Military Spending
After a short-lived decrease following the end of the Cold War and modest cutbacks following the height of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. military spending is once again on the rise. More than half the U.S. discretionary federal budget goes for destructive purposes while the remaining discretionary federal programs—including energy and the environment, housing, health, and transportation—divide the remainder. As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said decades ago: “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.”
We see the true cost of these misguided priorities in unaffordable education, environmental destruction, a crumbling infrastructure, and the lack of universal access to comprehensive healthcare. Cutting military spending and putting billions of discretionary dollars towards positive ends—education, housing, addressing climate change and creating green jobs—would create a more just economy and improve life for many people. UFPJ works with many organizations and coalitions to challenge U.S. budget priorities that fuel the arms race and conflicts around the world.
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...
Protest BlackRock with CODEPINK
On May 23rd, BlackRock will hold its annual shareholder meeting in New York City. Meanwhile, CODEPINK is co-sponsoring actions at BlackRock offices across the U.S. to highlight the firm’s investments in weapons, civilian and military alike.BlackRock has billions of...
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...
April 14 & 15 Demand an End to U.S. Wars!: Spring actions in NYC, Chicago, Minneapolis, the Bay Area, and more
In communities across the U.S. anti-war activists will be protesting on April 14 & 15 to demand:An end to all U.S. wars, bombing, and drone attacks, and other forms of aggression including weapons sales and economic sanctions;Closing all U.S. bases on foreign...
Join GDAMS Actions April 14 through May 3, Protest the $716,000,000,000 Pentagon Spending
Thirty-eight community-based protests and actions in 15 states are planned for the Global Days of Action Against Military Spending (GDAMS) to challenge our country’s warped and dangerous national budget, foreign and military policies. Join our rallies, teach-ins,...
Join CODEPINK’s Week of Action to Divest from the War Machine February 5-11, 2018
UFPJ along with many of our members groups have joined the Coalition to Divest from the War Machine and are preparing to be part of CODEPINK’s week of action, February 5-11. The War Machine prioritizes “defense” and corporate interests over human rights, military...
Conference on U.S. Foreign Military Bases , Jan 12-14 in Baltimore
January 12 - 14, 2018University of Baltimore, Learning Commons Town HallBaltimore, Maryland Organized by: Coalition Against U.S. Foreign Military BasesPeace, justice and environmental organizations in the United States are collectively organizing a 3-day national...
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Divest from the War Machine Summit [VIDEO]
This event has passed, but you can see the video of it here:Saturday, October 21st, 20179:00am-5:00pmSunday, October 22, 201710:00am-1:00pmUDC Law School, Washington DC4340 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008As Trump is creating dangerous confrontations with...
COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE BACK US CONFERENCE OF MAYORS IN OPPOSITION TO TRUMP MILITARY SPENDING
In early July at the 2017 US Conference of Mayors meeting in Miami, 253 mayors from big cities to rural towns unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the Trump Administration’s immoral proposal to add $54 billion to the already grossly inflated military budget of...