by admin | Oct 23, 2019 | Anti-Intervention, Climate and Environmental Justice, Events & Updates, Military Spending, No Foreign Bases, Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security, Statement, Top Story
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...
by admin | Sep 21, 2019 | Climate and Environmental Justice, Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security, Top Story, UFPJ
by Mary Hladky and Thea Paneth We are living in a profoundly dangerous moment. We write as members of the coordinating committee of United for Peace and Justice, a national network of peace groups. We are long time activists and mothers of grown children. We worry...
by UFPJ web | Aug 9, 2019 | Events & Updates, Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security, Top Story
As we approach the 74th anniversaries of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, our world is facing numerous nuclear flashpoints within global conflicts and crises that could catastrophically escalate at any moment. The formal U.S. withdrawal on August 2...
by UFPJ web | Aug 6, 2019 | Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security, Top Story, UFPJ
August 6th marks the 74th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima. It is also George Friday’s 60th birthday. In the early days of UFPJ, George was a National Co-chair; today she is our National Organizer, UFPJ’s only paid staff, and absolutely vital to...
by UFPJ web | Jul 29, 2019 | Briefing Call, Climate and Environmental Justice, Divest, Events & Updates, Military Spending, Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security, Top Story
Tuesday July 30 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT/8:00 – 9:30 am PDT 5:00 – 6:30pm Central Europe time Click here to Register Over the next ten years the nuclear armed countries plan to spend over 1 trillion US dollars on the nuclear arms race. Those manufacturing the nuclear...
by UFPJ web | Jul 23, 2019 | Military Spending, Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security, Top Story
Mayors for Peace Group delegation (L-R) Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui; Satoshi Karoki; John Burroughs; North American Coordinator Jackie Cabasso; Director Yasco Suehiro; Secretary-General Yasuyoshi Komizo On July 1, at the close of its 87th Annual Meeting in Honolulu,...
