Anti-Trump Protests Planned for Shannon Airport in Ireland
To coincide with US President Donald Trump’s visit to Ireland, protests will be held at Shannon Airport starting at 3pm on June 5th. The US President is expected to land at Shannon that day, to fly out and back again on June 6th, and to leave on June 7th. A Peace Camp will be set up outside the airport for the duration of his visit, including overnight on the 5th and 6th June, and people are invited to spend whatever time they can there in order to maintain an ongoing protest against his presence in Ireland.
Milwaukee Area Labor Council works with VFP Chapter 102 to #SaveOurVA
The Milwaukee Area Labor Council released a press release regarding the concerns that many veterans will not have their needs met with the new implementation of the Mission Act.
NEWS ADVISORY: Local veterans to honor 288 fallen Southern California brothers and sisters on Memorial Day
On Monday, May 27th, 2019, (Memorial Day), the San Diego Veterans For Peace will be setting up its respected "Hometown Arlington West Memorial" on the front lawn of the USS Midway Museum, 910 N. Harbor Drive, near the corner of Broadway, in downtown San Diego.
Belltower Memorial to be Raised on National Mall Memorial Day Weekend
This Memorial Day weekend on the National Mall, the public is invited to add inscriptions to a 24-ft-tall touring Memorial, the Swords to Plowshares Memorial Belltower.
VFP joins the Venezuela Embassy Protection Collective
Over the last several days, VFP members from around the U.S. have joined the vigil outside the Embassy of Venezuela in support of VFP member Ken Ashe and other peace activists who are under siege inside the Embassy. The activists are there at the invitation of the elected government of Venezuela.