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About VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

Veterans For Peace (VFP) is dedicated to eliminating war as an implement of foreign policy and to that end, works to educate the public about the true costs of war. Veterans For Peace (VFP) Linus Pauling Chapter 132 is a chapter of Veterans For Peace, St. Louis, MO, which has been waging peace since 1985 and is an NGO recognized by the United Nations. The local chapter and the national organization are both 501(c)3 non-profit organizations. Veterans For Peace is made up of veteran and associate members. More information about the national organization, including our Statement of Purpose and contact information for a VFP chapter near you, may be found at: www.veteransforpeace.org.

What good comes from military spending?

Posted on May 9, 2017

Veterans For Peace, Linus Pauling Chapter member, Joel Inman, wrote the following letter to the Corvallis Gazette-Times editor. It was published May 7, 2017. We believe Joel presents a case that would appeal to fiscal conservatives and libertarians as well. … Continue reading →

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DQP Rejected by Intrepid Museum

Posted on May 5, 2017

Originally posted on drones quilt project:
Last July the Drones Quilt Project was contacted by the Aviation Curator of the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space museum expressing interest in exhibiting the DQP as part of their 2017 exhibit on drones.…

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A sad loss…

Posted on April 7, 2017

April 8 update:  Good article in the LBCC Commuter paper. A memorial is set for this Thuqrsday, Apr. 13, 4:30pm at LBCC, Albany. More details TBA. Our VFP chapter and local Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) branch are mourning … Continue reading →

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Corvallis honors Dr. King and the “Beyond Vietnam” speech

Posted on April 4, 2017

April 4, 2017 Photos of today’s rally commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Beyond Vietnam” speech.

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Memorial Events in Honor of Military Veteran and Water Protector killed by the Police Last Month

Posted on March 20, 2017

Originally posted on Sabal Trail Resistance #StopSabalTrail #NoMorePipelines:
Honoring the Life and Mourning the Loss of Jim Marker James “Jim” Leroy Marker, 66, military veteran, father, humanitarian, environmentalist, water protector. Killed by Citrus County Sheriff officers on February 26, 2017.…

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4th Year Anniversary of the Drones Quilt Project

Posted on March 18, 2017

Originally posted on drones quilt project:
Maezol Khan by Toby Blome The Drones Quilt Project was created 4 years ago as a way to remember the thousands of people who have been murdered by missiles launched from American combat drones.…

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Speaking tour of Oregon and California starting next week!

Posted on March 13, 2017

Originally posted on PEACE ACTION'S GROUNDSWELL:
International Peace Bureau Co-President Reiner Braun, a longtime leader in the German and European peace movements, and Peace Action and Peace Action Education Fund President Kevin Martin will be on a speaking and…

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