Antiwar/Antimilitarism
“We are Killing Terrorists” and “Attack We Will”- Trump’s Most Vicious Racist Rant
Submitted by staff on Thu, 08/31/2017 - 7:58amOn Monday, August 21, President Donald Trump delivered a prime-time speech almost shocking in its ordinariness. It was such an address as either of his immediate predecessors, George W. Bush or Barack Obama, could easily have given over the previous decade and a half. While hinting at nebulous new strategies and ill-defined new metrics to measure success, President Trump announced that the 17 year old war in Afghanistan will go on pretty much as it has. And the establishment breathed a sigh of relief.
Talk Nation Radio: Kathy Kelly on Stopping Permanent War
Submitted by staff on Tue, 08/01/2017 - 7:26pmDuring each of 20 trips to Afghanistan, Kathy Kelly, as an invited guest of the Afghan Peace Volunteers, has lived alongside ordinary Afghan people in a working class neighborhood in Kabul. She and her companions in Voices for Creative Nonviolence believe that where you stand determines what you see.” In June, 2016, Kathy participated in a delegation that visited five cities in Russia, aiming to learn about Russian opinions regarding NATO exercises taking place along their border. Kelly has joined with activists in various regions of the U.S.
Action & Petition: End the Funding for War
Submitted by staff on Thu, 07/06/2017 - 10:30amJOIN NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE IN
RIVERS OF BLOOD II JULY 12, 2017
An action of nonviolent civil resistance to call on Congress to
stop funding war causing rivers of blood to flow through the US Capitol
Petition: Say no to a 10% increase in military spending!
Submitted by staff on Fri, 03/17/2017 - 9:41am
President Trump just released his budget proposal to pour $54 billion more into the Pentagon at the expense of nearly every federal agency. Titled "America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again," the budget would make America anything but great.
I was six when the Russians came
Submitted by staff on Thu, 02/23/2017 - 10:22amI was six when the Russians came
as told to Maya Evans
February 21, 2017
This is a story about Farzana, translated by her daughter Zarghuna and written up by Maya Evans
PETITION: Bring ALL Troops Home from Afghanistan!
Submitted by Volunteer on Wed, 07/13/2016 - 3:30pmOn 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 made life safer for the people of Afghanistan or here at home.
United for Peace and Justice participated in the Left Forum 2016
Submitted by staff on Thu, 07/07/2016 - 8:25amExactly one month ago, United for Peace and Justice participated in the Left Forum 2016 in New York City. The Left Forum is one of the largest gatherings of radicals and leftists in theUnited States, with thousands of participants and hundreds of workshops, panels, and plenaries.
Report from Odessa: Anti-Fascist Resistance in Ukraine
Submitted by Volunteer on Thu, 05/12/2016 - 3:52pmBy the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC)
At the end of World War Two, the city of Odessa in present-day Ukraine was declared a Hero City by the Soviet Union for its determined resistance to Nazi occupation. It’s a designation still valued by the people of this metropolis of a million people on the western shore of the Black Sea.
