United for Peace & Justice : UFPJ NY

NYC United for Peace and Justice

NYC United for Peace and Justice

Pedal for Peace 2009

NY Peace Calendar: Submit and Find Events

International Day of Action on May 2, 2010

Peace and Human Needs: Nuclear Disarmament Now!

People are starting to converge on NYC from 25 nations for 3 days of action this weekend: the International Conference on Friday and Saturday AND the Rally, March and International Peace & Music Festival on Sunday! Check out the website for all the details on Live Streaming of Ban Ki-moon speaking at the conference, great bands to perform at the festival, Yoko Ono's call for people to join us and more.

Here's how you can help make it all happen!

Thursday, 6:00 PM - Poster Assembly and pizza, Manhattan Peace Center, 630 9th Ave, suite 807
Friday, 10AM-12PM - Assembling materials, Manhattan Peace Center
Friday, 3-6 and/or 6-9 PM - Conference Registration at Riverside Church
Saturday, 10:30 AM - Handing out May 2 leaflets at the Immigrant Rights March. Worth St, west of Broadway
Saturday, 5-9 PM - Conference, Riverside Church
Sunday, various times - many different volunteer jobs available

CALL TODAY TO SIGN UP! 646-723-1749

None of this can happen without the hundreds of dedicated volunteers. Help us make it happen!!

The Students or Soldiers? Coalition Scores a Victory on Curbing Military Recruitment in NYC Schools.

For several years, NYC-UFPJ as a member of the SoS Coalition has been working to pressure the School Chancellor and the Dept. of Education to institute Chancellor's Regulations to protect students from aggressive military recruitment in the schools. On June 24, Chancellor Joel Klein issued a new Rgulation on military recruitment (A825)!

While the regulation takes important steps, there are still needs to be assurance that the regulations will be enforced and more done to ensure that students are receiving adequate information about alternatives to the military. Read more>>>>>

Pedal for Peace 2009
Saturday, May 16

A huge thanks to all who rode and donated to Pedal for Peace 2009. As in past years, the reception of pedestrians along the bike route was resoundingly positive as we rode by chanting Money for our Communities, Not War. For photos and a blog from one of our veteran cyclists, go to http://bicyclist.blogspot.com/2009/05/rolling-through-manhattan-on-mission.html

You can still help support our work with a donation to help us reach our fund raising goal of $5,000.

Thank you to Liberty Bicycles for supporting the ride!

Students or Soldiers?

The Students or Soldiers? Coalition of which NYC United for Peace and Justice is one of the founding members is working towards educating and spreading the word about aggressive military recruitment in NYC public schools. With the declining numbers of military enlistees, military recruiters can be found in even greater numbers in the hallways and classrooms of our high school students.

In January, we will be launching a public pressure and education campaign to insist that Chancellor Joel Klein puts policy into place that protects students from predatory military recruitment. To receive information about this and other NYC Campaigns, sign up here for NYC alerts.

DID YOU KNOW? Out of the 1000 students surveyed;*

35% said that military recruiters have access to multiple locations, which is in violation of DOE rules.
27% of 12^th graders report military recruiters using class time.
73% stated they did not receive a military recruitment opt-out form or did not know if they received such a form. (The opt-out form keeps student’s personal information private and away from military recruiters). Read More about the issue

*From we want you(th)

Resources

NYC Cost of War Flier (English)
Que Hacer con Quince Billiones (Español)

Casualties of Iraq War Fliers. A Grieving Iraqi Father. A Wounded Soldier. An Iraqi Girl. Coffins Coming Home. Boots. A Soldier who Lost his Life. Boots and Helmets.

Guide to Organizing a Neighborhood Based Peace and Justice Group.

Opt Out Form.doc