Veterans for Peace Radio Hour

Back to our discussion with Aaron Dye on being a millennial.  As I mentioned last week, we have tried to profile and address many types of people on this show in our search for humanity, justice, prosperity and peace we have had a number of millennials on the show but never a millennial who would talk just about being a millennial, until now. We had part one last week in which Aaron talked ab...

We have tried to profile and address many types of people on this show  in our search for humanity, justice, prosperity and peace we have had a  number of millennials on the show but never a millennial who would talk  just about being a millennial, until now.   We had an opportunity to sit  down with a young man and millenial and talk about  life and living, &nbs...

Tom put together this great show based on a 1992 documentary about the 1960's struggle for voting rights in Mississippi.  With our commentary about the tornado in Nashville.  Jim weighs in about the strange results from super Tuesday where we seem to be on the brink of nominating the man who vilified Anita Hill, voted for the 1990's Crime Bill and just accepted the endorsement of a billi...

After Tom's discussion on the pending pandemic and the pathetic response  by the trump administration, we remember Harvey's tour of the Jefferson  St. park displaying the heroes of the Nashville African American  community.  Then we replay our three year old interview with Justin  Jones.  Justin who is now running for Congress shows that his commitment  to human...

This is an extraordinary interview with an extraordinary young man.   Over the years you will hear of Justin Jones as he makes his way and his name following in the steps of John Lewis, Diane Nash and yes Dr. King.  Listen to this interview now and remember his name.  

So another February and another chance to celebrate black history month and today instead of focusing on the past we are going to highlight the future with TSU senior and journalist to be and activist now Sarah Sulewski.

David Olney, from Nashville, died on January 18thunexpectedly while singing a song we are going to spend the hour remembering David Olney his music and contribution to humanity, equality and understanding.   

As we approach the Dr. King holiday we reflect on the prophetic words he spoke 53 years ago and how relevant they are to our political and moral situation today. In this speech from 1967 to the Conference on New Politics he out lines the three evils of society: racism, extreme materialism and militarism. If only we would listen.

We try to deal with the week we just finished starting with the response  to the trump assassination of Iranian General Soleimani to the trump  response to the Iranian attack on two American/Iraqi bases. We hear from  voices of the public at our peace rally on Sunday at which Jim Cooper  and the military industrial complex were held to account.   Then Tom and  Ji...

In this two section show we update you on the status of efforts to try to remove the bust of nathan bedford forrest from the Tennessee state Capital building. Pastor Chris Williamson delivered 50,000 petitions requesting that the bust be removed to the Capital commission that oversees the historic committee which is responsible for the bust. Then in the second part Tom interviews Peter White on th...

The House Democrats led by Congressman Jim Cooper of Tennessee District 5  passed the National Defense Authorization Act which gives a free hand  to the Defense Department and this commander in chief to do what he  wants with the military. It also includes a Space Force which has been  the baby of Trump and democrat Congressman Cooper. On today's show Tom  and Jim intervie...

On this episode we try to review all the places where people are in the street.  We try to convey why they are in the street and if they have something in common.  Then we ask the question where is it all going. Veterans for Peace is an international organization of Military Veterans and allies whose collective efforts are to build a culture of peace by using our experiences and lifting...

As we all know the US Military has the largest carbon footprint of any organization and so as Veterans concerned with PEACE we wanted to talk to young people who would like to change that.  Lauren Hindman and Carolina Sears gave us a rousing promotion of today's climate strike and why our leaders need to start listening to young people.

Until 1954 November 11 was Armistice Day, a day to celebrate and work for peace.  Then President Eisenhower changed it to a day to honor veterans and that is when the military industrial complex stepped in.  Today Veterans are generally given an obligatory nod and maybe a wreath while we have a salute to militarism disguised as salute to service.  You have seen it kids in camo, fly...