by admin | Jun 24, 2020 | Military Spending, Racial Justice, Top Story
Central to the crucial debates about policing and racism that Americans are engaged in is the growing militarization of U.S. law enforcement: adoption of the equipment, tactics and mindset of the military, along with the overwhelmingly disproportionate use of SWAT...
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...
