The President's Blog and Chapter News

A great deal has happened since my last post.

Nevada Desert Experience Sacred Peace Walk March 23-29, 2013

A Personal Invitation to my VFP and Peace Activist Friends 

I just wanted to say a few words which I hope will encourage you to join our peace walk this year. There is no better place to be and little that is as important  then working to rid the world of nuclear weapons.  When you look at the historical record of nuclear "miscalculations, accidents and maddness", it is soon realized we are here by either pure luck or the grace of God. This does not have to be the case. South Africa rid itself of nuclear weapons, realizing how destructive it would be to continue on that path. Humanity can choose a wiser path. 

Not only, the desert is awesome. The beauty, the night sky, the mountains and all that may be experienced is  profoundly transformative. This is the reason why so many of us return year after year. 

Inside is more information and picutres from years past.  Call Jim at 702-646-4814 or go www.nevadadesertexperience.org 

Tom Paine Winter Soldier Peace and Justice Awards Dinner

Thanks  Everyone,

It was a fun evening and the surpise award to myself truly was a surpised and very much appreciated. The feed back we have recieved has been very positive also and we are delighted everyone had a good time. 


Paz, John

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VFP - Stop the Machine - Freedom Plaza -

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The Nevada Desert Experience Sacred Peace Walk Journal 2011 by John Amidon

"Who's Next" by John Amidon

The "Golden Rule" Will Sail Again

The "Golden Rule" Willl Sail Again  by Lawerce S. Wittner

The "Golden Rule," the legendary 30-foot ketch that once terrified U.S. government officials, will return to the seas again this coming summer.

Frances Crowe: An Unexpected Holiday Gift! and Nancy Gwin: A Champion of Peace and Justice

Frances Crowe: A Unexpected Holiday Gift! Speaking with Daniel Ellsberg, Chris Hedges and Coleen Rowley was great, but honest to God , meeting Frances Crowe was thrilling. Perhaps at this point in my 60 some years of life I am a sucker for silver haired old ladies . . . more inside Nancy Gwin: A champion of peace and justice. To affirm Nancy and all of the prisoners of conscience, please call your representative at ask that they co-sponsor HR 2567 - Latin America Military Training Review act , a resolution which will help close the U.S. Army SOA/WHINSEC. It is time to end the reign of terror conducted by the School of Americas/Western Hemisphere Institute For Security Cooperation at Ft. Benning, Georgia. For more information please go to www.soaw.org. More inside . . . .

Re-Thinking Hamas

Is Hamas a terrorist organization or the rightful resistance to a brutal occupation? It is a question that the U.S government and the American media seriously need to reconsider if peace is to be negotiated in the Middle East. Written in 2008 after meeting with Hamas officials in Damascus,Syria, I wrote this article to provide some beginning insight into Hamas for those who are interested.

Protection or intimidation and Ehud Olmert Comes to Union College inside . . .

Inside are two articles, Protection or intimidation? and Ehud Olmert Comes to Union College. Both articles concern Ehud Olmert's visit to Union College. more inside

The Good Soldier

The Good Soldier movie and panel discussion at Proctors was a wonderful evening and powerful learning experience for all of us. Thanks to everyone who worked to make this happen and who attended the event. More inside. . . "War trauma lingers on for many" and may be read at: http://www.timesunion.com/ASPStories/Story.asp?StoryID=862454&LinkFrom=RSS See Linda LeTendres post,"A gift to all veterans for Veteran's Day" at http://www.dailygazette.com/weblogs/letendre/2009/nov/03/gift-all-vetera...