

2022 Speakers
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Keynote Speaker
Rev. Dr. William Joseph Barber II
The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II is the President and Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach; Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival; Bishop with The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries; Visiting Professor at Union Theological Seminary; and Senior Fellow at Auburn Seminary.
He has authored four books and helped relaunch the Poor People’s Campaign—which was begun by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others in 1968—with an historic wave of protests in state capitals and in Washington, D.C., calling for a moral agenda and a moral budget. Rev. Dr. Barber has been arrested 17 times for nonviolent civil disobedience.
Speakers & Presenters
Alan Adelson
Director, Producer, Writer – The People vs. Agent Orange
Alan Adelson works in both film and print. His film and television credits...
Ann Wright
Veterans For Peace Advisory Board Member, Retired U.S. Army Colonel / Former U.S. Diplomat
Ann Wright is a VFP Advisory Board Member, a member of VFP Chapter 113...
Bevan Ramsden, B.E.(Elec), Dip Ed
Coordinating Committee - Independent and Peaceful Australia Network
Bevan Ramsden is an ex-telecommunications engineer and telecommunications…
Bruce Carruthers
Save Our VA National Project Steering Committee
Bruce Carruthers is a U.S. Army Veteran who served a tour of duty in Viet Nam…
Christopher J. Antal
Staff Chaplain - Michael J Crescenz VA Medical Center
Rev. Dr. Chris J. Antal is a clinical staff chaplain at the Michael J...
David Story
Former President - Machinists & Aerospace Workers Union
David Story is a third-generation union member born and raised in Alabama...
Donald Cohen
Founder & Executive Director - In the Public Interest
Donald Cohen is the founder and executive director of the research and policy…
Jenn Budd
Migrant’s Rights Activist, Ambassador for the Southern Border Communities Coalition
Jenn Budd is a former US Border Patrol agent turned migrant’s rights...
Jessica Marie Bugbee
Yoga Teacher, Veterans Yoga Project
Jessica Marie Bugbee served in the United States Army as a Staff Sergeant...
Jim Janko
VFP Member, CCMP Member
Jim Janko is a member of the Climate Crisis & Militarism Project of...
Jonathan C. Moore
Attorney For Agent Orange Victims
Jonathan C. Moore is Senior Partner at the New York law firm Beldock Levine...
Kathleen Hernandez
VFP Be the Change Book Club
Kathleen is a member of Veterans For Peace and a participant in VFP's "Be the...
Ken Mayers
VFP Be the Change Book Club
Ken is a member of Veterans For Peace and a participant in VFP's "Be the...
Kyle Toon
US Army Conscientious Objector
Kyle Toon is a southern Maryland native currently serving on Fort Carson, CO...
Leo Barrera
Founder of The Conflict Authority
Leo ’s formal training in conflict resolution began at the age of 18 in the…
Paul ("Pete") McCloskey
Veteran and Attorney
Veteran of the Korean War (1951); U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, Col. (ret.)…
Rachel Clark
VFP NYC Associate Member, VFP Nuclear Abolition Working Group, Manhattan Project for a Nuclear-Free World
Associate and life-time member of VFP, Rachel Clark is a Japanese American...
Sarah Jo Lively
Yoga Teacher, Veterans Yoga Project
Upon retiring from the US Air Force after 20+ years as an Airborne...
Sung-Hee Choi
Gangjeong Peace Network
Sung-Hee Choi of Gangjeong Peace Network, Association of Gangjeong Villagers…
Tara Houska
Tribal Attorney, Land Defender, Environmental and Indigenous Rights Advocate
Tara Houska is a citizen of Couchiching First Nation, a tribal attorney, land…
Vince Dijanich
VFP Be the Change Book Club
Vince is a member of Veterans For Peace and a participant in VFP's "Be the...
Alan Kennedy
Lecturer of Public Policy, William & Mary
Alan Kennedy is a captain in the U.S. Army Reserve who sued the military...
Annette Brownlie
Independent and Peaceful Australian Network
Annette Brownlie of the Independent and Peaceful Australian Network will…
Bob Prokop
VFP Be the Change Book Club
Bob is a member of Veterans For Peace and a participant in VFP's "Be the...
Chris Velazquez
VFP Digital Organizer, Gamers For Peace Founding Member
Chris Velazquez served in the United States Marine Corps as a Civil Affairs...
Claude AnShin Thomas
Zen Buddhist Monk, Vietnam Veteran & author
Claude AnShin Thomas is a Zen Buddhist monk, Vietnam Veteran and the author
Deann Borshay Liem
Director, Producer & Writer of Crossings
Deann Borshay Liem has over twenty years experience working in development
Dr. Ross Gwyther
Establishing Member - Independent and Peaceful Australia Network
Dr. Ross Gwyther is retired, after working as an organiser with the National…
Garett Reppenhagen
VFP Executive Director
Garett Reppenhagen is the son of a Vietnam Veteran and grandson of two World...
Jenny Pacanowski
Poet, Combat Veteran, Facilitator, Public Speaker, Playwright, Curator
Jenny Pacanowski is a poet/combat veteran/facilitator/public speaker…
Jill Godmilow
Independent Filmmaker
Jill Godmilow is an internationally known and award-winning independent…
Jim Rine
VFP and CCMP Member
Jim is a retired research geologist and an adjunct professor in the…
Judith Sandoval
VFP Be the Change Book Club
Judith is a member of Veterans For Peace and a participant in VFP's "Be the...
Kathryn Kelly
National Committee - Independent and Peaceful Australia Network
Kathryn Kelly has been an activist on peace, environment and democracy issue…
Keslie Carrion
VFP Member and GFP Community Developer
Keslie is a US Army Veteran having served as a Jumpmaster at Fort Bragg...
Laverne Glover
Yoga Teacher, Veterans Yoga Project
Laverne is a USAF Veteran, that served in the 509th Bombardment...
Lindsay Koshgarian
Program Director - National Priorities Project
Lindsay is the Program Director of the National Priorities Project at...
Paul Cox
VFP Board Member, VAORRC Core Member
Paul Cox is a veteran of the American War in 1969 and 1970 in Quang Tri…
Rosa Del Duca
Writer, Journalist, Teacher & Musician
Rosa del Duca is a writer, journalist, teacher and musician. She grew up a...
Solveig Overby
Retired Attorney & Archivist, speaking on her father Charles Overby
Charles ("Chuck") Overby was a veteran of the Korean War (1953); B-29 bomber...
Susan Schnall
VFP Board President, VAORRC Core Member
Susan is the President of the VFP Board of Directors, a member of the core of…
Taylor Barnes
Field Reporter - Inkstick Media
Taylor Barnes is Inkstick Media’s field reporter for the military-industrial…
Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows
Professor in Educational Leadership for Change, Fielding Graduate University
Wahinkpe Topa (Four Arrows), aka Don Trent Jacobs, Ph.D., Ed.D., is a…
Andrea MacDonald
Associate Dir. of Education & Programs - Bergmann & Moore
Andrea is an Associate Director of Education and Programs at Bergmann & Moore. She is...
Becky Luening
VFP Be the Change Book Club
Becky is a member of Veterans For Peace and a participant in VFP's "Be the...
Brian Garvey
Assistant Director - Massachusetts Peace Action
Brian Garvey is the Assistant Director of Massachusetts Peace Action. He...
Christian Sorensen
Author, Air Force Veteran & Independent Researcher
Christian Sorensen is an independent researcher focused on the military-industrial…
David Collins
VFP - UK and CCMP Member
At 18 years old David served for 3 years as a rural policeman in…
Derek Dimond
Yoga Teacher, Veterans Yoga Project
Derek Dimond is a retired Army paratrooper and Iraq war veteran...
Ellie Kinney
Conflict and Environment Observatory, CEOBS' Campaigner
Ellie has worked on campaigns since 2015, largely focusing on nuclear…
Jeff Whyte
Research Fellow - US Library of Congress
Jeff is a research fellow at the US Library of Congress. His work centers on…
Jeremiah Knowles LMSW
VFP Board Vice President, Mental Health Professional
Jeremiah is an Army National Guard veteran who served in Kabul Afghanistan…
Jim Driscoll
VFP Member, Co-founder Extinction Rebellion-DC
A combat veteran of Vietnam, Dr. Jim Driscoll quit teaching at MIT in...
John ("Jack") Doxey
VFP Korea Peace Campaign
Jack is an active member of the VFP's Korea Peace Campaign. He served in the...
Jules Vaquera
Organizer & Artist, VFP Member Coordinator
Jules Vaquera is a veteran of the USAF and Operation Iraqi "Freedom." She...
Katie Considine
VFP Member and GFP Community Developer
Katie, aka Plantifa, is a community developer and member of the Gamers For...
Kyle Kajihiro
Professor, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Kyle Kajihiro earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in Geography and Environment from the...
Lee Jae-Bong
Professor Emeritus of Political Science & Peace Studies - Wonkwang University, Korea
Lee Jae-Bong will speak on the late Professor Glenn D. Paige (1929 – 2017)...
Moneaka Flores
Prutehi Litekyan/Save Ritidian (PLSR)
Moneaka Flores of Prutehi Litekyan/ Save Ritidian (PLSR) about the…
Paul Sullivan
Director of Veteran Outreach - Bergmann & Moore
Paul is the Director of Veteran Outreach at Bergmann & Moore. He served as Deputy…
Sarah Collier
PhD Candidate at UCL
Sarah Collier is a PhD candidate in English and Film at UCL in London, UK…
Stephanie Atkinson
Courage to Resist Activist & VFP GI Resistance Working Group
1991 Gulf War US Army resister, and current Courage to Resist activist...
Suzanne Gordon
Journalist & Author, Co-Founder - Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute
Suzanne Gordon is an award-winning journalist and author. She is co-founder…
Val U Baul French
M.A. Conflict Management and Dispute Resolution
Val (She/They/Somebunny) has personally and professionally seen...