The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival is uniting tens of thousands of people across the country to challenge the evils of systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, ecological devastation and the distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism. UFPJ is a proud national mobilizing partner of the Campaign.
June 20, 2020: Power Concedes Nothing Without an Organized Demand
United for Peace & Justice is proud to be a National Mobilizing Partner in the Poor People’s Campaign; A National Call for Moral Revival. On June 20 the voices of our movement rang out loud and clear through the Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on...
Are You Ready to Throw Down this Weekend?
The Mass Poor People's Assembly and Moral March on Washington Digital Gathering is just 2 days away and momentum is growing! United for Peace & Justice is proud to be among the more than 200 partner organizations across the country, including unions, religious...
Countdown to June 20, 2020! Join the Poor People’s Campaign Mass Digital Justice Gathering
History teaches us that it is exactly in moments like these that a movement of the many is necessary to force the nation into action. In the midst of a pandemic, economic collapse, a racial justice uprising, militarization of the police, and more, the key to real and...
California Poor People’s Campaign Virtual Town Hall Sat., June 13, 11am PST
California Poor People’s Campaign Virtual Town Hall Saturday, June 13, 2020•11:00 AM • Pacific Daylight Time Everybody’s Got a Right to Live! We Won’t Be Silent Anymore RSVP here to attend the town hall Host Contact Info: info(at)ppcbayarea.org In the context of the...
Join the Poor People’s Campaign this Weekend: Online Teach-In, Interfaith Service & Day of Fasting and Focus.
We hope this finds folks safe and healthy. As history continues to turn around us, join us for a series of digital gatherings and actions over the coming three days to continue the collective work of fighting back and building our movement. And please RSVP for our...
Film Screening and Discussion: “We Cried Power”
United for Peace and Justice invites you to find inspiration and motivation as we host a screening of “We Cried Power ”on Tuesday, June 2 at 8:00-9:30 pm EDT; 7:00 – 8:30 pm CDT; 6:00 – 7:30 pm MDT; 5:00 – 6:30 pm PDT. We’ll watch and discuss this documentary about...
We Can’t Go Back to Normal: A Moral Response to Coronavirus
On May 21, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival launched a national day of action calling for people to Stay in Place! Stay Alive! Organize! Right now, states are beginning to reopen, against the best recommendations of doctors, public health...
Stop the War on the Poor: Combating U.S. Military and the War Economy
“We must rapidly begin the shift from a ‘thing-oriented’ society to a ‘person-oriented’ society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are...
Poverty Amidst Pandemic: A Time to Break Silence
April 4, 2020 will mark the 52nd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s tragic and untimely assassination, and the 53rd anniversary of his prophetic speech, “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence.” In the years following the September 11, 2001 terrorist...
The Mass Poor People’s Assembly & Moral March on Washington Goes Digital!
The Mass Poor People’s Assembly & Moral March on Washington is going digital! On June 20th, we will hold the largest digital and social media gathering of poor and low-wealth people, moral and religious leaders, advocates, and people of conscience in this nation’s...
Poverty Amidst Pandemic: A Moral Response to COVID-19
With its broad sweep, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced us into an unprecedented national emergency. This emergency, however, results from a deeper and much longer-term crisis - that of poverty and inequality, and of a society that ignores the needs of 140 million...
The We must Do MORE (Mobilize, Organize, Register, and Educate) Tour.
The Poor People's Campaign We must Do MORE Tour is moving across the country to highlight 1) Poverty and Inequality 2) Systemic Racism 3) Ecological Devastation and 4) War and Militarism. Hear powerful testimonies, and share a moral vision for what this nation can...