Injustice at Home
U.S. injustice has deep historical roots: the theft of Native American lands, slavery, centuries of racism and anti-immigrant policies, and profound income and wealth inequality. The legacies of these injustices persist and intersect today. The median wealth of a Black or Latinx family is only a small faction of that of a white family. Native American water and lands continue to be devastated by petroleum pipelines, coal and uranium mining. Muslim-Americans have experienced a wave of Islamophobia, while individuals seeking to enter the U.S. at our southern border are denied the right to seek asylum and detained in pens. UFPJ was founded on the principle that there will be no true peace without addressing the myriad injustices of U.S. society.
The Poor People’s Campaign: A Season of Nonviolent Moral Direct Action to Save Our Democracy
The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival has just wrapped up A Season of Nonviolent Moral Direct Action to Save Our Democracy, focused on four demands of U.S. Senators:1) End the filibuster NOW; 2) Pass ALL provisions of the For the People Act; 3)...
“ACTS of Reimagining” Workshop Compares “George Floyd Justice in Policing Act” and the “People’s Response Act”
In summer 2020, people in the United States were forced to acknowledge and grapple with the violence, systemic injustice and inequity that Black Americans have been subjected to in this country. With the death of George Floyd being recorded and shared all over the...
Poor People’s Campaign Announces a Season of Nonviolent Moral Direct Action
On Monday, July 5, 2021, Bishop William J. Barber II, Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, delivered an impassioned Moral Monday Message to the Nation, declaring, “Democracy vs. autocracy is the battle of our time. We must engage...
All out for June 21! Poor People’s Campaign National Poor People’s and Low Wage Workers Mass Assembly
On June 21, join poor people, low-wage workers, moral and faith leaders and advocates online simultaneously with a socially distant rally in Raleigh, NC for a National Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers Assembly. The hybrid online/in-person mass assembly will include...
The Poor People’s Campaign: Launching a Third Reconstruction
Emerging from the pain and organizing power of the 140 million people living in poverty or with low wages in this nation, the newly introduced Congressional Resolution for a Third Reconstruction reflects an omnibus vision for a fundamental restructuring of society...
The Palestinian Struggle for Freedom Enters a New Phase
United for Peace and Justice supports the ongoing struggle for Palestinian freedom and joins with all groups calling for an arms embargo on Israel and a ceasefire of current attacks. UFPJ encourages all UFPJ member and affiliated groups to join or organize protests in...
Poor People’s Campaign Announces Plans for In-Person Mass Moral March on Washington in June 2022
During the April 19 Moral Monday in Jackson, Mississippi, the Co-Chairs of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, Rev. William Barber II and Rev. Liz Theoharis announced a virtual Mass Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral...
Honoring Dr. King’s Full Legacy – “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence”
April 4, 2021 will mark the 53rd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s tragic and untimely assassination, and the 54th anniversary of his prophetic speech, “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence.” In the years following the September 11, 2001 terrorist...
The Poor Peoples Campaign: “Our wage and our vote is our power!”
As voting rights are under attack and too many people are without living wages, we know that we can’t wait any longer to make our voices heard. Every Monday for the first 100 days of the new Biden-Harris administration, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for...
Heal the Nation: Respect Us, Protect Us – Update from the Poor People’s Campaign
In 1968, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and many others called for a “revolution of values” in America. They sought to build a broad, fusion movement that could unite poor and impacted communities across the country. Their name was a direct cry from the underside of...
The Poor People’s Campaign; Calling for Light, Love and Leadership
The Poor People’s Campaign; Calling for Light, Love and Leadership In light of the events of January 6th, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival produced a video showing the split realities of how non-violent protest has been met versus the...
Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp Begins Its 20th Year
Almost unnoticed amidst the chaos of the final days of the Trump Administration, the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba began its 20th year of operation on January 11, 2021. In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the Bush Administration sent 780 Muslim men and...