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We have changed our VFP meeting place and time. We are meeting at the Hudson River Coffee House, 227 Quail Street in Albany. Our next meeting is Monday, February 20, 2012 at 9 AM. Our meetings here have gone very well so we have decided to stay here for the time being. Dan Wilcox will be conducting the meeting. Check with Dan if you have any questions or concerns. Paz, John
The Hancock 38 were found gulity of disorderly conduct on December 1, 2011.
It was a sad and sorry verdict if ever there was one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxmKlIdfL4s
Tom Paine Winter Soldier Peace and Justice Awards Dinner
Thanks everyone for turning out.
It was a great evening and lots of fun. Paz, John
The 2011 Tom Paine Winter Soldier Peace and Justice Awards Dinner will be held on Tuesday, October 18. Please sign up early by contacting Dan Wilcox. This year's honorees are Mary Finneran, Tarak Kauff and Larry Wittner . . . More Inside!
The Nevada Desert Experience Sacred Peace Walk Journal 2011 by John Amidon
"Who's Next" by John Amidon
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 . . . .
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...