Tag Archives: peace

Unpacking “Thank you for your service”

Posted on October 24, 2021 by VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

Many veterans are uncomfortable with the sometimes insincere, performative offering of thanks they get from cashiers and others. Our VFP chapter member, Rodger Asai, offers these thoughts to consider.

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2021 Memorial Day Commemoration

Posted on May 28, 2021 by VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

Hosted by the New York City chapter of Veterans For Peace Monday, May 31, 11am PDT Register here for this Zoom event. What would Memorial Day look like if we commemorated all the victims of war, and not just the military fallen … Continue reading →

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VFP Linus Pauling Chapter president responds to attacks on Palestine by Israeli Government

Posted on May 28, 2021 by VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

by Rick Staggenborg. Published as a letter to the editor in the three mid-Valley newspapers May 28, 2021. “Palestinians in Gaza are dying by the hundreds under relentless Israeli missile attacks. Several Israeli citizens have also been killed by Hamas … Continue reading →

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Gazette-Times: Corvallis display, virtual events set to note Hiroshima, Nagasaki

Posted on August 4, 2020 by VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

Jim Day, Aug. 4, 2020 To say that this year’s efforts to note the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have faced challenges would be an understatement. Observances scheduled at sites around … Continue reading →

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Corvallis honors Dr. King and the “Beyond Vietnam” speech

Posted on April 4, 2017 by VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

April 4, 2017 Photos of today’s rally commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Beyond Vietnam” speech.

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Veterans For Peace Statement on Election Results

Posted on November 9, 2016 by VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

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 →

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Reclaim Armistice Day, November 11

Posted on November 6, 2016 by VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

[The original submission for the Corvallis Gazette-Times “As I See It” piece, published Nov. 6, 2016] November 11 is Armistice Day Many celebrate November 11 as Veterans Day, but across the country, Veterans For Peace chapters and other peace and … Continue reading →

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Final Production for “Paying the Price for Peace: The Story of S. Brian Willson”

Posted on June 4, 2015 by VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

 Trailer (click below) Support the Film (via the Indiegogo page) It has taken three-years and we are in our final production stages for the documentary film, “Paying the Price for Peace“. We need your support to finish the film and spread the word … Continue reading →

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News Worth Spreading: “There IS An Alternative to War!”

Posted on March 10, 2015 by VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

Originally posted at his truly excellent blog by Joe Scarry, March 9, 2015. Please share widely. See his suggestions for spreading this important information on social media and elsewhere. And if you’re working on peace, especially nuclear disarmament, you should … Continue reading →

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A Different Kind of Tour: Derry

Posted on December 24, 2014 by VFP Linus Pauling Chapter

Powerful new documentary short from our Veterans For Peace chapter in the UK. Here’s the post on their website: http://veteransforpeace.org.uk/2014/a-different-kind-of-tour-derry/ Please watch this ~20 minute documentary–the first of a three part series on VFP-UK’s peace and reconciliation tour of Northern Ireland. … Continue reading →

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