News Blog Tag: Vets in Action

Belltower Memorial to be Raised on National Mall Memorial Day Weekend

May 24, 2019

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

May 08, 2019

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.

VFP Members Arrested During Christening of "Lyndon B. Johnson"

April 29, 2019

Over 75 Maine peace activists gathered under foggy, misty conditions at GD/BIW in Bath on April 27, 2019 to protest the “christening” of the LBJ Zumwalt class warship.

Veterans to Protest “Christening” of the Lyndon B. Johnson at Bath Iron Works

April 19, 2019

Statewide peace groups will gather to protest the “christening”[sic] of a Zumwalt class warship at General Dynamics’ Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard on the morning of Saturday, April 27. The ship will be named for President Lyndon B. Johnson, who was driven from office by anti-war protesters over his bombing of civilians during the Vietnam War.

American Dream Tour launched by Megaciph

March 13, 2019

Megaciph, an acronym for Mental Energies Gather And Circulate In Positive Harmony, is a progressive American rapper and Veterans For Peace member who is launching a 15 city tour to talk about issues related to peace.

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