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Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - 13:53

A CARING WAGE:  OUR TIME IS NOW is a webinar on Saturday, September 18th that’s been in the works for nearly a year, but the guest speakers that WILPF’s own Mary Bricker-Jenkins has assembled were worth waiting for. Read on to learn more and how to register.  By M. Gardam and Women, Money, & Democracy Committee

Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - 13:41

The UN Food Systems Summit (UN-FSS) event scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 23rd has been in the works for over a year, and presents itself (falsely) as ‘the peoples food summit’.  It’s anything but.  Read on to see how you can support our allies and oppose this corporate takeover at the UN.  By the Women, Money & Democracy Committee and the Earth Democracy Committee.    

Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - 13:33

An update regarding the continuation of building WILPF US Branches, the Triad Branch and starting a Piedmont and a Rock Hill/Fort Mill, South Carolina Branch. By: G. Friday. 

Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - 13:05

WILPF branches continued the sad tradition of commemorating the 1945 A-bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki around the 6th and 9th of August this year, as a way of reminding ourselves why we work so hard to abolish nuclear weapons. Branches commemorate the 76th anniversaries with virtual and in-person events. Read more to learn what branches all over the USA did.

Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - 12:15

International WILPF’s Triennial Congress has been delayed until 2022 and planning is in progress. The Future WILPF Global call was September 7, 2021, learn more about additional global calls in the near future. By: J. Slagter. 

Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - 11:51

A look into the Middle East Peace and Justice Action Committee (MEPJAC)'s Round Table presentation at Congress 2021. By MEPJAC.

Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - 11:19

Starting March 2021, five WILPF US branches started working on the Inside and Out Initiative. Learn more about their work and progress. By: N. Abeleda. 

Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - 07:54

Vandana Shiva inspired us all by saying, “Our power is the power of resistance.” Our work is to create a beautiful peace with each other and the earth, creating our own system for a just world grounded on love for all living things. By: N. Price and R. Solick. 

Thursday, July 29, 2021 - 11:27

These are not "normal" times! We break with normal for our 2021 Congress! And with our unprecedented $30 cost for registration, we open the door to a whole new variety of Congress participants.  By D. De Lu.

Thursday, July 29, 2021 - 11:15
Mary Bricker-Jenkins, Maureen Taylor, Marian Kramer

On Friday, August 13, hear the keynote address by the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, followed by a session on “Women of the PPC.” Rev. Theoharis and WILPFer Mary Bricker-Jenkins were both arrested at a July 19 women’s march for voting rights in Washington, D.C. By D. Van Soest.
 

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