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In These Times
March 21, 2018
Howard is part of a grassroots coalition that backed the Sanders-Lee bill, including Just Foreign Policy, United for Peace and Justice and other organizations. Some from that coalition say that the vote was far closer than they were expecting, and achieved the goal of creating a public discussion about anÃâà...
The Western Journal
March 9, 2018
Some of its supported programs at the time included the Open Society Institute of George Soros, the Arab American Action Network, the American Civil Liberties Union and the pro-Castro groups United for Peace and Justice and the Center for Constitutional Rights. In 2012, Tides officials visited the WhiteÃâà...
In These Times
March 8, 2018
The groups are taking no position on the bill, S.J.Res.54, even as it gains political momentum and a groundswell of grassroots backing from About Face: Veterans Against the War, Just Foreign Policy, United for Peace and Justice, Oxfam America, Indivisible and other organizations. Announced on FebruaryÃâà...
Democracy Now!
February 23, 2018
In the early, gosh, '01, I organized demonstrations in Washington with both United for Peace and Justice and the DC Anti-War Network, which I founded. And, you know, I got to the point, in about 2004, 2005, that we could—we could put 300,000 or 400,000 people in the street, Amy. It's really heady stuff.
Civilrights.org
February 21, 2018
On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the 200 undersigned organizations that work directly with and advocate for low-income people, people of color, seniors, families struggling to find housing, people with disabilities, residents of rural areas, veterans, victims of domesticÃâà...
HuffPost
February 15, 2018
Organizers included the umbrella peace group United for Peace and Justice, the socialist group International ANSWER and a host of labor unions, environmental groups and progressive organizations like MoveOn.org. Bennis connected protesters with the leadership of the United Nations to deliver theirÃâà...
Democracy Now!
January 25, 2018
Leslie was the National Coordinator of United for Peace and Justice, a coalition that grew to 1,400-member groups. Her coalition-building and organizing skills have mobilized hundreds of thousands of people in many of the nation's largest demonstrations and hundreds of other events, including the million-person NuclearÃâà...
Center for Research on Globalization
December 28, 2017
There was also long-held and fairly broad skepticism about the intentions of United For Peace and Justice (UFPJ) and the A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition, which organized most of the big protests over the last 17 years. This was due to the “big tent” affiliations of some of their steering committee members, whichÃâà...
Common Dreams
November 8, 2017
... we can even bring our own signs because they say the current moment is so dangerous and crazy. We meet at the Parade Ground between Boston Common and The Public Garden at noon on Saturday November 11th. Thea Paneth serves on the coordinating committee of United for Peace and Justice.
Common Dreams
November 6, 2017
... and South Korea reject the war-mongering policies of our governments and express our friendship and solidarity with the people of North Korea," said Jackie Cabasso, Executive Director of the Western States Legal Foundation in California, and the National Co-Convener of United for Peace and Justice.
In These Times
October 5, 2017
Here, we can learn from the strong anti-war movement following the 9/11 attacks. The two big coalitions—United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ) and ANSWER—divided over organizing strategy and whether to criticize the Saddam Hussein government. The broader of the two, UFPJ—powerfully anti-war butÃâà...
Mendocino Beacon
August 25, 2017
According to participant Vicki Wellspring, “The rally was organized by Mothers United for Peace and Justice and other local groups in solidarity with people around the world standing up against white supremacy and racism.” Mendocino Class of 2016 graduates Yaa Amissah-Aidoo and Isla Bowery were atÃâà...
SF Weekly (blog)
May 17, 2017
... and Jackie Cabasso, executive director of the Western States Legal Foundation and co-chair of United for Peace and Justice. World Beyond War co-founder and activist David Hartsough will moderate “Remembering Past Wars … And Preventing the Next,” which includes 12- to 15-minute talks from eachÃâà...
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