VETERANS & CLIMATE ACTIVISTS DECLARE
WAKE UP TO CLIMATE CRISIS & NO MAS!
NO MILITARY AIR SHOWS!
Protests & teach-ins at 13 military air shows in the USA against:
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jets’ toxic air pollution & carbon emissions
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jets’ noise pollution that can trigger PTSD in veterans
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waste of taxpayer dollars
Tours to 10 college campuses with teach-ins emphasizing:
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severity of the climate crisis
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U.S. military’s devastating climate impacts
Tour #1 (Sept-Oct 2025) along the heavily militarized coast of CA.
Tours #2 & #3 (April-July 2026) 10 air shows and several college campuses in the Midwest, SE and NE USA.
Why this Tour? After the 2024 election during which the U.S. electorate ignored the climate crisis, Veterans For Peace resolved to reach out to a public not only mostly uninformed of the links between militarism and climate impacts, but also seemingly indifferent to the severity of the accelerating climate crisis. On Earth Day 2025, the level of CO2 in the global atmosphere was over 430 parts per million. The safe ceiling is 350 ppm. 2024 was the first year in which the 1.5 degrees C temperature rise over pre-industrial levels, set as an upper limit at the Paris Climate Accords in 2015, was breached. See more here.
A Pew Research Center poll of 2024 voters showed Democrats ranked climate change 5th out of 10 choices in their priorities; Republican ranked it 10th, or dead last.
Building on our years-long, successful No MAS campaigns, the Climate Crisis and Militarism Project is enlisting the support of allied organizations, including 350.org US, and dedicated individuals, to extend this campaign to the U.S. heartland. At locations ranging from large cities to agricultural communities, Veterans For Peace volunteers will join with local experts and leaders to inform folks in various communities of the worsening effects of climate change to their region, the country, and the globe. More importantly, we will share what we all can DO to mitigate and adapt to this crisis. Please join us at an event happening near you, or support us with your generous donation for the Tour.
ROUTE MAPS
If you or your organization are along the tour routes, please contact us at climate@veteranforpeace.org. We need your input on how best to get our message across to your community, and we welcome your support.
To download a pdf of flyers promoting this project go to https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EIHEsUjdmEMuQVdKn7B0sun97obWNKv8
For more information or for hard copies of flyers, contact climate@veteranforpeace.org.
Show support for tour - any amount is appreciated!
Changes to Request a Presentation page:
https://www.veteransforpeace.org/take-action/climatecrisis/ccmp-presentation