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United for Peace and Justice 2013 Priorities
I. Strengthening our network: To strengthen our network, UFPJ must increase it fundraising and outreach efforts. UFPJ will contact our member groups to reaffirm their affiliation, strengthen bonds and create renewed interests in the network. We will especially look for opportunities to connect Peace Centers we know exist in many cities and towns, and we [...]
Cindy Sheehan’s Tour de Peace bike
To commemorate the death of her son Casey, and to demand real change in Washington DC and the nation, Cindy Sheehan has initiated a cross country bicycle peace ride from Vacaville, CA to Washington DC. Her son Casey is buried in the Vacaville-Elmira Cemetery in Vacaville. Casey was killed on April 4, 2004 while serving [...]
Prevent a nuclear catastrophe: Back to the negotiating table!
Many of us are scared about the heightened tension in the conflict on the Korean peninsula. A way to deal with that fear is to act. We invite you to join us in calling on the heads of states party to the Six-Nation-Initiative – the USA, North Korea, South Korea, China, Russia and Japan – [...]
Call for Nuclear Sanity!
In the past few years there’s been a lot of nice sounding rhetoric about eliminating nuclear weapons uttered by President Obama and various senior statesmen. Unfortunately, the rhetoric doesn’t match the reality. At the time of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 President’s Budget Request submitted to Congress in February 2011, the Administration anticipated spending approximately [...]
UJP (Boston) helps start up Eastern Massachusetts Anti-Drones Network
United for Justice with Peace (Boston) is a founding member of the Eastern Massachusetts Anti-Drones Network, which is an affiliate of the national network. The US government’s use of drones is a key tactic in the new strategy of covert, hi-tech war abroad and accompanying repression of protest and resistance at home. The anti-drones campaign [...]
Ten Years of War: Stories from the Frontlines in SF
March 19th is the 10th Anniversary of the commencement of the War in Iraq: A war that ended quietly in December 2011 and was quickly and deeply forgotten by many. It’s consequences, though, are far-reaching and very present. As we reach the watermark of a decade since the war began it seems a fitting time [...]
(After 10 years of destruction and corruption in Iraq) Our only hope is in a cultural and political revolution
Yanar Mohammed, Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq President March 2, 2013 – The International Women’s Day celebration this year coincides with the tenth anniversary of the tragic attack of the US war-machine on millions of unsuspecting Iraqi civilians, causing one of the biggest human crises of modern times, under the pretext of liberating Iraq and [...]
A Call from the Peace and Justice Community to Reject Nomination of John Brennan as Director of the CIA
As representatives of various peace and justice communities, we are deeply concerned about the nomination of John Brennan to be at the helm of the CIA. As President Obama’s current counterterrorism advisor, Brennan is the mastermind behind the administration’s lethal drone program, which is killing innocent civilians abroad and sowing strong anti-American sentiment throughout the [...]
Greater New Haven Peace Council Update
Over the last half year and into the coming spring, the Greater New Haven Peace Council is bringing the message of peace and social justice to our schools and schools around the world and to the voters and of New Haven. On Sept. 21, International Day of Peace, we organized the second year of [...]
Sign the Jobs Not Wars Petition
Please become a part of this movement to Rebuild our Country – Move our Tax Dollars from the Pentagon to Job Creation and Human Needs. We need a new set of priorities that place the needs of the people ahead of the profits of the privileged. Peace and Justice Groups, Military Families, Veterans, Unions, Retirees, [...]





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