Amplify! Voices of Liberation Fundraiser
Event Date: November 10, 2024, Sunday
A benefit concert for Palestine
A day to celebrate resistance and resilience, to raise funds for Palestine, and to create a platform for local and international organizations and community members to share in our collective struggle against genocide and colonization.
As mothers, fathers, aunties, uncles, grandparents, caregivers, organizers, and community members we have come together to create an event to share music, art and culture–to denounce military imperialism, promote peace, and build unity.
This will be a night where community members and organizations from diverse backgrounds will have a place to speak, promote, educate, and fundraise for their various causes, while ticket sales will go directly to aiding families in Palestine. We encourage local and international community organizations to take part and build together in our common struggle.
This event will feature music, art, culture, and community organizing featuring musical acts, poets and speakers. The day will include vendors selling local and international goods as well as food trucks and restaurant options for dining.
VFP Chapter 112 has been invited to set up a booth for this event and chapter 112 member Cindy Piester will be speaking.
What: A benefit concert for Palestine
Where: Libbey Bowl, Ojai
When: Sunday, November 10, 12pm to 8pm
Multicultural Festival Oxnard Plaza Park
Event Date: October 5, 2024; The City of Oxnard’s Community Relations Commission invites you to participate in the annual 2024 Multicultural Festival. This event is an opportunity to come together to celebrate the many diverse nations, languages, and cultures of our community. This year the event will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Plaza Park in downtown Oxnard. With an average of 5,000 attendees, the Festival provides an opportunity for businesses or organizations to promote their activities and services to the community.
Come join with Veterans for Peace which will set up a booth for this day’s activities! See you there!
Redbird’s 2024 Children of Many Colors Native American Powwow
June 7-9, 2024: 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.
Please come join in on the festivities. Veterans for Peace Chapter 112 will set up a booth on this weekend. Here are the details:
Redbird’s 2024 Children of Many Colors Native American Powwow
June 7-9, 2024
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)
Redbird’s 2024 Children of Many Colors Native American Powwow
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 WILL SET UP A BOOTH FOR THIS WEEKEND. PLEASE COME OUT AND JOIN US IN THE FUN!
Diversity in Culture Festival Ventura College
APRIL 11, 2024
ALL DAY EVENT 9AM TO 3PM
2024 Diversity in Culture Festival at Ventura College
Mark your calendars for April 11, 2024, for the annual Diversity in Culture Festival at Ventura College. Ventura College is gearing up for its best year yet. There will be hybrid, live, and virtual events including performances, speakers, vendors, and student involvement. The Poetry Slam will be back at the Main Stage at Ventura College on Thursday, April 11.
Veterans for Peace Chapter 112 will set up a booth at the Festival and we encourage members to participate and lend your talents to the booth. See you there!
Escalation of War
The Veterans for Peace principal mission statement is to abolish war. Take a look at the following news item to see just what direction current events wish to take us in. There is an old Chinese proverb that says, “if we don’t watch where we are going we are likely to end up there”. Click on the url: “The Logic of Escalation”: From Red Sea to Iran & Beyond, Will Israel’s Gaza Assault Spark Wider War? | Democracy Now!
Eighth Annual Justice 4 All March and Rally
Justice For All Ventura County is planning its eighth march and rally for social justice on Saturday, January 20, 2024, in Plaza Park, Ventura, 651 E. Thompson Blvd., from 10 am to 2pm. In addition to inspiring speakers who will make clear all that’s on the line in the November election, they’ve got exciting new ideas to engage supporters in social justice actions.
Their primary goal is to inspire people to volunteer for efforts that align with their passions. That makes your participation so important.
Veterans for Peace will set up a booth at the Park and join in on the festivities as in years past. Hope to see you there!
Martin Luther King, Jr., Celebration Day
The Ojai Valley Youth Foundation will be hosting a Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Celebration at Ojai Middle School Auditorium (Matilija Auditorium), 703 El Paseo Rd., Ojai, January 15, 2024, from 10:30am to 2pm. This will be a special day of celebration to honor Dr. King and his message of love, peace, equality, and activism.
Veterans for Peace will set up a booth and join in on the festivities. Hope to see you there!
UN Security Council Presentation: Retired Colonel and Former US Diplomat Ann Wright
Veterans for Peace Member, Retired Colonel and Former Diplomat Ann Wright was asked to speak at the UN Security Council on weapons in conflict areas this past December 20, 2023. Listen to her speech at: WATCH IT HERE.
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“Alarming”: Biden to Supply Depleted Uranium Shells to Ukraine Despite Contamination Risks
Please listen to this report on the renewed effort to reintroduce depleted uranium munitions to the war in Ukraine. Veterans for Peace in the past was very much opposed to the use of such munitions during the Kosovo war and later the war in Iraq.
Go to url: “Alarming”: Biden to Supply Depleted Uranium Shells to Ukraine Despite Contamination Risks | Democracy Now!
Nord Stream attack and a call to end war in Ukraine
Nord Stream attack and a call to end war in Ukraine: A pair of current website news events are offered. Raymond McGovern is a VFP member.
First, WATCH: UN Security Council on Nord Stream Attack (consortiumnews.com)
Secondly, read about the:
UN General Assembly calls for immediate end to war in Ukraine | UN News