Veterans For Peace members participated in the Native Nations March in Washington D.C. last Friday, March 10th and in solidarity actions across the country for Indigenous rights and ecological justice.
VFP member, Four Arrows reflects on the March in a recent article in Truthout:
"It was cold and raining when I met with my Veterans for Peace comrades as scheduled by Veterans for Peace board member Brian Trautman. Members from five states were there including Bill Perry and Jules Orkin, who was finishing up an 8-day, 90 miles peace walk for water protection awareness led by Jun-san Yasuda, a well-known international activist and Buddhist nun. At the starting point in front of the Building Museum, in spite of the freezing rain, people encouraged one another with prayer, songs and speakers, reminding everyone of the importance of the gathering.
Every five or ten minutes someone would shout out "Mni Wiconi!" The words echoed several times throughout the crowd reminding everyone present that water is indeed the essence and foundation of life on Earth and that it is our responsibility to protect it."