Our 18th annual Armistice Day celebrates peace, not war and militarism. This is a hybrid event. Speakers include: *** Colonel Ann Wright. A career military woman, US diplomat, influential spokesperson in the anti-war movement, she resigned from the State Department in 2003 in protest of the invasion of Iraq. She is an advisory board member of Veterans For Peace, International Peace Bureau, World BEYOND War, Gaza Freedom Flotilla, NO to NATO and a CODEPINK board member. *** Reggie Jackson. An…

Monthly Regional Meeting: COP UAE 28: Confronting Climate, Conflict, and Corporate Capture With Cindy Piester Date & Time: November 12, 2024 @ 6:30 pm Please join us for a critical presentation from Cindy Piester of the VFP Climate Crisis and Militarism Group.  Cindy, the surviving spouse of Vietnam Veteran John Piester, has been working nationally and internationally on militarism and climate as a member of multiple organizations for the last few years.  She will be dedicating this talk to VFP,…

The Ashland Sunrise Project wraps up their speaker's series for 2024 with a timely conversation about finding common ground in the midst of the divisions we face. Tuesday, November 12th 6:30-8:00 pm OSF Carpenter Hall "Building Post-Election Common Ground" is a conversation between Mike and Emily Green co-founders of Common Ground Conversations on Race (CGC), Taylor Stewart, founder of the Oregon Remembrance Project, and host Tara Houston, Community and Engagement Manager, Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF). “Developing an understanding among people…