by UFPJ web | Jun 24, 2019 | Action Alerts, Economic Justice, Petition, Poor Peoples Campaign, Top Story
Earlier this week UFPJ National Organizer George Friday, National Co-conveners Jackie Cabasso and Terry Rockefeller, and various UFPJ affiliates, met in Washington, DC at the Poor People’s Campaign Moral Congress, which on Monday released its Moral Budget. The Moral...
by UFPJ web | Jun 18, 2019 | Climate and Environmental Justice, Military Spending, Top Story
A new report from the Watson Institute at Brown University details the staggering greenhouse gas emissions from the U.S. military: 1.2 billion metric tons! This is equal to 257 million passenger car emissions – more than double the number of cars on the road...
by UFPJ web | Jun 14, 2019 | Action Alerts, Iran, Member Group, Sanctions, Top Story
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who has spent the last year boasting about the Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign against Iran, just shifted the narrative last weekend, telling reporters that the Trump administration is open to holding talks with Iran...
by UFPJ web | Jun 6, 2019 | Confronting Islamophobia, Events & Updates, Top Story
UFPJ was approached about promoting a new film and organizing initiative, “Free Trip to Egypt.” We watched the trailer and were intrigued, so we’re passing the invitation along to you. In these times of tremendous polarization and alienation, film producer Tarek...
by UFPJ web | May 30, 2019 | Action Alerts, Member Group, North Korea, Petition, Top Story
Korea needs peace, and the world needs Korea to achieve peace. Here are the critical steps that are needed. We are asking people everywhere on Earth to sign this petition to U.S. President Donald Trump: We urge you to conclude a binding peace agreement constituting a...
by UFPJ web | May 23, 2019 | Action Alerts, Member Group, Military Spending, Top Story
The race is on, with over 20 Democratic candidates currently in the running, but will it lead to peace? This epic campaign season will be a ripe opportunity to raise public awareness and ensure all candidates refuse donations and, in turn, influence, from the top...
