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We, as military veterans, do hereby affirm our greater responsibility to serve the cause of world peace. To this end we will work, with others both nationally and internationally.

To increase public awareness of the causes and costs of war.

To restrain our governments from intervening, overtly and covertly, in the internal affairs of other nations.

To end the arms race and to reduce and eventually eliminate nuclear weapons.

To seek justice for veterans and victims of war.

To abolish war as an instrument of national policy.

To achieve these goals, members of Veterans For Peace pledge to use non-violent means and to maintain an organization that is both democratic and open with the understanding that all members are trusted to act in the best interests of the group for the larger purpose of world peace.

For More Information (Including how to become a member): www.veteransforpeace.org

THE PENTAGON HAS BILLION$ TO SPEND ON WAR. OUR CHAPTER HAS ONLY OUR DUES AND YOUR DONATIONS TO SPEND ON PEACE.
PLEASE CONSIDER MAKING A DONATION BY CHECK MAILED TO THE ADDRESS BELOW.
THANK YOU!

Join us for the weekly vigil at Pack Square/Former Vance Monument, Tuesdays from 4:30pm to 5:30pm.
MONTHLY MEETING TIME: The Third Tuesday of each month from 6:00PM to no later than 7:00PM. Land of the Sky United Church of Christ, 15 Overbrook Place, Asheville. All are welcome; please join us. Call Gerry Werhan: (704.957.2924)

Friday, April 15, 2022

Upcoming event on 4/22/22

 


DATE: FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2022
TIME: 10 AM TO ???
LOCATION: BENT CREEK RIVER PARK IN SOUTH ASHEVILLE, NC

The Pratt & Whitney plant now being built in Asheville is a danger to people and planet. It will manufacture airfoil turbines, integral components of jet engines to be used in both military and commercial aircraft.

Pratt & Whitney is wholly owned by Raytheon Technologies, the second largest war corporation in the world. It is an essential part of the supply chain for F-35s and other US fighter jets used in wars around the world in the interests of global capitalism and US imperialism. The US military is the largest institutional producer of greenhouse gasses in the world.

The production of jet engines, even for commercial use, is a threat to humanity, contributing to the ever worsening climate emergency we now face. Investing in the aerospace industry is exactly the wrong direction to take at this urgent time.

What is needed is to convert our economy from one centered on the war industry to one that addresses the climate emergency. The Pratt & Whitney plant can and should be producing components for wind turbines, rapid rail systems, and solar collectors. Not for jet engines.
We will hold a rally on Earth Day, Friday, April 22, at 10 am. at the Bent Creek River Park to raise awareness about the Pratt & Whitney plant and to call for Windmills Not War Machines.

Please join us to stand for people and planet over profits.

Event hosted by Reject Raytheon Asheville.

NOTE ON PARKING: The park is small and has limited parking. Additional parking may be found at the Bent Creek Baptist Church 0.4 of a mile north of the park on Rt. 191 (Brevard Rd)

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