Bearing Witness to Homelessness in San Diego
By Stan Levin / San Diego Veterans for Peace They are here, by the hundreds, by the thousands, the dispossessed among us. People having little in the way of the niceties of a comfortable existence That equates with the concept … Continue reading
Plowshares 7 Convicted
Brunswick, Georgia – late October No one was allowed to wear shirts with messages into the court room for the Kings Bay 7 Trident Plowshares Trial. Outside of the court house Veteran For Peace members, complete with a black and … Continue reading
BCPA / TPN.com School Grant Winner
Broome County Peace Action in collaboration with teachpeacenow.com have secured a modest victory for peace education (albeit a high quality one) with BCPA’s funding of Binghamton’s Benjamin Franklin Elementary School’s social action project, “Culturally Responsive Authors Club”. This is the … Continue reading
Climate Change and Peace Issues
By Jim Clune A recent post by Medea Benjamin of Codepink connects numerous ways the climate crisis and militarism are intertwined. In this post, I’m paraphrasing her piece, as well as including other relevant facts. Ms. Benjamin states that our … Continue reading
BCPA / VFP 2019 Peace Scarecrows
Broome County Peace Action and Broome County Veterans for Peace again collaborated on an entry in the county’s annual scarecrow competition at Otsiningo Park. While we did not win the competition, we did spread some public awareness that our groups … Continue reading
Children’s Peace Fair
Veterans for Peace & Peace Action of Broome County worked together to produce a Children’s Peace Fair this past Hiroshima Day, August 6. Adults said it was a resounding success. The abundant, joyful sound of children support that conclusion. Early … Continue reading
My Lai Touring Exhibit in Binghamton
My Lai Memorial Exhibit is a project of Chicago Veterans for Peace and honors the Vietnamese people who died as a result of our political and military actions in their country during the Vietnam War. Your donation to My Lai … Continue reading
Our Main Mission: No Nuclear Weapons
By Jim Clune The original impetus to forming Broome County Peace Action was the Freeze Campaign of the 1980’s. However, the nuclear weapons never went away. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’ Doomsday Clock is now set at 2 minutes to … Continue reading
Weekly Peace Vigil Marks 20 Years of Standing Up For Peace
By Ann Clune On Monday, April 22 we marked the twenty-year anniversary of our weekly vigil for peace. Members of Broome County Peace Action, Broome County Veterans for Peace, and friends gathered in front of the Federal building on Henry … Continue reading
Three Courageous Congresswomen
By Fred Trzcinski The jackals have been unleashed! The venom and the smears have been spreading daily, notably targeting three of our newest congressional representatives, viz., Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. Besides being “freshman” Members of our … Continue reading
Teach Peace & Justice Action Research Grant
By Tim Wolcott Do you have a child, grandchild, niece or nephew who seems more concerned about right rather than might? Do they live and learn in Broome County? If so, a recent collaboration between Broome County Peace Action and … Continue reading
Make Veterans Day Armistice Day Again
By Jack Gilroy Over one-hundred years ago, November 11, 1918, the Great War, World War I, came to an end. People around the world rejoiced and celebrated the end of hostilities, a time to declare peace. The following year of … Continue reading
Tiniest Teachers Offer the Greatest Lesson
By Tim Wolcott (April 2017) It took me by surprise. I couldn’t see the value of the forest due to the matter of the trees. Recently I’ve been getting compassion fatigue taking a nursing home resident to church with me. … Continue reading
Searching for Peace, Once Again
Searching for Peace, Once Again By Tim Wolcott Soon before the beginning of the current school year, Bob Graves, the Maine-Endwell High School Spartan Theater Company Director, was asked what they were going to present in 2015-2016. “Would it be … Continue reading
We’re Number 88! We’re Number 88! US Ranked Low on Global Peace Index
2012 Global Peace Index shows slightly more peaceful world from 2009 – Common Dreams staff The just released 2012 Global Peace Index (GPI) from the Institute for Economics and Peace shows that the world has become slightly more peaceful over … Continue reading
View Cost of War Daily Messages here
In case you missed some of the messages, they are all here. Click on the link below: Cost of War Daily Messages, June-July 2010
Cost of War Video
Cost of War Sign video – Binghamton, NY Shot by Binghamton.indymedia.org
United States Values Profit Over Peace
Letter to the Editor, May 24, 2010, Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin By George Damasevitz As we observe yet another Memorial Day, we are saddened to have added the names of over 400 more Americans to the list of those sacrificed … Continue reading
