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There was a wave of protests after Obama's speech sending more troops to Afghanistan, but now what do we do?  We are in a new period for peace and justice activism.   The principal public concern is economic recession, not war.   The country's first African American president is personally appealing but continues war policies.  The antiwar movement seems confused and the national coalition United for Peace and Justice is in crisis.   Meanwhile, the climate crisis keeps getting worse and nothing much is being done about it.   Clearly UJP needs to adjust to the new circumstances -- but how?

 

On Wednesday, January 13 the UJP planning group will host an expanded meeting for free ranging political discussion of these issues; all UJP groups, activists and members are invited to attend.  People are encouraged to present strategy discussion papers and action proposals from different perspectives; however, the meeting will not make any decisions.  Specific proposals may be adopted at the Feb. 13 UJP strategy meeting.

 

Often we are so busy doing things that we don't step back and consider the big picture.  Bringing our thoughts together in dialogue we will rediscover our many points of agreement, identify the challenges in communicating our message and begin to form action plans to move foward.   Let's hear everyone's ideas, there is lots of energy in working together!