Veterans for Peace is an international organization of Military Veterans and allies whose collective efforts are to build a culture of peace by using our experiences and lifting our voices for the causes of peace, humanity, equality, and justice. Our network is comprised of over 140 chapters worldwide. Our radio show is on stations across the country.
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Mike Dedrick of the Daniel Ellsburg Chapter of Veterans for Peace, Seattle, interviews two activists for the cause of Palestine liberation from the organization Nidal. This show is important for so many reasons but one is the hypocrisy of international sports. They discuss FIFA specifically but what happens next will Israel be banned from the Olympics, like Russia, will the United States for…
Can someone give me the truth about Nicaragua? Becca Renk, humanitarian, activist, citizen of Nicaragua and resident of Nicaragua shares the truth. Is Daniel Ortega a dictator, like our news says? Did he eliminate elections, like our news says? Did he change their constitution to solidify his power, like our news says? Did he crack down on peaceful protestors, like our news says? Is his wife a…
Dr. Safanah, cardiologist and activist is back from her humanitarian trip to Gaza to help patients. She joins us to tell her story about what she did and what she saw. To no ones surprise she tells that Israel's cruelty and devastation of Gaza continues despite a "so-called" ceasefire. However, she also describes the resilience of the people of Gaza as they rebuild the buildings, the…
What happens when a drone mom has a discussion with her peace loving daughter? Listen to this play by Jack Gilroy of Award winning VFP Chapter 90 in Upstate New York. Jack has developed a 43 minute play that tracks a war widowed Mom from Creech to an Air Force base in NY as a drone pilot, suffering from PTSD, Moral Injury, and a daughter, a student at Fordham University, that she can no longer…
Mike Dedrick of the Daniel Ellsberg Chapter of Veterans for Peace hosts Mark Ginsberg, professor and authority on Cuba. They discuss the dire situation today, and how we got there, and the possible next mistakes this administration (and others) can and will make. However, first we highlight the 1000 mile march happening right now through the south to highlight this government's oppression and to…
After Jack Gilroy shares his plea for us to take action to encourage Pope Leo and Arch Bishop Wester to join the movement to reject nuclear weapons and promote peace, Harvey interviews Bruce Carruthers of the Veterans Health Care Policy Institute on the status of Veteran Care and the continued efforts of this administration to undermine and privatize VA health care.
Josh Shurley, VP of Veterans for Peace, interviews Christian Sorenson, Assoc. Director of Eisenhower Media Network, Former U.S. Air Force Arabic linguist Author, and military affairs analyst covering the business of war. They discuss the intricacies of militarism and business, who is making profit, at the tax-payer expense, thus endless war for endless profit?
KJ Noh joins the show to clear up several questions including is Ukraine bouncing back against Russia or is are we manipulated by western propaganda. Then, surely the US has decided not to attack or start a kinetic battle with China, after our debacle with Iran, right? We can't be that stupid, right?
Josh Shurley, Vice President of Veterans for Peace, talks to Harper Bettis a trans Veteran and no activist for peace, inclusion, and humanity. Harper, an 11 year service member and Major, shares her story of coming out while in the Air Force and the roller coaster of challenges she faced as different administrations set different requirements and different levels of oppression. She describes the…
This is my full interview with Bill Ehrhart, Bill Ehrhart joins Jim to discuss two of his books, "Thank You For Your Service: Collected Poems," and "Getting Shot At, Essays on War, Conflict and Culture Clash. While discussing several essays and poems from these extraordinary books, we of course veer off into Bill's reflections on his participation in the Ken Burns documentary on Vietnam, the need…
Bill Ehrhart joins Jim to discuss two of his books, "Thank You For Your Service: Collected Poems," and "Getting Shot At, Essays on War, Conflict and Culture Clash. While discussing several essays and poems from these extraordinary books, we of course veer off into Bill's reflections on his participation in the Ken Burns documentary on Vietnam, the need to study history, and what a young student…
