'About United for Peace and Justice
United for Peace and Justice is a coalition of more than 800 local and national groups throughout the United States who have joined together to oppose our government's policy of permanent warfare and empire-building.
We welcome the participation of any and all national, regional and local groups who share our goals and wish to work with others.
Become a Member Group [>>]
Since our founding in October 2002, UFPJ has spurred hundreds of protests and rallies around the country, and organized the two largest demonstrations against the Iraq war.
History and Accomplishments
UFPJ began as a national campaign to bring together a broad range of organizations throughout the United States to help coordinate work against a U.S. war on Iraq. At an initial meeting in Washington, DC on October 25, 2002, more than 70 peace and justice organizations agreed to form United for Peace and Justice and coordinate efforts to oppose the war on Iraq.
• As part of a February 15, 2003 global day of protest, "The World Says No to War" UFPJ helped coordinate and publicize more than 790 demonstrations worldwide, and organized a rally at the United Nations headquarters in New York City that drew more than 500,000 participants.
• Two days after the bombing of Iraq began, on March 22, 2003, UFPJ mobilized more than 300,000 people for a protest march down Broadway in New York City.
• A May 2003 teach-in organized by UFPJ about war and empire drew a standing-room-only crowd of 2,000 to Washington, DC to hear Arundhati Roy, Howard Zinn, Edward Said and other prominent speakers.
• In June 2003, representatives of more than 325 local and national peace and justice groups from across the U.S. gathered again in Chicago for UFPJ's first Strategy and Planning Conference. The conference was aimed to help coordinate actions to stop the Bush administration's program of permanent war, as well as solidify UFPJ's organizational structure. Some of what emerged from the conference:
Unity Statement [>>]
Organizational Structure [>>]
Strategic Framework [>>]
Action Priorities [>>]
Steering Committee [>>]
Financial Report [>>]
• On September 13, 2003, in an unprecedented coming together of the anti-war and anti-corporate globalization movements, UFPJ helped coordinate more than 60 solidarity demonstrations in the United States during the World Trade Organization meeting in Cancun, Mexico.
• On October 25, 2003, UFPJ co-sponsored a major march and rally in Washington, D.C. against the occupation of Iraq.
• On November 9, 2003, UFPJ coordinated a national day of action against Israel's separation wall, with events in 11 cities around the United States.
• Continuing our work to link the fight against war and empire with the fight for global economic justice, UFPJ played a major role in the November 18-20, 2003 mobilization against the Free Trade Area of the Americas in Miami, Florida.
• In December 2003, UFPJ adopted a comprehensive strategic action plan for 2004.
• UFPJ initiated the call to action for a global day of protest on March 20, 2004, the one-year anniversary of the Iraq War. More than 2 million people worldwide took to the streets that day, holding over 575 protests in more than 60 countries.'
ANY HEINZ/TIDES FOUNDATION MONEY IN THERE?????????