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.
The Lasting Effects of War: A conversation with author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai and Veterans For Peace
Please join award winning author Nguyen Phan Que Mai as she discusses her latest book, The Mountains Sing, a novel about multiple generations of a family living through the decades of war in Vietnam. Hosted by Veterans For Peace, this conversation, to include a reading from The Mountains Sing, will allow attendees to join with Que Mai to discuss the lasting effects of war on all participants.
