by admin | Aug 12, 2019 | Racial Justice, Statement, Top Story, UFPJ
There has been a sea change in the last few weeks, a deepening of the crisis of racial and cultural division is this country, instigated by the President of the United States. It began with his attacks on four women of color, all members of the United States Congress....
by UFPJ web | Jun 27, 2019 | Economic Justice, Petition, Poor Peoples Campaign, Racial Justice, Top Story
Last week UFPJ National Organizer George Friday, National Co-conveners Jackie Cabasso and Terry Rockefeller, and several UFPJ affiliates, met in Washington, DC at the Poor People’s Campaign Moral Congress which released its Moral Budget. This budget provides a...
by UFPJ web | May 20, 2019 | Economic Justice, Poor Peoples Campaign, Racial Justice, Top Story
One of the leaders of the National Poor People’s campaign: A Call for Moral Revival, Bishop William Barber spoke truth to power at a Martin Luther King Day event in Nashville, TN. As he calls out the state governor, he lays out just what a justice legislator is for. ...
by UFPJ web | May 13, 2019 | Action Alerts, Racial Justice, Top Story
Four hundred years ago, in 1619, the first Africans were brought to the North American continent. The time has come for reparations. While there are different narratives of what reparations could be, spirituality, healing, and system change must be at the center of...
by UFPJ web | Apr 14, 2019 | Economic Justice, Events & Updates, Member Group, Military Spending, Racial Justice, Top Story
April 4th can be a day of reflection about our movement as we remember the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s tragic and untimely assassination and his inspiring speech, “Beyond Vietnam, A Time to Break Silence,” delivered at the Riverside Church in New York...
by UFPJ web | Jan 21, 2019 | Economic Justice, Events & Updates, Racial Justice, Top Story
With 2019 now upon us, the 2020 Census is right around the corner. United for Peace and Justice is pleased to invite you to join the 2020 Census Webinar organized by The Coalition on Human Needs and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights on Wednesday,...
