Earth Democracy

Here’s your opportunity to hear the inspiring first-hand reports from WILPF International and CODEPINK women who attended the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP26) - Climate Summit, Glasgow, Scotland, October 30 - November 12. By: N. Price

First Anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) Entry Into Force is Coming Up!

Saturday, January 22, 2022, is the first anniversary of the Entry Into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)  A number of groups are working together to plan events all over the country. An eAlert will be sent out with details as soon as we have them. We need YOUR details to add to the list!

Women, Money & Democracy Committee Engages New Members & Plans Retreat for Future Strategies

While recruiting new members, forging new collaborations and doing remarkable outreach, W$D Committee will be doing strategic planning for the next 2-5 years at a half day planning retreat on Sunday, Nov. 14th (9am-noon pacific/noon-3pm eastern/11am-2pm central). All Committee members are invited to participate. It’s just the latest effort at reshaping the Committee’s plans to take advantage of both an activist drive and an analytic imperative. Read more about this dynamic committee and how you can get involved.  By: M. Gardam.

WILPF US Racial Justice Work Part 2: Looking Out, Looking In

In part 1, I introduced the distinction between “inner” work – addressing the personal awareness, attitudes, and unconscious biases of WILPF members – and “outer” work – addressing race-related injustices in education, employment, the law, etc. Now in part 2, I’ll elaborate more on these two aspects of anti-racism activism.  By: D. De Lu.

De-escalation Starts With Us

De-escalation as a tactic instead of violence and war? The Peace Resource Center San Diego (PRCSD) offers nonviolent alternatives to conflict resolution and carries on a program of peace education throughout San Diego County. The PRCSD collaborated with WILPF San Diego in a presentation during WILPF US’s 34th Triennial Congress which fostered great discussion about de-escalation. By: A. Barron. 

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