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The Ukrainian lifeboat dilemma
There’s a classical dilemma in ethics you’ve likely heard of that’s known as the lifeboat problem. Imagine that you’re on the last lifeboat on a sinking ship. It’s already full beyond safe capacity. The chance of rescuers arriving any time soon is minimal. There are still passengers in the shark-infested water who…. Continue reading
Corvallis Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration 2022
Corvallis Commemoration: Thursday, August 4, 2022 Corvallis Riverfront Park, 1st and Madison, Corvallis Event begins at 6:30pm with traditional Japanese koto music by Masumi Timson. Program begins at around 7pm Speakers: Joe Scott – Language and Culture Bearer, Siletz Tribe; … Continue reading
Linus Pauling VFP Chapter hosts Tax Day event
The US will spend $800 billion this year on militarism. How would you spend $800 billion to make the world better? Continue reading
Anti-Nuke boat Golden Rule, on port visit to Oceanside, CA, met by VFP 132 members
Feb. 2, 2022, Oceanside, CA Two members of Veterans For Peace, Linus Pauling chapter 132, mid-Valley, Oregon, Leah & Bart Bolger, were on hand as the sailing vessel Golden Rule, the anti-nuclear war activism and education vessel, made a port … Continue reading
Unpacking “Thank you for your service”
Many veterans are uncomfortable with the sometimes insincere, performative offering of thanks they get from cashiers and others. Our VFP chapter member, Rodger Asai, offers these thoughts to consider.
Charter member, John Gaylord, ¡Presente!
On October 7, 2021 we lost one of Linus Pauling Chapter’s charter members. John Gaylord was a former Air Force and retired Continental Airlines pilot. He joined VFP as we started the Corvallis chapter in 2006. You can read his … Continue reading
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Tagged Corvallis, John Gaylord, veterans, veterans for peace, VFP
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KORC FM adds more VFP PSAs
Public Service Announcements (PSAs) are short blurbs broadcast between music cuts. They’re a clever way to engage the public on “civics” topics and make great conversation starters. Our VFP chapter members have worked with the station manager to create the … Continue reading
Time for the US to give up dreams of empire and to repair the devastation US wars have caused
By Rick Staggenborg, President, VFP Linus Pauling Chapter 132, Mid-Valley, Oregon This letter to the editor first appeared on September 11, 2021 in the Corvallis Gazette-Times and Albany Democrat-Herald. “Watching the reaction of Americans to the tragedy befalling the people … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Human War Toll, Linus Pauling Chapter Actions
Tagged afghanistan, cost of war, veterans for peace, VFP, war
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Corvallis Advocate: Corvallis honors victims of nuclear harm, footage available
by Emilie Ratcliff, August 28, 2021 “Footage from this month’s Hiroshima-Nagasaki commemoration, an annual event in which members of the Corvallis community gather to mourn and remember the devastating nuclear attacks on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, is … Continue reading
Veterans For Peace, Linus Pauling Chapter 