Event Date: September 1, 2025
(Flyer Credit: Indivisible Ventura, 50501, Justice For All)
LABOR DAY PROTEST
(Flyer Credit: Indivisible Ventura; 50501; Justice For All)
Come out in support of the greater community on Monday, September 1, 2025, Labor Day, in support of the Labor Day Demonstration, Ventura County Government Center, corner of Telephone Rd. and Victoria Ave. A year 2025 progression of informative demonstrations continues: going from, We Fight Back, to Hands Off, to NO KINGS, to GOOD TROUBLE, to ICE out of 805, to Workers Over Billionaires. On Labor Day the potential for organizing resumes.
Veterans for Peace will be in the crowd with its informational mobile cart encouraging neighbors to look urgently upon the assaults being made on the hard built institutions of the people, by the people, for the people. Let us not lose what has been gained by sweat and tears. Don’t miss this day as you will likely see mirroring in your neighbor the very things you hold dear as citizen of your country. Remember, the highest position in a democracy is citizen.
Santa Paula Chicano/Chicana Moratorium Commemoration
EVENT DATE; AUGUST 30, 2025, Chicano Moratorium Event
The Chicano Moratorium, formally known as the National Chicano Moratorium Committee Against The Vietnam War, was a movement of Chicano anti-war activists that built a broad-based coalition of Mexican-American groups to organize opposition to the Vietnam War.
Come join Veterans for Peace and others in Santa Paula, August 30, 2025, 11am to 5pm at beautiful Veterans Park. We will set up a booth and participate both in commemorating the past actions against the Viet Nam War while simultaneously addressing the dire state of American domestic and foreign affairs of today, no less dire than back in the 1970s.
Date and Time: August 30, 2025, 11am to 5pm
Location: Santa Paula Veterans Park, 120 So. 10th St., Santa Paula
Santa Paula Chicano/Chicana Moratorium Commemoration
The Chicano Moratorium, formally known as the National Chicano Moratorium Committee Against The Vietnam War, was a movement of Chicano anti-war activists that built a broad-based coalition of Mexican-American groups to organize opposition to the Vietnam War.
Come join Veterans for Peace and others in Santa Paula, CA, August 30, 2025, 11am to 5pm at beautiful Veterans Park. We have been invited to set up a booth and participate both in commemorating the past actions against the Viet Nam War while simultaneously addressing the dire state of American domestic and foreign affairs of today, no less dire than back in the 1970s.
2025 4th of July Ventura Street Fair
Veterans for Peace will set up a booth at this year’s 4th of July Ventura Street Fair. Please look for us between Figueroa St. and Palm St. Our booth number is 223. Begins at 10am and runs till 4pm. Downtown, Main St., Ventura
Celebrate the 4th of July with Ventura’s Street Fair and Parade
Ventura, Calif. — The City of Ventura’s beloved 4th of July Street Fair and Pushem-Pullem Parade returns on Friday, July 4, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the heart of Downtown Ventura.
The Pushem-Pullem Parade, presented by the Rotary Club of East Ventura, kicks off the celebration at 10:00 a.m. on Main Street in front of Cemetery Memorial Park and flows into the Street Fair. The parade is free and open to all; no registration is required. Families are encouraged to decorate bikes, scooters, strollers, or wagons and join the fun. Please note motorized vehicles are not permitted.
This year’s Street Fair features:
- Local artisan vendors
- Classic Car Exhibit on South Oak Street
- Live music and performances
- Kids’ Activity Area and Fire Department Activity Area
- Cornhole Games
- Plus, access to Downtown’s shops and outdoor dining as part of Main Street Moves
- Community bike ride – details to come!
- And more!
2025 July 4th Ventura Street Fair
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Juneteenth Celebration 2025
Juneteenth, a national holiday celebrated on June 19, is the name given to Emancipation Day by African-Americans in Texas. This year Juneteenth is celebrated on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
The history of this celebration begins on January 1st 1863, when President Lincoln passed the Emancipation Proclamation, outlawing slavery in the United States and freeing over 500,000 enslaved African Americans. Sadly, the news of this monumental decision spread slowly and many people remained enslaved until the news reached them two and a half years later. Galveston, Texas was the first community to celebrate the holiday now known as “Juneteenth.”
Given the need for compassion and understanding in our communities, the importance of celebrating Juneteenth in Ventura County has never been more crucial. The timing has never been more urgent. We hope that celebrating Juneteenth will inspire community dialogue on unity and empathy, leading to increased compassion, understanding, and social justice for all.
Veterans for Peace will set up a booth for the Juneteenth Festival, Oxnard Plaza Park. Please come by and join in on the fun!
Juneteenth Celebration of Ventura County 2025
Juneteenth, a national holiday celebrated on June 19, is the name given to Emancipation Day by African-Americans in Texas. This year Juneteenth is celebrated on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
The history of this celebration begins on January 1st 1863, when President Lincoln passed the Emancipation Proclamation, outlawing slavery in the United States and freeing over 500,000 enslaved African Americans. Sadly, the news of this monumental decision spread slowly and many people remained enslaved until the news reached them two and a half years later. Galveston, Texas was the first community to celebrate the holiday now known as “Juneteenth.”
Given the need for compassion and understanding in our communities, the importance of celebrating Juneteenth in Ventura County has never been more crucial. The timing has never been more urgent. We hope that celebrating Juneteenth will inspire community dialogue on unity and empathy, leading to increased compassion, understanding, and social justice for all.
Veterans for Peace will set up a booth for the Juneteenth Festival, Oxnard Plaza Park. Please come by and join in on the fun!
Redbird’s 2025 Children of Many Colors Native American Powwow
EVENT DATE: MAY 31-JUNE 1 (2025) DETAILS BELOW; A powwow is a Native American cultural celebration. Community powwows are important social and cultural events, weaving together the lives of native people across an urban fabric. Redbird’s powwow is an intertribal gathering which prides itself in creating a friendly and supportive atmosphere for both participants and visitors.
A powwow includes singing, dancing, drumming, traditional music, arts, crafts and food. Throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday there will be intertribal dances. During these sets of songs, guests are welcome in the dance arena. There are some dress and conduct guidelines and you probably are familiar with them – revealing clothing is not appropriate for men or women, touching dancers’ hair, feathers or regalia is not okay, and children should not be allowed to run through the arena.
On Sunday morning around 11:30 AM there will be a Veterans’ honoring. All Veterans regardless of ethnicity or branch of service are welcome and encouraged to participate.
Redbird offers the powwow as an event that we hope bridges ethnic and socio-economic boundaries in a healthy way, without compromising its integrity as an indigenous cultural gathering.
There is no charge for admission, and everyone is welcome.
VETERANS FOR PEACE CHAPTER 112 WILL SET UP A BOOTH FOR THIS WEEKEND. PLEASE COME OUT AND JOIN US IN THE FUN!
Redbird’s 2025 Children of Many Colors Native American Powwow
May 30 – June 1, 2025
Oxnard College Gymnasium Field (outdoors, on grass)
4000 S. Rose Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93033
Free admission, everyone welcome
Native American singing, dancing, arts, crafts and food
Friday evening 6 PM Open flute circle and vendor preview
(All wind instruments and their players welcome, open mic, all experience levels welcome)
Saturday 11 AM – 7 PM Native American Powwow
Sunday 11 AM – 6 PM Native American Powwow
(Veteran’s Honoring 11:30 AM approximate, all Veterans welcome)
Ventura College Diversity in Culture Festival
Please be informed VFP Chapter 112, Ventura County, will be setting up a booth on April 10, 2025. VFP will set up a booth at Ventura College’s Diversity in Culture Festival in the lawn area just east of the campus Library, 9:00am to approximately 2pm.
Members please come by and practice your VFP talking points with students at this college. Current events compel us to be ready to speak on matters of grave concern. Generally, the public everywhere takes seriously the opinions and contributions of a veteran’s organization. See you there for a delightful Spring-time event.
Ventura College Diversity in Culture Festival
Please be informed VFP Chapter 112, Ventura County, will be setting up a booth on April 10, 2025. VFP will set up a booth at Ventura College’s Diversity in Culture Festival in the lawn area just east of the campus Library, 9:00am to approximately 2pm.
Members please come by and practice your VFP talking points with students at this college. Current events compel us to be ready to speak on matters of grave concern. Generally, the public everywhere takes seriously the opinions and contributions of a veteran’s organization. See you there for a delightful Spring-time event.
Location: Ventura College, 4667 Telegraph Rd., Ventura, CA
Date: April 10, 2025; Time: 9am to 2pm; Free Event
Moorpark College Multicultural Festival
Please be informed VFP Chapter 112, Ventura County, will be setting up a booth on April 9, 2025. VFP will set up a booth at Moorpark College’s Mulitcultural Festival in the lawn quad area outside the student activity center, 9:30am to approximately 1pm.
Members please come by and practice your VFP talking points with students at this college. Current events compel us to be ready to speak on matters of grave concern. Generally, the public everywhere takes seriously the opinions and contributions of a veteran’s organization. See you there for a delightful Spring-time event.
Location: Moorpark College, 7075 Campus Road, Moorpark, CA
Date: April 9, 2025; Time 9:30am to 1pm; Free Event
What I Want You To Know Film Screening
When: Saturday, March 15
1 pm PT | 4 pm ET
Screening Location: 730 SOUTH OXNARD BLVD., OXNARD CA
LAB 805
What I Want You To Know is an intimate journey alongside Iraq and Afghanistan veterans as they share deeply personal stories from their deployments, exploring truth and justice in the context of their wars. Their depictions of moral injury provide a unique and critical perspective on the cost and consequences of war.
The film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring:
Matt Hoh
Veteran, Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
Member, VFP Advisory Board
Travis Weiner
Veteran, Iraq War
Executive Producer, What I Want You To Know
Member, VFP
Catie Foertsch
Director, What I Want You To Know
And Special Guest Tom Morello
Guitarist, Singer/Songwriter
Member, VFP Advisory Board