Thursday, 20 November 2008

North Country Veterans for Peace - Chapter 121

2007 NEWS and INFORMATION

for North Country Veterans for Peace (NC-VFP)

In Memoriam - Ruth Beebe, Activist and NC-VFP member -

The North Country lost one of its most ardent social activists on December 4th, 2007. Ruth Beebe slipped away from us at 3 a.m. but her memory will endure in the activism she inspired in so many of us.

Ruth was a dedicated, tireless worker for a peace, the environment and social justice. At 87, she would attend the weekly peace vigils in Potsdam, regardless of the weather, whenever her failing health permitted her to. She set an example for all of us who want to promote peace in our troubled world.

Directly below is a photo of the memorial peace vigil held in Potsdam on 12/8/07 in honor of Ruth. Other photos show Ruth at earlier peace vigils.

North Country residents attending the peace vigil in honor of Ruth Beebe.

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Ruth Beebe at an August, 2007 peace vigil. She was happy working for peace with every generation.

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Ruth at the February 10, 2007 peace vigil. It was bitterly cold that day due to strong winds. Weather was not an obstacle to Ruth's activism.

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Ruth speaking at a public forum that followed a large peace rally in Potsdam. (March, 2006)

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NC-VFP joins with thousands at Syracuse Peace Rally - Saturday, September 29, 2007

North Country Veterans for Peace joined the "Raging Grannies", SUNY Potsdam students and thousands of others in Syracuse, New York on Saturday, Sept. 29th to rally for peace and an end to the war in Iraq.

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NC-VFP member, Paul Saint-Amand, at Boston Commons Annual Peace and Justice Festival

North Country VFP member Paul Saint-Amand joined Cindy Sheehan and members of the VFP Samantha Smith Chapter and Smedley Butler Brigade on the March 24, 2007 Boston Common Annual Peace and Justice Festival.

Ann Wright - Dissent in Democracy: How To Avoid the Next Avoidable War

Ann Wright, former United States diplomat and retired United States Army colonel will be speaking in Canton and Potsdam.

Ann Wright is one of three senior diplomats who resigned their State Department positions in protest of the invasion of Iraq in 2003 prior to the invasion. In her resignation letter to Colin Powell, then Secretary of State, she wrote “this is the only time in my many years of serving America that I have felt that I can not represent the policies of an administration of the United States”. Since her resignation, she has been an open critic of the administration’s war in Iraq and their execution of “the war on terror”.

Informative links about Ann Wright:

Brief biography
Wikipedia information

Wednesday, March 7th - Ann Wright will speak in Canton at 7:00 PM on March 7th at St Lawrence University’s Eben Holden Hall (Map). Lecture is titled “Torture, Illegal Detention and Rendition-American Values?…the Military Commission Act Says Yes”.

Thursday, March 8th - Ann Wright will speak in downtown Potsdam at 7:00 PM on at Clarkson’s Downtown Snell Hall (Map). Lecture is titled “Dissent in Democracy: How to Avoid the Next Avoidable War”.

Friday, March 9th - Ann will speak at Jefferson Community College at 12:30 pm in Jules Center, Bldg 6 (Map), Rm 6002, Watertown, NY.

Friday, March 9th - Ann will be at the Different Drummer Café (Map), 12 Paddock Arcade, 1 Public Square, Watertown, NY at 6:00 pm and speak at 7:00 pm.

Ann Wright’s lectures are sponsored by North Country Veterans for Peace, Save our Constitution, Clarkson University and SUNY Potsdam.

All interested are welcome.

Please check our Guide to Dissent

Before You Enlist! The Real Deal on Joining the Military

Now available via the Internet: Before You Enlist! provides a rational voice to counter the seductive and often deceptive recruiting practices of the U.S. military. The message is not "don't enlist" but rather to provide young people and their families a more complete picture of the life-altering consequences of joining the military - especially in wartime. Length: 14:30. Produced by Telequest, Inc. with support from the American Friends Service Committee and Veterans For Peace. (see it here: BeforeYouEnlist.org)

See 2006 NEWS and INFORMATION on the North Country VFP
See 2005 NEWS and INFORMATION on the North Country VFP

In Memoriam - Ruth Beebe, Activist and NC-VFP member -
The North Country lost one of its most ardent social activists on December 4th, 2007. Ruth Beebe slipped away from us at 3 a.m. but her memory will endure in the activism she inspired in so many of us. Ruth was a dedicated, tireless worker for a peace, the environment and social justice. At 87, she would attend the weekly peace vigils in Potsdam, regardless of the weather, whenever her failing health permitted her to. She set an example for all of us who want to promote peace in our troubled world. Directly below is a photo of the memorial peace vigil held in Potsdam on 12/8/07 in honor of Ruth. Other photos show Ruth at earlier peace vigils.
	North Country residents attending the peace vigil in honor of Ruth Beebe. (Click on photo for a larger image)

	Ruth Beebe at an August, 2007 peace vigil. She was happy working for peace with every generation. (Click on photo for a larger image)

	Ruth at the February 10, 2007 peace vigil. It was bitterly cold that day due to strong winds. Weather was not an obstacle to Ruth's activism. (Click on photo for a larger image)

	Ruth speaking at a public forum that followed a large peace rally in Potsdam. (March, 2006) (Click on photo for a larger image)

2007 NEWS and INFORMATION

See *2006* NEWS and INFORMATION on the North Country VFP See *2005* NEWS and INFORMATION on the North Country VFP

See 2006 NEWS and INFORMATION on the North Country VFP
See 2005 NEWS and INFORMATION on the North Country VFP