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NJ Coalition to Bring the Troops Home Now
Coalition MembersThe following is a list of New Jersey organizations that have joined our coalition to oppose the war in Iraq and to carry out joint activities and campaigns to end the war NOW! If you are interested finding more information about these organizations, contact them at the links below. If you are a member of an organization that would like to join our coalition, please contact us at info@bringtroopshomenj.org.
Bergen GrassrootsBERGEN GRASSROOTS is an organization of Northern New Jersey residents
who have joined forces with one fundamental goal: to restore America’s
democratic ideals.We meet on the first Wednesday of each month in the
Ethical Culture Society building, 678 Larch Avenue, Teaneck, 7pm - 9pm.
On-site and off-street parking is available. All are welcome to attend
any meeting of Bergen Grassroots. Bergen Peace & Justice CoalitionA progressive grassroots coalition of local community, faith-based and
student organizations. We serve as a link to our members and organizations
who are working for social, economic and environmental justice, and for
peaceful solutions to conflicts throughout the world. We seek to educate,
activate, and support our members and constituencies on these issues. Bloomfield Peace ActionWe hold a peace vigil year-round on Sunday BlueWave NJBlueWaveNJ seeks to foster and support the progressive movement in the
state of New Jersey, finding solutions through community. The organization
supports candidates for office, involves citizens in the political process,
provides public forums for speakers, educates the public on political
and social issues and promotes progressive policy on the local, state,
and national levels. Gold Star Families Speak OutWe as families of soldiers
who have died as a result of war are organizing to be a positive force
in our world to bring our country’s sons and daughters home from
Iraq, to minimize the “human cost” of this war, and to
prevent other families from the pain we are feeling as the result of
our losses. Highlands Peace ActionHighlands Peace Action was formed in January 2003 by activists in the
West Milford area of northern New Jersey. We stand for the ideals of
social justice, a sustainable economic system, and the resolution of
conflict through nonviolent means. We conduct a monthly peace vigil in
West Milford. Military Families Speak OutMilitary Families Speak Out is an organization of people opposed to
the war in Iraq who have relatives or loved ones in the military. Formed
by two families in November of 2002, we have contacts with military families
throughout the United States, and in other countries around the world.
Montclair Campaign for Peace and JusticeThe Montclair Campaign for Peace & Justice is a multi-issue organization
that evolved out of a successful effort to get our township council to
oppose the Patriot Act. Our current focus is building public support
for an immediate withdrawal from Iraq. We are a member group of United
for Peace & Justice. Montclair Peace VigilWe hold a peace vigil every Friday on the corner of Bloomfield Ave.
and Church Street. The Montclair Peace Vigil is from 4:30 PM to 6:00
PM Eastern Standard Time or 3:30 to 5:30 Daylight Savings Time. New Jersey Peace ActionPeace Action is the nation's largest grass roots organization. It was
founded as SANE in 1957. Our goals are: NorthWest New Jersey Peace FellowshipThe Northwest New Jersey Peace
Fellowship is a grassroots organization of concerned citizens, primarily
residents of Sussex County, NJ, committed to a culture of peace, justice
and nonviolence. It was established in September 2002 out of grave concern
with the Bush Administration plans to wage a unilateral, preemptive military
attack against Iraq. We hold a wide range of convictions about peace.
Some of us oppose war under all circumstances; some of us do not. We
welcome discussion and interaction on complex topics. People's Organization for Progress (P.O.P.)P.O.P. is an independent, grassroots, political organization active
in Newark and the Northern New Jersey For more than 20 years it has actively
struggled against racial profiling, police brutality and violence, and
for health care, quality education, and employment opportunities. P.O.P
fights for justice and against war. PDA of NJ, Morris County ChapterProgressive Democrats of America (PDA)
coordinates with progressive leaders on Capitol Hill to bring progressive
movements into the political process of the Democratic Party. South Orange-Maplewood Committee to Stop the WarThe South Orange-Maplewood Committee to Stop the War is a grass-roots
anti-war organization formed in January 2005 by citizens of South Orange
and Maplewood, N.J. to oppose the U.S. war in Iraq. We seek to build
a broad-based movement of like-minded individuals who are willing to
take bold and creative action to end the war, and to promote peace and
justice. We are committed to challenging the worldview that led
to the debacle in Iraq and to creating democratic accountability in U.S.
foreign and domestic policy. Teaneck Peace and Justice CoalitionThe Teaneck Peace and Justice Coalition protests the U.S. war and occupation
of Iraq. We believe it is our patriotic duty to stand up for our conviction
that the United States government should immediately cease its occupation
of Iraq, bring OUR troops home, and abolish the noxious USA PATRIOT Act. Veterans for Peace NJ ChapterWe, having dutifully served our country, hereby affirm our greater responsibility
to serve the cause of world peace. We work with others toward increasing
public awareness of the costs of war, to end the arms race to abolish
war as an instrument of national policy, to seek justice for veterans
and victims of war. Voices United of Passaic-EssexWe stand together to: Women's International League for Peace and FreedomThe Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
stands for equality of all people in a world free of racism, sexism and
homophobia; building a constructive peace through world disarmament;
and changing government priorities to meet human needs. |