March Meeting!

Next Meeting: VFP Tampa Bay - lunch meeting is scheduled for Saturday, March 17, 2012, 11:45 am

at Piccadilly Cafeteria

1900 34th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33713-3606

(727) 328-1501 

Invite a guest! 

Posible agenda items: Please add additional and speak to any of the topics

Blog  -Bill, Bob, and Mark

Support for Bradley Manning

Ballot on Americas's Future - is anyone getting signatures?

How can we support the troops

        Supporting COs and war resistance by the military

OccupyWallstreet(Tampa and St. Pete)

Advocating, Agitating, Educating for PEACE

            Contact with the high schools           

          IndyKids http://indykids.net

Election of officers - chapter contact/coodinator and Public Information and contact person 

Involvement in area activities

        Homeless Veterans

        "Epoch" - David Pear

Republican Convention in Tampa - August 27 to August 30

        Should we be involved in action

VFP Convention in Miami - August 8, to August12

        Need a liason person

FYI: Our post office box is at the downtown, St. Pete open air post office

4th Street and First Avenue, South

Veterans for Peace, Tampa Bay, PO Box 3406, St. Petersburg 33731

Educating ourselves.

Here is a link to the list of the charges against whistleblower Brad Manning. I don't understand how the US public does not know what a service this kid provided to us to help bring to an end the atrocities committed by our government.

How can we help him?

The Killing Season

Here is a poem penned by one of our members, David Pear:

The Killing Season

America

Kill in blood lust

Egypt, Libya, Syria, Bahrain

Blood flows like puddles in the rain

Arms and legs in a pile

Stink after awhile

Kill again we must

Kill in blood lust

Amen

America

Join the fight

Women, children and mothers

Delight

Sisters, bothers and others

Tonight

Kill a baby

Terrorist maybe

Bodies riddled

Bloody river

Arms and legs

Blown to bits

Do not fit

Amen

America

Make it right

Use your might

Kill tonight

In Guns we trust

Bloody war lust

Killing

People dying by the million

Amen

America

Bomb for peace

Make the war cease

As before

Iraq and Afghanistan

Korea, Cuba, Lebanon

Bombs of napalm

Sear the flesh

Rare done meat

Bloody mess

Egypt, Libya, Syria

Weapons need the test

Kill all the rest

Bomb Iran

Bahrain

Bloody puddles of rain

In hell we meet

Amen

America

Get your gun

For the fun

Do not retreat

From bloody streets

Good boys and girls

On your feet

God fearing men and women

Put on your uniform

Hearts from bodies torn

Teach kids to kill

Give the young a thrill

Before they are old and over the hill

Amen

America

In God we trust

For blood we lust

Guns too still

Proud mothers

Teach little boys and girls to kill

Kill for God

Mother and good

On to Damascus

Just ask us

Kill more

For bloody war

Kill each other

Jesus please us

For mother

Amen

America

It is the killing season

Kill for God pleasin’

Not to kill is treason

Kill for any reason

Amen

Impressive stand.

I do not necessarily agree that our police should be fighting in other countries, but this Veteran makes many good points.

Meeting February 11.

Next Meeting: VFP Tampa Bay - lunch meeting is scheduled for 

Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11:45 am at Piccadilly Cafeteria

1900 34th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33713-3606

(727) 328-1501.

Posible agenda items: Please add additional and speak to any of the topics

• Blog  -Mark
• IndyKids http://indykids.net
• Support for Bradley Manning
• Ballot on Americas's Future
• How can we support the troops
• Supporting COs and war resistance by the military
• OccupyWallstreet(Tampa and St. Pete)
• Advocating, Agitating, Educating for PEACE
• Election of officers
• Changing our bank from Wells Fargo to credit union Grow Financial    Those who are authorized: Mark, Bob, and Dwight
• Involvement in area activities
• Report on "No war on Iran" demonstration "
• Homeless Veterans
• "Epoch" - Davis Pear
• Republican Convention in Tampa - August 27 to August 30
• VFP Convention in Miami - August 8, to August12.

Our post office box is at the downtown, St. Pete open air post office 4th Street and First Avenue South:

Veterans for Peace, Tampa Bay 

PO Box 3406

St. Petersburg 33731

Veterans Farm

Here is a great opportunity for the right vets:

 Veterans Farm

Friends if you know of a Post 911 veteran in need please have them contact the Veterans Farm. 3 open fellowship at the Veterans Farm. Veterans will learn how to grow organic fruits and veggies. After their 6 months fellowship they'll be provided the resources to start their own farms or to work for larger farming organizations. For more go towww.veteransfarm.com 

Peace must be made.

Here is a link to an interesting article about an amazing woman!

Clare Hanrahan has been described as “one of Asheville’s most doggedly persistent active citizens”. She writes and proofreads for the War Crimes Times and promotes it widely. Clare has written several books,  including one on her experience as a guest of the state:  "Jailed for Justice: A Woman’s Guide to Federal Prison Camp." She’s also the energy behind the New South Network of War Resisters.