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ACTION & EVENT | Art Build for Peace Rally at First Presidential Debate at Hofstra
While the Presidential candidates advocate for reckless, endless military expansion and military spending, we’ll be building a peace zone to demand diplomacy and accountability in U.S. foreign policy. Please join Peace Action for an art build for a peace rally at...
EVENT | Brooklyn For Peace addresses: “A New Cold War? The U.S., NATO and Putin’s Russia”
THURSDAY, SEPT 15, 7 pm: A New Cold War? The U.S., NATO and Putin's Russia Does NATO make Europe and the U.S. more or less secure? Is NATO's military buildup dangerous? How should the peace movement respond to NATO? A Community Forum with Joseph Gerson, Director,...
TIME SENSITIVE: Organizational Sign-On to Stop Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia
Add Your Group's Endorsement to Peace Movement Letter to Congress ***THURSDAY DEADLINE!!!*** So far, two dozen national and local peace organizations have already signed on to a letter to Congress urging them to reject the planned $1.15 billion foreign military sale...
Support “Disarm! International Peace Bureau Congress 2016”
The IPB world congress is less than a month away. Will a member of your UFPJ organization be joining us Sept. 30-Oct. 3 in Berlin, Germany? Visit their site to register and to find out more about the schedule:https://www.ipb2016.berlin/ Support their efforts for...
Registration for the “No War 2016: Real Security Without Terrorism” Conference in Washington, D.C., September 23-25 is almost closed, as space is filling up.
Registration for the "No War 2016: Real Security Without Terrorism" Conference in Washington, D.C., September 23-25 is almost closed, as space is filling up. Click here to see the event agenda and to register for No War 2016: http://worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2016/...
URGENT ACTION: Send a Letter to Congress to Halt Saudi Weapons Deal
The Peace Movement has a rare opportunity to get Congress to halt weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, which is a human rights violator and is committing deadly war crimes in Yemen with the support of the U.S. The Obama Administration has recently blocked the sale of...
Join UFPJ Allies at the World Social Forum in Montreal Aug. 9-14
It's hard to believe that the World Social Forum is already well underway in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It seems like just yesterday that UFPJ was on some of the earliest North American outreach calls with the organizers. This week, there are hundreds of workshops and...
It’s No Time for Peace Organizing to Slow Down!
It may be summertime, but that doesn’t mean that UFPJ's taking a holiday. Between the racist killings and harassment on our streets, endless U.S. wars abroad, and military games being conducted by nuclear armed states, we are campaigning tirelessly and creatively to...
The Imperative of Nuclear Disarmament & New Priorities in an Increasingly Dangerous World
The following call was recorded on July 20, 2016. Our presenters were: Jackie Cabasso, Executive Director, Western States Legal Foundation; North American Coordinator, Mayors for Peace; Abolition 2000 “founding mother”, and National Co-convener, United for Peace and...
Get Involved in Peace and Justice ACTIONS in Philadelphia!
Activists from around the country are meeting at the RNC and DNC conventions to continue the struggle against endless war, to demand a more livable future, and to defend our planet. We have reached out to UFPJ Member Groups to compile a list of events that are being...
August is “Nuclear-Free Future Month”
On August 6 and 9, the 71st anniversaries of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we encourage you to highlight the growing dangers of wars among nuclear-armed states and the imperative of nuclear disarmament as you commemorate those horrific events....
PETITION: Tell the President, “Bring ALL Troops Home From Afghanistan!”
On July 6, President Obama announced his intention to maintain 8,400 troops on the ground and in harms way in Afghanistan. United for Peace and Justice opposes this continuation of ENDLESS WAR that has neither reduced incidences of terrorism throughout the world, nor...