Tag Archives: armistice day
Bob Stebbins, ¡Presente!
We remember the life of Bob Stebbins, one of VFP Linus Pauling Chapter’s charter members, who died December 29, 2022 at the age of 89. Continue reading
Ralph Nader Radio Hour: Two Soldiers’ View of War
Posted at the Radio Hour website October 16, 2021. This is a really great interview with two veterans, Erik Edstrom and our Veterans For Peace national executive director, Garett Reppenhagen. https://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/two-soldiers-view-of-war/ We think you’ll find Ralph’s questions probing and Erik … Continue reading
Linus Pauling Chapter Armistice Day 2018 Forum: “Confronting Imperialism”
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
How veteran Kurt Vonnegut saw Armistice Day
“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
VFP & DSA to host WWI Armistice Centennial Forum: Confronting Imperialism
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
World Beyond War Exclusive: Armistice Day, Not Weapons Day — Everything You Need for November 10th and 11th
“Must read” is over-used…but you’ve got to see this from World Beyond War. The graphic alone is worth an extra click and some time reading a great (brief) piece by David Swanson. Here’s the opening, but head over to the … Continue reading
No Trump Military Parade!
VFP 132 has just signed on as an organization supporting this. Please visit the “No Trump Military Parade” website to see the other organizations and to sign on as an individual (to help organize here or in DC). There are … Continue reading
Reclaim Armistice Day, November 11
[The original submission for the Corvallis Gazette-Times “As I See It” piece, published Nov. 6, 2016] November 11 is Armistice Day Many celebrate November 11 as Veterans Day, but across the country, Veterans For Peace chapters and other peace and … Continue reading
Linus Pauling VFP Chapter in Armistice (Vets) Day Parade
Veterans For Peace reclaims Nov. 11 as Armistice Day Veterans For Peace, Linus Pauling Chapter, Corvallis will be joined by other peace and justice groups for our entry in the annual Armistice (Veterans) Day Parade in Albany, Oregon on November … Continue reading