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Ep. 33: Veterans for Peace with Nick Mottern, Martin Omasta, and Donovan Lee

On this week’s podcast, a discussion about the U.S. military, its impact on the world, and the people who participate in it with three veterans organizing for peace in western Mass.

Nick Mottern, a member of the local chapter of Veterans for Peace, stands next to a police crackdown on pro-Palestine protesters on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus on May 7, 2024. (Image: Shelby Lee photo)

This week, Shelby Lee is joined by a special guest co-host — Shoestring friend and former co-chair of the Northampton Policing Review Commission Dan Cannity — to have an important conversation about the U.S. military, its impact on the world, and the people who participate in it. Joining them for that conversation are three veterans who have served in the armed forces across three generations from 1960 to 2016 and are currently organizing for peace in western Massachusetts: Nick Mottern, Martin Omasta, and Donovan Lee.

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