United for Peace & Justice : UFPJ NY

NYC United for Peace and Justice

UFPJ/NYC

Legislative Action

Counter Recruitment

NY Peace Calendar: Submit and Find Events

Tell the Candidates:
Bring All the Troops Home Now!

Final Presidential Debate
Wednesday, Oct. 15
3:00 – 4:45 PM
Rally at Hempstead Train Station with Iraq Veterans Against the War and then march to meet up with the LI Alliance demonstration.

4:30 – 6:30 PM
Line Hempstead Turnpike at Hofstra University with the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives to present the People’s Agenda.

Click here for info on trains from Jamaica, Queens and Penn Station and HERE for Atlantic Ave to Jamaica. (Hempstead is about 45 minutes from Manhattan.)Please register here so we can ask the LIRR to add trains.

Obama and McCain will also be at the Al Smith Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria
Thursday, Oct. 16
5:00 – 7:00 PM
Park Ave and 49th St. (west side)

Both Barak Obama and John McCain will be speaking at the Al Smith Dinner, a fundraiser for the Catholic Charities, at the Waldorf Astoria. This is another opportunity to make sure that the candidates hear our message! Bring signs and banners and join us. We would love to know that you will be there, so please sign up here.

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! Please download the flier and hand it out wherever you go! (Spanish flier will be available soon!)

Students or Soldiers?

The Students or Soldiers? Coalition of which NYC United for Peace and Justice is one of the founding members is currently working towards educating and spreading the word about aggressive military recruitment in NYC public schools. With the declining numbers of military enlistees, military recruiters can be found in even greater numbers in the hallways and classrooms of our high school students.

Help get the word out to parents and students that they have the option to keep the school from giving their contact information to military recruiters. On Oct. 23rd, we will be participating in a city-wide effort at parent-teacher nights at 50 NYC high schools. We need lots of volunteers to help out. Please email us at ufpjnyc@unitedforpeace.org or Leslie Kielson at 212-868-5545 to sign up.

DID YOU KNOW? Out of the 1000 students surveyed;*

35% said that military recruiters have access to multiple locations, which is in violation of DOE rules.
27% of 12^th graders report military recruiters using class time.
73% stated they did not receive a military recruitment opt-out form or did not know if they received such a form. (The opt-out form keeps student’s personal information private and away from military recruiters).

Read More about the issue

It is apparent that there is an aggressive recruitment launch on our high school students and NYC United for Peace and Justice is working to DEFEND THE STUDENTS and help make them aware of alternative opportunities!

If you are interested in helping with this effort or want to know more, please contact Stephanie Dominguez at NYC UFPJ at (212) 868-5545.

*From we want you(th)

PROTESTORS "FREEZE THE THREAT OF WAR ON IRAN!"
THURSDAY, JULY 10
GRAND CENTRAL STATION

Part of a national call to action by United for Peace and Justice

Close to 200 people gathered in Grand Central Station on Thursday, July 10, 2008 to oppose the plans of a possible American military attack on Iran. As they froze in their positions for 5 minutes at 5:30 sharp, the attendees wore “No attack on Iran” signs and shirts calling for peace. The “freezers” sent a clear message of opposition to a new war to the current administration and the forthcoming one. More than 500 fliers were handed out to people passing by.

Click here for pictures and videos of the event

Pedal for Peace 2008

Pedal for Peace everyday with a P4P t-shirt! Buy one here.

Help us reach our 2008 fundraising goal of $10,000.

On May 31st, dozens of intrepid cyclists braved the rain and participated in Pedal for Peace 2008. Despite the rain, everyone had a great time. We received many cheers, peace signs and raised fists as we rode through East Harlem and Harlem chanting "Money for Schools, not war! Fund our communities not the war!

Please help us to be able to do this work by making as generous a donation as possible!

No More Funding for the War!

Download NYC Cost of War Flier and go to any busy location to get the word out and encourage others to make the call.

NYC Cost of War Flier (English)
Que Hacer con Quince Billiones (Español)

RIVER TO RIVER:
JOIN HANDS FOR PEACE
Saturday, March 22

Thousands joined hands on March 22 for a powerful demonstration of our sorrow and our outrage.

Check out photos and video footage at:http://dianelent.com/fiveyears.htm
Matt's Blog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cF2df3tY46A
Channel 7 News Coverage: http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/media?id=6036476

Casualties of Iraq War Fliers.A Grieving Iraqi Father. A Wounded Soldier. An Iraqi Girl. Coffins Coming Home. Boots. A Soldier who Lost his Life. Boots and Helmets. These are Word documents so you can add your own picture if you prefer.

Start a Peace Group in Your Neighborhood!
NYC-UFPJ has embarked on a Neighborhood Organizing Project to help people start very local groups in their neighborhood, school or religious institution. Neighborhood based organizations are critical in helping to build the movement because they reach people who might be opposed to the war but haven't known how to get involved. In addition, very local protests and educational events draw in new people and give them a way to meet other like-minded people in their communities.

If you are interested in starting a group in your neighborhood, give us a call and we can provide information and resources to support you in doing that. Ask for Leslie Kielson at 212-868-5545.
Click here for a Guide to Organizing a Neighborhood Based Peace and Justice Group.

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