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Iran Agreement: No Time for Silence!
A remarkable grassroots mobilization over the past two months has blunted partisan efforts to block the nuclear agreement with Iran. (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action JCPOA) With 42 Democratic Senators now supporting the deal, it appears that the Obama...
UFPJ Update: Supporting the Iran Deal & Working Beyond the Bomb
As you know, our network has been very active lately. Here's a brief rundown of some of the major things we're working on, with ways that you can help support and take action. Please have a look! Supporting the Iran Deal As you know, we are working hard to support the...
[Listen] National Briefing Call: Iran Nuclear Agreement
Urgent UFPJ Conference Call on Iran Agreement: featuring Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies, Tyler Cullis, National Iranian American Council, & Lara Friedman, Americans for Peace Now. Recorded Live on Wednesday, August 12, 9PM EST [soundcloud...
UPDATE: August Is For Action!
United For Peace and Justice is taking part in Peace and Planet Summer by participating in commemorations of the 70th anniversaries of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and supporting the Iran Nuclear Accords. We’re also re-launching the UFPJ...
Be Featured In UFPJ’s Newsletter
This message is directed to all UFPJ member group contacts. Please share the following message with your peace and justice organization. We want to hear what your group is working on and highlight your efforts in our newsletter, as well as through our web, social...
PETITION: Act Now to Save Iran Deal!
United for Peace and Justice welcomes the completion of the historic international agreement with Iran, which limits its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions and the ending of its isolation. After years of futile, horrific wars, we join...
Peace & Planet Summer: A Call to Commemorate the 70th Anniversaries of the Hiroshima & Nagasaki A-Bombings
“It is because of nuclear weapons that the human race continues to be threatened. That is why, ultimately, the one thing that we atomic bomb survivors are calling for is the elimination of every last nuclear weapon.” – Chieko Watanabe – Nagasaki Hibakusha “The release...
Obama’s Strategy for Iraq: Escalation
With the Islamic State on the rise, and the ever pressing threat of U.S. attacks or invasion in the Middle East, the peace movement is demanding that President Obama come clean on his strategy for Iraq. While the President has recently claimed that he has "no...
War on ISIS? Oppose US Military Intervention in Syria
Join a Nat’l Conference Call on Syria w/ Phyllis Bennis – Mon., 11/16 End War & Occupations Conference Call Call Date: Monday, November 16th, 2015 Call Time: 6:00 PM PT, 7:00 PM MT, 8:00 PM CT, 9:00 PM ET Conference Call Number: (605) 562-3140 Access Code:...
PETITION: “Real Progressives Talk About Militarism, And Military War Spending!”
Please forward this alert to your contacts, share on social media, and bring it up at your meetings! Ask them to sign the petition: "REAL PROGRESSIVES TALK ABOUT MILITARISM, WAR AND MILITARY SPENDING!" USLAW launched a petition to help progressives like Bernie Sanders...
UFPJ Takes the to Streets!
UFPJ has been out in force, marching in the streets of New York and endorsing actions across the country! Our members turned out in numbers to demand that the nuclear-armed nations get serious about disarmament. The march was the culmination of the Peace & Planet...
Reporting Back from the Left Forum 2015
This weekend, UFPJ was pleased to participate in the Left Forum at John Jay Community College in NYC. It was great to see many of you there. According to their own website: Left Forum convenes the largest annual conference of a broad spectrum of left and progressive...