by MTMcPhearson | Apr 4, 2013 | Top Story, UFPJ
Today marks the 45th anniversary of the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of history’s greatest champions for peace and justice. Dr. King died working to bring about his vision of a just and peaceful world. Killed in Memphis TN by an assassin’s bullet, King was...
by MTMcPhearson | Mar 11, 2013 | Top Story
Yanar Mohammed, Organization of Women’s Freedom in Iraq President March 2, 2013 – The International Women’s Day celebration this year coincides with the tenth anniversary of the tragic attack of the US war-machine on millions of unsuspecting Iraqi...
by MTMcPhearson | Dec 2, 2012 | Afghanistan, Top Story, UFPJ
On Election Day, the American people voted and made their voices heard. We rejected deficit reduction at the expense of working & middle class Americans, the poor & elderly. We rejected more tax breaks for large corporations and the wealthy. Corporations and...
by admin | Nov 20, 2012 | Afghanistan, Legislative Working Group Posts, Top Story, UFPJ
On October 25, 2002 in Washington D.C., more than 70 peace and justice organizations initiated United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ), a new coalition to coordinate opposition to President George W. Bush’s Global War on Terror, at that time focused on the war on Iraq....
by admin | Aug 24, 2012 | Top Story
Organizing the progressive way—from the bottom up at the grassroots level—is how we create meaningful change in this country. No one understands this better than the Progressive Democrats of America. Since its founding in 2004, PDA has worked tirelessly to build a...
by MTMcPhearson | Jul 16, 2012 | Action Alerts, Legislative Working Group Posts, Top Story
Statement from United for Peace and Justice on the FY2013 Pentagon House Appropriations House of Representatives Should Vote: “YES” for Jobs Program, Federal Aid to States and Vital Social Services! “NO” on current proposed FY 2013 Pentagon Budget! Congress is poised...
