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Corvallis Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemoration 2022
Corvallis Commemoration: Thursday, August 4, 2022 Corvallis Riverfront Park, 1st and Madison, Corvallis Event begins at 6:30pm with traditional Japanese koto music by Masumi Timson. Program begins at around 7pm Speakers: Joe Scott – Language and Culture Bearer, Siletz Tribe; … Continue reading
Anti-Nuke boat Golden Rule, on port visit to Oceanside, CA, met by VFP 132 members
Feb. 2, 2022, Oceanside, CA Two members of Veterans For Peace, Linus Pauling chapter 132, mid-Valley, Oregon, Leah & Bart Bolger, were on hand as the sailing vessel Golden Rule, the anti-nuclear war activism and education vessel, made a port … Continue reading
Veterans to President Biden: Just Say No to Nuclear War!
To mark the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, September 26, Veterans For Peace is publishing an Open Letter to President Biden: Just Say NO to Nuclear War! The letter calls on President Biden to step back from … Continue reading
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
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
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
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