Projects of Veterans for Peace Milwaukee
Here are some of the major issues of continuing focus by Chapter 102:
Culture Of Cruelty
by Henry A. Giroux
Under the Bush administration, a seeping, sometimes galloping, authoritarianism began to reach into every vestige of the culture, giving free rein to those anti-democratic forces in which religious, market, military and political fundamentalism thrived, casting an ominous shadow over the fate of United States democracy. During the Bush-Cheney regime, power became an instrument of retribution and punishment was connected to and fueled by a repressive state. A bullying rhetoric of war, a ruthless consolidation of economic forces, and an all-embracing free-market apparatus and media driven pedagogy of fear supported and sustained a distinct culture of cruelty and inequality in the United States. FULL ARTICLE
You can also send a tax deductible contribution to the Homeless
Veterans Initiative to:
Veterans For Peace
Milwaukee Chapter 102
PO BOX 80699
Milwaukee, WI 53208
Make check out to: VFP-HVI
Milwaukee Veterans for Peace Chapter 102 meets every 2nd Monday of the month at Peace Action Center, 1001 E Keefe Ave., 7 pm
Next meetings
Monday March 15
Monday April 12
Make a difference in the cause of peace by joining Veterans for Peace, Milwaukee Chapter 102. The many volunteer opportunities can put you on the front lines of ending veteran homelessness and aiding veterans whose PTSD complicates their family and personal lives.
To join
Email us at info@milwaukeevfp.org
Phone: 414.810.0655
Write:
Veterans For Peace
Milwaukee Chapter 102
PO BOX 80699
Milwaukee, WI 53208