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.
(Please note: Unless otherwise noted, all convention schedule times are listed in Central Time (CT).)
Thursday
August 6, 2026
Friday
August 7, 2026
Saturday
August 8, 2026
Sunday
August 9, 2026
Registration
Welcome Reception
Poetry
Strong Buffalo
Speaker
Teresa Mei Chuc
Poet
Doug Rawlings
Co-Founder Veterans for Peace
Teresa Mai Chuc
Doug Rawlings
Strong Buffalo
Music - DJ
Film - TBD
Meditation/Yoga
AA Meeting
Tabling
Checkin Registration
Breakfast
Welcome
Michael McPhearson
Speaker
Susan Schnall
Board President, Veterans for Peace
Ann Suellentrop
Speaker
Dr. Daniel Wildcat
Speaker
- Dr. Daniel Wildcat
- Zahid Chaudry
- Ann Suellentrop
- Susan Schnall/Michael McPhearson
Box Lunch
Box Lunch
Panel: The Two Faces of Genocide - Repression and Resistance
Joy Metzler
Moderator
Zeeyad Kadur
Speaker
Zahed Rahman
Speaker
w/ Joy Metzler (Moderator) Zahed Rahman and Zeeyad Kadur
There should also be a Panel page that gives the times & descriptions for each workshop. For now, this is the only one I have
The genocide in Gaza has garnered international attention and outrage, but in the West Bank, Palestine, a slower, quieter form of genocide has taken hold. Hear from two panelists - one who has been to Gaza during the genocide as a nurse, and one whose family is from the West Bank and continues to be targeted by Israel - about the accelerated massacres in Gaza and the deadly apartheid in the West Bank. The story of Palestine is one of colonialism, settler violence, and displacement, but it is also a story of resilience, community, and an international movement for liberation, all centered in on a land called Palestine.
Panel
Margaret Stevens
Speaker
Dr. Paul Ortiz
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
Kelly Dougherty
Speaker
Brian McGinnis
Speaker
Anthony Aguilar
Speaker
Anthony Aguilar, Brian McGinnis, Kelly Dougherty
Film: Gaza is Our Home by Monear Shaer
Meditation/Yoga
Meditation/Yoga
AA Meeting
AA Meeting
Breakfast
Tabling
Business Meeting
Susan Schnall
Board President, Veterans for Peace
- Executive Committee Reports
- Resolutions/Bylaws Discussion
Workshop 1
Box lunch
Box Lunch
Workshop 2
Workshop 3
Special Meetings
Justin Loza
Speaker
- Post 911 Caucus
- Nurses Meeting
- Organizing Session
- 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
Meditation/Yoga
AA Meeting
Breakfast
Workshop #4
Closing Plenary
Closing Plenary