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The Ukrainian lifeboat dilemma
There’s a classical dilemma in ethics you’ve likely heard of that’s known as the lifeboat problem. Imagine that you’re on the last lifeboat on a sinking ship. It’s already full beyond safe capacity. The chance of rescuers arriving any time soon is minimal. There are still passengers in the shark-infested water who…. 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
Posted in Foreign Policy, Human War Toll, Nuclear warfare, Peace Activism
Tagged nuclear, nuclear weapons, nukes, pentagon budget, veterans for peace
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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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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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VFP Linus Pauling Chapter is S/V Golden Rule Honorary Plank Owner
You might recall that back in February 2019 our chapter hosted a public talk about a Veterans For Peace project supporting the sailing vessel (S/V) Golden Rule. Here she is sailing up the Willamette River a few years ago during … Continue reading
Proliferation begins at home…The $1 Trillion Train Wreck
From the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability, April 2016 Proliferation begins at home. That has never been clearer than now, as the United States embarks on what many scientists at its nuclear weapons laboratories are calling “the second nuclear age.” The … Continue reading
Posted in Human War Toll, Peace Activism, War Economy
Tagged federal buget, federal taxes, nuclear, nuclear weapons, nukes, pentagon budget, proliferation
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Hiroshima – Nagasaki Commemorations Set
Corvallis, Oregon peace activists recognize 70th anniversary of nuclear attacks with theme, “Never Again” — Corvallis peace & justice groups, including Veterans For Peace, Women’s Int’l League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF), several faith groups and Alternatives To War, will host three … Continue reading
Nukes Are Nuts
Honor the victims of US nuclear attacks – Think about our nuclear future. As we approach the anniversaries of the horrific and needless attacks on the innocent civilians of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we should all ponder the “need” to maintain … Continue reading
Posted in Peace Activism, Pentagon Budget, War Economy
Tagged colin powell, david krieger, hiroshima, nagasaki, nuclear, nuclear age peace foundation, nukes, peace, truthout, veterans for peace, VFP
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Veterans For Peace, Linus Pauling Chapter 