by UFPJ web | May 18, 2018 | Divest, Events & Updates, Military Spending, Poor Peoples Campaign, Racial Justice, UFPJ
This past Monday, May 14, the Poor People’s Campaign launched a multi-issue campaign in 40 states to address poverty, racism, the war economy and environmental devastation. These actions included an expansive wave of nonviolent civil disobedience. The focus of this...
by admin | Nov 5, 2017 | Action Alerts, Member Group, North Korea, Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security, UFPJ
The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month was the day that the Armistice between WWI Allies and Germany went into effect in 1918. World War I or the War to End All Wars was fought from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918 mobilizing 70 million military...
by admin | Nov 5, 2017 | Action Alerts, Organized Labor, UFPJ
United for Peace and Justice congratulates the AFL-CIO for adopting Resolution 50: War is Not the Answer at its recent convention, on October 25, 2017. In Resolution 50, “[T]he AFL-CIO calls upon the president and Congress to bring the war dollars home and make our...
by admin | Nov 5, 2017 | Action Alerts, Events & Updates, North Korea, Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security, UFPJ
By Thea Paneth,UFPJ Coordinating Committee Member & Boston Area OrganizerThe eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month was the day that the Armistice between WWI Allies and Germany went into effect in 1918. World War I or the War To End All Wars was...
by admin | Oct 26, 2017 | Action Alerts, UFPJ, Yemen
Crisis in Yemen continues with tens of thousands of people killed, 19 million people on the verge of starvation, and a raging cholera epidemic that has made more than half a million people ill. Saudi Arabia has been bombing Yemen and blocking key harbors so that food...
by admin | Oct 20, 2017 | Action Alerts, Iran, Sanctions, UFPJ
Iran is complying with the nuclear deal. Trump, on the other hand, is risking a war — and torching U.S. credibility.by Phyllis BennisDespite heavy competition, Trump’s latest Iran move ranks near the top of the list of the most reckless actions of this...