Injustice at Home
U.S. injustice has deep historical roots: the theft of Native American lands, slavery, centuries of racism and anti-immigrant policies, and profound income and wealth inequality. The legacies of these injustices persist and intersect today. The median wealth of a Black or Latinx family is only a small faction of that of a white family. Native American water and lands continue to be devastated by petroleum pipelines, coal and uranium mining. Muslim-Americans have experienced a wave of Islamophobia, while individuals seeking to enter the U.S. at our southern border are denied the right to seek asylum and detained in pens. UFPJ was founded on the principle that there will be no true peace without addressing the myriad injustices of U.S. society.
Poor People’s Campaign in D.C.: Confronting the Distorted Moral Narrative
United for Peace and Justice is proud to be a partner in the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. On Saturday June 23, UFPJ’s National Co-conveners Jackie Cabasso and Terry Rockefeller joined thousands of people at the U.S. Capitol Mall to let...
Everybody Has a Right to Live: 5th week Poor People’s Campaign
The week of June 10th is the fifth week of The Poor People’s Campaign. It’s theme is Everybody Has a Right to Live focusing on Education, Income & Housing. Did you know that while the U.S. economy has grown 18-fold in the past 50 years, wealth inequality has...
Monday, June 4th Rally for the Right to Health and a Healthy Planet
The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival has been organized to address vast social inequalities, intractable racism, never-ending wars and ecological devastation. During the week of June 3, the Campaign will focus on The Right to Health and a...
Where is the Memorial Day for Civilians Killed in Wars?
Memorial Day, formerly Decoration Day, is a day to remember those who died while serving in the armed forces. Decoration Day began as a way to remember the Civil War dead, more than 700,000, by placing flowers and flags on their headstones. Today, in our time of...
The Poor People’s Campaign Kicks Off 40 Days of Moral Action
This past Monday, May 14, the Poor People’s Campaign launched a multi-issue campaign in 40 states to address poverty, racism, the war economy and environmental devastation. These actions included an expansive wave of nonviolent civil disobedience. The focus of this...
The Poor People’s Campaign—Find Your Fit and Participate
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 nation’s distorted morality. This Sunday, May...
A Critical Time for the Peace Movement
All of us who value and work for peace and justice in all forms recognize the critical need for us to step up our game in the face of national and international acts of aggression and escalating violence. It’s up to us to conduct and promote political education that...
Congratulating AFL-CIO for Adopting Resolution 50: War is Not the Answer
United for Peace and Justice congratulates the AFL-CIO for adopting Resolution 50: War is Not the Answer at its recent convention, on October 25, 2017. In Resolution 50, “[T]he AFL-CIO calls upon the president and Congress to bring the war dollars home and make our...
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LISTEN: National Briefing Call on Confronting Islamophobia
Listen to UFPJ's Confronting Islamophobia Working Group, allies, and activists from around the country, for an informative briefing and dialogue on current and imminent attacks against targeted communities. Our experienced panelists lead a discussion on what we can do...
Confronting Corporate Power: Bank of America
Converge for Justice Occupy Wall Street, South Break Up BOA’s Business as Usual! May 6-9, Charlotte, NC On May 6-9 people from across the country and world will be converging in Charlotte, NC, home of Bank of America’s Headquarters and their annual Shareholder...