by admin | Oct 27, 2014 | Climate and Environmental Justice, Global Day of Action Against Military Spending
IPB’s new paper released: 17 September 2014. The draft working paper entitled ‘Demilitarization for Deep Decarbonization: Reducing Militarism and Military Expenditures to Invest in the UN Green Climate Fund and to Create Low-Carbon Economies and Resilient...
by admin | Sep 17, 2014 | Climate and Environmental Justice, Iraq
“We call on all who want to preserve our planet to join the People’s Climate March in New York City onSeptember 21st, which is also the International Day of Peace, and to form a Stop the Wars, Stop the Warming Contingent.” (Click here to read and sign the...
by admin | Sep 5, 2014 | Action Alerts, Afghanistan, Climate and Environmental Justice, Iraq, UFPJ
We are at a crossroads, faced with a climate crisis that threatens to end our world as we know it. We can’t afford the greenhouse gas emissions from the way we live and from war and preparations for war. We must end the fossil fuel energy economy which war protects....
by admin | Sep 5, 2014 | Action Alerts, Climate and Environmental Justice, Top Story, UFPJ
Here’s some very exciting news! UFPJ will have a strong presence in New York City over the People’s Climate March weekend, September 20-22. The whole spectrum of the Progressive Movement – environmental, labor, peace, interfaith, anti-nuclear, racial and...
by admin | Oct 16, 2012 | Climate and Environmental Justice
At lunchtime yesterday in Washington, DC, nearly 50 people gathered in front of the American Petroleum Institute (API) to bring attention to the increased violence against peaceful protesters in Winnsboro, Texas, and the need to halt the construction of the Keystone...
by admin | Sep 27, 2012 | Climate and Environmental Justice
Yesterday, we learned that Texas police applied sustained chokeholds, violent arm-twisting, pepper spray, and multiple uses of tasers to move two peaceful tar sands protesters—all at the behest of TransCanada employees. On Monday, eight brave people climbed trees on...
