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DemocracyNow!: “The Beginning of Our End”: On 75th Anniversary, Hiroshima Survivor Warns Against Nuclear Weapons
DemocracyNow!, August 6, 2020: “On the 75th anniversary of when the United States dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing some 140,000 people, we speak with Hideko Tamura Snider, who was 10 years old … Continue reading
Posted in Human War Toll, Nuclear warfare, Peace Activism
Tagged hibakusha, Hideko Tamura Snider, hiroshima, nuclear weapons
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Gazette-Times: Corvallis display, virtual events set to note Hiroshima, Nagasaki
Jim Day, Aug. 4, 2020 To say that this year’s efforts to note the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have faced challenges would be an understatement. Observances scheduled at sites around … Continue reading
Posted in Human War Toll, Nuclear warfare, Peace Activism, Veterans For Peace News
Tagged hiroshima, nagasaki, nukes, peace, VFP
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Code PINK: 10 Reasons Why Defunding Police Should Lead to Defunding War
Sometime around the 2014 police murder of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, former VFP executive director Michael McPhearson (@MTMcPhearson) helped our organization shift focus slightly and work for “Peace at Home; Peace Abroad.” It’s great to see Code PINK reaffirm … Continue reading
The US Military’s Devastating Impact on Climate
Our friends at Albany Peace Seekers have produced a tri-fold brochure demonstrating the US military’s effects on climate change and detailing the threats and costs of US nuclear weapons programs. Clicking the images below take you to a printable PDF … Continue reading
Empire Files: “Afghanistan War Exposed: An Imperial Conspiracy”
Posted in Foreign Policy, Human War Toll, Peace Activism
Tagged afghanistan, empire, empire files, war
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New World Beyond War online course coming in April
The course will be taught April 13 to May 24, 2020. Leah Bolger, David Swanson, Kathy Kelly among the instructors. Register here: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/war-abolition-201-building-the-alternative-global-security-system
Posted in Foreign Policy, Human War Toll, Peace Activism, Pentagon Budget
Tagged AGSS, war, World Beyond War
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Don Rea, ¡Presente!
Update, 2/14/20: Here is Don’s obit: https://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/obituaries/donald-wagner-rea/article_1cb6692d-404c-5b67-a67e-8b04d97c9803.html February 5, 2020 Sadly, we report the passing of one of our chapter’s charter members, Don Rea, today at his son’s home in Lebanon. Don’s friendship and steadfast peace activism will be sorely … Continue reading
Video Update – Examining the Real Causes of War: Is There a Path to Peace?
December 31, 2019 Update: Our good friend and media wiz, Ash Terry of Uphill Media, recorded this seminar and has produced a really nice video here: Many thanks to Rick Staggenborg and the good folks at Rural Oregon Progressives for … Continue reading
PDX City Council Passed Nuke Weapons Ban Resolution
Update: Nov. 14, 2019…IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. VFP Linus Pauling Chapter members Linda Richards and Bill Glassmire (both pictured here) helped get SJM 5 (Nuclear Weapons Memorial) passed in Salem during the 2019 session. The Portland City Council resolution is just … Continue reading
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Tagged cost of war, nuclear, nuclear weapons, nukes, veterans for peace, VFP, vfp linus pauling
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Dr. Linda Richards honored as VFP Corvallis Unsung Hero
“…Linda’s character, …one of dauntless energy in pursuit of a more peaceful world but centered in deep personal empathy for all victims of war.” Continue reading
