by UFPJ web | May 23, 2019 | Action Alerts, Member Group, Military Spending, Top Story
The race is on, with over 20 Democratic candidates currently in the running, but will it lead to peace? This epic campaign season will be a ripe opportunity to raise public awareness and ensure all candidates refuse donations and, in turn, influence, from the top...
by UFPJ web | May 22, 2019 | Action Alerts, Anti-Intervention, Iran, Member Group, Top Story
One year ago, the Trump administration irresponsibly withdrew from the landmark Iran nuclear deal. In the past year, the Trump administration has pushed a crippling “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran. And now there are U.S. warships and B-52 bombers in the...
by UFPJ web | May 20, 2019 | Economic Justice, Poor Peoples Campaign, Racial Justice, Top Story
One of the leaders of the National Poor People’s campaign: A Call for Moral Revival, Bishop William Barber spoke truth to power at a Martin Luther King Day event in Nashville, TN. As he calls out the state governor, he lays out just what a justice legislator is for. ...
by UFPJ web | May 13, 2019 | Action Alerts, Racial Justice, Top Story
Four hundred years ago, in 1619, the first Africans were brought to the North American continent. The time has come for reparations. While there are different narratives of what reparations could be, spirituality, healing, and system change must be at the center of...
by UFPJ web | May 9, 2019 | Action Alerts, Member Group, Sanctions, Top Story, Venezuela
Gerry Condon, President of Veterans For Peace and a UFPJ Coordinating Committee member was attacked and arrested yesterday evening. As you may know a group of U.S. peace activists are inside the DC Venezuelan Embassy and have been there lawfully for several weeks, to...