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19 Years After 9/11: A Legacy of Illegal Actions and No Justice Forthcoming
On the occasion of the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a coalition of human rights, civil liberties and peace organizations issued a series of reports on the legacy of the United States’ response to the attacks. Their sweeping conclusion was that, “In...
Gathering of UFPJ Members Features Work of Six Groups
UFPJ’s Member Group Gathering via Zoom on Saturday, September 12th included presentations by six member organizations from all regions of the U.S. If you missed it, or would like to review any of the discussion, watch the video of the UFPJ September 12th Member Group...
#WeThePeoples2020: Our United Nations for Peace, Disarmament, the Climate and COVID-19 recovery
United for Peace & Justice joined #WeThePeoples2020, a coalition of international civil society organizations to promote United Nations and UN-focused events from the International Day of Peace (Sept. 21) through the International Day for Nonviolence (Oct. 2). On...
How did your representative vote on legislation to cut the Pentagon budget?
Our representatives recently voted on historic legislation to cut the Pentagon budget by 10%. Do you know how your representative voted? Now is the time to take action to hold our representatives accountable for approving a $740 billion Pentagon budget during the...
Keep Space for Peace Week: October 3 – 10, 2020
The Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space has designated October 3 -10, 2020 “Keep Space for Peace Week,” an international week of protest to defund space forces and stop to the militarization of space. In the midst of a global pandemic the U.S....
A discussion with CODEPINK Co-Founder Jodie Evans and the Qiao Collective about why #ChinaisNotOurEnemy
You can watch the recording of a recent CODEPINK webinar here. In the webinar we learn from the Qiao Collective- why in this moment they came together and why it so important, now more than ever, to dismantle the aggression and hate towards China. We hope to explore...
Letter to the Biden and Trump campaigns calling for a real Good Neighbor policy for Latin America and the Caribbean
This letter signed by 100 organizations urges the presidential candidates to end the Monroe Doctrine and establish a foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere based on the principles of non-intervention and non-interference, mutual respect, acceptance of our...
Voting is Power Unleashed: An Update from the Poor People’s Campaign
America is home to 140 million poor and low-income people who are living without health insurance, without fair wages, without clean water, and without the basic necessities we need to survive. But together we can do M.O.R.E. — Mobilizing, Organizing, Registering,...
Voting is Power Unleashed! National Moral Monday Mass Assembly and Teach-in
Haz clic aqui para recibir nuestras comunicaciones en español. This pandemic and economic collapse, along with the recent wave of police brutality and massive voter suppression tactics have forced this nation into an unprecedented season of crisis. As Rev. Dr. William...
JOIN US for the “WE ARE MANY” film’s North America Premiere!
On September 21st, there will be an online showing of the documentary film “We Are Many”. This moving film tells the inspiring story of the historic global protests demanding No War with Iraq. The film details why 30 million people in 800 cities throughout the world...
Iraq’s New Prime Minister and President Trump Discuss U.S. Troop Withdrawal as Deadly Crackdown on Iraqi Protests Grows
The Iraqi protest movement known as the October Revolution is back on the streets in full force in Basra in the south of the country. The government’s inability to deliver electricity and water to residents led to outrage, as temperatures repeatedly climbed above...
Virtual Screening and Benefit: We Are Many, a film about the February 15, 2003 demonstrations to stop the Iraq war.
100 Cities. One Night for Peace, September 21, 2020, the International Day of Peace. JOIN US for a unique (virtual) on-line theatrical screening event celebrating the critically acclaimed feature documentary WE ARE MANY about the February 15, 2003 global protests...