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Afghanistan fact sheets and resources

This page contains fact sheets on the conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan.   They were written by UFPJ Afghanistan Working Group and contain both UFPJ and UJP contact information.    Please print and distribute widely.

There is also a petition which we intend to present to Senator Kerry.  Please return filled in petitions to UJP.

AFSC and National Priorities Project recently (April 24, 2009) released a 4-page color brochure,  The Costs of War in Afghanistan.

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Protest at Nancy Pelosi's Harvard Speech

Submitted by ujpadmin on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 11:09pm.
When: Friday, November 13, 2009, 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Where: Harvard Kennedy School • 79 JFK St. • Littauer Hall • Cambridge
2009 Nov 13 - 4:30pm
2009 Nov 13 - 7:00pm

Speaker Pelosi:

No Escalation in Afghanistan!

Bring the Troops Home Now!

Support Single Payer Health Care!

Stop CO2 Pollution –350 by 2020!

 

Protest House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Friday, November 13,   4:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Harvard U., JFK School, Littauer Bldg.
79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge
 
The Democrats won a majority in the House of
Representatives in 2006 on a popular mandate to bring the troops home and stop selling America to corporate interests. As Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi sets priorities for Congress.
 
There is no military solution in Afghanistan.   The more U.S. troops that are sent to prop up the corrupt regime, the harder it will be to make peace. But under Speaker Pelosi’s leadership, Congress continues to support war and occupation. Congress must cut off the funds to bring all our troops home from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq.  
 
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8 of 10 Massachusetts Reps Favor End to Afghanistan War

Submitted by ujpadmin on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 9:12pm.
March 10 - The House of Representatives debated the Afghanistan war today for 3 hours.   It voted 356-65 to continue the war, turning back a bill  which would have required U.S. armed forces to be withdrawn by Dec. 31, 2010.    
 
Eight of ten Massachusetts representatives voted to end the war by supporting the bill.   They were Reps. Capuano, McGovern, Tierney, Frank, Olver, Neal, Markey, and Tsongas.   Reps. Lynch and Delahunt voted to continue the war by opposing the bill.    Nationwide, the 65 representatives who voted to end the war included 60 Democrats and 5 Republicans.
 
The bill, H.Con.Res.248, introduced by Rep. Dennis Kucinich, asserted the authority given to Congress under the War Powers Act to control deployment of U.S. forces in action.   Rep. Jim McGovern, representing the House Rules Committee, presented the procedure which allowed the resolution to come to the floor quickly and be debated and voted.  
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