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VFP National Convention In Portland, ME
25th Year Anniversary Celebration!
Veterans for Peace
National Convention
at Holiday Inn By The Bay
in Portland, Maine
August 25-29, 2010
Schedule
This schedule is changing on a regular basis. It will be updated periodically.
Wednesday, 25 August
8:00 am Board Meeting
5:30 pm Social Hour
8:00 pm Poetry Reading
Thursday, 26 August
8:00 am Board Meeting
10:30 am Opening Ceremony
12:00 pm Lunch
1:15 pm Workshops
3:00 pm Workshops
5:30 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Public Meeting
Friday, 27 August
8:30 am Workshops
10:30 am Plenary
12:00 pm Lunch
1:15 pm Workshops
3:00 pm Plenary
5:30 pm Lobster Bake
Saturday, 28 August
9:00 am Business Meeting
12:00 pm Lunch
1:15 pm Business Meeting
5:30 pm Social Hour
7:00 pm Banquet
Sunday, 29 August
9:00 am March/Rally/Closing Ceremony
Some Convention Highlights
- Poetry event recognizing the editors and contributors to Winning Hearts and Minds, and Demilitarized Zones, collections of poems by Vietnam veterans, followed by open mike.
- Opening reflections by Jerry Genesio, a principal founder of Veterans For Peace.
- Opening keynote by Chris Hedges, one of the country’s most prolific and provocative progressive writers.
- A Public Meeting in Portland featuring the NAACP, Native American and labor organizations, and representatives of Portland’s immigrant and marriage equality communities. Entertainment by Inanna, a dynamic women’s drumming ensemble.
- Friday evening lobster bake on nearby Peak’s Island.
- Breakout sessions to bring the concerns and ideas of the membership to the organization’s leaders and to set policy goals for 2010-2011.
- Banquet featuring Noel Paul Stookey, of the revered group, Peter, Paul and Mary
- March and rally around the city of Portland ending at Post Office Park
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Address:
Veterans For Peace
William Ladd Chapter
P.O. Box 10
Deer Isle, ME 04627
e-mail:
vfpmaine@vfpmaine.org
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