Author Archives: BCPA Editor

A Gratitude Caravan

May day, May day, May day! With the world confronting a life-threatening pandemic, we are more than ever acutely aware of how much we depend on a vast number of service workers to help us live our lives. High on … Continue reading

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George Haeseler

Jack Gilroy shares a letter sent to George, a friend for about 35 years, a little before George’s passing. I remember well when I joined Sane Freeze in 1985. I was feeling pretty lonely at the high school where I … Continue reading

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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

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No U.S. – Iran War – Peace Groups Protest – January 4, 2020

Several Peace Groups and Political Activist Groups present to protest possible War on Iran. Video by Vera Scroggins

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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