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UFPJ’s Statement “No War On Iran”
UFPJ Statement on “No War on Iran” As we approach the 9th anniversary of the U.S.-led war on Iraq, we are once again seeing American politicians claiming that an oil-rich nation in the Persian Gulf might soon build nuclear weapons. Top U.S. and many Israeli...
Three VFP members denied entry to Jeju Island
We've just learned that the three Veterans For Peace members who arrived in Jeju Island, South Korea today were denied entry into the country. Tarak Kauff, Elliott Adams, and Mike Hastie were met by South Korean authorities when they landed on Jeju Island via...
Fair Budget Protest in Washington State
Thousands poured into Washington State's Capitol in Olympia on President's Day, Feb 20, 2012 to demand a fair budget. Hundreds marched, hundreds sat in on legislators' offices, and many shouted about budget cuts and wages. But something unique briefly occurred:...
Why We Need an Iran Pledge of Resistance
Edited and revised from an article in TruthOut about cuts in Social Security - Pledge of Resistance by Robert Naiman. In the 1980s, during Reagan’s war in Central America, there was a movement called the Pledge of Resistance. The basic idea was that you sign a pledge...
Domestic use of aerial drones by law enforcement likely to prompt privacy debate
Originally posted on WashingtonPost.org. Full posting can be found here by Peter Finn AUSTIN - The suspect's house, just west of this city, sat on a hilltop at the end of a steep, exposed driveway. Agents with the Texas Department of Public Safety believed the man...
Report on UFPJ’s National Conference from Duncan McFarland
By Duncan McFarland UFPJ held its first national conference in over three years in Philadelphia on Feb. 25-26, 2012. The working conference was well attended, with 80 people representing/members of about 25 organizations. The basic goal was...
Action Alert! 3/6: Call Senators to Oppose Lieberman-Graham Bill
3/6: Call Senators to Oppose Lieberman-Graham Bill United for Peace & Justice Legislative Working Group Thousands of AIPAC lobbyists are flooding the Capitol today, pushing members of Congress to a more belligerent stand on Iran.As early as this week, the Senate...
Educational Resources About Iran
Educational Resource List: Statement for the Record on the Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence - In this January 31, 2012 testimony to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on the most...
Report Back from Occupy Peace!
A quick update about our weekend of Occupy Peace. Based on the smiles I saw Sunday afternoon and enthusiasm displayed throughout the weekend, the meeting was a great success. It was good after three years to come together again as United For Peace and Justice and to...
Vigil to stop a war on Iran: Friday, February 24, 7 pm at Love Park
United for Peace & Justice PROTEST U.S. DOUBLE STANDARDS: END U.S. NUCLEAR MISSILE TESTS! NO WAR ON IRAN! MOVE THE MONEY FROM THE PENTAGON TO THE PEOPLE Vigil: Friday, February 24, 7 pm at Love Park in Philadelphia 15th and JFK on the NW corner at City Hall one...
Trifecta Resista
April 13-15-Protest Drones, Nukes-making and Bradley Manning’s imprisonment in one weekend!!! Join Ann Wright and Pace n Bene in Kansas City, Missouri for a weekend rabble-rousing. Resist DRONEs at Whiteman Air Force Base, NUKE-Parts making in Kansas City, MO and...
Protest U.S Double Standards: End U.S Nuclear Missle Tests! No War On Iran
As we approach the 9th anniversary of “Shock and Awe,” we are once again seeing U.S. politicians and elected officials targeting an oil-rich nation in the Persian Gulf, claiming that it might soon build nuclear weapons, a claim based on sketchy evidence provided by...