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UNACpeace.org  is a growing national coalition of organizations founded on: 1) unity in the movement, 2) independence from political parties, 3)demo-cratic-decision-making, 4) U.S. Out Now from Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan (and now Libya), and 5) a commitment to mass action as the major strategy for building a powerful and inclusive movement, while endorsing other kinds of actions as well to build a movement capable of bringing about fundamental change.

Since July, UNACpeace.org  has implemented the action program passed in Albany and responded to the huge events of recent months: the popular uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, and other North African countries; the fight backs to union-busting and cuts to social services in Wisconsin and elsewhere; rising Islamophobia and racist attacks on Muslims such as the Peter King hearings and pre-emptive prosecutions; activists targeted by the FBI; threats to Gaza, Iran and No. Korea; the dangers of nuclear power; and the new war on Libya.

WHO ARE THE PEACEMAKERS?

WE are the vast majority of humanity who want peace, a healthy planet and a society that prioritizes human needs, democracy and civil liberties for all.

WHAT WE FACE

The US supports brutal dictators around the world, gives billions to Israel supporting the oppression of the Palestinians, claims over 800 military bases around the world, wages proxy wars in Africa, and ruthlessly bullies the world to maintain domination, control energy resources, and fend off competition.

For strategic, not humanitarian reasons, the US-led military intervention in Libya threatens new wars in North Africa and to stifle the democratic movements that have inspired us in Egypt and elsewhere.

As always, in the name of profits, the most vulnerable are victims – the Black community, Latinos, and Native Americans – bear the brunt. Muslims and immigrants are scapegoated to divert attention and blame from what those in Washington and their puppet masters are doing. Working people face unemployment, home foreclosures, poor education, and a broken health care system profiting insurance companies. They rape the environment in their unending craving for energy resources and treasure and subject us to health hazards like radiation and industrial pollution, and to the horrifying consequences of global warming.

To quell dissent, they pass laws like the Patriot Act to abridge our civil rights and liberties. They go after truth tellers and whistle blowers. They entrap people to pick off leaders, divide the movements, and justify the “War on Terror”. They come after peace, justice, solidarity and environmental activists with FBI raids and summons’ to Grand Juries; they attack WikiLeaks for exposing their wrongdoings. They make speaking out and protesting a crime, claiming this gives material support to terrorists.

WHAT WE STAND FOR

WE DEMAND a better world. Only a massive, united, inclusive and independent movement has the power to bring it into being.