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<h1>UJP -- Marching for Justice with Peace: UFPJ Member Call on 7/24</h1>
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<p>Dear UJP Activist -</p>
<p>A national mobilization is being called for <b>Saturday, August 24th</b> to commemorate the historic 1963 Civil Rights Movement March on Washington. This mobilization called by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King III, the National Action Network (NAN) and many other partners including the King Center and Southern Christian Leadership Council (SCLC) is coming at a critical time with the attack on voting rights and the recent Trayvon Martin verdict. United for Peace and Justice, has been participating on the national mobilizing calls and is working with the march organizers to insure that peace is an important part of the message.</p>
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<td>Join Our Conference Call Tomorrow Night at 6:00 pm to get plugged in!<br><b>Dial-in Number</b>: (424) 203-8400<br><b>Participant Access Code:</b> 569283#</td>
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<p><b>In 1967 </b>after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made his now famous Beyond Vietnam -- A Time to Break Silence speech, other Civil Rights leaders and King’s detractors told him he had no business speaking out against the war. They said he should stay in his lane and only talk and work on Civil Rights. But King understood that, “A time comes when silence is betrayal.” He chose to be unambiguous and loud about his opposition to the war in Vietnam. However, King had already spoken out about the evils of war in his 1964 Noble Prize Lecture. He talked about the triple evils of racism, poverty and war. He warned the world that, “mankind's survival is dependent upon man's ability to solve the problems of racial injustice, poverty, and war…” <br><br>
These words are just as important today.<br><b><br>
In 2013: The Supreme Courts Civil Rights Act decision set the stage for renewed activism, but George Zimmerman’s acquittal for the killing of Trayvon Martin has ignited a surge of action. Whatever gains the nation has made on race, it is clear that many in the U.S. are working to turn back the clock.</b> Civil Rights and Black community activists are in high gear to mobilize for August 24th. It is understood that reactionary racist forces are watching to see if the Black community response is strong or tepid. But racism is only one aspect of the current attack on progressive ideas and working class people. <br><br>
There is a backlash to the end of the Defense of Marriage Act, women’s reproductive rights are being attacked across the country, the immigration reform bill languishes in Congress because of general xenophobia and the climate justice movement while on the move is in need of support to keep up momentum. There is constant pressure to cut benefits such as Pensions, Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare; and to cut local and state budgets. The cuts result in huge layoffs and hurt the most vulnerable. There is a concerted effort to slow down the implementation of Obama care that would provide access to healthcare for millions. All these issues are directly related to peace in that people will not challenge the wars abroad if overwhelmed by a struggle for basic needs here at home. We know that the resources wasted in war could be used to fulfill human needs. We must stand with our brothers and sisters for their struggles are our struggles. As peacemakers and justice seekers we must articulate how global and local peacemaking is one in the same. <br><br>
We ask you to activate your networks to mobilize for DC and local activities. Come March on Washington with UFPJ and joins tens of thousands as we march and rally for justice with peace. The time is ripe, the time is now.<br><br>
Activities are planned through the week. You can find out more infomation on UFPJ website <a title="http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=vV8sDYOL6dfn%2FIe9dD%2BdYc1pqi7%2BgZTT" href="http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=vV8sDYOL6dfn/Ie9dD+dYc1pqi7+gZTT">here</a>, at <a title="http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=l1q7ra%2Bsvdlzsp2jNc%2FDoM1pqi7%2BgZTT" href="http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=l1q7ra+svdlzsp2jNc/DoM1pqi7+gZTT">National Action Network,</a> or at the<a title="http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=LvkC6fw4IMJs6Dzd%2B7Yqb81pqi7%2BgZTT" href="http://org.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=LvkC6fw4IMJs6Dzd+7Yqb81pqi7+gZTT"> Offical MLK website</a>.<br><br>
Join Our Conference Call Tomorrow Night at 6:00 pm to get plugged in!<br><b>Dial-in Number</b>: (424) 203-8400<br><b>Participant Access Code:</b> 569283#</p>
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