Code Pink Demo: Bring the troops home

ACTION NEEDED: CALL THE WHITE HOUSE TO SAY NO MORE TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN, Mon., Nov. 23, through Wed., Nov. 25, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, call 202-456-1111

For 3 days, people from every corner of the country will be flooding the White House with calls. We oppose sending more [...]

Dear UFPJ Member Groups,

Sometime soon we can expect an announcement from President Obama about his plans for Afghanistan. Now, while the final decision is still being deliberated, is the time to bring as much pressure to bear as possible.

We call on your organization to act NOW to pressure the President to choose NOT to escalate [...]

Benefit Showing of the film Rethink Afghanistan

Click here to demand civilian solutions for Afghanistan.

Click here for directions to the benefit showing.

Click here to buy tickets online.

Click here to download the flyer in color or here for the flyer in B&W.

From: Gael and Rusti, Co-Conveners of the Legislative Working Group

As we reported last week the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the final version of the 2010 Defense budget, which contained another $128 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Only a handful of antiwar House members voted “Nay”. To see the roll-call: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2009/roll770.xml.   [...]

President Barack Obama was elected on a platform of CHANGE and with hopes for diplomacy, not war! As the war in Iraq winds down, more troops have been sent to Afghanistan. Some in the Pentagon are calling for more!

Now, 54% of the people believe the Afghanistan war is a mistake. The peace movement is challenged [...]

A Summer Social and FUNDRAISER for UFPJ
(The Military Budget) IT’S NOT FAIRE! Share a Fair slice of a better pie with United for Peace and Justice.

We have all seen the chart depicting U.S. budget priorities by now….the slices for anything other than military and defense spending are miniscule. For the Pentagon and the wars they [...]

Before the Memorial Day recess, both the House and Senate voted to support a FY 2009 Spending bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. After a reconciliation process, both House and Senate will have an opportunity to vote once more on the bill, perhaps as early as the week of June 1, 2009.

They [...]

Thursday, May 21, 2009

What’s the first step for us to stop the war in Afghanistan? Shift American public opinion. We get our voices out through op-eds, letters to the editor, TV and radio interviews, Twitter, and blogs. These media might be the most effective, powerful force to provoke and change minds nationwide, resulting [...]

Representatives and Senators Are Home April 6-20

Call for Visits with Members of Congress

During these two weeks, Congress will be on recess, which means our elected officials will be in their home districts — the perfect opportunity to set up meetings with them. The UFPJ Legislative Working Group, with input from the other UFPJ working groups, has [...]

President Obama announced his decision to send 17,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan, on the grounds that ‘the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan demands urgent attention’.

United For Peace and Justice strongly opposes this decision. We urge you to immediately call on President Obama to choose diplomacy, not escalation. We must let [...]