Tag Archives: cost of war

Video Update – Examining the Real Causes of War: Is There a Path to Peace?

Posted on November 16, 2019 by

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 →

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PDX City Council Passed Nuke Weapons Ban Resolution

Posted on November 13, 2019 by

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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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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World Beyond War Exclusive: Armistice Day, Not Weapons Day — Everything You Need for November 10th and 11th

Posted on August 16, 2018 by

“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 →

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What good comes from military spending?

Posted on May 9, 2017 by

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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The US American Way of War – S. Brian Willson

Posted on October 22, 2015 by

Hey, MSM and congress critters…Why no hearings on the #KunduzHospital attacks? Why spam us with #BenghaziCommittee coverage? [Bear with us…there’s a theme here.] Why hasn’t the U.S. government conducted full and thorough investigations into the countless cases of Native Americans, Mexicans, Hawaiians, Filipinos, Vietnamese … Continue reading →

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VFP UK Launches Powerful Media Campaign

Posted on June 30, 2015 by

Amazing stuff. Thank you, @VFPUK. Must see videos for Truth in Recruiting activists and VFP members and allies. The best presentation of the Veterans For Peace mission statement ever: And… Truth in Military Recruiting…if military recruiters target small children, counter-recruiters should complete … Continue reading →

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Linus Pauling VFP Chapter in Armistice (Vets) Day Parade

Posted on November 8, 2013 by

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 →

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“Johnny Got His Gun” – Read by Donald Sutherland

Posted on August 8, 2013 by

Please take two minutes to watch this powerful rendering. Donald Sutherland reading an excerpt of Dalton Trumbo’s Johnny Got His Gun. Please comment and share.

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Windows & Mirrors Exhibit Comes to Corvallis

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

American Friends Service Committee Murals Depict the Costs of Afghanistan War On display daily NOW through January 30, 2013 at the Oregon State University Memorial Union (MU), Flag Concourse Gallery (map). The exhibit is extremely well presented, very moving and … Continue reading →

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