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Member Group Actions on Anniversary of US Invasion of Iraq
In our Spring call-to-action, UFPJ announced a series of coordinated peace and justices events leading up to a mass mobilization. One of the dates we have encouraged member groups to organize around is March 19. Please check out these antiwar events recognizing the...
Tell Your Senators: Don’t Wreck Diplomacy with Iran! 202-224-3121
Last week, 47 Republicans Senators took the shocking step of sending an "open letter" to Iranian leaders aimed at blowing up the nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers including the United States.* This follows closely on House Speaker Boehner’s unprecedented...
Deepening Anti-racism Work in the Peace Movement
The following is a statement made by Michael McPhearson, former UFPJ Coordinator and the Executive Director of Veterans for Peace. January 22, 2015 I have been asked to make comments about deepening anti-racism work in the peace movement. Perhaps another way to...
Member Groups: Tell Us About Your March 19 Events
March 19 marks the 12th anniversary of “Shock and Awe,” the US-led attack on Iraq that kicked off the “global war on terror.” We encourage our member groups to commemorate this date with local candlelight vigils, demonstrations, direct actions, and discussions about...
UFPJ Endorses Jewish Voice for Peace’s March 4 Protest of Netanyahu Speech to Congress
United for Peace and Justice has endorsed the following event. Please share this information to encourage others to participate and attend the demonstration, if possible. The announcement from Jewish Voice for Peace can be found below. In peace and solidarity, UFPJ...
UFPJ Opposes New Request for Authorization for Use of Military Force
On February 17, 2015, Code Pink organized a press conference at the Oakland, California Federal Building, calling for opposition to a new Authorization for the Use of Military Force and the end to endless war in the Middle East and beyond. Speakers included WSLF...
Download UFPJ’s Call to Action! “Time for Global Super Power for Peace and Justice to Rise Again!”
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Time for the Global Super Power for Peace and Justice to Rise Again! Take Action on February 15 and Beyond…
Download the printable PDF version of this statement, for distribution. On February 15, 2003, the world said no to war. Over 20 million people in at least 600 cities around the world took to the streets to oppose the impending invasion and occupation of Iraq, giving...
Protect US Nuclear Diplomacy with Iran, Netanyahu Stay Home!
The last thing the world needs is another Middle East confrontation. Yet there are politicians in both political parties, who seem determined to create one. Although the international negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program have made significant...
Challenges for the Peace Movement: Update on US policy towards Iran and ISIS
On January 14, 2015, UFPJ, with PDA, hosted a national briefing call, addressing Challenges for the Peace Movement: Update on US policy towards Iran and ISIS. Jamal Abdi (National Iranian American Council) gave us an update on the Iranian negotiations and Raed Jarrar...
State of the Dream 2015: Underbanked & Overcharged,
Even though it has been 51 years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. famously shared his dream of an America made available to all, regardless of skin color or economic status, we are still fighting for many of the same principles that the Civil Rights Movement stood...
THE VERDICT IS IN: STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH FERGUSON
“As I have walked among the desperate, rejected, and angry young men, I have told them that Molotov cocktails and rifles would not solve their problems. I have tried to offer them my deepest compassion while maintaining my conviction that social change comes most...