Dr. Jared Ball
Speaker
who we are
Veterans For Peace is a national organization of veterans and allies working to promote peace, accountability, and justice. Our annual convention brings together voices committed to education, advocacy, and meaningful change.
Schedule
View the full convention agenda, including sessions, workshops, and special events.
Business Meeting
Access information about the annual Veterans For Peace business meeting and member participation.
Speakers
Meet the featured speakers, panelists, and special guests attending this year’s convention.
Sponsorship
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Awards
Learn about the honors and recognitions presented during the convention.
FAQs - Coming Soon
Find answers to common questions about registration, travel, lodging, and attendance.
About the Convention
The Veterans For Peace National Convention is an annual gathering that brings together members, supporters, and the broader community for several days of learning, reflection, and connection.
Through keynote speakers, panel discussions, and workshops, the convention explores the impact of war and the work needed to build a more peaceful future.
Attendees leave with a deeper understanding, stronger connections, and renewed purpose.
convention schedule
Explore a full lineup of keynote sessions, panels, workshops, and community gatherings throughout the convention.
(Additional sessions, speakers, and event details will be added as the program develops.)
Day 1
August 6, 2026
Day 2
August 7, 2026
Day 3
August 8, 2026
Day 4
August 9, 2026
Registration
Welcome Reception
Poetry
Teresa Mai Chuc
Poet
Doug Rawlings
Co-Founder Veterans for Peace
Teresa Mai Chuc will be in-person.
Doug Rawlings will be via Zoom.
Music by Emma's Revolution
Emma’s Revolution
Music
Film
TBD
Meditation/Yoga
AA Meeting
Tabling
Checkin Registration
Breakfast
Open Plenary
Michael McPhearson
Speaker
Susan Schnall
Board President, Veterans for Peace
Monica Helms
Speaker
Ann Suellentrop
Speaker
Dr. Daniel Wildcat
Speaker
Lunch
Session #1 (Workshop)
Chris Smalls
Speaker
Panel
Margaret Stevens
Speaker
Paul Oriz
Speaker
Chris Smalls
Speaker
Chris Smalls, Paul Ortiz, Margaret Stevens (moderator)
Dinner
Speakers
Dr. Jared Ball
Speaker
Ann Wright
VFP Advisory Board Member
Ann Wright introduces Dr. Jared Ball
Panel
Jodie Evans
Speaker
Kelly Dougherty
Speaker
Brian McGinnis
Speaker
Anthony Aguilar
Speaker
Anthony Aguilar, Brian McGinnis, Kelly Dougherty (Jodie Evans)
Monear Shaer - Gaza is Our Home
Film
Meditation/Yoga
Meditation/Yoga
AA Meeting
AA Meeting
Breakfast
Tabling
Business Meeting
Executive Committee Reports
Resolutions/Bylaws Discussion
Session #2 (Workshop)
Lunch (Box lunches)
Box Lunch
Session #3 (Workshop)
Workshop
Session #4 (Workshop)
Workshop
Special Meetings
Post 911 Caucus
Nurses Meeting
Organizing Session (Justin Loza)
Stop the Bleed
"The Event" Banquet
Mitch Walking Elk
Speaker
Rev. Yearwood
Speaker
Presente
Speaker: Rev Yearwood
Speaker: Mitch Walking Elk
Awards
Fundraising
Film: Standing Rock
Gwendolen Cates
Speaker
Film: Standing Rock (Gwendolen Cates)
Meditation/Yoga
AA Meeting
Breakfast
Closing Plenary
Closing Plenary
Dorm Checkout
Nagasaki Event (Spencer Graves)
Location has not been determined
Concert (Bryson/KC Chapter) / Lemonade Park
meet our speakers
Hear from veterans, advocates, and leaders working toward peace and justice.
(Speaker lineup is continuing to evolve as the convention schedule develops.)
Registration Coming Soon!
Registration for the Veterans For Peace Convention will open soon.
We are currently finalizing event details, session schedules, lodging information, and additional convention programming to ensure attendees have the most complete and up-to-date registration experience possible.
The convention website is being launched early so participants can begin exploring event information, speakers, sponsorship opportunities, and important updates as they become available.
Please check back soon for registration details and announcements.
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What Attendees are saying
Tired, overwhelmed. Discouragement, hopelessness creeping in. Flight lands in Las Vegas, a place antithetical to most I stand for. Then one after another VFPer arrives. Hugs, laughter, and genuine heartfelt camaraderie. Exciting, creative, courageous, positive ideas, plans, and actions, directions with purpose. Community. Respite. Nourishment. Gratitude. VFP is doing what's right. Onward.
Anthony Donovan
The convention offered me a unique opportunity to meet fellow veterans whom I had never met and to get to know a number of them personally and to learn from them and be inspired by them. These conversations and the excellent speakers, really educators, were a powerful gift to me in this time when we all need massive infusions of soul power and truth.
Nick Mottern
Location & Venue
University of Missouri
5100 Rockhill Road.
Kansas City, MO 64110
The venue is conveniently located near local accommodations, dining, and transportation. Additional details on lodging and travel are available on the Lodging & Travel page.