Support
the troops, cut the funding for the war, use the money to bring them
home now, and take care of them when they get here!
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Statement
Of Purpose
We,
having dutifully served our nation, do hereby affirm our greater
responsibility to serve the cause of world peace. To this end we will
work, with others
(a)
Toward increasing public awareness of the costs of war
(b) To restrain our government from intervening, overtly and covertly,
in the internal affairs of other nations
(c) To end the arms race and to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear
weapons
(d)
To
abolish war as an instrument of national policy.
(e)
To make non-violent conflict
resolution an integral part of
national policy (f) To seek justice for veterans and
victims of war
To
achieve these goals, members of Veterans For Peace pledge to use
non-violent means and to maintain an organization that is both
democratic and open with the understanding that all members are trusted
to act in the best interests of the group for the larger purpose of
world peace.
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Free
Psychological Counseling for Military Service Members and
their Families - (206) 290-1035
We are a group of licensed mental health professionals who
offer free psychological treatment to military service
members (active duty, National Guard, Reserves and veterans)
who have served or who expect to serve in OEF and/or OIF. We
also provide treatment to members of their families and
other loved ones. Treatment is conducted in our private
offices. Our services are entirely confidential and do not
report to either the DOD or to the VA.
The Soldiers Project NW provides counseling for individuals,
couple and families as well as group therapy. They are not
affiliated with any governmental agency and offer the
flexibility and confidentiality available in private
clinical practice. Email:
soldiersprojectnw@yahoo.com As clinicians in
private practice, they provide alternative treatment options
outside of the military system. Soldiers Project NW is able
to respond to any request for help within 24 hours.
August 27 - 30 VFP National ConventionMinneapolis & St.
Paul, Minnesota at the Ramada Inn - Mall of America. Room
reservations can be made now - call 1-800-328-1931Online
Registration
The National
Veterans Foundation has opened a toll-free helpline
(1-888-777-4443) for Troops, Veterans and their
families. All calls are answered live by trained veterans, who listen,
provide crisis intervention services, emotional support and
information, or immediate referrals to local providers who can help.
The NVF Helpline has already served more than 275,000 people in need.
"As I see it, our
mission remains un-changed – to establish ourselves as the
credible source of information and first-hand experience of
the real costs and causes of war – and to use that
information to convince the public of its own desperate need to change
the course of America away from militarism and military domination of
the planet."-- Woody Powell,
former VFP
Executive Director
How much does it cost to keep a single US soldier
in Iraq with the increasing prospect of being killed or seriously
injured? $350,000 a year! See
http://www.stopwar.org.uk/Statistics.htm
Help Iraq Vets Start a Coffeehouse in TacomaThe concept of opening a GI coffeehouse near Ft. Lewis is
becoming a reality. The Seattle and Tacoma Chapters of Iraq
Veterans Against the War are raising money to open a GI run
coffeehouse near the Washington base. Coffeehouses have
traditionally served as anti-war headquarters and have been
integral in creating an anti-war GI movement. Only $5,000 is
needed before the coffeehouse can open. If you can please
send $10 or any amount of money to the GI voice project in
Tacoma, we can open a center of GI resistance. It would be
greatly appreciated if you could please forward this message
widely.
Checks must be made to: Seattle Iraq Veterans Against the
War and THE MEMO MUST READ: GI Coffeehouse.
Please send all tax-deductible donations
to:
Chanan Suarez Diaz, President IVAW – Seattle Chapter 309
E. Harrison Street #509 Seattle,
WA, 98102
The VietnamFriendship
Village Project is a residence for children and
elderly people suffering from the impact of Agent Orange. Built on a former
rice paddy near Hanoi,
the
FriendshipVillage
is a living symbol of peace and reconciliation, an amazing example of former
enemies working together for a common compassionate cause. Currently, six
countries are involved in this international project.
Dan Ryan, a member of the US Committee, is available to present informative
documentaries and discussion on this project. He can be reached at 360-352-3293
or peaceguy02@yahoo.com
Veterans
for Peace - Rachel Corrie Chapter 109
PO Box 6482
Olympia, WA 98507-6482
Michael
McPhearson - Executive
Director
(314) 725-6005 vfp@igc.org
Photo by Randy Kosek Clear Light Photography
Each
new death of a soldier or a civilian, each
child who loses a parent to the carnage, each healthy body that is
broken or burned in this war
that didn't have to happen, is a reminder
of how horribly wrong he [Bush] was. --
Bob Herbert, NY Times
Veterans for Peace 
