Find out the details: http://www.thecamarilloacorn.com For information about the wheelchairs and services provided by Gold Coast Veterans Foundation at 4001 Mission Oaks Blvd., Ste. D, Camarillo, call (805) 482-6550 or visit www.gcvf.org.
It is wrong to deport those who served this country
Veterans Visa and Protection Act
http://grijalva.house.gov/news-and-press-releases/grijalva-reintroduces-veterans-visa-and-protection-act/
ABOUT THE BILL
—From Congressman Raúl Grijalva
It is shameful that our country has turned our back on these men and women who put their lives on the line. A few weeks ago, I went to Tijuana to visit deported U.S. veterans. Many of them still have family back in the U.S. and are currently struggling to support themselves back in Mexico.
It is shameful that our country has turned our back on these men and women who put their lives on the line, which is why I have introduced legislation to allow them to return.
The government should not deport those who have served this country, and any veterans who have been deported should be allowed to return.
This legislation would establish a visa program that allows deported veterans who meet certain requirements to return to the U.S. as lawful permanent residents. Those who are eligible would be able to go through the existing naturalization process for military members, and they’d be granted access to their military and veteran benefits.
This bill would also halt the deportation of any veterans who are currently facing removal proceedings. The only circumstance in which a veteran should be deported is if he or she has been convicted of a violent criminal offense.
After sacrificing so much to ensure our own freedom and protection, we owe it to these brave individuals to ensure they are not subject to deportation and allow those who have been deported to return.
Please encourage your Representatives to support my bill, the Veterans Visa &
Protection Act, if you agree that people who serve this country should not face deportation.
I’ve requested an official congressional hearing on this legislation, and it will take all of us speaking out for this issue to get the attention it deserves.
Thank you for standing with me in this effort.
Peace,
Raúl Grijalva
http://grijalva.house.gov
FULL TEXT OF BILL: http://grijalva.house.gov/uploads/VeteranVisaProtectionAct.pdf
ACLU PETITION
Urge your representative to pass the Veterans Visa and Protection Act and #BringThemHome.
http://action.aclu.org/secure/stop-deporting-our-veterans
More Information: http://www.deportedveteranssupporthouse.org/legislation/
Photo: Anthony Delanoix
http://unsplash.com/@anthonydelanoix
The Golden Rule sails in California again for a nuclear-free world!
The Golden Rule will be sailing your way again this year, from Eureka on Humboldt Bay to San Diego, where she will spend the winter.
More Information: http://www.vfpgoldenruleproject.org/
We are excited about our 2017 sailing season with a focus on preventing nuclear war.
2017 Voyage Map: http://share.delorme.com/goldenrule
FOW: No More Money For War!
Veterans For Peace Rejects President Trump’s Military Build-Up
The President plans to increase Pentagon spending by $54 billion, claiming that the U.S. military is broken and
depleted. Mr. Trump recently spoke to service members aboard the new $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier reiterating his call for more spending. Ironically the carrier is a real-life example of why more spending is not needed. U.S. military capabilities far outstrip all other nations. The carrier is an addition to a navy that was
already unmatched by all others. With ten carriers, the U.S. has more than all other nations combined and the
carriers are larger, providing more deck space per carrier than other nations. The U.S. Navy has thousands of aircraft, making it the second largest air force in the world behind the U.S. Air Force. The U.S. already spends almost three times what any other country spends on defense and more than the next nine countries combined.
READ ARTICLE: http://www.veteransforpeace.org/our-work/position-statements/veterans-peace-rejects-president-trumps-military-build/
Total Cost of Wars since 2001
http://www.nationalpriorities.org/cost-of/war/
Truth in Recruitment Appeal
High School lunchtime display of tombstones representing 18 and 19 year olds who were killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Truth in Recruitment requests contributions to make sure military recruiters follow school administration guidelines and parental wishes, before teens make a life-changing decision.
The Santa Barbara High School Gender and Sexuality Alliance club along with Truth in Recruitment created a lunchtime display of tombstones representing 18 and 19 year olds who were killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Most of these teens enlisted in the military while they were still in high school.
In some parts of our community, teens are being approached every month in our schools by professional military recruiters.
For more information about how we can protect families’ and their childrens’
privacy, visit our website at www.truthinrecruitment.org.
25th Annual Space Organizing Conference & Protest
April 7-9, 2017
Huntsville, Alabama
Join us for the Global Network’s 25th anniversary Space Organizing Conference and Protest at the home of Redstone Arsenal and the Space & Missile Defense Command, also known as the ‘Pentagon of the South’.
The effort by the Pentagon to develop and deploy the next generation of Star Wars weapons will increase global instability and cost hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars. The US Space Command has long maintained its mission is to create the technologies to ‘control and dominate’ space and the Earth below – ultimately on behalf of corporate interests. This conference will allow citizens to learn more about these important issues and meet leaders from the growing international movements to Keep Space for Peace and Stop NATO expansion.
Fees
Registration for the conference will be on a sliding scale between $25-$75 (pay what you can best afford).
Lunch and supper on April 8 are included in your registration fee.
You can register online using the GN’s web site
http://www.space4peace.org/
Informational Brochure
http://www.space4peace.org/actions/GN%202017%20Conference%20Brochure.pdf
Trump Orders War Preparations
President Donald Trump issued an executive action calling for stepped up violence in Syria and a vast expansion of the US military, including its nuclear arsenal, to prepare for war with “near-peer competitors”—a reference to nuclear-armed China and Russia—and “regional challengers,” such as Iran.
– Read Article http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/01/28/pent-j28.html
7 Veterans Arrested in McCain’s Office
Seven protesters arrested at the Washington office of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., Thursday after refusing to leave.
Read Article: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/veterans-protesting-tillerson-arrested-at-mccains-office/article/2612382
Group of veterans arrested Thursday in Sen. John McCain’s office during a protest over secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson’s oil ties.
Read Article: http://www.stripes.com/news/veterans-arrested-for-protest-in-mccain-s-office-1.449754
Chelsea Manning’s prison sentence commuted by Barack Obama
The whistleblower, who has been imprisoned for six years, is set to go free in May.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/17/chelsea-manning-sentence-commuted-barack-obama
31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom March
About 600 people came together Monday morning to walk through the streets of Oxnard in the 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom March.
Read Article: http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/oxnard/2017/01/16/pressing-concerns-forefront-martin-luther-king-jr-march-oxnard/96208366/
