Veterans For Peace Chapter 93, located in south central Michigan, is named in honor of two legendary peace activists, Utah Phillips and J. David Singer. Veterans For Peace Seeks to increasing public awareness of the costs of war, restrain our government from intervening in the affairs of other nations, reduce the arms race as well as eliminating nuclear weapons, and to abolish war as an instrument of international policy.
Current Chapter News & Events
Chapter Meetings
The next VFP Chapter 93 meeting is scheduled for Saturday, April 18th at 10am. Due to the Corona pandemic, and the possible continued closure of our regular meeting location (Ann Arbor Unitarian Universalist congregation), the April 18th Veterans For Peace Chapter 93 meeting may be by teleconference. A final determination will be made by Wednesday, April 15th at 12 noon on whether the meeting will be by teleconference, or at the Ann Arbor Unitarian Universalist building, so please check this web page, (or our Facebook page - www.facebook.com/VFP93) the afternoon of 4/15 to confirm the meeting status. If a teleconference is held, access data will be provided then.
Current Chapter Newsletter
The March 2020 VFP Chapter 93 Newsletter is available in both a PDF format and Word/Open Office format.
The Parallels Between 2019 And The Iraq & Vietnam War
The Trump administration, anxious to bolster it’s approval ratings, is now bringing up the possibility of war with Iran, or Venezuela, two countries that also have large oil reserves. Haven’t we heard this before, and will we learn from history?
Iraq War parallels to 2019 - https://youtu.be/2bB2Ibp35os
Vietnam War parallels to 2019 - https://lobelog.com/lessons-from-the-gulf-of-tonkin-incident
Vietnam War - Full Disclosure
The Full Disclosure campaign is a Veterans For Peace effort to speak truth to power and keep alive the antiwar perspective on the American war in Vietnam -- which is now approaching a series of 50th anniversary events. It represents a clear alternative to the Pentagon's current efforts to sanitize and mythologize the Vietnam war and to thereby legitimize further unnecessary and destructive wars. The Full Disclosure web site - www.vietnamfulldisclosure.org - has sections on the Vietnam War Chronology, Educational Resources, Advocacy and more.
Apply For A Peace Scholarship Application
Scholarship applications for the Chapter's Peace Scholarship Program can be obtained by clicking here.
Ideas For Non-Violent Action
In these difficult times, these 198 methods of nonviolent action have all been used in historical instances of nonviolent struggle - http://www.mapm.org/documents/198_nonviolent_methods_2007.pdf
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