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Election Protection 2020
In case of a disputed election, protracted counting of votes or a coup attempt, protests are being organized nationally, to protect the results. A number of organizations have signed onto this effort, including: Indivisible, 350.org, SURJ, SEIU, Shut Down DC, Sierra...
Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty Reaches 50 Ratifications and Nears Entry-Into-Force
On United Nations Day, October 24, Honduras became the 50th country to ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), bringing the total number of ratifications to 50 and meeting the threshold for the Treaty’s entry-into force. With entry-into-force...
“A Dying Mule Always Kicks the Hardest,” so Get Out the Vote! Update from the Poor People’s Campaign
Voting is Power Unleashed! Millions of people in America today are living without health insurance, without living wages, without clean water, and without voting protections. But if we are united, we can build a new electorate to organize and vote for a moral agenda...
Iraqi Protesters Return to the Squares and Streets
On October 1, the anniversary of the demonstrations that sparked the October Revolution of 2019, protesters returned to Tahrir Square in Baghdad and to the public squares of cities across southern Iraq. They are calling for massive protests to begin again in response...
September 26: International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
On September 26, the UN International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, UFPJ took part in a 10 hour Nuclear-Weapon-Free World global civil society program with presentations, video messages, art, music, workshops and panels. Click here to read the full...
Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security Launches
UFPJ welcomes a new member organization, the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security (CPDCS). After more than four decades with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), the last 36 years of which he served as Director of the Peace & Economic...
Big News from CODEPINK
After 18 years of nonstop engagement of this wonderful organization, Jodie Evans and Medea Benjamin are stepping back from our role as co-directors so that three younger, brilliant and capable women can step forward. The new co-directors will be: Farida Alam, our...
“We Are Many” September 21 north American Film Premiere – Extended Virtual Run!
On September 21, The UN International Day for Peace, United for Peace & Justice was pleased to co-host the north American premiere of “We Are Many”. This moving film tells the inspiring story of the historic global protests demanding No War with Iraq. The film...
A Plowshares Eight 40th Anniversary Virtual Gathering
A reflective reunion of the Plowshares Eight was held on September 9, 2020. One hundred forty people joined Zoom with the understanding that humanity still lives under the threat of nuclear weapons. A moment of silence began the gathering to recall Fr. Daniel...
19 Years After 9/11: A Legacy of Illegal Actions and No Justice Forthcoming
On the occasion of the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a coalition of human rights, civil liberties and peace organizations issued a series of reports on the legacy of the United States’ response to the attacks. Their sweeping conclusion was that, “In...
Gathering of UFPJ Members Features Work of Six Groups
UFPJ’s Member Group Gathering via Zoom on Saturday, September 12th included presentations by six member organizations from all regions of the U.S. If you missed it, or would like to review any of the discussion, watch the video of the UFPJ September 12th Member Group...
#WeThePeoples2020: Our United Nations for Peace, Disarmament, the Climate and COVID-19 recovery
United for Peace & Justice joined #WeThePeoples2020, a coalition of international civil society organizations to promote United Nations and UN-focused events from the International Day of Peace (Sept. 21) through the International Day for Nonviolence (Oct. 2). On...