Next Meeting
Next Meeting
June 30, 2022
7:30 pm. Zoom meeting. You will receive a Zoom invitation in the early part of the day.
Meeting & Retreat Minutes
May 26, 2022 Meeting Minutes
Meeting opened at 7:20pm by Pres. Doug Rawlings Attendance: Doug Rawlings, Richard Clement, Dan Ellis, Peter Morgan,...
April 29, 2022 Meeting Minutes
On Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 2:25 PM John Morris <johnmorris1937@gmail.com> wrote: Meeting (Zoom) opened at 7:34...
March 31, 2022 Meeting Minutes
Meeting called to order by Preident. Rawlings at 7:30 PM, 3/31/22 Attendance: Doug Rawlings, Dave Larsen, Suzanne...
How the first chapter Veterans for Peace was founded in Maine
I was involved with others in the founding of Veterans For Peace in 1985 here in Maine. Here’s what it was like from my point of view.
Cau Tre (Bamboo Bridge)
Conversations between a Vietnamese Refugee and a veteran of the war. New book by Teresa Mei Chuc and Doug Rawlings.
March 3, 2022 Meeting Minutes
PRESENT: Dave Larsen, Kristina Wolff, Richard Clement, Peter Morgan, Don Kimball, Peggy Akers, Dan Ellis, Sally Chappelle, Larry Gilbert, Doug Rawlings, and Martha Speiss. Special guests: Amanda Langely (Director of the MaineShare Program); Ken Mayers (VFP member Extraordinaire from New Mexico); and Lynn Ellis (Maine Gun Safety Coalition).
January 27, 2022 Meeting Minutes
January 27,2022 meeting opened by Pres. Rawlings at 7:32pm Moment of Inspiration: Don read a passage from the Talmud in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day
December 30, 2021 Meeting Minutes
Meeting opened by President Doug Rawlings at 7:06pm, Attendance: Doug Rawlings, Dan Ellis, Don Kimball, Peggy Akers,...
December 9, 2021 Meeting Minutes
Meeting opened at 7:08pm by Doug (meeting on December 9) Attendance: Doug Rawlings, Peter Morgan, Suzanne Hedrick, Dan...
Armistice Day 2021 Video and Photos
Veterans For Peace at monument square in Portland on Armistice Day, 2021. Video and photo by Martha Speiss.
October 28, 2021, Meeting Minutes
Doug introduced Ann Jones and read excerpts from her book “They Were Soldiers”, which profiles the struggles of returning wounded veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan.
October 7, 2021 Meeting Minutes
Meeting opened at 7:04 PM by Doug Rawlings (via ZOOM) Attendees: Doug Rawlings, Richard Clement, Dave Larsen, Dud...