The Union of Progressive Zionists (UPZ) is a network of student activists organizing on campuses across North America for peace and social justice in Israel and Palestine. The UPZ was created to provide guidance, education and resources to students who seek to impart a progressive voice into the campus debate on Israel. Extremist voices pushing rigid “pro-Israel” and “pro-Palestinian” positions have come to dominate the discourse on many campuses across North America, obscuring the issues and alienating significant numbers of moderate students.  We are committed to creating an alternate approach to Israel advocacy that embraces open dialogue and constructive activism, and that warrants critical analysis of policies, be they Israeli, Palestinian, American or other.

For the last 4 years, the UPZ has been active on college campuses across North America, promoting our mission through sponsored speaking tours, cultural exhibits, advocacy and educational campaigns. We host annual conferences and are co-leaders of triannual "Peace, Pluralism & Social Justice" trips to Israel sponsored by Taglit Birthright Israel.

As of December 2008, the UPZ network consists of the following campus groups:

Jews for Justice (Yale University)
Kavanah (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
M'Kol Ha Kivunim (Brown University)
One Voice (American University)
Progressive Jewish Alliance (Columbia University)
Progressive Jewish Alliance (Harvard University)
Progressive Jewish Alliance (University of Texas - Austin)
Student Alliance for Israel (George Washington University)
Students for a Peaceful Palestinian-Israeli Future (Washington University in St. Louis)
Union of Progressive Zionists (Hampshire College)
Union of Progressive Zionists (University of Maryland - College Park)
Union of Progressive Zionists (University of Michigan - Ann Arbor)
Union of Progressive Zionists (University of Pittsburgh)

As well as other student groups from:

Beloit Colege
Cornell University
Oberlin College
Ohio State University
Reed College
Rutgers University
Binghamton University
Syracuse University
University of California - Davis
University of California - Santa Cruz
University of Indiana
University of Washington - Seattle
Wesleyan University