October 18, 2008 | Action, Events, Photos, Reports
Organizing notes by Bruce Gagnon Our annual Keep Space for Peace Week was a resounding success this year. We had more than 90 events in 13 countries – the highest total in recent years. We are grateful to all who organized video showings, protest events, and street...
August 1, 2008 | Action, Events, Photos
By Jack Bussell, VFP Event Organizer A group of 30 people gathered at Bath Iron Works Saturday morning, August 1, to protest the christening of the 59th Aegis destroyer (DDG 109), a weapon of mass destruction. The group gathered at the administration building and...
May 26, 2008 | Action, Events, Memorial Day, Photos
Veterans For Peace Maine Memorial Day Parade 2008 in...
May 29, 2006 | Action, Events, Memorial Day, Photos, Views
Photos courtesy of Peggy Akers, Dud Hendrick and Carole Whelan Valor at My Lai On this Memorial Day, Maine Veterans for Peace commemorate the rare courage of a single individual acting from conscience, compassion and sense of humanity to save innocent civilian lives....
June 24, 2005 | Action, Events, News
Friday, June 24, 2005 – Bangor Daily News BANGOR – On a beautiful June day, anti-war activists from around the state converged on the Margaret Chase Smith Federal Building for what one protester called a “very sad task.” At times drawing 200...
March 21, 2003 | Action, Events, News, Photos, Reports
Photos by V. Kelly Bellis Bangor, Maine – A crowd of approximately one hundred peace makers gathered outside of U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe’s Bangor office Thursday to deliver a message to the Senator requesting that 1) she admit that we’ve all been lied to by the Bush...