Tag Archives: empire

Free Webinar: AFRICOM & Human Rights in Africa

Posted on November 13, 2020 by

When: Friday, December 4 at 11 am (PST). The program will run about two hours. Register: For more information, including bios of the panelists, and to register (click here). AFRICOM is the acronym for “Africa Command” and is one of … Continue reading →

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Code PINK: 10 Reasons Why Defunding Police Should Lead to Defunding War

Posted on July 22, 2020 by

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 →

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Glenn Greenwald (The Intercept): How Congress Maintains Endless War (Video)

Posted on July 11, 2020 by

We thought we had a pretty good handle on the ”inside baseball” of Congressional support for a virtually unlimited Pentagon budget, despite public demands, especially now, for domestic spending on e.g., health care, education, etc. But this analysis by Glenn … Continue reading →

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Empire Files: “Afghanistan War Exposed: An Imperial Conspiracy”

Posted on June 27, 2020 by
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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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Veterans For Peace Statement Calling for Columbus Day to be Replaced with Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Posted on October 10, 2016 by

Statement by Veterans For Peace national office 10/10/2016 Veterans For Peace believes that the federal holiday commemorating the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the “New World” is an affront to Indigenous peoples everywhere and particularly to native peoples of the … Continue reading →

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US Planning New Military Bases In Middle East, Asia, And Africa

Posted on December 13, 2015 by

After sowing chaos for a decade, the Obama administration is expanding the military’s imperial footprint throughout Africa, Asia & more of the Middle East. Source: US Planning New Military Bases In Middle East, Asia, And Africa

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Happy May Day

Posted on May 1, 2015 by

Help us celebrate May Day and the Labor Struggle by joining us at two events coming up in May. See the links below for downloadable fliers. The Readers Theater on May 1st was great. See some photos of it here. … Continue reading →

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New “War Crimes Times” addresses war’s impact on our planet

Posted on March 22, 2013 by

Global Warring –> Global Warming We have a stack of copies on hand, ready for distribution.  Please contact us to get yours. The new issue of War Crimes Times focuses on the planetary impact of persistent war and land grabs … Continue reading →

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