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Welcome
to Veterans for Peace
Catskill Mountain Chapter 058
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How can you help?
1. We urge all veterans, family members and supporters to join us. --- SIGN UP TODAY! Fill out Application form on line at Veterans For Peace.org or call our chapter, VFP Catskill Mountain Chapter 058 at 845 679 6970.
2. Support your local VFP chapter by donating. We cannot create change on it's own. It is funded through generous people like you! We appreciate all donations. All contributions are tax deductible.
Contacts: Jay Wenk JayWenk@verizon.net / Dayl Wise dswbike@aol.com
Phone: 845 679 6970
Projects we endorse:
Mall 7 Defense Fund
This fund is for seven local protesters who were given a summons which demanded they stop handing out literature and reading the names of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan in front of Ulster County's only US Military recruiting station, The Kings Mall. The summons also asks for payment of $50,000 for proceeds the mall management claims were lost because of the weekly vigils.
Enlist for Peace
An Ulster County based anti-recruitment group that works on reducing militarism in high schools.
Contact: Joan Walker - joanwalker@gmail.com
Make checks payable to: VFP Catskill Mountain Chapter 058
If desired, write preferred project in memo line & mail to: Veterans for Peace Chapter 058
307 Meads Mountain Rd, Woodstock, NY 12498
3. Request a speaker
INTENTION
We offer information regarding the truth about military service and war.
These veterans are available to come to your location. They offer insights
and share first hand experiences that are valuable to youth, their parents,
and educators, as well as the community at large. Our speakers will present
facts and views that are necessary for a young person to consider in making
an informed choice about military service.
PERSPECTIVE
We can provide historical perspective. Many of our speakers have been in combat and can speak honestly and realistically about the tragedies of war and its inevitable consequences. We've learned that no one can return from war without being profoundly affected, physically and emotionally.
OUR SPEAKERS
The Veterans for Peace Speakers Bureau is comprised of veterans of World War II, the wars in Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, and the Iraq War. They are women and men who come from a cross-section of economic and social backgrounds and who share a strong belief that, before going off to war, young people owe it to themselves, and to their loved ones, to listen to those who "have been there." Our speakers draw on their personal experiences to accurately describe military life and war.
A film called "The Culture Wars," featuring NY VFP member Jay Wenk
Just contact Jay Wenk at 845 679 6970 or JayWenk@verizon.net. We only ask, if your can afford, transportation cost and a small stipend.
