Swords to Plowshares Belltower in DC May 25-31
From May 25-31st, Veterans For Peace will display the 24-foot high Swords to Plowshares Belltower Memorial , near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. within sight of the Vietnam Wall.
VFP Madison Hosts Memorial Mile and Peace Rally
Veterans for Peace of Madison will pay dramatic attention to the human cost of violent wars waged for most of the 21st Century in Afghanistan and Iraq with the unveiling May 27, of the Memorial Mile and a Memorial Day Peace Rally.
VFP Chapter 177 Hosts Memorial Day Service
A Memorial Day Eve Service of Remembrance, Lamentation and Hope will take place on Sunday May 28th, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Service will be livestreamed!
VFP Delegation to Cuba
Last week, 7 members of Veterans For Peace were on a delegation in Cuba, attending the 5th annual international seminar on the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases. 250 delegates from around the world were present at the seminar, representing communities that are impacted by U.S militarism.
Willie Hager Arrested in Jacksonville
On April 7 2017, VFP member, Willie Hager (Wilder) joined with longstanding union leaders and community activists in Jacksonville Florida in an organized peaceful demonstration calling for peace in Syria. Five members were brutally arrested, including Willie Hager.