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Podcast: “It was a very thin line” – Doug Rawlings, VFP Maine President
“Oh yeah, they said there were rules of engagement. And their officers would tell you that, “No, my unit never did any of this,” and all this kind of stuff. But not really. It was a very thin line and you could very easily step across it.”
Veterans For Peace Maine say: Ban assault weapons
Members of Veterans For Peace Maine say: Ban assault weapons - Stop killing the children! Photo by Peter Morgan.
Memorial Day 2019 Video
Short video of the Veterans For Peace Maine entry in the 2019 Memorial Day Parade that marched from Topsham to Brunswick.
Armistice (Veterans) Day 2018
Veterans For Peace Maine's entry in the Armistice (Veterans) Day Parade 2018 and vigil.
198 Methods of Nonviolent Action
By Gene Sharp, from The Politics of Nonviolent Action (Vol. 2) Practitioners of nonviolent struggle have an entire arsenal of “nonviolent weapons” at their disposal. Listed below are 198 of them, classified into three broad categories: nonviolent protest and...
My Lai Memorial Exhibit 2018 Portland, Maine
Veterans For Peace Maine sponsored the traveling Ly Lai Memorial Exhibit at the Portland Media Center, Portland, Maine. Our Memorial Exhibit honoring the Vietnamese who died in their American War is a strong, anti-war response to the Pentagon’s campaign.
VFP in Washington DC; Memorial Day Parade 2018
Great VFP presence at Vietnam and Korean War veteran memorials. Many great actions by VFP chapters around the country. Thanks once again to Doug Rawlings VFP Memorial Day Letters to the Wall VFP Korean War Veterans Memorial Ceremony Swords into Plowshares Bell...
Veterans Day 2017 Portland, Maine
VFP Chapter 1 at Monument Square in Portland on Veterans Day 2017. Photos by Peter Woodruff.
2017 Peace Walk
October 13-21, 2017 The sixth Maine Peace Walk for Conversion, Community and Climate will be from October 13-21. This year the walk will largely be centered in Bath and concentrate on the serious need to convert Bath Iron Works (BIW) to peaceful and sustainable...
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We meet the last Thursday of each month, rotating locations between Brunswick, Augusta, and Portland.
The Tom Sturtevant Chapter
Our State of Maine chapter stood on the shoulders of Tom Sturtevant for years. As chapter president, his quiet leadership and amazing doggedness in the face of adversity – neither red tape nor neo-conservative attacks thwarted Tom – made us a force to be reckoned with. Tom is the epitome of a non-violent direct activist. In line with our organization’s pledge to refrain from violence of any kind, Tom also took seriously our mission to “…act in the best interests of the group for the larger purpose of world peace.”
1928 – 2012
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