by admin | Aug 9, 2016 | Action Alerts, Events & Updates
It’s hard to believe that the World Social Forum is already well underway in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It seems like just yesterday that UFPJ was on some of the earliest North American outreach calls with the organizers. This week, there are hundreds of...
by admin | Jun 24, 2015 | Action Alerts, Iraq, Top Story, UFPJ
With the Islamic State on the rise, and the ever pressing threat of U.S. attacks or invasion in the Middle East, the peace movement is demanding that President Obama come clean on his strategy for Iraq. While the President has recently claimed that he has “no...
by admin | Apr 16, 2015 | Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Member Group, Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security, Top Story, UFPJ
The global situation is careening out of control. Our President, who stated in his 2013 inaugural address that “a decade of war is now ending”, has authorized the bombing of 7 countries (most with which we are not at war): Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Syria,...
by admin | Mar 27, 2015 | Iraq, Member Group, Top Story, UFPJ
Who: AFSC/ IVAW What: Iraq: Where Are We, and Where Are We Going? Where: Quaker Meeting house 65 9th street San Francisco When: 3/29/2015, 5:00:00 PM On the 12th year of the U.S. War in Iraq, two presenters will lead a discussion on what’s next: Wardah Khalid is a...
by admin | Mar 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...