In honor of the lifelong contributions of Lucinda Tate, her WILPF sisters announce plans for the establishment of the Lucinda L. Tate Human Rights Education Fund. Memorial services will take place in Portland, Oregon February 28.
Updates
Friday, February 6, 2015 - 06:11
Films and discussions – plus Isadora Duncan stories in a living history dance performance – will kick off the Sacramento-Sierra Foothills Branch’s 100th birthday plans. The events begin in Women’s History Month and continue through the year.
Friday, February 6, 2015 - 05:55
A lively guide to activities for celebrating WILPF’s 100th anniversary is now online and ready to put into practice.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 09:56
READY, SET, VOTE!!! Our membership direct vote for national board positions (2015 Term) is under way. Ballots should be received by all members in good standing within the next few weeks and must be returned with a postmark no later than February 11.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 09:48
The Cuba and Bolivarian Alliance Issues Committee celebrates our peoples’ victory and commends President Barack Obama in reestablishing diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba governments and the release of the remaining members of the Cuban Five, Antonio Guerrero, Ramon Labanino and Gerardo Hernandez.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 09:43
Women from five WILPF Branches will participate in the Local2Global program at the Commission on the Status of Women March 7-15. They will be joined by 11 university students taking part in the Practicum on Advocacy.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 09:31
Selecting five women to honor at The Hague was a daunting task. However, after deliberations and voting concluded in December, the five US women to be honored at the anniversary celebration are Jane Addams, Emily Greene Balch, Elise Boulding, Dorothy Detzer and Kay Camp.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 09:12
“Hope is something you do, not something you have.” Joanna Macy. Randa Solick’s inspiring report on the 2014 Women’s Congress for Future Generations and Hattie Nestel’s video interviews of people organizing against the gas pipeline exemplify hope turned to action.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 08:58
A New Year begins with New Years Resolutions. Let’s resolve in 2015 to use our power as committed WILPF women to abolish nuclear weapons and to end all wars! And let’s work to make it so!
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 08:53
During 2015 our WILPF Disarm/End Wars members will be watching closely the actions of NATO, which is rapidly expanding into an aggressive global military alliance. NATO can lead us into a new Cold War -- or plunge us into Hot Wars, or into nuclear holocaust either by accident or design.
