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'''United for Peace and Justice''' (UFPJ) is a coalition of more than 1400 local and national groups throughout the United States who have joined together to protest the ''immoral and disastrous Iraq War and oppose our government's policy of permanent warfare and empire-building''.<ref>[http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?list=type&type=16 About]</ref>
 
'''United for Peace and Justice''' (UFPJ) is a coalition of more than 1400 local and national groups throughout the United States who have joined together to protest the ''immoral and disastrous Iraq War and oppose our government's policy of permanent warfare and empire-building''.<ref>[http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?list=type&type=16 About]</ref>
  
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*[[Green Party USA PAX Committee]] - [[Wendy Barth]], Cedar Rapids IA
 
*[[Green Party USA PAX Committee]] - [[Wendy Barth]], Cedar Rapids IA
 
*[[Green Party USA]] - [[Charles Shaw]], Washington DC
 
*[[Green Party USA]] - [[Charles Shaw]], Washington DC
*[[Greenpeace]] - [[Bill Richardson]], Washington DC
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*[[Greenpeace]] - [[William Richardson]], Washington DC
 
*[[Historians Against the War]] - [[Van Gosse]], Lancaster PA
 
*[[Historians Against the War]] - [[Van Gosse]], Lancaster PA
 
*[[In These Times]] - [[Jeff Enton]], Chicago IL    
 
*[[In These Times]] - [[Jeff Enton]], Chicago IL    
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*[[International Socialist Organization]] - [[Ahmed Shawki]], Chicago IL
 
*[[International Socialist Organization]] - [[Ahmed Shawki]], Chicago IL
 
*[[Iraq Veterans Against the War]] (IVAW) - [[Jen Hogg]], New York NY
 
*[[Iraq Veterans Against the War]] (IVAW) - [[Jen Hogg]], New York NY
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*[[ISM Washington DC]] - [[Dave Kunes]], Washington DC
 
*[[Jewish Voice for Peace]] - [[Mitchell Plitnick]], Oakland CA
 
*[[Jewish Voice for Peace]] - [[Mitchell Plitnick]], Oakland CA
 
*[[Just Foreign Policy]] - [[Chelsea Mozen]], Washington DC    
 
*[[Just Foreign Policy]] - [[Chelsea Mozen]], Washington DC    
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*[[Youth Against War and Racism]] - [[Ramy Khalil]], Seattle WA
 
*[[Youth Against War and Racism]] - [[Ramy Khalil]], Seattle WA
 
*[[Z Magazine]] and [[ZNET]] - [[Michael Albert]], Woods Hole MA
 
*[[Z Magazine]] and [[ZNET]] - [[Michael Albert]], Woods Hole MA
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==November 3rd Pledge of Action: No Stolen Election==
 
==November 3rd Pledge of Action: No Stolen Election==
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*[[Stewart Acuff]] - Organizing Director, [[AFL-CIO]]
 
*[[Stewart Acuff]] - Organizing Director, [[AFL-CIO]]
*[[Frank Azcarate]] - [[Jobs with Justice]] [[JwJ]]
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*[[Fred Azcarate]] - [[Jobs with Justice]]  
*[[Patrick Barrett]] - [[Radfest]]; [[Midwest Social Forum]]
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*[[Patrick Barrett]] - [[RadFest]]; [[Midwest Social Forum]]
 
*[[Brian Benford]] - [[Madison Common Council]]  [[Madison]] [[Wisconsin]]
 
*[[Brian Benford]] - [[Madison Common Council]]  [[Madison]] [[Wisconsin]]
 
*[[Medea Benjamin]] - [[CodePink]]
 
*[[Medea Benjamin]] - [[CodePink]]
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*[[Leslie Cagan]] - [[United for Peace and Justice]] [[UPF]]
 
*[[Leslie Cagan]] - [[United for Peace and Justice]] [[UPF]]
 
*[[John Cavanagh]] - [[Institute for Policy Studies]]  [[IPS]]
 
*[[John Cavanagh]] - [[Institute for Policy Studies]]  [[IPS]]
*[[Steve B. Cobble]] - political strategist (and affiliated with the [[DSA]] movement
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*[[Steve Cobble]] - political strategist (and affiliated with the [[DSA]] movement
 
*[[David Cobb]] - [[Green]] Presidential Nominee, i.e. [[Green Party]]
 
*[[David Cobb]] - [[Green]] Presidential Nominee, i.e. [[Green Party]]
 
*Rev. [[James Demus, III]] - Director, [[NAACP]], [[Chicago Southside]] [[Chicago]]
 
*Rev. [[James Demus, III]] - Director, [[NAACP]], [[Chicago Southside]] [[Chicago]]
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*[[Peter Karas]] - [[Racine Common Council]] [[Racine]] [[Wisconsin]]
 
*[[Peter Karas]] - [[Racine Common Council]] [[Racine]] [[Wisconsin]]
 
*[[Brenda Konkel]] - President, [[Madison Common Council]] Wisconsin
 
*[[Brenda Konkel]] - President, [[Madison Common Council]] Wisconsin
*[[Doug La Follette]] - [Wisconsin Secretary of State]] Wisconsin
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*[[Doug La Follette]] - Wisconsin Secretary of State  
 
*Rev. [[James Lawson]] - civil rights leader and veteran supporter of communist causes
 
*Rev. [[James Lawson]] - civil rights leader and veteran supporter of communist causes
 
*[[Barbara Lubin]] - [[Middle East Children's Alliance]] [[MECA]], an veteran leader of the [[PLO Lobby]]
 
*[[Barbara Lubin]] - [[Middle East Children's Alliance]] [[MECA]], an veteran leader of the [[PLO Lobby]]
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*[[Marc Sanson]] - Co-Chair, [[Green Party of the United States]] [[GP]]
 
*[[Marc Sanson]] - Co-Chair, [[Green Party of the United States]] [[GP]]
 
*[[Renee Saucedo]] - [[La Raza Centro Legal]] [[La Raza]]
 
*[[Renee Saucedo]] - [[La Raza Centro Legal]] [[La Raza]]
*[[John Sellers]] - [[Ruckus Society]]
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*[[John Sellers]] - [[The Ruckus Society]]
 
*[[Charles Shaw]] - [[Newtopia Magazine]]  [[Newtopia]]
 
*[[Charles Shaw]] - [[Newtopia Magazine]]  [[Newtopia]]
 
*[[Jane Slaughter]] - [[Labor Notes]]
 
*[[Jane Slaughter]] - [[Labor Notes]]
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==Act Now to End the War==
 
==Act Now to End the War==
 
[[Image:Ufpj act now.jpg|thumb|216px]]
 
[[Image:Ufpj act now.jpg|thumb|216px]]
On Jan. 27, 2007, peace activists ''"converge[d] from all around the country in [[Washington, D.C.]] to send a strong, clear message to Congress and the Bush Administration: 'The people of this country want the war and occupation in Iraq to end and we want the troops brought home now!'"''.
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On Jan. 27, 2007, peace activists ''"converge[d] from all around the country in [[Washington, D.C.]] to send a strong, clear message to Congress and the Bush Administration: 'The people of this country want the war and occupation in Iraq to end and we want the troops brought home now!'"''.<ref>[http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?list=type&type=120 UFPJ website: ''Bring the Mandate for Peace to Washington DC on Jan. 27'', Nov. 13, 2006] (accessed on Jan. 26, 2011)</ref>
  
The following individuals endorsed the event:
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The following individuals endorsed the event:<ref>[http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=3458 UFPJ website: ''January 27th Endorsers -- Individuals''] (accessed on Jan. 26, 2011)</ref>
 
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*[[Steve Abraham]] - [[Farmington]], [[MN]]
 
*[[Steve Abraham]] - [[Farmington]], [[MN]]
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*[[Steve Mihalis]] - [[Elyria]], [[OH]]
 
*[[Steve Mihalis]] - [[Elyria]], [[OH]]
 
*[[Carol Miller]]
 
*[[Carol Miller]]
*[[Reverend Clinton Miller]], [[Brown Memorial Baptist Church]] - [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]]
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*Reverend [[Clinton Miller]], [[Brown Memorial Baptist Church]] - [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]]
*[[Assemblymember Joan Millman]] - [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]]
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*Assembly Member [[Joan Millman]] - [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]]
 
*[[Jenifer Mitchell]] - [[AZ]]
 
*[[Jenifer Mitchell]] - [[AZ]]
 
*[[Marlene Mitrovich]] - [[Santa Clara]], [[CA]]
 
*[[Marlene Mitrovich]] - [[Santa Clara]], [[CA]]
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The following organizations endorsed the event:
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The following National organizations endorsed the event:<ref name=jan27org>[http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=3454 UFPJ website: ''January 27th Endorsers -- Organizations''] (accessed on Jan. 26, 2011)</ref>
 
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*[[1% a peace army]]
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*[[9/11 Conspiracy]] ([[@Care2]])
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*[[Afrikan United DJs]]
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*[[American Friends Service Committee]]
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*[[Antiwar.com]]
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*[[Backbone Campaign]]
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*[[BlackWednesday.org]]
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*[[Blackwhite]]
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*[[BlueNovember.Org]]
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*[[Buddhist Peace Fellowship]]
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*[[Campus Anti-War Network]] (CAN)
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*[[Civic Alliance of Latin America and the Caribbean]]
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*[[CodePINK:Women for Peace]]
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*[[Committees of Correspondence for Democracy & Socialism]]
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*[[The Daily Rant]]
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*[[The Declaration of Peace]] (National Campaign)
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*[[Democratic Socialists of America]]
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*[[draftresistance.org]]
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*[[Emergency Committee to Defend Constitutional Welfare Rights]], USA
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*[[Eyes Wide Open International]]
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*[[Farms Not Arms]]
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*[[Fellowship of Reconciliation]] (USA)
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*[[Freedom Socialist Party National Office]]
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*[[Friends of the Filipino People]]
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*[[Global Coalition for Peace]]
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*[[Global Exchange]]
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*[[Global Peace Solution]]
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*[[Gold Star Families for Peace]]
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*[[Grandmothers for Peace International]]
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*[[Gray Panthers]]
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*[[Green Party of the United States]]
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*[[Green Party Peace Action Committee]] (GPAX)
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*[[Historians Against the War]]
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*[[Human Rights Accompaniment in Haiti-Hurah, Inc.]]
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*[[Independent Progressive Politics Network]]
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*[[International Action Center]]
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*[[InternationalPeaceresources.org]]
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*[[International Socialist Organization]]
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*[[Islamic Political Party of America]]
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*[[Jewish Voice for Peace]]
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*[[Just Foreign Policy]]
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*[[The Justice Committee]]/[[National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights]]
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*[[Korean-American League]]
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*[[Liberty Tree]]
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*[[Middle East Research and Information Project]]
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*[[Military Families Speak Out]]
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*[[Mothers Acting Up]]
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*[[National Immigrant Solidarity Network]]
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*[[National Lawyers Guild]]
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*[[National Organization for Women]]
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*[[National Youth and Student Peace Coalition]]
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*[[The Network of Spiritual Progressives]]
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*[[Nikkei Human Rights]]
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*[[Pax Christi USA]]
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*[[Peace Action]]
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*[[Peace No War Network]]
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*[[PeaceResource.com]]
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*[[Peaceroots Alliance]]
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*[[Peace Treaty International]]
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*[[Phriction Magazine]]
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*[[Progressive Blend Radio]]
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*[[Progressive Democrats of America]]
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*[[ProgressivePortal.org]]
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*[[Push For Peace]]
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*[[Radical Women]]
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*[[Rainbow PUSH Coalition]]
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*[[Root Activist Network of Trainers]]
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*[[September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows]]
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*[[Socialist Party USA]]
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*[[Socialist Workers Party]]
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*[[Solidarity]]
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*[[Steal This Wiki - Steal This Book Part 2]]
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*[[St. Joan's International Alliance]]
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*[[Stop Family Violence]]
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*[[Student Peace Action Network]]
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*[[Tikkun Magazine]]
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*[[TrueMajority]]
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*[[US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation]]
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*[[US Labor Against the War]]
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*[[US Peace Council]]
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*[[US Women and Cuba Collaboration]]
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*[[Veterans Against Iraq War]]
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*[[Veterans For Peace]]
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*[[Voices of Safety International]]
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*[[Voters for Peace]]
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*[[War Times]]
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*[[WeAreWideAwake.org]]
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*[[Western States Legal Foundation]]
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*[[Win Without War]]
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*[[Women's Action for New Directions (WAND)]]
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*[[The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, U.S. Sec]]
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*[[Working Assets]]
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*[[The Workmen's Circle]]/[[Arbeter Ring]]
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*[[World Can't Wait]]
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*[[World Student Christian Federation-North American Region]]
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*[[Young Communist League USA]]
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*[[Young Democratic Socialists]]
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*[[Young Socialists]]
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The following local organizations endorsed the event:<ref name=jan27org/>
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*[[A Coalition for Self-Learning]] - [[Maine]]
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*[[ActiveResource.org]] - [[Lake Oswego]], [[OR]]
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*[[Acts of Art]] - [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]]
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*[[A Mighty Kindness]] - [[Louisville]], [[KY]]
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*[[Action Center For Justice]] - [[Charlotte]], [[NC]]
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*[[Action for Peace]] - [[Clifton]], [[CO]]
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*[[Addicted to War]] - [[Culver City]], [[CA]]
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*[[AFSCME Local 2627]] - [[New York]], [[NY]]
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*[[All Souls Bethlehem Church]] - [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]]
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*[[Alternatees]] - [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]]
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*[[American Friends Service Committee]] - [[Montpelier]], [[VT]]
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*[[American International University]] - [[Austin]], [[TX]]
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*[[Amnesty International]] - Klein High Student Chapter - [[Spring]], [[TX]]
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*[[Anne Arundel Peace Action]] - [[Annapolis]], [[MD]]
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*[[Anne Arundel Women for PEACE]] - [[Arnold]], [[MD]]
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*[[Anti-War-Action]] - [[Ann Arbor]], [[MI]]
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*[[Appalachian Peace & Justice Network]] - [[Athens]], [[OH]]
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*[[Art Without Walls]] - [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]]
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*[[Avalanche]] - [[Miami]], [[FL]]
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*[[Back to Democracy]] - [[Trumansburg]], [[NY]]
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*[[Back To Nature Design LLC]] - [[Seattle]], [[WA]]
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*[[Bellingham Raging Grannies]] - [[Bellingham]], [[WA]]
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*[[Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace]] - [[Delmar]], [[NY]]
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*[[binaryfreedom.info]]
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*[[Black Veterans for Social Justice]] - [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]]
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*[[Blauvelt Dominican Sisters Iraq Circle of Justice]] - [[New Rochelle]], [[NY]]
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*[[Bloomington Peace Action Coalition]] - [[Bloomington]], [[IN]]
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*[[Boston Bears]] - [[Quincy]], [[MA]]
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*[[Bostonians for the Overthrow of King George!]] - [[Cambridge]], [[MA]]
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*[[Brandywine Peace Community]] - [[Swarthmore]], [[PA]]
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*[[Brethren Witness]], Washington Office - [[Washington]], [[DC]]
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*[[Brookline PeaceWorks]] - [[Brookline]], [[MA]]
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*[[Brooklyn Nonviolent Communication]] - [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]]
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*[[Brooklyn Parents for Peace]] - [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]]
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*[[Broward AntiWar Coalition]] - [[Fort Lauderdale]], [[FL]]
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*[[BrynMawr Peace Coalition]] - [[Ardmore]], [[PA]]
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*[[Cache Valley Peace Works]] - [[Logan]], [[UT]]
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*[[Camp Kinderland]] - [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]]
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*[[Cape Cod FOR]] - [[Chathan]], [[MA]]
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*[[Caring for Creators of Change]] - [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]]
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*[[Carlisle Peace College]] - [[PA]]
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*[[Center for Anti-Violence Education]] - [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]]
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*[[Central Colorado Coalition On The Iraq War]] - [[Howard]], [[CO]]
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*[[Central Florida Movement for a Democratic Society]]
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*[[Central Jersey Coalition Against Endless War]] - [[NJ]]
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*[[Central Vermont Peace and Justice]] - [[Rutland]], [[VT]]
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*[[Chelsea Neighbors United to End the War]] - [[New York]], [[NY]]
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*[[Chelsea Uniting Against the War]] - [[MA]]
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*[[The Chester County Peace Movement]] - [[West Chester]], [[PA]]
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*[[Progressive Democrats of America]] - [[Chicago]], [[IL]]
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*[[Chicago Democratic Socialists of America]] - [[Chicago]], [[IL]]
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*[[Circles of Peace]] - [[Brunswick]], [[ME]]
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*[[Circular Church Youth Group]]
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*[[Citizens Against Environmental Destruction]] - [[Topinabee/Lewiston]], [[MI]]
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*[[City University of New York-Professional Staff Congress]] - [[New York]], [[NY]]
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*[[Civic Alliance of Latin America and the Caribbean]] - [[Rockville]], [[MD]]
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*[[ClaytonClassifieds.com]] - [[Clayton]], [[NC]]
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*[[Clean Renewable Energy Emergency Campaign]] - [[New York]], [[NY]]
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*[[Coalition for Peace Action]] - [[Delaware and Chester County]], [[PA]]
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*[[Coalition for Peace Action]] - [[Landsdowne]], [[PA]]
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*[[Coalition for Peace Action]], regional office - [[Princeton]], [[NJ]]
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*[[Coalition for Peace and Justice]] - [[Linwood]], [[NJ]]
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*[[Coalition of Concerned Patriots]] - [[Bradenton]], [[FL]]
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*[[Coastal Carolina Peace Group]] - [[Morehead]], [[NC]]
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*[[Code Pink Houston]] - [[Houston]], [[TX]]
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*[[Code Pink Long Island]] - [[Hauppauge]], [[NY]]
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*[[Code Pink Taos]] - [[Taos]], [[NM]]
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*[[Code Pink]] Tucson - [[Tucson]], [[AZ]]
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*[[Colorado Citizens for Peace]] - [[Arvada]], [[CO]]
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*[[Colorado Communities for Justice & Peace (CCJP)]]
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*[[Colorado Peace Rally]]
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*[[Comanche Drive Green Party]] - [[Bolingbrook]], [[IL]]
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*[[Committees of Correspondence for Democracy & Socialism]], Metro NY - [[New York]], [[NY]]
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*[[Concerned Families of Westchester]] - [[Hastings-on-Hudson]], [[NY]]
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*[[Connecticut Opposes the War]]
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*[[Conscientious Citizens of Earth]]
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*[[Crawford Peace House]] - [[Crawford]], [[TX]]
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*[[CTA Massachusetts]] - [[Boston]], [[MA]]
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*[[Cumberland Countians for Peace and Justice]] - [[Pleasant Hill]], [[TN]]
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*[[CWA Local 1180]] - [[New York]], [[NY]]
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*[[dc911truth.org]] - [[Washington]], [[DC]]
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*[[DC Labor for Peace & Justice]] - [[Takoma Park]], [[MD]]
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*[[DC Poets Against the War]] - [[Washington]], [[DC]]
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*[[DeKalb Interfaith Network for Peace and Justice]] - [[DeKalb]], [[IL]]
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*[[Delaware Pacem in Terris]] - [[Wilmington]], [[DE]]
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*[[Delaware Valley Veterans For America]] - [[Levittown]], [[PA]]
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*[[Democracy for New Mexico]] - [[Albuquerque]], [[NM]]
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*[[Detroit Area Peace with Justice Network]] - [[Detroit]], [[MI]]
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*[[Different Drummer Internet Cafe]] - [[Watertown]], [[NY]]
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*[[DuPage Against War Now]] - [[Glen Ellyn]], [[IL]]
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*[[Dutchess Peace Coalition]] - [[NY]]
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*[[East Bay Citizens for Peace]] - [[Bristol]], [[RI]]
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*[[East County Democratic Club]] - [[El Cajon]], [[CA]]
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*[[East End Women in Black]] - [[Southampton]], [[NY]]
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*[[Ethical Action Committee of the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture]] - [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]]
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*[[Exterminating Angel Press]] - [[Ashland]], [[OR]]
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*[[Fellowship of Reconciliation]], Chicago Area chapter - [[Wilmette]], [[IL]]
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*[[Flagstaff New Day Peace Center]] - [[Flagstaff]], [[AZ]]
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*[[Florida Palestine Solidarity Network]] - [[Pensacola]], [[FL]]
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*[[Four Lakes Green Party of Dane County]] - [[Madison]], [[WI]]
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*[[Frederick Peace Resource Center]] - [[Frederick]], [[MD]]
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*[[Fulton County Coalition for Peace and Justice]] - [[Canton]], [[IL]]
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*George Mason University [[Students for a Democratic Society]] - [[Fairfax]], [[VA]]
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*[[Granny Peace Brigade Philadelphia]] - [[Philadelphia]], [[PA]]
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*[[Grass Roots Impeachment Movement]] - [[Pittsboro]], [[NC]]
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*[[Grateful Dread Radio - The Armchair Activist]] - [[Baltimore]], [[MD]]
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*[[Gray Panthers]], New York City Network - [[New York]], [[NY]]
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*[[Greater Camden Unity Coalition]] - [[Camden]], [[NJ]]
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*[[Greater Falls Peace and Justice]]
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*[[Greater Lansing Network Against War & Injustice]] (GLNAWI) - [[East Lansing]], [[MI]]
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*[[Greater New Haven Peace Council]] - [[New Haven]], [[CT]]
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*[[Green Party of Brooklyn]] - [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]]
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*[[Green Party of Orange County]] - [[Fountain Valley]], [[CA]]
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*[[Greenview Digital Entertainment]]
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*[[GW Democrats]] - [[Washington]], [[DC]]
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*[[Haiti Action Committee]] - [[CA]]
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*[[Hilton Head for Peace]] - [[Hilton Head]], [[SC]]
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*[[Howard County Coalition for Peace and Justice]] - [[Fulton]], [[MD]]
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*[[Howard University Association of Caribbean Law Students]]
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*[[Indiana Peace & Justice Network]] - [[Nashville]], [[IN]]
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*[[Interfaith Communities United for Justice & Peace]] - [[Pasadena]], [[CA]]
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*[[John Laesch]] for Congress 2008 - [[Yorkville]], [[IL]]
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*[[Kids For World Peace]] - [[PA]]
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*[[Lafayette Area Peace Coalition]] - [[Lafayette]], [[IN]]
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*[[Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church]] - [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]]
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*[[LEPOCO Peace Center]] - [[Bethlehem]], [[PA]]
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*[[liberalpatriot.org]] - [[Bronx]], [[NY]]
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*[[Lincoln Park Neighbors United for Peace]] - [[Chicago]], [[IL]]
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*[[Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives]] - [[Garden City]], [[NY]]
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*[[Louisville Peace Action Community]] - [[Louisville]], [[KY]]
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*[[The Madd Tapper]] - [[Franklin]], [[MA]]
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*[[Lower Manhattan Peace Coalition]], [[Peace Vigil at Ground Zero]] - [[New York]], [[NY]]
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*[[Maine Coalition for Peace and Justice]]
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*[[Manos Unidas]] - [[Pittsfield]], [[MA]]
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*[[Maryland United for Peace & Justice]] - [[Baltimore]], [[MD]]
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*[[Massachusetts Peace Action]] - [[Cambridge]], [[MA]]
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*[[Mendocino Coast Peace and Justice Center]] - [[Fort Bragg]], [[CA]]
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*[[Merrimack Valley People For Peace]] - [[Wilmington]], [[MA]]
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*[[Metamind.net and the Aramaic Bible Center]] - [[Canton]], [[GA]]
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*[[Michigan Peaceworks]] - [[Ann Arbor]], [[MI]]
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*[[Mid-Hudson Progressive Alliance]] - [[Beacon]], [[NY]]
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*[[Minnesota Central & Southern District of the Communist Party USA]], ([[CPUSA]]) - [[Minneapolis]], [[MN]]
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*[[Montclair Campaign for Peace & Justice]] - [[Montclair]], [[NJ]]
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*[[Mount Shasta United for Peace]] - [[Mount Shasta]], [[CA]]
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*[[Mountain Forum for Peace]] - [[Nederland]], [[CO]]
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*[[Mt. Diablo Peace Center]] - [[Walnut Creek]], [[CA]]
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*[[Muslim American Public Affairs Council]] - [[Raleigh]], [[NC]]
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*[[National Lawyers Guild]] - Northeastern Univ. School of Law Chapter
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*[[NC Peace & Justice Coalition]] - [[Durham]], [[NC]]
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*[[Near West Citizens for Peace and Justice]] - [[Riverside]], [[IL]]
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*[[Nebraskans For Peace]] - [[Lincoln]], [[NE]]
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*[[Neighbors United for Justice & Peace]] - [[Mount Rainier]], [[MD]]
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*[[New Jersey Peace Council]]
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*[[Nicaragua Center for Community Action]] - [[Berkeley]], [[CA]]
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*[[North Alabama Peace Network]] - [[Huntsville]], [[AL]]
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*[[North Country Coalition For Justice and Peace]] - [[St. Johnsbury]], [[VT]]
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*[[North Country Democracy For America]] - [[Plattsburgh]], [[NY]]
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*[[North Fork Cafe]] - [[Covelo]], [[CA]]
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*[[North Jersey Impeach Group]] - [[Wayne]], [[NJ]]
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*[[North Shore Coalition for Peace and Justice]] - [[Evanston]], [[IL]]
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*[[North Suburban Peace Initiative]] - [[Highland Park]], [[IL]]
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*[[Northwestern U. Campus Greens]] - [[Evanston]], [[IL]]
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*[[Northwest Greens]] - [[Philadelphia]], [[PA]]
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*[[Northwest Peace & Justice Movement]] - [[Philadelphia]], [[PA]]
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*[[Not In Our Name]]/[[World Can't Wait]] - [[Cleveland]], [[OH]]
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*[[No War Westchester]] - [[White Plains]], [[NY]]
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*[[NYC LCLAA]] ([[Labor Council for Latin American Advancement]])
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*[[Ohio Progress Action Coalition]] - [[Tallmadge]], [[OH]]
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*[[The OK Peace House]] - [[Oklahoma City]], [[OK]]
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*[[OneLife Institute for Spirituality & Social Transformation]] - [[Oakland]], [[CA]]
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*[[Order of Enantiodromia]]/[[Universal Life Church]] - [[Dobbs Ferry]], [[NY]]
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*[[Our Lady Queen of Peace RC Church]] - [[Arlington]], [[VA]]
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*[[Pacific Rainforest Wildlife Guardians]] - [[Rainier]], [[OR]]
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*[[Pacifica Peace People]] - [[Pacifica]], [[CA]]
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*[[P.A.C.E.]] ([[Plan of Action in a Changing Era]]) - [[San Diego]], [[CA]]
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*[[Palm Beach County Green Party]] - [[Lake Worth]], [[FL]]
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*[[Parma Student Peace Initiative]] - [[Hilton]], [[NY]]
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*[[Patriots For Peace]] - [[Melbourne]], [[FL]]
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*[[Pax Christi Maine]]
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*[[Pax Christi Metro New York]] - [[New York]], [[NY]]
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*[[Pax Christi Pentagon Area]]
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*[[PeaceAction Montgomery]] - [[Brookeville]], [[MD]]
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*[[Peace Action Wisconsin]] - [[Milwaukee]], [[WI]]
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*[[Peace & Justice Center]] - [[Burlington]], [[VT]]
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*[[Peace and Justice Network of San Joaquin]], [[CA]] - [[Stockton]], [[CA]]
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*[[Peace & Social Action Comm.]], Bklyn Monthly Mtg., [[Religious Soc. of Friends]] - [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]]
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*[[The Peace Center]] - [[Kalamazoo]], [[MI]]
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*[[Peace Fresno]] - [[Fresno]], [[CA]]
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*[[Peace is Patriotic.org]] - [[Newton]], [[MA]]
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*[[Peace Please]]
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*[[PeaceSmiths]] - [[Massapequa]], [[NY]]
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*[[Peace Takes Courage]] - [[Auburn]], [[Alabama]]
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*[[PeaceVermont]]
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*[[PeaceVigils.com]] - [[Oregon]]
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*[[Peninsula Peace and Justice Center]] - [[Palo Alto]], [[CA]]
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*[[Penn Staff Support Group]]
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*[[Peoria Area Peace Network (PAPN)]] - [[Peoria]], [[IL]]
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*[[Philadelphia Area Black Radical Congress]] - [[Philadelphia]], [[PA]]
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*[[Philadelphia Regional Anti-War Network]] - [[Cherry Hill]], [[NJ]]
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*[[Philadelphia SDS]] ([[SDS]])
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*[[PhillyDelawareRiverArea CodePink]] - [[Philadelphia]], [[PA]]
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*[[Polk County Citizens for Peace and Justice]] - [[Bartow]], [[FL]]
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*[[Portage Community Peace Coalition]] - [[Brady Lake]], [[OH]]
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*[[Potomac Mens' League]]
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*[[Progressive Democrats of America]], [[Sonoma County]], [[CA Chapter]]
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*[[Progressive Democrats of Illinois]]
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*[[Progressive Democrats of North Texas]]
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*[[Progressive Student Association]]
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*[[Proletariat Productions]] - [[Chicago]], [[IL]]
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*[[Prospect Lefferts Voices for Peace and Justice]] - [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]]
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*PSC-CUNY [[AFT Local 2334]] - [[New York]], [[NY]]
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*[[Republicans for Democrats]] - [[Cedar Rapids]], [[IA]]
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*[[Rockingham/Strafford Democrats for America]] - [[Durham]], [[NH]]
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*[[Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center]] - [[Boulder]], [[CO]]
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*[[Sacramento Progressive Alliance]] - [[Sacramento]], [[CA]]
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*[[Salamander Designs]] - [[Portland]], [[OR]]
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*[[Samm Simpson]] For Congress - [[Dunedin]], [[FL]]
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*[[Saugerties Committee for Peace and Social Justice]] - [[Saugerties]], [[NY]]
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*[[SC Progressive Network]] - [[Columbia]], [[SC]]
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*[[School for Moral Courage]] - [[Iowa City]], [[IA]]
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*[[School Sisters of Notre Dame - Global Justice & Peace Commission]]
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*[[Scioto Peace and Justice Fellowship of Reconciliation]] - [[Lucasville]], [[OH]]
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*[[Socialist Party USA]] Greater NYC Local
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*[[Soluna Home Services]], [[LLC]] - [[Sparks]], [[NV]]
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*[[South Mississippi United for Peace]] - [[Gulfport]], [[MS]]
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*[[South Mountain Peace Action]] - [[Maplewood]], [[N]]
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*[[St. Anne's Episcopal Church]] - [[Winston Salem]], [[NC]]
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*[[St. Pete for Peace]] - [[St. Petersburg]], [[FL]]
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*[[Stony Brook Socialists]] - [[Stony Brook]], [[NY]]
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*[[STOPTHEWAR2006.ORG]] - [[Bangor]], [[ME]]
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*[[Students for Social Democracy]] - [[Columbus]], [[GA]]
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*[[Sullivan County Peace & Justice]] - [[Hurleyville]], [[NY]]
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*[[Syracuse Cultural Workers]] - [[Syracuse]], [[NY]]
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*[[Teaneck Peace and Justice Coalition]] - [[Teaneck]], [[NJ]]
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*[[Teen Peace Project]] - [[Port Townsend]], [[WA]]
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*[[Terre Haute Stop War on Iraq]] - [[Terre Haute]], [[IN]]
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*[[Texans for Peace]] - [[Austin]], [[TX]]
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*[[The Enviro Show]], [[WXOJ-LP]] - [[MA]]
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*[[ThinkingPeople]] - [[Mount Pleasant]], [[SC]]
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*[[Third Unitarian Church Social Action Committee]] - [[Chicago]], [[IL]]
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*[[Thomas Merton Center Anti-War Committee]] - [[Pittsburgh]], [[PA]]
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*[[Tidewater Labor Support Committee]] - [[Williamsburg]], [[VA]]
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*[[TopPun.com - Maximizing Prophets]] - [[Toledo]], [[OH]]
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*[[Traprock Peace Center]] - [[Deerfield]], [[MA]]
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*[[Trinity Lutheran Church]] - [[Brooklyn]], [[NY]]
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*[[Tri-Valley Communities Against a Radioactive Environment]] - [[Livermore]], [[CA]]
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*[[Tulsatruth.org]] - [[Broken Arrow]], [[OK]]
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*[[Two-Edged Sword Incorporated]] - [[Newnan]], [[GA]]
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*[[UFPJ]] - [[New York]], [[NY]]
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*[[UMD Faculty Against War]] - [[MN]]
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*[[United for Justice with Peace]] - [[Cambridge]], [[MA]]
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*[[United for Lt. Watada]] - [[Flushing]], [[NY]]
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*[[University of Connecticut School of Social Work Student Oranization]]
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*[[University of Toledo Campus Antiwar Network]] - [[Toledo]], [[OH]]
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*[[Vancouver for Peace]] - [[Vancouver]], [[WA]]
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*[[Vermont AFSC]] - [[Montpelier]], [[VT]]
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*[[Veterans For Constitutional Respect]] - [[Wilcox]], [[PA]]
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*[[Veterans for Peace Chapter 032]] - [[South Florida]]
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*[[Veterans for Peace]], [[Chapter 132]] - [[Corvallis]], [[OR]]
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*[[Vietnam Veterans Against the War Cape Cod]] - [[MA]]
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*[[Virginia Bill of Rights Coalition]]
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*[[Virginia Chapter of the Methodist Federation for Social Action]]
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*[[Voice For Peace]] - Khar, Bajaur Agency Tribal Areas, [[Pakistan]]
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*[[Voices United of Passaic and Essex]] - [[Cedar Grove]], [[NJ]]
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*[[Waco Friends of Peace]] - [[Waco]], [[TX]]
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*[[Walter Reed Vigil]] - [[Takoma Park]], [[MD]]
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*[[Waronoke Peace Action Group]] - [[Westfield]], [[MA]]
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*[[Wasatch Coalition for Peace and Justice]] - [[Salt Lake City]], [[UT]]
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*[[Washington Alliance For The Children]] - [[Vancouver]], [[WA]]
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*[[Watermargin Co-op]] - [[Ithaca]], [[NY]]
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*[[Waxing Poetic]] - [[Richmond]], [[VA]]
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*[[Western NC Peace Coalition]] - [[Asheville]], [[NC]]
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*[[Western Pennsylvania Black Political Assembly]] - [[Pittsburgh]], [[PA]]
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*[[Whale Center]] - [[St. Petersburg]], [[FL]]
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*[[Whatcom Peace and Justice]]
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*[[Winnebago Peace and Justice Center]] - [[Oshkosh]], [[WI]]
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*[[Wisconsin Green Party]]
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*[[TheWordsmithCollection.org]] - [[Lake Oswego]], [[OR]]
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*[[Women Against War]] - [[Slingerlands]], [[NY]]
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*[[Women for Peace Iowa]] - [[Cedar Rapids]], [[IA]]
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*[[Women in Black Athens]], [[Georgia]]
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*[[Women's International League for Peace and Freedom]] - [[Portland]], OR. Branch
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*[[WorldWide News Report]]
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*[[WritingResource.info]] - [[Lake Oswego]], [[OR]]
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*[[Young Democrats of SOSU]]
 
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==Solidarity with Sept. 24 FBI Raid Activists==
 
==Solidarity with Sept. 24 FBI Raid Activists==
 
The [[Committee to Stop FBI Repression]] lists [[{{PAGENAME}}]] as one of the organizations that has issued a statement of solidarity in support of the activists raided in the [[September 24, 2010 FBI Raids]].<ref>[[Committee to Stop FBI Repression]]: [http://stopfbi.net/solidarity-statements/ ''Solidarity Statements''] (accessed on Oct. 6, 2010)</ref>
 
The [[Committee to Stop FBI Repression]] lists [[{{PAGENAME}}]] as one of the organizations that has issued a statement of solidarity in support of the activists raided in the [[September 24, 2010 FBI Raids]].<ref>[[Committee to Stop FBI Repression]]: [http://stopfbi.net/solidarity-statements/ ''Solidarity Statements''] (accessed on Oct. 6, 2010)</ref>
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==Iran Forum==
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An  anti-war forum entitled “Syria & Iran: The Next War?” was held in New York,  June 10 at the [[Solidarity Center]]. It featured anti-war veterans from the Iranian, Israeli and U.S. militaries, and was organized by [[United for Peace and Justice]], [[Veterans for Peace]] and the [[U.S. Peace Council]]. The [[International Action Center]] hosted the meeting and IAC co-founder [[Sara Flounders]] chaired. All the speakers were members of the VFP Iran Working Group.
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[[Michael Kramer]], secretary of VFP Chapter 021-Northern New Jersey, was in the Israeli Defense Forces during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. His personal experiences as a settler and combatant led him to reassess his views on Zionism and the role of the U.S. in the Middle East. He is now a supporter of Palestinian self-determination, the right of return of all Palestinians to their homeland and the Arab cause for independence and self-determination, and an IAC volunteer.
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He described Israel as an “unsinkable aircraft carrier” for the Pentagon and an enforcer of U.S. interests in the Middle East.
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[[Faraz Azad]], an American-Iranian living in the U.S., served in the Iranian Air Force from 1971 to 1973. Faraz ‘s activism dates to his 1973 arrival in the U.S., first as a student activist and then as a member of the National Board of the [[U.S. Peace Council]]. He is the chair of VFP’s Iran Working Group, organizational secretary of the U.S. Peace Council, co-chair of [[Iran Pledge of Resistance]], and nongovernmental organization representative of the [[World Peace Council]] at the [[United Nations]].
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Faraz urged the political movement in the U.S. to reach beyond itself to educate others on the nature of imperialism, on how and why the U.S. is threatening Syria and Iran, and on how U.S. wars abroad hurt people in the U.S. He challenged groups and individuals to leave their comfort zones and find ways to work together to stop this war drive.
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[[Michael McPhearson]], who is  originally from Fayetteville, N.C., was a field artillery officer in the 24th Mechanized Infantry Division during the 1991 Gulf War. He is the national coordinator for [[United For Peace and Justice]] and a national board member as well as a former executive director of [[Veterans for Peace]]. He is a member of [[Military Families Speak Out]], works closely with the Newark, N.J., based [[People’s Organization for Progress]] and publishes the mcpearsonreport.org, expressing his views on war and peace, politics, human rights, race and other things.<ref>[http://uspeacecouncil.org/?p=2370, US Peace Council, Watch the Video “Syria & Iran: The Next War?” – Veterans for Peace, PeoplesVideo | June 28, 2013]</ref>
  
 
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==References==
 
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United for Peace and Justice

United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ) is a coalition of more than 1400 local and national groups throughout the United States who have joined together to protest the immoral and disastrous Iraq War and oppose our government's policy of permanent warfare and empire-building.[1]

The National Coordinator is Leslie Cagan.[2]

United for Peace and Justice is a partner organization of the Institute for Policy Studies.[3]

Communist influence

Several Marxist organizations are involved in the UFPJ leadership but the most influential has been the Communist Party USA, through members and Steering Committee such as National Coordinator Judith LeBlanc, Steering Committee members such as Jacqueline Cabasso, Libero Della Piana and Siri Margerin and affiliate leaders including Rosalio Munoz, Alfred Marder and Erica Smiley.

Steering Committee

The UFPJ Steering Committee voted on at UFPJ's 4th National Assembly December 12-14, 2008 in Chicago.

National Organizations Affiliated With UFPJ

UFPJ affiliates as of July 17, 2007[4].

November 3rd Pledge of Action: No Stolen Election

UFP sent out an email on October 10, 2004 about their "November 3rd Pledge of Action" if they suspected voter fraud in the November 2004 presidential election.

The complete text of this message and its supporters is as follows.

"November 3rd Pledge of Action: No Stolen Election", Oct. 10, 2004

"We all remember the votes that were never counted in Florida 2000. So, where we are all working hard for a positive outcome on November 2nd, we also have to be prepared for a repeat of a 2000 stolen election. Below is a pledge for people to sign, supporting efforts to mobilize and protect the vote on November 2nd and making a commitment to protest starting on November 3rd in the case of a fraudulent vote count. By signing this pledge, you will be joining with thousands of others in the November 3rd Urgent Response Network. Please sign the pledge at www.nov3.us and pass it around far and wide."

"We are setting up a Fair Elections Advisory Council made up of U.S. and international election experts who will give us their assessment on election day itself. If they find significant fraud, we will activate the Urgent Response Network on or immediately after November 3rd, calling on people everywhere to engage in protest, including non-violent civil disobedience, in front of their local federal buildings and other appropriate places. We will also be asking those who can to converge in the states where the most serious fraud occurred, as well as in Washington, D.C."

"In addition to signing the pledge, please work with other people and groups in your area to protect the vote on November 2nd and to build the Urgent Response Network. Pick a venue for your local protest in the case that the Urgent Response Network is activated, and list the time and place on the website at www.nov3.us. We also recommend that you set up a place to jointly watch the election results on November 2nd."

"Let us commit ourselves to making sure that this time around, the person who occupied the White House is the one who won the election."

"November 3rd Pledge of Action"

"I remember the stolen presidential election of 2000 and I am willing to take action in 2004 if the election is stolen again. I support efforts to protect the right to vote leading up to and on Election Day, November 2nd. If that right is systematically violated, I pledge to join nationwide protests starting on November 3rd, either in my community, in the state where the fraud occurred or in Washington DC."

Initial Signatories:

Act Now to End the War

Ufpj act now.jpg

On Jan. 27, 2007, peace activists "converge[d] from all around the country in Washington, D.C. to send a strong, clear message to Congress and the Bush Administration: 'The people of this country want the war and occupation in Iraq to end and we want the troops brought home now!'".[5]

The following individuals endorsed the event:[6]

The following National organizations endorsed the event:[7]

The following local organizations endorsed the event:[7]

Solidarity with Sept. 24 FBI Raid Activists

The Committee to Stop FBI Repression lists United for Peace and Justice as one of the organizations that has issued a statement of solidarity in support of the activists raided in the September 24, 2010 FBI Raids.[8]

Iran Forum

An anti-war forum entitled “Syria & Iran: The Next War?” was held in New York, June 10 at the Solidarity Center. It featured anti-war veterans from the Iranian, Israeli and U.S. militaries, and was organized by United for Peace and Justice, Veterans for Peace and the U.S. Peace Council. The International Action Center hosted the meeting and IAC co-founder Sara Flounders chaired. All the speakers were members of the VFP Iran Working Group.

Michael Kramer, secretary of VFP Chapter 021-Northern New Jersey, was in the Israeli Defense Forces during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. His personal experiences as a settler and combatant led him to reassess his views on Zionism and the role of the U.S. in the Middle East. He is now a supporter of Palestinian self-determination, the right of return of all Palestinians to their homeland and the Arab cause for independence and self-determination, and an IAC volunteer.

He described Israel as an “unsinkable aircraft carrier” for the Pentagon and an enforcer of U.S. interests in the Middle East.

Faraz Azad, an American-Iranian living in the U.S., served in the Iranian Air Force from 1971 to 1973. Faraz ‘s activism dates to his 1973 arrival in the U.S., first as a student activist and then as a member of the National Board of the U.S. Peace Council. He is the chair of VFP’s Iran Working Group, organizational secretary of the U.S. Peace Council, co-chair of Iran Pledge of Resistance, and nongovernmental organization representative of the World Peace Council at the United Nations.

Faraz urged the political movement in the U.S. to reach beyond itself to educate others on the nature of imperialism, on how and why the U.S. is threatening Syria and Iran, and on how U.S. wars abroad hurt people in the U.S. He challenged groups and individuals to leave their comfort zones and find ways to work together to stop this war drive.

Michael McPhearson, who is originally from Fayetteville, N.C., was a field artillery officer in the 24th Mechanized Infantry Division during the 1991 Gulf War. He is the national coordinator for United For Peace and Justice and a national board member as well as a former executive director of Veterans for Peace. He is a member of Military Families Speak Out, works closely with the Newark, N.J., based People’s Organization for Progress and publishes the mcpearsonreport.org, expressing his views on war and peace, politics, human rights, race and other things.[9]

External links

References