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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
Glenn Greenwald (The Intercept): How Congress Maintains Endless War (Video)
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
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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VFP 132 sponsors Corvallis “Veterans Suicide Awareness Month” proclamation
“…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
Posted in Human War Toll, Linus Pauling Chapter Actions, Peace Activism
Tagged empire, imperialism, militarism, PTSD, suicide, suicide prevention, veterans, VFP, war
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US Planning New Military Bases In Middle East, Asia, And Africa
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
Posted in Foreign Policy
Tagged Africa, Asia, empire, middle east, military, pentagon, United States
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Happy May Day
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
Posted in Linus Pauling Chapter Actions
Tagged empire, environment, imperialism, justice, labor, may day, racial justice, unions, war
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New “War Crimes Times” addresses war’s impact on our planet
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
Posted in Human War Toll, Peace News
Tagged climate, climate change, empire, global warming, pentagon, pollution, veterans for peace, VFP, war, war crimes times
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