Thought provoking video on the military industrial complex and how we should beat our swords into plow shares. Or our tanks int rail cars or buses or rescue vehicles or other peaceful production.
Upcoming Events
Peace Poetry Contest notifications
Open to all k-12 students in Alachua County
Submit poems by April 6, 2018
Award ceremony May 5th
see our home page for link to instructions2018 College Peace Scholarship
Deadline April 24, 2018
see home page for details and application linkSee front page announcements and calendar for details
VFP meets the first Wednesday
of the month at 7:00 pm
Our next meeting will be
Wednesday, March
call for directions
Scott Camil Chapter Contact: 352-375-2563
Chapter email: gvlvfp@earthlink.net
Send Donations to address below
PO Box 142562, Gainesville, FL 32614-2562Pickets for Peace and Justice
4:30 – 5:30pm
1st & 3rd Tuesdays
Corner of Archer Rd & SW 34th St
2nd & 4th Tuesdays
Corner of W. University Ave & 13th StMelrose Surge
is continuing in Melrose, with picketing from 4:45 to 5:45 on Mondays.See calendar for more events
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Recent Blog Posts
- Inside the U.S. Military Recruitment Program That Trained Nikolas Cruz to Be “A Very Good Shot” | Democracy Now!
- The empire Comes Home: Chelsea Manning’s View
- The Pentagon promised citizenship to immigrants who served. Now it might help deport them. – The Washington Post
- Shocking! Federal Prosecutors Apparently Lied About Wikileaks and Chelsea Manning | Law News
- Cartoon: Life during (endless) wartime
VFP Links
- Enlistment Guide Advice from Veterans for anyone considering enlisting in the Military
- Vets For Peace National The National Organization of Vets for Peace
- Iraq Veterans against the War Open to all Veterans who have served since 9/11/2001
- Civic Media Center A Progressive alternative to the Main Stream Media
- Gainesville Iguana Calendar of Events A Calendar for the local progressive community produced by Alternative Magazine the Gainesville Iguana
- Stop Recruiting Kids Campaign to protect kids from military recruiting
- Stand By Our Plan opposes dismantling Alachua County Comprehensive Plan
- Storycorps Provides people of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives.
- VFP Gainesville Chapter 14 Facebook Page Gainesville Chapter 14 page on facebook