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Veterans For Peace Statement on Election Results

Posted on November 9, 2016 by

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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Proliferation begins at home…The $1 Trillion Train Wreck

Posted on April 18, 2016 by

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 →

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GDAMS ! … It’s tax day

Posted on April 13, 2014 by

For this year’s Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS)… The Linus Pauling Chapter of VFP will join other peace and justice folks in a public information appearance at the Corvallis-Benton County Library on Tax Day, April 15, from 4pm … Continue reading →

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Labor says: WI must shift from military spending to sustainable economy

Posted on April 1, 2014 by

Originally posted on PEACE ACTION'S GROUNDSWELL:
By Judith Le Blanc, Peace Action Field Director A great way to end the year is to toast yet another step forward in the Move the Money Campaign. Peace Action, national and WI…

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Nukes are nuts, 2014 edition

Posted on March 26, 2014 by

Please call your senators and congressperson today. Proposed congressional legislation will help reduce wasteful spending on nuclear weapons and their delivery platforms. The president’s budget request for 2015 shows that his priorities are still dangerously backwards, asking for yet another increase … Continue reading →

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“Grand Bargain” neither grand nor a bargain

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

Critical time to demand Pentagon cuts and preserve social security & veterans benefits…what you can do Two caveats here first… We prefer to post original content here, but this story from Robert Naiman in the April 19 Common Dreams is … Continue reading →

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VFP at Corvallis Sustainability Fair

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

Linus Pauling Chapter calls for shifting Pentagon funds to local sustainability projects. Chapter members staffed an information table at the annual Corvallis Sustainability Coalition “Sustainability Fair” on March 14, 2013. For the past several years, our information pertained to DoD’s … Continue reading →

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