There is
a lot of important information about UFPJ below, but first we want to
make sure
that you know about our activities
planned to mark the 5th anniversary of the invasion of
UFPJ held
its 3rd National Assembly in June 2007. More than 300 delegates from
UFPJ
member groups gathered to discuss priorities and strategy for our work
over the
next 18 months. You can find a brief summary of the Assembly, as well
as the
Strategic Framework, Comprehensive Program and Structure and
Functioning
documents that were adopted at the Assembly here: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=3694
Now, on
to some other items:
1) We've
created a listing for your group in the Member Groups Directory on the
UFPJ
website, a feature which can steer individuals and journalists looking
for
groups in your area to your organization. To verify that the listing is
accurate, visit the directory -- http://www.unitedforpeace.org/groups
-- then scroll down and click on your state to find the listing. Send
updates
to membergroups@unitedforpeace.org
2) We've
added the email address you provided us to our moderated,
announcement-only
listserv for UFPJ member groups. Posts to that list include notices of
conference calls and nationally organized activities, new resources
like
leaflets and talking points, requests for input on strategy, etc. We
will also
add that email address to UFPJ’s national action alert listserv. (If
you’re in
the greater NYC or Bay Area regions, we’ll also add your email to the
appropriate local listserv.)
As the contact
person for your group, please forward emails from these two listservs
to the
members of your group. This is our primary method for alerting the more
than
1400 groups in our coalition to what is going on nationally and for
coordinating our work.
3) I've
attached important information on our primary listservs, the national
office
and staff, and UFPJ’s working groups and current Steering Committee
below.
Hopefully that will answer any questions you might have. If not, please
check
our website, as it is updated with new information regularly. If your
question
remains unanswered by these resources, please call the national office
at
212-868-5545.
Let us
know if there is anything the national office can do to help your local
campaigns and projects -- we'll do our best! We also want to hear your
ideas
for resources or organizing materials we might be able to provide. We
can't
promise we can do everything, but we will certainly try. Email organizing@unitedforpeace.org
4) One of
the most important ways your group can help strengthen the coalition is
by
letting others know that you are a member group of United for Peace and
Justice. Please be sure to mention it in press releases, on flyers for
your
events, on your website, etc. If your group has a website, please post
one of
the banners on the webpage below on your homepage, with a link to
www.unitedforpeace.org: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=3150
5) At
UFPJ’s 2005 assembly, our member groups voted to require UFPJ member
groups to
make an annual financial contribution and/or provide in-kind services
on a
sliding scale of $50-$500 or more, depending on their resources. We
count on
the dues from member groups to help cover the costs of sustaining the
national
coalition. UFPJ recommends the following contributions:
•
Local organization with no paid staff:
$50
•
Local organization with paid staff: $100
•
National organization with no paid
staff: $200
•
National organization with one paid
staff: $300
•
National organization with more than one
paid staff: $500 or more
(If your
group is a local chapter of a national organization, we recommend you
follow
the guidelines for local organizations.)
To pay by
credit card, please use our online donation page -- http://www.unitedforpeace.org/donate
-- be sure to list the full name of your organization and to choose
“Member
Group Dues” from the “Please direct my donation toward” dropdown menu.
Or, call
our office at 212-868-5545 to give us the information by phone. Specify
your
group’s name and that you’re making a member group contribution for
2008.
If your
group would like to pay by check, be sure to write “2008 Dues + Name of
Group”
in the memo line and make your check payable to United for Peace and
Justice. Mail
it to:
United
for Peace and Justice
We look
forward to working with you to end this war in
Peace,
Susan
Chenelle
Internet
Coordinator
United
for Peace and Justice
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INFORMATION INCLUDED
BELOW:
1)
contact information for the UFPJ national office
2)
national UFPJ staff
3) UFPJ's
main listservs and other online tools
4) UFPJ's
campaigns/working groups
5)
current UFPJ steering committee
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1) UNITED
FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE CONTACT INFORMATION
UFPJ
website: http://www.unitedforpeace.org
UFPJ
mailing address:
United
for Peace and Justice
UFPJ
national office:
Anyone
who would like to make a much needed and appreciated donation to
support the
work of UFPJ, can do so via our secure, online donation page: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/donate
UFPJ
t-shirts, yard signs, buttons, stickers, magnets and more are available
on our
online storefront: http://unitedforpeace.org/catalog/
… there are substantial discounts for bulk orders, which means they are
good
fundraising opportunities for your group!
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2)
NATIONAL STAFF
Leslie
Cagan -- National Coordinator, lesliecagan@igc.org
Judith
Le Blanc – Organizing Coordinator, jleblanc@unitedforpeace.org
Susan
Chenelle -- Internet Coordinator, susan@unitedforpeace.org
Sue Udry
-- Legislative Action Coordinator, sue@unitedforpeace.org
Nia
Wiltshire -- Volunteer Coordinator, nia@unitedforpeace.org
Dick
Buchanan – Finance Coordinator, finance@unitedforpeace.org
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3) UFPJ
LISTSERVS
UFPJ
listservs are an important communication tool. Please use them to get
key
information your group needs as well as to share ideas and news with
others.
There are
three main listservs for all UFPJ member groups. In addition, each of
the
several working groups of UFPJ has its own listserv.
The three
main UFPJ listservs are:
1) ufpj@lists.mayfirst.org
The
internal announcements list for UFPJ. Each member group of UFPJ should
have at
least one representative subscribed to this list. If it would help
facilitate
communication and the sharing of information, we can add two or three
more
people from your group to this list. We will need the complete contact
information for whoever is to be added: name, email, phone number(s),
mailing
address, etc. Please email membergroups@unitedforpeace.org
with this information.
This is a
moderated list (all postings require approval), and it is intended
solely for
collectively agreed on announcements directly related to UFPJ internal
business. Postings on this list include:
•
UFPJ conference call & meeting
announcements;
• notice of new resources available, like
talking points, leaflets, etc.;
• announcements or updates re: UFPJ
working groups;
• UFPJ calls to action.
This list
is NOT used for posting news articles or event/campaign announcements
(other
than those organized or officially endorsed by UFPJ), and it is not a
discussion list. These limitations are designed to make this email list
an
effective conduit of key information to member groups of UFPJ. If your
group is
not yet on this list, please email membergroups@unitedforpeace.org.
2) ufpj-disc@lists.mayfirst.org
The
DISCUSSION LIST is for member groups to discuss UFPJ work, such as
proposals
for action, future strategies, etc. It is NOT intended for general,
wide-open
political discussion, nor is it a place to post news articles or event
announcements. To subscribe, send a blank email to ufpj-disc-subscribe@lists.mayfirst.org
3) ufpj-news@yahoogroups.com
The NEWS
LIST is designed for member groups to post news articles and event
announcements of interest to member groups of UFPJ. Event announcements
should
be of at least regional interest, as this is a list of national scope.
Please do not use
this list for
discussion. To subscribe, send a blank email to ufpj-news-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
***If you
have any questions or problems with any of the UFPJ lists, contact
UFPJ’s
Internet Coordinator, Susan Chenelle, at susan@unitedforpeace.org
In
addition to these lists (and those of the working groups listed below),
we also
send out (usually weekly) UFPJ action alerts. Please let the members of
your
group know they are all invited to join this list in order to receive
the
latest news about our work and opportunities to take action. To
subscribe, go
to www.unitedforpeace.org/email,
fill out the form, and choose UFPJ Nat’l Action Alerts.
UFPJ also
maintains a Grassroots Action blog, highlighting reports from
grassroots
actions for peace and justice around the country. UFPJ member groups
are
encouraged to send brief reports and photos and/or video of their
actions to grassroots@unitedforpeace.org
so that we can post them on the blog.
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4)
UFPJ WORKING GROUPS
To
learn more about the work of any of these groups, please contact one of
the
conveners directly.
1)
Legislative Action Network -- Convener: Gael Murphy, CodePink (gael@codepinkalert.org).
Staff person:
Sue Udry (sue@unitedforpeace.org).
To subscribe to the listserv, send a blank email to ufpj-legislative-subscribe@lists.mayfirst.org
2) Counter-Recruitment
-- Conveners: Oskar Castro, American Friends Service Committee (OCastro@afsc.org)
and Liz Rivera Goldstein, TeenPeace Project. To subscribe to the
listserv, send
a blank email to ufpj-recruit-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
3)
Nuclear Disarmament/Redefining Security -- Convener: Jackie Cabasso,
Western
States Legal Foundation (wslf@earthlink.net).
To subscribe to the listserv, send a blank email to ufpj-disarm-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
4)
5)
Nonviolent Direct Action -- Conveners: Lisa Fithian, Root Activist
Network of
Trainers (fithianl@igc.org),
David
Meieran, Pittsburgh Organizing Group, Michael McPhearson, Veterans For
Peace.
To subscribe to the listserv, send a blank email to ufpj-nvdaction-subscribe@lists.mayfirst.org
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5) UNITED
FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE STEERING COMMITTEE
The list
below reflects the current membership of the steering committee. A few
of the
representatives elected at UFPJ’s 2007 National Assembly have since
been
replaced.
Dana
Balicki, CODEPINK-Women for Peace
Frida
Berrigan, War Resisters League
Steve
Burns, WI Network for Peace and Justice
Jackie
Cabasso, Western States Legal Foundation
Kelly Campbell,
September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
Lisa
Fithian,
Joseph
Gainza, American Friends Service Committee,
Issac
Giron, Wasatch Coalition for Peace and Justice (UT)
Nora Gordon,
Van
Gosse, Historians Against the War
Rev.
Graylan Hagler,
Angela
Helwig, Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition
Bill
Hany Khalil,
War Times
Leslie
George
Paz Martin,
Michael
McPhearson, Veterans For Peace (National Co-Chair)
Perry
O’Brien,
Baltazar
"Bal" Pinguel, American Friends Service Committee, National
Saif
Rahman, Institute for Policy Studies
Anne
Roesler, Military Families Speak Out
Erik
Rosenberg, Students for Ending the War in
Meg
Scata, American Friends Service Committee, CT
Chris
Schwartz,
Anthony
Shafton, Chicagoans Against War and Injustice (CAWI)
Prasad
Venugopal,