United for Peace and Justice is in a difficult moment, and we hope you'll be able to help us out. Summertime is traditionally a slow time for fundraising, and UFPJ often experiences a financial crunch following a major mobilization like the successful April 29th March for Peace, Justice and Democracy. On top of that, many of our supporters are making contributions to congressional campaigns in an effort to change the face of our elected leaders.

But as you know, without a broad grassroots movement of activists to put pressure on them to act, simply putting new people into office will not be enough. Without the peace movement, there will never be peace. You can help ensure that the peace movement remains strong, focused and effective by making a donation to United for Peace and Justice today.

UFPJ has brought together over 1,400 local and national peace groups to create the robust national movement that has helped convince the majority of the people of this country that this war needs to end. UFPJ accomplishes the extraordinary on a shoestring budget. Eight staff people work out of an unfinished office using donated computers and hand-me-down furniture. Your contribution to UFPJ doesn't pay for high salaries or fancy equipment; it pays for concrete services to member groups and organizers around the country: developing and producing organizing materials, maintaining our website and its many resources, putting together organizing conferences, facilitating coordinated days of action, and organizing major national mobilizations.

The peace movement is gaining momentum. Public sentiment against the war on Iraq is at an all-time high. In every corner of the country people are speaking out, holding weekly vigils, protesting whenever Bush administration officials make public appearances, and much more. The Legislative Action Network of United for Peace and Justice and other grassroots activists have pressured Congress to reject permanent military bases in Iraq, and slowly but surely more of our elected officials are speaking out against the war.

But if the peace movement were to falter now, all of this success could all too easily just melt away. You can make the difference, right now, by making a contribution to support United for Peace and Justice today.

Any amount, whether it is $5, $50 or $500, will help us continue our work to bring an end to the war on Iraq, and prevent future wars. You can help build
long-term strength and stability for the peace and justice movement by joining our UFPJ Sustainer program, and making gifts automatically each month or quarter. Whatever you can give will be immediately put to good use -- and each donation is greatly appreciated!

This is a crucial moment to increase our pressure on the Bush administration and Congress. Your donation will keep these vital campaigns running:

• Voters for Peace Pledge Drives: We're making sure that war and peace are the central issues in the November 2006 election. We're putting every Congressional candidate -- incumbents and newcomers alike -- on notice that if they want our votes, they must take a clear, public stand on ending the Iraq war and preventing any other unjust, illegal war.
• Grassroots Advocacy and Nonviolent Direct Action: We're escalating the pressure on elected officials, through grassroots advocacy, public protest, bird-dogging at public appearances and supporting nonviolent direct action in our call for local actions against war profiteers on the August 6th and 9th anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and our involvement with the Declaration of Peace campaign.
• Building a Stronger Peace Movement: We're organizing local and regional meetings around the country to strengthen the peace movement in key communities.
• Keeping Peace in the Public Eye: We're working to elevate the public profile of the peace movement through coordinated national and local media work, including call-ins to talk shows, op-eds and letters to the editor, as well as encouraging member groups to put up billboards, yard signs and other public statements against the war.

The full UFPJ plan for work for the rest of this year can be found on our website.

You can help sustain and strengthen all this work for peace by taking a moment right now to make your donation to United for Peace and Justice.

How to donate:

1. Online by credit card at www.unitedforpeace.org/donate
2. If you prefer to donate by credit card over the phone, please call our office at 212-868-5545. (Please note: Online donations and credit card donations made by phone are *not* tax deductible.)
3. You can also mail a check or money order to:
   United for Peace and Justice
   P.O. Box 607
   Times Square Station
   New York, NY 10108

Donations of *$100 or more* are tax-deductible if your check is made payable to our 501 (c) 3 fiscal sponsor, the A.J. Muste Memorial Institute. Be sure to specify "UFPJ" on the memo line.

Mail it to UFPJ at P.O. Box 607, Times Square Station, New York, NY 10108.

Please note: Online donations, credit card donations and donations by check that are less than $100 are not tax-deductible and must be made payable directly to United for Peace and Justice.