Call Our Michigan Senators: Sen. Debbie Stabenow: 1-202-224-4822 Sen. Gary Peters: 1-202-224-6221 Tell Them — Stop War With Iran! Join International Day of Action Protests on Jan 25th Two Michigan Locations So far: Ann Arbor – noon in front of the federal building Traverse City – 1 p.m. Traverse City Open Space (Grandview Parkway & Union Street) Expect more locations. For more information, click HERE (provided courtesy of Code Pink) WE WON ONE: Round 2! The Michigan UU Social Justice Network (MUUSJN) joined many peace, justice and faith organizations, to urge the U.S. House of Representatives to adopt a War Powers Resolution to reign in #45’s ability to declare war on Iran. The House voted 224-194 on January 9th to adopt this Resolution. Now the Resolution (Senate […]

Call Our Senators This Friday Gary Peters: 1-202-224-6221 Debbie Stabenow: 1-202-224-4822 Urge Them to Vote for S. 1039 to Block War With Iran  Background The U.S. Senate is expected to vote this Friday on S. 1039, a bill called the “Prevention of Unconstitutional War With Iran Act of 2019” (Sen. Tom Udall, (D-New Mexico). This bill, adopted earlier in June in the House, is meant to cut off funding for a war in Iran.  The U.S. Constitution declares that a U.S. President cannot declare war without Congressional approval. We’re on the brink of a needless, destructive and costly war with Iran. Besides withdrawing from a 2015 nuclear arms containment treaty, which Iran has been in compliance with, the Trump administration instituted sanctions to cripple the Iranian economy. The U.S. deployed battleships and a battery of Patriot missiles off Iran’s coast.  Iran responded by shooting down a U.S.drone. President Trump claimed he exercised […]