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Corvallis Advocate: Corvallis honors victims of nuclear harm, footage available
by Emilie Ratcliff, August 28, 2021 “Footage from this month’s Hiroshima-Nagasaki commemoration, an annual event in which members of the Corvallis community gather to mourn and remember the devastating nuclear attacks on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, is … Continue reading
Corvallis Remembers Nuclear Attack Victims – a photo gallery
The local chapters of the Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF) and Veterans For Peace hosted a commemoration for the victims of the United States attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, August 6 and 9, 1945, respectively. The ceremony … Continue reading
Posted in Human War Toll, Linus Pauling Chapter Actions, Nuclear warfare, Peace Activism
Tagged Corvallis, hiroshima, japan, nagasaki, never again, nuclear, nuclear weapons, VFP, WILPF
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ICAN: Historic milestone: UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons reaches 50 ratifications needed for entry into force
From The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN): https://www.icanw.org/historic_milestone_un_treaty_on_the_prohibition_of_nuclear_weapons_reaches_50_ratifications_needed_for_entry_into_force On October 24, 2020, the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons reached the required 50 states parties for its entry into force, after Honduras ratified just one day after … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Human War Toll, Nuclear warfare, Peace News
Tagged ICAN, nuclear testing, nuclear weapons, nukes, TPNW
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Making Waves: Rebirth of the Golden Rule
If you haven’t seen this short video of the VFP project, the sailing vessel Golden Rule, it’s well worth your time. The latest info on the Golden Rule is here. They are currently sheltering in Hawaii and hope to continue … Continue reading
DemocracyNow!: “The Beginning of Our End”: On 75th Anniversary, Hiroshima Survivor Warns Against Nuclear Weapons
DemocracyNow!, August 6, 2020: “On the 75th anniversary of when the United States dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing some 140,000 people, we speak with Hideko Tamura Snider, who was 10 years old … Continue reading
Posted in Human War Toll, Nuclear warfare, Peace Activism
Tagged hibakusha, Hideko Tamura Snider, hiroshima, nuclear weapons
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The US Military’s Devastating Impact on Climate
Our friends at Albany Peace Seekers have produced a tri-fold brochure demonstrating the US military’s effects on climate change and detailing the threats and costs of US nuclear weapons programs. Clicking the images below take you to a printable PDF … Continue reading
The Opportunity Costs of Nuclear Weapons
“…the nine nuclear-armed countries spent $72.9 billion on … nuclear weapons in 2019, equalling $138,699 every minute….” So, we can’t afford M4A, GND, UBI, medical research & stockpiles, etc? Enough is Enough: Global Nuclear Weapons Spending 2020 In its report … Continue reading
Posted in Peace News, Pentagon Budget, War Economy
Tagged ICAN, no nukes, nuclear weapons, nukes, pentagon budget, pentagon spending, veterans for peace, VFP
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PDX City Council Passed Nuke Weapons Ban Resolution
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
Posted in Peace Activism
Tagged cost of war, nuclear, nuclear weapons, nukes, veterans for peace, VFP, vfp linus pauling
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Corvallis Film screening, discussion–Abolish Nuclear Weapons!
Historic Sailboat Project Supports UN Treaty to Ban Nuclear Weapons. When: Friday, February 1, 7pm – 9pm Where: First United Methodist Church – Room 219, 1165 NW Monroe Ave, Corvallis Sailing vessel Golden Rule crew member and Golden Rule Project … Continue reading
Veterans For Peace Statement on Election Results
VFP National Office, November 9, 2016 https://www.veteransforpeace.org/our-work/position-statements/veterans-peace-statement-election-results/ Veterans For Peace calls for all of our members and those who believe peace is possible to remember that peace is not found in elections, it is found in the work we do … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Activism
Tagged Foreign Policy, iran, islamophobia, nuclear weapons, peace, pentagon budget, president, racism, trump, VFP
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