by admin | May 22, 2020 | Military Spending, Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security, Top Story
United for Peace and Justice has endorsed the new Global #FREEZEWeapons Campaign to urge our own and other countries to freeze weapons production, trade and supply. Propelled by the devastating impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus globally, the SCRAP Weapons team at...
by admin | May 22, 2020 | Member Group, Military Spending, Saudi Arabia, Top Story
As the Saudi-waged war on Yemen gained steam with U.S.-made weapons killing tens of thousands of Yemeni children, peace activists in the Boston area, home to the Raytheon Company, developed a sophisticated campaign to highlight the company’s destructive misdeeds....
by admin | May 12, 2020 | Action Alerts, Divest, Member Group, Military Spending, North Korea, Sanctions, Top Story
The coronavirus pandemic highlights the urgent need to reprioritize US foreign policy toward global cooperation and peace. Join UFPJ member groups and affiliates for these exciting actions and webinars. 1) National Action to End the Korean War: June 1 – 5,...
by admin | Apr 21, 2020 | Climate and Environmental Justice, Divest, Global Day of Action Against Military Spending, Military Spending, Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security, Top Story
International webinar: April 21, 2020. Held in conjunction with Earth Day 2020 and the Global Days of Action on Military Spending, April 10 – May 5, 2020. Watch the video here. The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need for governments and the international...
by admin | Apr 20, 2020 | Economic Justice, Military Spending, Poor Peoples Campaign, Top Story
“We must rapidly begin the shift from a ‘thing-oriented’ society to a ‘person-oriented’ society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism are...
by admin | Apr 19, 2020 | Climate and Environmental Justice, Divest, Global Day of Action Against Military Spending, Military Spending, Top Story
April 22 2020 is officially the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Addressing the climate crisis is one of the most important challenges of our time. The U.S. military is the world’s largest consumer of oil and causes more greenhouse gas pollution than 140 nations...
