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Demand an Immediate Ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza War
We must collectively raise our voices, making it clear to our Congressional representative that we want a Ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war. Ask your representative to add their name, as a co-sponsor, to H.Res. 786. To date only 17 representatives have seen fit to...
Israel/Palestine October 2023 War: Resources
Image: Rousseau Diderot, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons United for Peace and Justice here provides statements, analysis, and commentary from a variety of organizations, news sources, and analysts, including statements from United for Peace and Justice member groups...
Ukraine War Notwithstanding, the Middle East and its Oil will Always be at the Center of U.S. Foreign Policy
by Michael Eisenscher, National Coordinator Emeritus, U.S. Labor Against the War During the last year-and-a-half, the war in Ukraine has commanded the lion’s share of the attention of the U.S. and international antiwar movement – although that conflict has also...
“Oppenheimer” – the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
The much-hyped Hollywood blockbuster film, “Oppenheimer,” a biographical drama about the “father” of the atomic bomb, directed by Christopher Nolan, opened July 21. The film focuses on the story of Oppenheimer’s leadership of the team that developed and tested the...
Hundreds of Poor People, Faith Leaders from 30+ States Descend on Capitol Hill for Three-Day Poor People’s Campaign Congress, Demand Action to Address Death by Poverty
Hundreds of Poor People’s Campaign leaders from over 30 states came together on Capitol Hill June 19-21 to shift the nation’s attention to the reality of poverty in the country, highlight poverty as an American death sentence and demand action to end murder by public...
Message from the National Co-Chairs of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival
Across the country, the Poor People's Campaign is calling for a Third Reconstruction. Amid targeted extremist attacks, murder exacted through public policy, and the interlocking injustices of systemic racism, ecological devastation, the war economy & militarism,...
Zoom Briefing: Can Nuclear Energy Help Meet U.S. Climate Goals?
Friday June 2, 2023, 1:30pm Eastern time/10:30 am Pacific time From the Inflation Reduction Act to Oliver Stone’s new film, there’s a renewed discussion about the role nuclear energy might play in the climate fight. Join us for an expert briefing drilling down on the...
End Women’s Poverty: Invest in Caring Not Killing – International Women’s Day event now online
A report from the California Poor People’s Campaign End Women’s Poverty: Invest in Caring Not Killing, an International Women’s Day event on March 8, was spearheaded by the California Poor People’s Campaign (PPC), with UFPJ, CODEPINK and Women’s International League...
This April 4: Organize a Public Reading of Dr. King’s “Beyond Vietnam: Speech in Your Community
On April 4, 1967, exactly one year before his tragic assassination, in his prophetic speech, “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. declared: “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on...
To Turn Back the “Doomsday Clock” Zoom Discussion, February 28 – recording now available
Photo credit: Jamie Christiani, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists On January 24, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientist moved the hands of its iconic Doomsday Clock forward, largely (though not exclusively) because of the mounting dangers of the war in Ukraine. The...
GTMO UPDATE: Detainee Releases and High-Level Reviews of Guantanamo Policies and Practices
Good news and Guantanamo are two ideas not normally associated with one another, but February 2023 has been a month of important positive developments for the men being held at the Guantanamo detention facility and for eventually ending the failed system of military...
If Biden Doesn’t Close Guantánamo, What President Will? Take Action Today!
By Terry Rockefeller, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows Since UFPJ’s founding, our member organizations—September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, Witness Against Torture, CODEPINK, and many others—have worked to close the illegal off-shore detention...