Veterans For Peace opposes Michele Flournoy as Defense Secretary
Veterans For Peace opposes Michele Flournoy as Defense Secretary.
As veterans who have served in multiple wars, we have a long political memory. We know Biden supported wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria and dozens more conflicts and drone strikes that flew under the radar. His gathering team promises only more of the same.
Join VFP for the world premiere of We Are Many!
Veterans For Peace is proud to invite you to our Virtual Theater for the Sept 21 event 100 Cities. One Night for Peace. Music performances, film screening, panel discussion. A celebratory event with a screening of the film WE ARE MANY, discussion; reflection on movement building, peaceful protest, and this time in history.
Kevin Zeese, ¡PRESENTE!
Kevin Zeese was playing an increasingly important role in the movements for peace and social justice. He was a dear friend to many of us. He will be sorely missed, but his legacy of energetic activism will continue to inspire.
A Memorial Peace Park Opened in South Korea
Concerned South Korean peace groups have finished and opened the Hyosoon-Miseon Peace Park recently, in memory of the two young Korean school girls crushed to death by a heavy U.S. armored vehicle that was travelling on the South Korean countryside road in 2002.
Veterans Support Congresswoman Lee's Amendment to Cut Pentagon Budget
Congresswoman Barbara Lee introduced a resolution calling for significant cuts to the Pentagon budget. Last year’s $738 billion National Defense Authorization Act was the largest on record, coming at the expense of health care, education, infrastructure spending, and public health research. In the middle of a global pandemic, it’s more clear than ever that wasteful spending on unnecessary and endless wars does not keep our country safe or healthy.