2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the American War in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. It's commonly referred to as the Vietnam War.

Today, we are still resisting the U.S. war machine and global militarism. How can we learn from Vietnam’s struggle against imperialism? How do we defeat fasc1sm and work towards freedom for all workers and Black, Afrikan, brown, & Palestinian liberation?

Two Solidarity Posters connecting Palestinian and Vietnamese resistance. One poster reads "Vietnam to Palestine, one struggle many fronts," from the Democratic Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DPFLP), by artist Kamal Boullata, copyright circa 1972. Second poster reads "From Vietnam to Palestine," in English, and "From the River to the Sea" in Tiếng Việt and Arabic, with two people holding a banner that reads "No one is free until we are all free," by artist @thim4i, for @flyers_for_falastin, copyright 2024.

JOIN US ON MAY 3RD FOR A COMMEMORATION IN NEW YORK CITY*
*The venue is in lower Manhattan, in the Union Square Park area. It's accessible by the 4, 5, 6, L, N, R, Q, and W subway routes. Exact address will be shared upon registration.*

For those who can't make it to NYC, good news! Your ticket automatically registers you for the Zoom webinar, to watch the live-stream.

AT THIS EVENT, WE WILL GATHER AS VETERANS, ACTIVISTS AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES TO:

Commemorate the end of the war in the Southeast Asian countries of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
Examine recent changes in U.S. policy toward Vietnam, such as tariffs and trade barriers, and explore how people in the U.S. can offer solidarity
Hear from leaders in the anti-war, labor rights, cultural organizing and immigrant justice movement
Share lessons from historical anti-war efforts, to aid current struggles for justice, including global Black, Afrikan, brown and Palestinian liberation movements
Showcase Southeast Asian cultural performances

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Susan Schnall, President of the Board of Directors at Veterans for Peace; member of the Agent Orange Relief and Responsibility Campaign
Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi, Director and Senior Scholar, Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies, San Francisco State University; Palestinian-born educator and activist
JJ Johnson, retired labor journalist and retired editor of 1199SEIU publication "Our Life And Times"
Ed Ott, former Executive Director of New York City Central Labor Council

*Light refreshments will be served.*

TICKETS ARE PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN, and donations are greatly accepted. Funds raised in excess of event costs will be donated to the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin. Learn more about their work here: www.vava.org.vn/home

***CAN'T ATTEND BUT WANT TO SUPPORT OUR WORK? Make a donation here.***

The 50th Anniversary Commemoration has been made possible through the shared efforts of our Host Committee, which consists of the following members (in alphabetical order): Dr. Rabab Abdulhadi, Heather Carlos, Paddy Colligan, Bill Fletcher Jr, Neffritte Larkin, Duong Nghe Ly, Michael McPhearson, Radhames Morales, Ngo Thanh Nhan, Franklin Siegel, Kim To, Ani Toncheva, Claire Tran, Jae Tran, Juliet Ucelli, Anlin Wang and Cora Weiss.

The organization Viet Left Power (VLP) is proud to serve as sponsor for this event. VLP is a fiscally sponsored project of the Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund, a nonprofit organization incorporated under IRC Section 501(c)(3), tax identification number 84-3636499. All donations and ticket sales will be donated directly to Viet Left Power, to cover the event costs.

To learn more, visit: https://vietnam50.us/