Antiwar/Antimilitarism
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.
WOMEN’S INITIATIVE FOR PEACE IN COLOMBIA
Submitted by Intern on Fri, 03/04/2016 - 2:14pmOn February 12, 2016 a group of women in Colombia decided to take the initiative to commit themselves to peace. This implied taking into their hands the tasks of educating, mobilizing and building support for the Peace Accord being negotiated between the Colombian Government and the FARC guerrillas, both inside Colombia and abroad.
Two arrested for crossing line at Volk Field
Submitted by staff on Sun, 02/28/2016 - 10:57amProtesters at a military base in Juneau County continue to spread their message of ending drone warfare, even if it costs them time in jail.
http://www.wiscnews.com/news/local/article_9d921c6b-c733-5eff-8162-41b18cf2daeb.html
