The Peace Action Group has operated for over 30 years and is devoted to doing all we can to foster peace within our region, nationally and internationally.

For more information reach out to Tess.  

Oregon Measure 114 to end Oregon Gun Violence.. Measure by Lift Every Voice Oregon.
Update on 6-1-23 on pending court case

Our mission statement sets forth our commitment:

We gather to create peace in the world:

• by nurturing and empowering each other and ourselves as peace activists.
• by creating a diverse community that sustains hope in the unending work of making peace.
• by inspiring, educating and mobilizing our community to work for peace. 

Current areas of focus:

• Advocacy for Measure 114 to promote sensible gun control laws in Oregon and other bills in the OR legislature or in Congress promoting sensible gun controls
  Update – 3-23-23 OPB article: Oregon legislators to consider 3 new laws aimed at curbing gun deaths https://www.opb.org/article/2023/03/21/oregon-law-ghost-guns-firearms-new-laws-restrictions-gun-violence/
• Palestinian human rights and an end to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen
• advocacy for the United Nations, particularly via the work of the UUA at the UN
• Ukraine Refugee Support Service Learning Project created in response to the war in Ukraine.
• Advocacy for cutting the US federal “defense” budget which increases year over year, far exceeding federal spending on non-defense priorities, by moving money from the “defense” budget to the various budgets meeting real human needs.

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Action for October 2024

Members of the Peace Action Group at First Unitarian have been closely following the devastating developments in Gaza, the West Bank, and recent Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon. Israel has requested the unarmed UN peacekeepers depart from Lebanon.  Current news reports suggest  an Israeli attack on targets in Iran may be imminent.  And, the US recently delivered to Israel a surveillance system to heighten the effectiveness of blocking incoming drones into Israel. These events are terrifying.

This escalation of conflict in the Middle East is profoundly tragic. We ask you to review the action of Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JR 114) currently proposed by Senators. Sanders, Merkley and Welch to block $20 billion in additional arms sales to Israel.

Please read the details in the press release from Senator Sanders (see link below) and please phone or email Senator Merkley to thank him for his leadership in this vital issue. Also phone or email Senator Wyden, asking him to join his Oregon colleague in this important work.  Find Merkley and Wyden contact info here: https://www.senate.gov/states/OR/intro.htm

Link: https://bit.ly/48b4hZ7 or https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-and-colleagues-move-to-block-arms-sales-to-israel/

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Action for April/May 2023