Wednesday, April 07, 2010

UFPJ Now Has Zero Staff

This is not that surprising, but still. It seemed notable. An email from United For Peace and Justice today says:
Recently, UFPJ overhauled its organizational structure. With the shift of national attention to the economic crisis and the Obama presidency, the peace movement is no longer at the center of national politics as it was during the Bush years. Our movement simply cannot mount 100,000 person demonstrations twice a year as we used to. But we are not going away. We have cut corners and have become, for now, an all-volunteer operation, a network of member groups. We are rebuilding, paying down our debt and moving forward. We are focused on lifting up the campaigns initiated by member groups and by our working groups.
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We will continue to strategize, provide resources and analysis, highlight the best work being done by our member groups and issue calls to action with your input. Make no mistake; UFPJ is in it for the long haul.
UFPJ once had nine paid employees and annual revenue of $450,000, according to a CQ article last year.

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