2015 Annual Report
Income
Accomplishments
International chapters added in Ireland and Mexico, and a
U.S. chapter in Janesville, WI
335 new members added nationwide.
Yoko Ono, Pete McCloskey and Masahide Ota joined our
Advisory Board
March – VFP helps organize hundreds to protest drone warfare at Creech AFB in Nevada. Local TV ad asks drone pilots
not to fly.
Member Dues & Donations $232,414 49%
Non-Member Donations
$42,574
Grants/Foundations
$64,700 14%
9%
$139,504 29%
Program income
TOTAL $479,192 100%
Expenses
May -- Full Disclosure event at Vietnam Wall in D.C. marks
50 years since U.S. invasion of Vietnam, and 40 years since
our departure.
First Annual VFP Lobby Day. In D.C. and around the country,
dozens of legislative visits are made.
More than 50 chapters around the country bring the peace message to Memorial Day parades and sponsor alternative memorials highlighting the cost of war in human lives.
The Swords to Plowshares Tower displayed on the mall in
Washington D.C. throughout the Memorial Day weekend is
visited by thousands.
June – Historic Golden Rule Peace Boat is re-launched in
Eureka, CA to begin mission for a nuclear-free world. Tours
California throughout the summer.
July – Three VFP-UK members return their war medals in
ceremony at 10 Downing Street.
August – Ad placed in The Air Force Times reminding drone
pilots that their missions violate domestic and international
law. TV ads with a similar message run in several cities.
September -- International Day of Peace celebrations in at
least 25 cities on September 21.
Iowa Chapters sponsor 9-city speaking tour on national security issues with Ray McGovern and Colleen Rowley.
Program
$337,479
62%
Fundraising
$103,382
19%
Administration
$106,483
19%
$547,344
100%
Thank you!
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VFP Newsletter Summer
October – Chapters carry out actions at local hospitals to protest U.S. bombing of hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan.
VFP Maine sponsors 15 day Walk For Peace in Maine, with a
focus on militarization of the seas.
November – At least 70 Armistice Day celebrations around
the country reclaim November 11 for peace.
Major presence at School of the Americas Watch at Fort
Benning, GA
December — VFP delegation to Jeju, South Korea and Okinawa, Japan in solidarity with ongoing popular resistance to
new U.S. military bases in their communities.