Meetings & Events
Chapter Meetings
Chapter meetings are generally held online through Zoom. Meeting dates, times and login information posted here and on the the Veterans for Peace Chapter 93 Facebook page.
Normally, meetings are on the third Tuesday of the month from 7:00 - 8:00 pm Eastern time.
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Anyone can participate in this meeting, or any other VFP Chapter 93 event, be they veteran or not.
Email vfp.ch93@gmail.com for meeting links or more information.
Concert for Peace
The concert was a smashing success! Best turnout in our 18 years of concerts. Even though 2 of the artists were unable to make it because of illness, the rest of the performers, filled in and joined forces to present a great concert.
Our scholarship fund benefited massively.
THANKS TO ALL THE PERFORMERS, AND TO EVERYONE WHO ATENDED.
Events
Next Veterans For Peace Chapter 93 Online Meeting:
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 7:00pm
Veterans For Peace Chapter 74 – The Michael Gramlich – Steve Saelzler – Metro Detroit
Members have been joining the numerous protests around the Detroit area. In early January VFP-74 members joined a group in downtown Detroit protesting the kidnapping of President Maduro of Venezuela. Members also joined +1000 demonstrators at a NO KINGS rally in Detroit area on March 28th. The rally included a march down “Detroit’s Main Street,” Woodward Ave. For Earth Week, VFP members reached out to the local community to show the links between U.S. militarism and the climate crisis by tabling at the Oakland County Earth Day festival and hosting a showing of Abby Martin’s documentary Earth's Greatest Enemy at the Swords Into Plowshares gallery in downtown Detroit. VFP74 member to distributed Peace & Planet News Special Issue on Militarism and Climate Crisis at Veterans and Environment caucuses at the Michigan Democratic Party Nominating Convention in Detroit (https://peaceandplanetnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PPN-15-REPRINT-sm.pdf .)
Veterans for Peace Booth at Ann Arbor Art Fair
Our Veterans for Peace booth at the Art Fair was very busy; many people were concerned about the cuts in the VA, several veterans just wanted to talk to someone who understood them, we had some generous contributions to our Peace Scholarship Fund, and accepted donations for VFP hats and t-shitrs.
It’s one of the best spots for soaking in the vibrant energy of the fair, chatting with curious passersby, and spreading the word about what Veterans for Peace stands for.
See https://www.theannarborartfair.com/ for more details on the Art Fair
MLK Day Talks were presented at the University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor District Library
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Some say that MLK's stance against the Vietnam War weakened his stance on civil rights. Bill Shea and Mike Muha of the local Veterans For Peace Chapter 93 inquired into MLK's relationship between civil rights and militarism and discussed if the connection of this relationship is still applicable today in the global situation of war.
A video of the library talk is available at the library's YouTube site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52p57N9Nvsc
Traditional Yearly Events
January
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Martin Luther King Day program - "What they did not want Martin to talk about: war and militarism"
April
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Earth Day participation at local events in Ann Arbor (Theme: The Environment & War)
May
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Mothers Day peace ceremony & Peace Pole dedication
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Arlington Michigan display (Memorial Day) - Detroit in cooperation with VFP Chapter 74
July
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VFP Information Booth - Ann Arbor Art Fair
October
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Concert For Peace Fundraiser
November
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Veterans Day Peace Ceremony & Arlington Michigan display (Ann Arbor)