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Published on June, 29 2022PPC Rally Viewing Party 6/18, actions to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, WILPF International upcoming Congress, changes to Before/After meetings, and Committee updates
PPC Rally Viewing Party 6/18, actions to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, WILPF International upcoming Congress, changes to Before/After meetings, and Committee updates
WILPF stands in solidarity with the PPC Rally in Washington, DC on June 18th, offering a virtual viewing party for WILPF members across the U.S. Join to watch the pre-recorded rally and converse with other WILPFers on the afternoon of 6/18! By Emily Keel
The original peace boat Golden Rule has been a historic anti-war vessel for decades. First sailed by Quakers in the 1950s in an effort to disrupt nuclear weapons tests, the organization Veterans for Peace now uses Golden Rule to run sailing events educating the public about the prevention of nuclear war. By Helen Jaccard
This month, WILPF unites with national campaigns to amplify resistance to the National Defense Authorization Act. Find tips for how to organize with others, write your elected officials and pen effective Letters to the Editor urging Congress to vote against the NDAA! By Cherrill Spencer and Ellen Thomas
In Palo Alto, WILPFers gathered outside the local post office in a rally with local community members and city council members in support of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. By Judy Adams and Cherrill Spencer
Your DISARM/End Wars Issue Committee is dismayed that the war in Ukraine continues, thousands of Ukraine civilians have been killed and over 4 million Ukrainians have fled to neighboring countries. There are two entities WILPF US members can seek to influence to bring this deadly war to an end: the US government and the United Nations, particularly the Security Council.
WILPF members will be flying, busing, driving, and coming by train to the events on June 18, and some will stay for ancillary events with Code Pink and the PPC. As one of the two solidarity actions chosen by our branches, uniting at this event has a powerful significance to many of us. Learn how you can be an integral part of history. By Emily Keel
In WILPF, we ask a lot of our volunteers, especially our volunteer leaders. Through the work WILPF volunteers do, they gain experience in activism and in WILPF, and the projects of our organization go forward. On the branch and national levels, WILPF members willing to take on tasks and responsibilities do so by making the choice to volunteer – and having that choice available to them. They are often de facto leaders. By Darien De Lu
After six years of the war against drugs in the Philippines (resulting in over 30,000 deaths according to the International Criminal Court’s preliminary report) rampant government corruption, a pandemic that has left the Philippines in economic shambles, and a government unresponsive to repeated typhoon disasters, hundreds and thousands of Filipinos waving pink flags and handing out pink baked goods have turned out to support Leni Robredo in her bid to become the next Philippine President. By C. Domingo
Advocate for a public bank, invest in our planet, and get involved with WILPF. Learn about how you can help your community and beyond. View upcoming action items in the April Committee Updates.