VFP Meeting 9/11 7 pm Title Wave Books

 

Vets,
Our first public meeting will be at 7 pm at Title Wave Books on Northern Ligths (1360 W Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99503). Look for our new flag at the back of the store. If you know a vet or anyone interested in joining as a supporting member, please pass this along to them.

 

Thanks to Suel Jones we have many VFP items including hats, t-shirts, buttons, bumper stickers and CDs. Suel attended a chapter building workshop at the national convention in Seattle and learned that one of the best ways to build a chapter is to ADVERTISE YOUR SUPPORT OF VFP by wearing the hats, etc. People will come up to you and ask about the organization.

 

Given the war is THE hot topic leading up to the mid-term elections, lots of people are paying attention now. Suel also has a great comeback from the few folks that might not see things our way, he asks them which part of VFP do they object to, Veterans or  Peace?

 

The other big item is the series of actions being called for the week of 9/21-28 that is being endorsed by VFP. Check out the Declaration of  Peace website at http://declarationofpeace.org/ .

 

While we talked about what we could do to support veterans and families of active duty personnel in Iraq at our last meeting, I think that assisting with this nation-wide effort to get the troops home now could be one of the most important and timely things we could do.

 

I think it would be great if we could tie together the Friendship Village fund raiser on 9/22 (IBEW)  with the Declaration of Peace activities. I imagine today’s Iraq veterans will be trying to heal by involving themselves in aid projects in Iraq over the next 30 years as the Vietnam vets have done.

 

Jon Lockert

jon4paz@acsalaska.net

Breathe, smile & work for Peace