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Call for Olympic Truce Actions – Diplomacy NOT War!
Another war with North Korea would be disastrous. It could easily go nuclear. It should be unthinkable. For South Korea, which would bear the brunt of any conflict, there is NO military option. As 58 retired US military leaders acknowledged in a letter to Trump,...
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United for Peace and Justice [UFPJ] 2017 Annual Report
The struggle for peace and justice has never been easy. Knowing that United for Peace and Justice is able to build on the experience of 15 years of organizing should give us all a sense of hope and possibility, even as the world faces the new dangers brought on by the...
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...
New Coalition Against U.S. Foreign Military Bases Plans National Action
More than 250 activists came together at the Conference on U.S. Foreign Military Bases, January 12-14, at the University of Baltimore, and agreed to support a new Coalition Against U.S. Foreign Military Bases. The Coalition is now planning a National Day of Anti-War...
No “Peace Process” Exists to Destroy, But Trump’s Jerusalem Decision Dangerous as Hell, by Phyllis Bennis
Direct violations of international law are nothing new when it comes to U.S. policy towards Israel. What is new, however, is the deliberately provocative, reckless nature of Trump's decision despite the various and far-reaching risksTrump's plan to recognize Jerusalem...
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...
Trump’s Refusal to Certify Iran’s Performance under Nuclear Agreement
While attention has been focused on the Trump administration’s dangerous nuclear confrontation with North Korea, another Trump action is adding fuel to a spreading conflagration on the other side of the world, in the Middle East. In October, President Trump refused to...
Stop War with North Korea: Take Action on Veterans/Armistice Day Nov. 11
The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month was the day that the Armistice between WWI Allies and Germany went into effect in 1918. World War I or the War to End All Wars was fought from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918 mobilizing 70 million military...
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...
Action On Armistice Day
By Thea Paneth,UFPJ Coordinating Committee Member & Boston Area OrganizerThe eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month was the day that the Armistice between WWI Allies and Germany went into effect in 1918. World War I or the War To End All Wars was...
Sign The People’s Peace Treaty with North Korea
Alarmed by the threat of a nuclear war between the U.S. and North Korea, UFPJ and other concerned U.S. peace groups have come together to send an open message to Washington and Pyongyang that we are strongly opposed to any resumption of the horrific Korean War....
End U.S. Responsibility for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen (2015-now)
Crisis in Yemen continues with tens of thousands of people killed, 19 million people on the verge of starvation, and a raging cholera epidemic that has made more than half a million people ill. Saudi Arabia has been bombing Yemen and blocking key harbors so that food...