UFPJ Action Alert: Tuesday night, did you hear the words peace or immediate withdrawal? I didn't

Dear UJP Activist, Tuesday night during the Presidential debate neither candidate mentioned the word peace nor did one of them promise to immediately bring our troops home from Afghanistan. It’s amazing. With the majority of U.S. citizens and even the NY Times who once supported the war calling for an immediate withdrawal, both candidates have decided to ignore the demands of the average American. This is exactly why we need your support if we are going to solve our economic woes, peace with an economy based on human needs and justice for all members of our society must be part of the public discourse. Your support will make it possible for UFPJ to continue organizing to raise our voices, take a stand, and challenge the U.S. war machine. After the election, neither a President Obama nor Romney should believe it is worth the political risk to start a new war with Iran, Syria or any other nation. Whoever is president must end the Veterans For Peace (UFPJ member group) member and Vietnam War veteran Mike Hastle is arrested at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza in NY City during an Oct 7th vigil marking 11 years of war in Afghanistan war in Afghanistan and bring the troops, the military advisors, and the private contractors home. We must maintain pressure to redirect U.S. foreign policy and our economy away from constant war, and towards peace and global community building. This is the challenge we face. UFPJ’S new organizing brochure details our campaigns, committees and strategies for carrying our peace and justice work forward. YOUR SUPPORT will help us move these initiatives forward. UFPJ makes it possible for peace and justice activists – like you – to raise your voice, take a stand, and challenge the U.S. war machine. The Iran Pledge of Resistance that UFPJ initiated has thousands of supporters. To oppose U.S. militarism and move from our current War Economy to a Justice Economy, we must confront the corporate power behind the war machine and change the culture of our nation. Your donation to UFPJ will help keep the momentum of the Pledge growing and it will support new campaigns our members want. We are counting on your participation and commitment, and your support. Thank you for all you do! Michael T. McPhearson National Coordiator