A group of WILPFers invites others to join a committee on anti-racist interventions and supports within our organization. The nature of this group is evolving. You can participate in the WILPF US discussions to learn, educate, and uplift anti-racism within our WILPF organization.

The Poor Peoples Campaign and WILPF continue to partner to register more new voters, especially people of color whose voices will make or break the election. How has your branch been supporting the Reconstruction Agenda? Follow the Center for Common Ground Reclaim Our Vote campaign to show solidarity and take action!

The UN will hold its 67th Commission on the Status of Women in spring 2023. Spread the word to university students and WILPF members who may want to enroll for WILPF programs to attend meetings at the UN in New York! This is a great opportunity for participants to understand CSW activities and even pursue a career in international relations. Reach out for further details! 
 

Who would have predicted six months ago that the war in Ukraine would still be raging in early September? We must keep pressing our Congressional representatives and the President to stop sending more weapons, and urge Ukraine and Russia to start negotiating an end to the war. The Peace in Ukraine Coalition is having a week of actions from September 12 - 15. Rally outside your Congressperson’s local office on Thursday, September 15th!
 

WILPF is committed to peace and justice, and in the U.S. today, a crucial part of justice is uprooting all aspects of white supremacy – ideology and practices alike. They are terribly hurtful and destructive to our country! I’m asking for your help now, both in encouraging and supporting Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC) WILPF members to take on WILPF leadership, and in recruiting BIPOC folks as WILPF members.

The world would benefit from establishing a Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone (Middle East WMDFZ), free of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. Take action to urge members of Congress to reduce all appropriations for weapons and to endorse the UN process for a Middle East WMDFZ! 
 

The Burlington Branch participated in an Africa Day Celebration to honor the history and culture of the African diasporic community in Vermont. WILPFers prepare for the VT WILPF Gathering in Rochester, VT, with presentations from Branch members and a viewing of the second half of the WILPF Int’l Congress. 

The Poor People’s Campaign Rally in DC on June 18th brought together WILPFers from across the U.S. in a show of solidarity and mutual support. Emily Keel provides an update on continuing WILPF-PPC collaboration and upcoming PPC events.

If you consider yourself an activist, then (I hope!) you’re aware that issues of race have, again, come to the forefront. To provide a contemporary foundation for the “inner work” of addressing structural racism, the WILPF US National Board participated in a special 5 ½ hour interactive presentation on multiple aspects of how racism impacts individuals and organizations. 

The UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women urges the U.S. to adhere to its Convention and agree to protect the sexual and reproductive rights of Americans. Cuba has shown that advancing the human rights of women, families, and all people, is possible!