by admin | Oct 29, 2013 | Action Alerts, Afghanistan, Top Story, UFPJ
After 12 years in Afghanistan, the longest war in U.S. history, it is time for our troops and contractors to come home now – leaving no one behind. Secretary of State John Kerry and President Hamid Karzai are finalizing negotiations to keep as many as 10,000 troops in...
by admin | Oct 10, 2013 | Action Alerts, Member Group, Top Story, UFPJ
Click here for more information about the November Vigil at the gates of Fort Benning, Georgia The American people are decisively rejecting the “military solutions” approach of the Pentagon-driven U.S. foreign policy. Let’s build on that! Mass mobilizations of...
by MTMcPhearson | Sep 6, 2013 | Action Alerts, Legislative Working Group Posts, UFPJ
Once again the President is leading a rush into war. He is demanding Congress give him speedy authorization to launch attacks, on Syria this time, to punish and deter chemical weapons use. Once again, the case for going to war is sketchy, and the U.S. government is...
by admin | Aug 28, 2013 | Action Alerts, UFPJ
As UFPJ honors the 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, U.S. Navy Ships approach Syria with the threat of an imminent attack. We can’t help but think back to the words of Dr. Martin Luther King about the travesty of war. Dr. King stated that “Our lives...
by MTMcPhearson | Aug 20, 2013 | Action Alerts, Top Story, UFPJ
Please join United for Peace and Justice in commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington on August 24th in our nation’s capital. We need a strong peace and anti-war contingent to echo King’s words about the inextricable links between racism, poverty...