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Regular Meetings
We
meet on the second Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at Northern
Light United Church, 400 11th St., Juneau, AK. These meetings are
usually over by 7:00 or 7:30 p.m.
We also meet on the third
Saturday of each month at 8:00 a.m. at The Back Room, Silverbow
Inn-Bakery, 120 2nd St., Juneau, AK. These meetings are usually
over by 10:00 a.m.
Prospective members and guests are welcome to attend.
Activities
Our regular chapter activities include:
March 19 or 20
-- Anniversary of U.S. Invasion of Iraq. We honor the troops,
mourn the dead, and demand an end to the war. This year our march
in six inches of snow and our rally at Marine Park drew 300 people.
Third Anniversary of the U.S. Invasion of Iraq, March 19, 2006, Marine Park, Juneau
Memorial Day
-- 11:00 a.m. service at Evergreen Cemetery with the Veterans of
Foreign Wars. All-day service at Marine Park, including display
of Iraq War Wall and reading of the names of U.S. dead.
Peace Scholarship -- Award of our annual $1,000 scholarship to a Juneau graduating high school senior. See our scholarship page.
July 4th Parade -- We've been marching in the parade since 2003.
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Chapter 100 members march with Juneau People for Peace & Justice, July 4th, 2006
Truth In Recruiting --
At the beginning of the school year, we distribute forms for students
to opt out of having their demographic information provided to military
recruiters. Our Southeast Alaska Truth In Recruiting (SEATIR) committee is involved in other activities all year.
VFP National Convention --
In Seattle this year, we performed our play, "What I Heard About Iraq,"
and assisted with organizing the convention. Bubba Cook performed
his song, "Bring Me Home" for the whole convention on opening night,
August 10.
Veterans Day -- For the past several years, we have been staffing tables and engaging people in discussions all day at the Nugget Mall.
The Iraq War Wall
-- In 2006, Chapter 100 Vice President Garland Walker and member Chuck
Moreland constructed a memorial to the U.S. dead in the current Iraq
War. The wall contains the photos, names, ranks, and home towns
of each G.I. killed. When first built in March, the wall was 40
feet long. It grows as the list of the dead expands.
The Iraq War Wall, March 19, 2006, Marine Park, Juneau
Statement of Purpose
We,
having dutifully served our nation, do hereby affirm our greater
responsibility to serve the cause of world peace. To this end we will
work, with others:
(a) Toward increasing public awareness of the costs of war
(b) To restrain our government from intervening, overtly and covertly, in the internal affairs of other nations
(c) To end the arms race and to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons
(d) To seek justice for veterans and victims of war
(e) To abolish war as an instrument of national policy.
To
achieve these goals, members of Veterans For Peace pledge to use
non-violent means and to maintain an organization that is both
democratic and open with the understanding that all members are trusted
to act in the best interests of the group for the larger purpose of
world peace.
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