Veterans for Peace 757 - Chapter Launch Information
Schedule
Thu May 02 2024 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm
Location
1000 E. City Hall Ave., Norfolk, 23504 | Norfolk, VA
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Come join us in and learn about Veterans for Peace and our new local chapter, right here in Hampton Roads! All veterans and allies are welcome!! We will have some light refreshments and reading material available :)
There will also be time to ask any questions you may have about Veterans for Peace and our local chapter.
This event will be held at the Basilica of St. Mary Pastoral Center at 1000 E. City Hall Ave., Norfolk, 23504 on Thursday, May 2 @ 7 pm.
Over 3 days, the National Director of Veterans For Peace, Mike Ferner, will introduce the newest Veterans For Peace chapter to the Hampton Roads region. He will speak in Virginia Beach, Newport News and Norfolk at the inaugural events of Veterans For Peace #757. ☮️
You will also hear from some local veterans and our experiences in the military and how we found veterans for peace.
Veterans For Peace (VFP) is a US-based organization with over 100 chapters made up of military veterans and their allies whose experiences and efforts are focused on building a culture of peace.
VFP chapters across the globe work to inform the public on:
- The causes and costs of war,
- Prevent and end armed conflict,
- Defend veteran's rights,
- Resist racism,
- Heal the wounds of war.
Mike Ferner is a Vietnam-era veteran, former city councilman in Toledo, Ohio, union organizer, author and peace activist. Join him and local veterans to learn more about VFP at these upcoming 90-minute events:
• Tuesday, April 30, 7 pm, at Virginia Beach Friends Meeting (1537 Laskin Rd., Virginia Beach, 23451)
• Wednesday, May 1, 6 pm, at Newport News Main St. Library (110 Main St., Newport News, 23601)
• Thursday, May 2, 7 pm, at the Basilica of St. Mary Pastoral Center (1000 E. City Hall Ave., Norfolk, 23504)
For more information contact Clayton Tye or Dan O'Loughlin at [email protected].
To learn more about VFP go to veteransforpeace.org
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