by admin | May 22, 2020 | Economic Justice, Events & Updates, Poor Peoples Campaign, Top Story
United for Peace and Justice invites you to find inspiration and motivation as we host a screening of “We Cried Power ”on Tuesday, June 2 at 8:00-9:30 pm EDT; 7:00 – 8:30 pm CDT; 6:00 – 7:30 pm MDT; 5:00 – 6:30 pm PDT. We’ll watch and discuss this documentary about...
by admin | May 22, 2020 | Divest, Member Group, Top Story
Over the past month, CODEPINK and World Beyond War have hosted a 5-part webinar series introducing our divest from the war machine campaign. We were joined by coalition partners to discuss topics ranging from Divestment 101 to conducting strategic campaign research to...
by admin | May 22, 2020 | Action Alerts, Economic Justice, Petition, Poor Peoples Campaign, Top Story
On May 21, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival launched a national day of action calling for people to Stay in Place! Stay Alive! Organize! Right now, states are beginning to reopen, against the best recommendations of doctors, public health...
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,...
