🎖️ Join Us for Voices for Veterans: A Free Event Supporting North Carolina’s Veterans and Military Families

With Fayetteville being home to one of the largest veteran populations in America and coming from a military family myself, it’s time we talk about something really important.

I’m excited to invite you to Cardinal & Pine’s first live event: Voices for Veterans. Join us at Studio 215 for an evening of straightforward conversations about the real issues veterans are facing today. You’ll hear from local veterans, advocates, and policy experts about how recent changes under the Trump administration are impacting benefits and care, as well as how to access resources available to help you and your family navigate the system. Engage with our audience Q&As following the panels at this free event. 

Featured panelists include Scott Peoples (Veterans For Responsible Leadership), Jay Carey (Resist & Persist), Grier Martin (N.C. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs), Ann Marie Patterson-Powell (VA Nurse) and more.

WHERE: Studio 215 (215 Williams St, Fayetteville, NC 28301) 
WHEN: 5:30 PM Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Programming Details
Panel: The Human Cost of Gutting the VA
Learn more about how policy changes brought by the Trump administration have been affecting veterans and military families. Panelists will walk through the real-world impact of these changes, including potential significant cuts to healthcare access. This panel will be followed by an audience Q&A.

Panel: The Last Line of Defense
As we face unprecedented threats to democracy and national security, the military’s position in government has become more precarious. Panelists will discuss the evolving role of the military as the last line of defense against authoritarianism in the face of President Trump’s repeated efforts to undermine democratic institutions and processes. This panel will be followed by an audience Q&A.

Additional panel and speaker information will be announced soon.