[Peace-discuss] [Peace] FWD: VFP eNews: Suggested January Actions/Events to Wage Peace

Fri Jan 9 18:17:59 EST 2015

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Friday, January 9, 2015

Suggested January Actions/Events to Wage Peace & Justice

January 11 - 13th Anniversary of Opening of Guantanamo (2002) 
January 19 - Martin Luther King’s Birthday   
January 20 - Obama's State of the Union Address
Visit the Waging Peace & Justice page on the website for additional details.

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It's Not too Late to Join the 2015 Vietnam Peace Tour

The payment deadline has been extended until Feb 1st.

Travel to Hanoi, A Luoi, Hue, Quang Tri and the DMZ, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City and more. Meet Vietnamese veterans and families struggling with the legacies of war: Agent Orange, UXO, poverty. Visit recovery and assistance projects supported by VFP. Wander peaceful battlefields, historic sites, see the beauty of Vietnam today — rice paddies, mountains, beaches. Enjoy the genuine warmth and welcome of the people of Vietnam.

2015 Vietnam Tour Details

For more information, visit the Hoa Binh Chapter 160 website:  or send an e-mail to Nadya Williams at nadyanomad at gmail.com

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Golden Rule Project Needs Your Help!

The Golden Rule Committee is looking for help in organizing its first voyage (south from Humboldt Bay to the 2015 VFP National Convention in San Diego).  You need not live in California to lend a hand. 

We would like to have an all-VFP crew. You need not be a sailor - we can teach you the ropes. Mainly, you need to be in reasonable health and, in accord with the mission of VFP, and the Golden Rule's peace-making message.  

For more information contact Skip Oliver @soliver at heidelberg.edu.

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Drones Quilt Project Exhibit Needs Hosts

The Drones Quilt Project (DQP) exhibit has been seen by thousands as it has traveled around the country for the past 18 months, visiting 20 cities, and the last two VFP conventions. VFP is a sponsoring organization of the DQP which received a Zinn grant last year.

What is needed now is people to host the exhibit.  The 2015 calendar is wide open for booking the exhibit.  Please contact Leah Bolger at leahbolger at comcast.net, 541-207-7761, or check the DQP website for more details about hosting the exhibit.

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Memorial - Ron Harayda

Veteran Member, Former VFP Chapter President of Asheville NC 

Memorial Fund & Obituary

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Travel Opportunities for Activists

Location

Sponsored by

Dates

Contact for Additional Information

Honduras

Alliance for Global Justice

Jan 25
-
Feb 3, 2015

For information contact:
Chuck at AFGJ.org

Vietnam

VFP Hoa Binh Chapter 160

Apr 16 – May 2, 2015	
For information contact: nadyanomad at gmail.com

El Salvador

SOAW

Mar 20 -
Mar 29,
2015

For more information contact: brigitte at soaw.org

Chile

SOAW

Apr
29 - May 8, 2015

For more information contact: brigitte at soaw.org

Columbia

Witness For Peace

Jul 8 – Jul 18, 2015	
For information contact:
pkbonner at earthlink.net

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In This Issue:

Suggested January Actions/Events to Wage Peace & Justice

It's Not too Late to Join the 2015 Vietnam Peace Tour

Golden Rule Project Needs Your Help!

Drones Quilt Project Exhibit Needs Hosts

Memorial - Ron Harayda

Travel Opportunities for Activists

National Office Move Complete!

Moral Injury and Soul Repair Conference in San Diego

2015 Peace Calendars Available in VFP Store

VFP Chapter/Member Highlights

Upcoming VFP Endorsed Actions/Events

National Office Move Complete!

New location: 1404 North Broadway, St.Louis MO 63102

Thank you for being patient, while we moved.  We're settling in and gearing up for the upcoming year.

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Moral Injury and Soul Repair Conference in San Diego

Former Board member, Camilo Mejia will be one of many featured speakers during this conference.

When:  Thu, Jan. 29, 
9 am - 8:30 pm 
Fri, Jan.-30, 9am - 4 pm

Where:  First United Methodist Church
              2111 Camino del Rio South,
              San Diego, CA 92108

General Public Registration: $125 (breakfasts and lunches included, catered by Chef Nanci Copley)
Special Rate for Active Duty Military, Veterans, their Families, and Students or Low Income: $50
Clergy CEUs $30, if registered by Jan. 15
Register Today!

Suggested hotel - DoubleTree Hotel Circle San Diego:  Mention the Moral Injury and Soul Repair Conference, Jan 29-30, or call, fax, or email Brenda Gerard, CMP / Senior Convention Services Manager, (619) 501-1180 | Fax (619) 881-6890 /brendag at doubletreehotelcircle.com 

Conference Schedule

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Member Chapter Highlights

VFP San Diego Chapter 91 - Hugh Thompson Memorial Chapter has been braving the cold and handing out sleeping bags to the homeless <ReportCourtesy of KUSI news>

Upcoming VFP Endorsed Actions/Events

Jan 11, 2015 - 2015 Miami Protest: Shut down Guantanamo!

Jan 16, 2015 - VFP Led Cuba Trip

Jan 29-30 - Moral Injury and Soul Repair Conference in San Diego CA

Mar 4-6, 2015 -   Shut Down Creech - Stop Drone Wars!  A Convergence for Peace in the Nevada Desert

Mar 20-29, 2015 - SOAW Delegation to El Salvador

Apr 15 - Global Day of Action on Military Spending

Apr 15 – Apr 19 - Veteran Retreat for those Living With Post-Traumatic Stressin Rhinebeck, NY

Apr 16 – May 2, 2015 - VFP Vietnam Peace Tour

Apr 29-May 8 - SOAW Delegation to Chile

Aug 5-9, 2015 - VFP National Convention in San Diego CA

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Did you know? 

VFP Board of Directors will be meeting Jan 29 - Feb 1 in San Diego, CA.  Officers will be elected.

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www.veteransforpeace.org

Veterans For Peace appreciates your tax-exempt donations.

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