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The President's Blog and Chapter News

BNP is planning a fundraiser for Bradley Manning, on November 10, 2010 and Veterans for Peace, Chapter 10 is co-sponsoring this event. More inside. . . . The Kateri Tekakwitha Peace Conference was a splendid success and a most enjoyable day. The Veterans Healing Circle is the 2 and 4th Sunday, 6 PM at the UU Church on Washington Ave in Albany. Our next VFP meeting is Monday, September 20, 2010. We will meet at the VA Hospital. Our meeting this month will be in Room 806 and not on the 4th floor, Ann Wilson Lounge. It will be at 7PM. More to come soon and more inside . . . .

Tom Paine Winter Soldier Peace and Justice Awards Dinner

We had so much fun last year we are doing it all again, the second annual Tom Paine Winter Soldier Peace and Justice Awards Dinner on Thursday, October 14, 2010 at Evans Public House. . . . more inside

How is the War Economy Working for You?

"War is A Bad Bet" and "Minnesotans join New York Protesters at Demonstration in Saratoga Springs" are two short articles about the VFP Action at Saratoga Race Course on opening Day. Thank you Kim Doss-Smith, Coleen Rowley, Jack Rossbach and other Minnesotans who were part of this action. Our spirits soared regardless of the rain. See WAMM's story and picture at http://www.worldwidewamm.org/home.html

The extraordinary Nevada Desert Experience Sacred Peace Walk 2010 by John Amidon

The Sacred Peace Walk has been published in the Times Union. Message is simple: NO Nukes may be found at: Message is simple: No nukes -- Page 1 -- Times Union - Albany NY www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=929117... - Cached A letter explanation and clarification to the Sheriff of Nye Country and our readers has been posted concerning the "A Grand Old Flag and the Sheriff of Nye County. My apologies for any misunderstanding this article may had inadvertently created. "Air Force paranoia spreading, first Creech now Hancock", a response to Creech Security is now posted. Waging Peace has an excellent new post by Linda Letendre at the Daily Gazette.

Nancy Gwin - a Champion of Peace and Justice

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 . . . .

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...