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Resist US-Led War Movement Global Online Rally Against NATO, June 10
Online Rally, June 10, 10am PDT Register here. “…NATO seeks to launch its new strategic initiative “NATO 2030,” which identifies its principal security concerns as not only Russia, but also China, terrorism, cyber attacks and emerging disruptive technologies. This forebodes … Continue reading
Memorial Day: Honor ALL victims of war
Letter to the editor, mid-Valley newspapers, May 30, 2021 “This Memorial Day, honor the fallen U.S. war hero if you will. But, where is the memorial day for victims of U.S. aggression? If you have studied the true history of … Continue reading
Posted in Human War Toll, Peace Activism, US Military
Tagged cost of war, empire, hegemony, memorial day, veterans, veterans for peace, VFP, war crimes
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Free Webinar: AFRICOM & Human Rights in Africa
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
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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