No Foreign Bases
The U.S. maintains nearly 800 military bases in more than 70 countries around the world at a cost of more than 150 billion dollars annually. The U.S. has active duty military troops in nearly 150 countries. UFPJ supports member groups’ efforts to decrease our military footprint as part of the ongoing struggle to end the illegal and immoral wars and all too regular bombing attacks carried by our country. Many UFPJ member groups collaborate as part of the Coalition Against U.S. Foreign Military Bases organized by the U.S. Peace Council.
Close All U.S./NATO Military Bases Around the World!
The World Peace Council, one of UFPJ’s member organizations, is organizing an international webinar on U.S. and NATO military bases as part of the Coalition Against U.S. Foreign Military Bases. The webinar will take place on Sunday, February 28, 2021 11:00 AM – 1:00...
UFPJ organizer moderates international webinar
On Friday, December 4th UFPJ National Organizer George Friday moderated a webinar sponsored by World BEYOND War, Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom-US Section & Black Alliance for Peace on the United States African Command (AFRICOM) and Human...
What do you think of these 10 Challenges for Biden?
How are you feeling after this nail-biting election? Relieved? exhausted? apprehensive? That’s where we—the peacemakers— come in. Just as grassroots groups around the country are pushing Biden to embrace visionary policies such as a Green New Deal and Medicare for...
Celebrate Armistice Day – Wage Peace with Renewed Energy!
by Gerry Condon November 11 is Armistice Day, marking the 1918 armistice that ended the First World War, on the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.” Horrified by the industrial slaughter of millions of soldiers and civilians, the people of the...
AFRICOM & Human Rights in Africa
Friday, December 04, 2020 • 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM • Eastern Standard Time (US & Canada) (GMT-05:00) Host Contact Info: Greta, greta@worldbeyondwar.org Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom-US Section, Black Alliance for Peace, & World BEYOND War...
Ending the United States’ Longest War
In February 2020, the United States and the Taliban signed an agreement laying the groundwork for a full withdrawal of all foreign troops from Afghanistan and ending the United States’ longest war. Efforts to implement the agreement have seen an increase in violence...
Subject: End All Endless Wars, Korea Peace Now!
National Action to End the Korean War March 15-17, 2020; Washington DC Deadline for registration: March 1, 2020 70 Years Too Long! The Korean War (1950-53) never ended. It was merely suspended by an armistice agreement between North Korea and the United States. While...
United for Peace & Justice Calls for a New Foreign Policy
Endless wars since 2001 have caused death and destruction across the Middle East. Initiated after the 9/11 attacks, these wars have not ended terrorism. Instead they have fueled the rise of ever more virulent conflict. The costs in blood, human suffering, and...
2018 International Conference Against US/NATO Military Bases Proceedings now available
On November 16-18, 2018 some 300 peace activists representing over 35 countries gathered in Dublin, Ireland for the International Conference Against US/NATO Military Bases. Irish peace organizations wanted the conference to be held in their country because they...
Women’s March on the Pentagon
In response to the continuing march of military aggression by the USA and to put an antiwar agenda back on the table of activists, we are calling for a Women's (and allies) March on the Pentagon on the 51st anniversary of the 1967 big antiwar event in DC and...
First International Conference Against US/NATO Military Bases
November 16-18, 2018, Dublin, Ireland Add Your Support and Join Us For full information go to http://nousnatobases.org/ As a Friend of Peace Around the World, you know how the threat of war permeates the present global atmosphere. The increasingly aggressive and...
Afghanistan and Perpetual War: Everyone Loses.
October 7th is a grim reminder of 17 years of war in Afghanistan – a war that has brought death, destruction and grievous injury to so many, with little, if any, success and no conclusion. Most Americans cannot explain why we are currently at war in seven countries–...