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U.S. Conference of Mayors Calls for Human-Centered Security in a Time of Global Pandemic
At the close of its 88th Annual Meeting, held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on June 30, 2020, the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) Executive Committee unanimously adopted a sweeping resolution “Calling for Human-Centered Security in a Time of Global...
IRAQ UPDATE: Multiple Challenges to Justice, Peace, Democracy and Human Rights
Nine years after U.S. troops “left” Iraq, only to return many times to confront ISIS and the other predictable fallout of the ill-conceived U.S. policy to “democratize” Iraq, Iraq’s national government fails to serve its people. A central issue is how the sectarian...
On Earth Peace
On Earth Peace is a member group of United for Peace & Justice – you may be interested in their upcoming online webinar on July 23. Join Christian Peacemaker Teams and On Earth Peace in a joint webinar on the intersection between nonviolence and undoing...
Strike For Black Lives! July 20, 2020
On Monday July 20th, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival is joining a coalition of major labor unions and racial and social justice organizations, including SEIU, the Fight for $15 and a Union, the Movement for Black Lives and many more, for...
Facing History and Ourselves: Full Spectrum Dominance from White Supremacy to Hiroshima & Nagasaki
Societies are a fabric of a whole. The foundations of domestic, foreign and military policies are the same. in his article "Facing History and Ourselves: Full Spectrum Dominance from White Supremacy to Hiroshima & Nagasaki," Joseph Gerson explains that since the...
Protests of the Murder of George Floyd Met with Military Force UFPJ Member Groups and Leaders Respond
The police murder of George Floyd sparked an outpouring of public protest across the nation, and members of UFPJ’s leadership, past and present, joined calls to defund the police and the military, while warning of imminent threats to our democracy. Michael McPhearson,...
Webinar: 75th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings – Deconstructing the Myths and Promoting a Nuclear Weapons-Free and Just World
Webinar: 75th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings - Deconstructing the Myths and Promoting a Nuclear Weapons-Free and Just World In the runup to the 75th anniversary commemorations of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, on July 13, three extraordinary...
June 20, 2020: Power Concedes Nothing Without an Organized Demand
United for Peace & Justice is proud to be a National Mobilizing Partner in the Poor People’s Campaign; A National Call for Moral Revival. On June 20 the voices of our movement rang out loud and clear through the Mass Poor People’s Assembly and Moral March on...
Mapping the Militarization of Police
Central to the crucial debates about policing and racism that Americans are engaged in is the growing militarization of U.S. law enforcement: adoption of the equipment, tactics and mindset of the military, along with the overwhelmingly disproportionate use of SWAT...
Are You Ready to Throw Down this Weekend?
The Mass Poor People's Assembly and Moral March on Washington Digital Gathering is just 2 days away and momentum is growing! United for Peace & Justice is proud to be among the more than 200 partner organizations across the country, including unions, religious...
Countdown to June 20, 2020! Join the Poor People’s Campaign Mass Digital Justice Gathering
History teaches us that it is exactly in moments like these that a movement of the many is necessary to force the nation into action. In the midst of a pandemic, economic collapse, a racial justice uprising, militarization of the police, and more, the key to real and...
California Poor People’s Campaign Virtual Town Hall Sat., June 13, 11am PST
California Poor People’s Campaign Virtual Town Hall Saturday, June 13, 2020•11:00 AM • Pacific Daylight Time Everybody’s Got a Right to Live! We Won’t Be Silent Anymore RSVP here to attend the town hall Host Contact Info: info(at)ppcbayarea.org In the context of the...