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Reflections on the Election and a Biden Presidency From UFPJ Founders and Movement Activists
Following an election like none other, peace and justice activists face unprecedented challenges as we grapple with the deep divisions in our society, a world that has little respect for the United States, and uncertainty about what the Biden Administration will, or...
What do you think of these 10 Challenges for Biden?
How are you feeling after this nail-biting election? Relieved? exhausted? apprehensive? That’s where we—the peacemakers— come in. Just as grassroots groups around the country are pushing Biden to embrace visionary policies such as a Green New Deal and Medicare for...
Celebrate Armistice Day – Wage Peace with Renewed Energy!
by Gerry Condon November 11 is Armistice Day, marking the 1918 armistice that ended the First World War, on the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.” Horrified by the industrial slaughter of millions of soldiers and civilians, the people of the...
AFRICOM & Human Rights in Africa
Friday, December 04, 2020 • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM • Eastern Standard Time (US & Canada) (GMT-05:00) Host Contact Info: Greta, greta@worldbeyondwar.org Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom-US Section, Black Alliance for Peace, & World BEYOND War...
Election Protection 2020
In case of a disputed election, protracted counting of votes or a coup attempt, protests are being organized nationally, to protect the results. A number of organizations have signed onto this effort, including: Indivisible, 350.org, SURJ, SEIU, Shut Down DC, Sierra...
Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty Reaches 50 Ratifications and Nears Entry-Into-Force
On United Nations Day, October 24, Honduras became the 50th country to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), bringing the total number of ratifications to 50 and meeting the threshold for the Treaty’s entry-into force. With entry-into-force...
“A Dying Mule Always Kicks the Hardest,” so Get Out the Vote! Update from the Poor People’s Campaign
Voting is Power Unleashed! Millions of people in America today are living without health insurance, without living wages, without clean water, and without voting protections. But if we are united, we can build a new electorate to organize and vote for a moral agenda...
Iraqi Protesters Return to the Squares and Streets
On October 1, the anniversary of the demonstrations that sparked the October Revolution of 2019, protesters returned to Tahrir Square in Baghdad and to the public squares of cities across southern Iraq. They are calling for massive protests to begin again in response...
September 26: International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
On September 26, the UN International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, UFPJ took part in a 10 hour Nuclear-Weapon-Free World global civil society program with presentations, video messages, art, music, workshops and panels. Click here to read the full...
Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security Launches
UFPJ welcomes a new member organization, the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security (CPDCS). After more than four decades with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), the last 36 years of which he served as Director of the Peace & Economic...
Big News from CODEPINK
After 18 years of nonstop engagement of this wonderful organization, Jodie Evans and Medea Benjamin are stepping back from our role as co-directors so that three younger, brilliant and capable women can step forward. The new co-directors will be: Farida Alam, our...
“We Are Many” September 21 north American Film Premiere – Extended Virtual Run!
On September 21, The UN International Day for Peace, United for Peace & Justice was pleased to co-host the north American premiere of “We Are Many”. This moving film tells the inspiring story of the historic global protests demanding No War with Iraq. The film...