Category Archives: Human War Toll

Release Marine Jose Segovia Benitez from I.C.E.

Posted on March 28, 2019 by

From the VFP national Deported Veterans Advocacy Project: Jose Roberto Segovia Benitez, a U.S. Marine who was honorably discharged, is being held at the I.C.E. Processing Center in Adelanto, California.  Jose has been diagnosed with PTSD/Traumatic Brain Injury and is … Continue reading →

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VFP 132 sponsors Corvallis “Veterans Suicide Awareness Month” proclamation

Posted on March 7, 2019 by

“…the pervasive culture of militarism in the United States and the ensuing effects on veterans and their families can be partly mitigated [by] shifting scarce resources from making war to providing healing and reconciliation programs for the community of veterans; ….” Continue reading →

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Corvallis Film screening, discussion–Abolish Nuclear Weapons!

Posted on January 15, 2019 by

Historic Sailboat Project Supports UN Treaty to Ban Nuclear Weapons. When: Friday, February 1, 7pm – 9pm Where: First United Methodist Church – Room 219, 1165 NW Monroe Ave, Corvallis Sailing vessel Golden Rule crew member and Golden Rule Project … Continue reading →

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Linus Pauling Chapter Armistice Day 2018 Forum: “Confronting Imperialism”

Posted on December 7, 2018 by

On the 100th anniversary of the armistice ending World War I… VFP Linus Pauling Chapter joined the local chapter of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) to host a public forum for Armistice Day, “Confronting Imperialism.” The November 11, 2018 event … Continue reading →

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How veteran Kurt Vonnegut saw Armistice Day

Posted on November 11, 2018 by

“I will come to a time in my backwards trip when November eleventh, accidentally my birthday, was a sacred day called Armistice Day. When I was a boy, all the people of all the nations which had fought in the … Continue reading →

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VFP & DSA to host WWI Armistice Centennial Forum: Confronting Imperialism

Posted on October 30, 2018 by

Please share this event on Facebook and with your friends. We need to #ReclaimArmisticeDay. Of particular importance is the need to share this with and invite other groups you wouldn’t normally associate with anti-war, anti-imperialist work, e.g., NAACP, 350.org, faith-based … Continue reading →

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Vietnam Full Disclosure Discussion Notes

Posted on October 8, 2017 by

Viet Nam Full Disclosure VFP Discussion Session, Odd Fellows Hall, Corvallis 4 October 2017 Veterans For Peace, Linus Pauling Chapter, Corvallis and the Odd Fellows World Forum hosted a discussion about the American War in Vietnam following the airing of … Continue reading →

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