[Peace] Fwd: [ufpj] UFPJ National Assembly Update

Fri Nov 14 13:20:28 CST 2008

I send this along to elicit interest in attending the UFPJ assembly  
in Chicago, Dec. 12-14. Two delegates from AWARE are allowed to  
participate in the proceedings. In any case, I recommend  looking at  
the website, given below, for the meeting;  it contains draft  
statements  giving the purpose and strategy of UFPJ, and asks for  
comments thereupon.
Perhaps we can discuss this at our next meeting.

Randall and YT are presently listed as representatives of AWARE to UFPJ.

--mkb

Begin forwarded message:

> From: UFPJ <webmaster at unitedforpeace.org>
> Date: November 14, 2008 12:13:08 PM CST
> To: brussel at uiuc.edu
> Subject: [ufpj] UFPJ National Assembly Update
> Reply-To: webmaster at unitedforpeace.org
>
> Dear UFPJ Member Groups,
>
> We know that we have sent you a lot - like a ton!! - of email about  
> the National Assembly. It's been important to get information to  
> you, but we also wanted to make certain that the member groups have  
> all of the various documents that are being revised as part of the  
> run-up to the Assembly, documents which will be discussed and  
> finalized when we all gather in Chicago.
>
> If you have missed anything, it is all online at the UFPJ Assembly  
> website. Please take a moment, if you have not done so yet, to look  
> over the materials. And we hope your group will get involved in the  
> process of revising the basic documents that guide the work of this  
> coalition.
>
> We are also happy to let you know about some of the people who have  
> agreed to be with us at the Assembly, listed below. In the coming  
> weeks, as more people are confirmed, we will make sure to get word  
> out.
>
> Finally, we have prepared a short announcement about the National  
> Assembly that we hope you will share with others: people in your  
> organization as well as other groups you work with. Remember, while  
> decisions at the Assembly will only be made by the delegates from  
> UFPJ member groups, we very much encourage the participation of  
> allies and friends. Please help us get the word out by sharing the  
> announcement below.
>
> As always, feel free to contact the UFPJ national office if you  
> have any questions, need more information, or have ideas you want  
> to share - 212-868-5545. Thanks everyone.
>
> Peace,
>
> Leslie Cagan
> National Coordinator, UFPJ
>
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>
> ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT UFPJ NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
>
> On December 12-14, in Chicago, IL, United For Peace and Justice  
> will convene its 4th National Assembly, a meeting-place for  
> national, regional, and local activists from all over the country  
> to take stock of the national mood and the direction of the antiwar  
> movement and to plan strategically for the year ahead. Delegates  
> from UFPJ's 1,400 member groups will have the chance to come  
> together to plan effective and united action.
>
> With the popular force and energy that the Obama candidacy  
> unleashed, United For Peace and Justice sees a vital opportunity to  
> further expand the antiwar movement and to put an end to the still- 
> raging wars in Iraq and Afghanistan by tapping into this reserve of  
> public fervor. Plus, with economic turmoil roiling communities all  
> over the country, UFPJ finds it more important than ever to build  
> the broadest and strongest movement for peace and justice, anchored  
> in communities of color, immigrants, working and poor people,  
> women, LGBT people, active-duty military personnel and veterans,  
> and youth. Rarely before has the connection between U.S. militarism  
> and the financial deprivations that our communities suffer been  
> more openly visible than now, and UFPJ's National Assembly will  
> strive to develop a plan of action to address this serious problem  
> of U.S. government priorities.
>
> Click here to join us at the National Assembly to ensure that the  
> peace and justice movement pushes to the forefront at this  
> momentous time in our nation's history. Plus, be sure to check out  
> further details of the National Assembly, including guest speakers,  
> a draft agenda, and more.
>
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>
> SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE JOINING US AT THE UFPJ NATIONAL  
> ASSEMBLY
>
> Phyllis Bennis
> Many of you will know Phyllis from her periodic 'Talking Points'  
> that are distributed to UFPJ member groups, as well as from her  
> many years of analytic work and activism on Middle East and UN  
> issues. Phyllis helped found the U.S. Campaign to End Israeli  
> Occupation and is a Fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies  
> (both member groups of UFPJ). Since our creation in 2002, she has  
> worked closely with United For Peace and Justice.
>
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>
> Tom Hayden
> Since his activism and leadership in SDS in the 1960's, Tom has  
> been a leading voice for peace, economic and social justice and  
> greater citizen participation in the electoral process. In 2007, he  
> published Ending the War in Iraq and has been speaking against the  
> war extensively throughout the country.
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> William McNary
> William is the President of USAction, the nation's largest  
> coalition of progressive grassroots organizations working together  
> to win social, racial, economic and environmental justice - and a  
> close ally of UFPJ. He is also the Co-Director for Citizen Action/ 
> Illinois, the Illinois affiliate of USAction. Citizen Action/ 
> Illinois is the state's largest public interest organization  
> working on an ambitious agenda that includes health care reform,  
> environmental safety, utility reform, public education funding and  
> campaign finance reform.
>
> Antonia Juhasz
> Author of The Tyranny of Oil: the World's Most Powerful Industry,  
> and What We Must Do To Stop, Antonia is a policy-analyst, author  
> and activist.She is an associate fellow with the Institute for  
> Policy Studies, a fellow with Oil Change International, and a  
> senior analyst for Foreign Policy In Focus.  Antonia is also author  
> of The Bu$h Agenda: Invading the World, One Economy at a Time. She  
> is a powerful speaker on one of the most important issues of the day.
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