by admin | Sep 5, 2014 | Action Alerts, Afghanistan, Climate and Environmental Justice, Iraq, UFPJ
We are at a crossroads, faced with a climate crisis that threatens to end our world as we know it. We can’t afford the greenhouse gas emissions from the way we live and from war and preparations for war. We must end the fossil fuel energy economy which war protects....
by admin | Aug 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
The dual tragedies playing out in Gaza and Iraq are graphic reminders of the catastrophic costs of militarism. Each has multiple causes, but paramount among them, American military power and Washington’s decades-old build up of Israeli military power have caused...
by admin | Jul 14, 2014 | Iraq, Legislative Working Group Posts
July 11. Rep. Jim McGovern [D-Mass] today introduced a measure requiring a House vote on Iraq under the War Powers Resolution today, forcing the Republican leadership to take action within fifteen days or face an up-or-down vote which might curb the...
by admin | Jul 11, 2014 | Iraq
United for Peace and Justice hosted and recorded an emergency briefing call on Iraq on July 8. To listen, dial 712-432-1219. When prompted for meeting ID, enter: 446-724-667#. When prompted for reference number, enter: 4# We know that there is NO MILITARY SOLUTION to...
by admin | Jul 10, 2014 | Action Alerts, Iraq, Legislative Working Group Posts, Top Story
To this point the only organized expressions of Congressional opinion have occurred in the House.Rep. Barbara Lee has taken the lead on this. Last month, when the House of Representatives was deliberating on the FY 2015 Defense Appropriations Bill, she offered two...