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VETERANS FOR PEACE
CONVENTION

2025 Schedule

Scroll down to see our 2025 Convention schedule or click on one of the dates below to be taken to that day's list of programming!

SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE

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Thursday, July 24

 

3:00 - 4:15 PM

Checkin/Registration​

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4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Reception

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6:00 PM - 9:00

Music/Poetry

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Friday, July 25

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5:30 AM
Leave UNLV for Nellis AFB

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6:15AM - 7:45 AM

Nellis Air Force Base Demonstration

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8:30am

Return to UNLV

 

7:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Checkin/Registration​

Breakfast

AA Meeting

 

10:00 AM
Opening Plenary

 

12:00 PM/Noon

Lunch

 

1:30 PM

Session #1:  New Colonialism: First Nations and the Nuclear Weapons Industry

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3:00 PM

Session #2:  Wars RAGE As the World BURNS

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4:30 PM

Dinner

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6:00 PM

Evening Program

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8:00 PM

Film:  Palestine Exception

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Saturday, July 26

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7:00 AM 

aAA

Meditation

Breakfast

AA Meeting

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8:30  - 10:30 AM

Business Meeting

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11:00 AM

Session #3:  The Borderlands: Militarization, Deported Veterans, Refuge, and the Migrants' Journey

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12:30

Lunch

Post 9/11 Caucus

 

1:00 PM

Session #4: Resistance to Attacks on VA

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2:30 - 4 PM

Session #5 - Labor/Building Unity

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4:30 - 6 PM

"The Event"

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6:30 PM

Film Showings

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Sunday, July 27

 

 

7:00 AM 

Yoga

Breakfast

 

8:30 AM

Session 6 - Militarization of Japan under the "Pivot to China" strategy

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10:00 AM

Speaker:  K. J. Noh 

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10:20 AM

Closing Plenary

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1:00 PM

Dorm Checkout

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Additional Programming
Social Room - ?

July 24

JULY 24

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4:30 PM

RECEPTION

Appetizers, beer & wine (cash bar) will be available 

6:00 PM

MUSIC/Poetry

Musician:  Diane Rejman

Reception
Music

JULY 25

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5:30 - 8:30 AM

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE

​Nellis is the Air Force’s “Home of the Warfighter” (like Navy’s Top Gun program).  It is where every Army advanced weapon system operator (pilot, cyber/hacker, nuclear missile officer, intel officer, etc.) goes to learn advanced tactics.  Also, the Red Flag exercises (huge and several times each year) involve U.S. and allies practice combat maneuvers over the desert north of Vegas. Lastly, this is where “operational testing” happens on new weapons systems. We will be peacefully protesting genocide, ICE, militarization and deployment of military within the US at the main gate for 2 hours during the morning rush hour.

10:00 AM

OPENING PLENARY

Moderators:  Susan Schnall · Michael T. McPhearson

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6:00 PM

EVENING PROGRAM:  LEARNING FROM THE PAST, LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE

8:00 PM

Moderator:  Dan Shea

Producer:  Marlenre Eid 

July 25
Nellis
Opening
Nuclear
Climate
Evening
connection

JULY 26

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8:30 - 10:30 AM

BUSINESS MEETING

Moderator:  Susan Schnall

12:30 PM

POST 9/11 CAUCUS

Moderator: Ian Mooney

2:30 PM

Moderator: Steve Morse 

​Panelists:  Mark Dimondstein  · Betsy Zucker · Diana Valles · Rose Roach · John Braxton · Jackson Potter

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6:30 PM

FILM SHOWING

Moderator:  Susan Schnall

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​​* Film name:  The Earth's Greatest Enemy - (2 hrs)
* Film name:  Are You My Dad?  (38 min)
* Film Name:  Breaking the taboo now! (48 min)

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July 26
Labor
Business Meeting
Border
caucus
SOVA
Event
Film
July 27

JULY 27

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10:00 AM

SPEAKER:  K. J. NOH

TBD

10:20 AM

CLOSING PLENARY

Japan
KJNoh
Closing
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