by UFPJ web | Jun 25, 2022 | Confronting Islamophobia, Events & Updates, Member Group, Top Story
Majid Khan’s sentencing hearing in October of 2021 produced a sea change in the Guantanamo military commissions. These proceedings include the pre-trial hearings of the five men accused of plotting and supporting the 9/11 attacks, which have hopelessly faltered after...
by admin | Dec 14, 2021 | Afghanistan, Confronting Islamophobia, Member Group, Top Story
Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL), the most vocal congressional champion of closing Guantánamo, chaired a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee on December 7. Colleen Kelly a co-founder of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, one of the founding...
by admin | May 20, 2021 | Action Alerts, Confronting Islamophobia, Top Story
United for Peace and Justice supports the ongoing struggle for Palestinian freedom and joins with all groups calling for an arms embargo on Israel and a ceasefire of current attacks. UFPJ encourages all UFPJ member and affiliated groups to join or organize protests in...
by admin | Jan 23, 2021 | Afghanistan, Confronting Islamophobia, Member Group, Top Story
Almost unnoticed amidst the chaos of the final days of the Trump Administration, the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba began its 20th year of operation on January 11, 2021. In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the Bush Administration sent 780 Muslim men and...
by admin | Sep 27, 2020 | Afghanistan, Anti-Intervention, Confronting Islamophobia, Iraq, Member Group, Top Story
On the occasion of the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a coalition of human rights, civil liberties and peace organizations issued a series of reports on the legacy of the United States’ response to the attacks. Their sweeping conclusion was that, “In...
by UFPJ web | Jun 6, 2019 | Confronting Islamophobia, Events & Updates, Top Story
UFPJ was approached about promoting a new film and organizing initiative, “Free Trip to Egypt.” We watched the trailer and were intrigued, so we’re passing the invitation along to you. In these times of tremendous polarization and alienation, film producer Tarek...
