an essay or poem in response to peace related questions.  <More> VFP Indiana Chapter 49 will participate in Butler University's Peace Festival Oct 19-22 with a “Remembering Our Youth,” Boots Display 11:00 AM–2:00 PM, at the Peace Pole outside Starbucks. Back to Top Upcoming VFP Endorsed Actions/Events Aug 28 - Oct 15 - Golden Rule Schedule of Events Oct 9-24 - Maine Walk For Peace Nov 20-22, 2015 - SOA Watch 25th Anniversary Vigil Back to Top Did you know? In 1990, the National Office is notified that VFP has received a permanent NGO seat at the United Nations.
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