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- 2016 WILPF nuclear free future toursBy Ellen Thomas and Carol Urner, co-chairs of the Disarm/End Wars Issue Committee We launch the first of three tours January 20 with a focus on abolishing nuclear weapons and learning about WILPF branch projects and concerns. We start on the West Coast and are gathering invitations from Southeast an… Updates
- What’s “Real deal” about Paris climate deal?By Nancy Price Reporters praised the Paris climate agreement as a “global turn from fossil fuels” and “major leap for mankind.” Oscar Reyes, Institute for Policy Studies, writes that “the main text of the agreement is long on rhetoric and short on action.” Thanks to Jeri Bodemar of the Santa Cruz … Updates
- Nominees, candidates for WILPF US Boardby Darien De Lu, Elections Subcommittee Time is running out! Nominations you make of other people for the WILPF US Board are due by Jan. 10 and complete application materials from candidates must be received by Jan. 24. Listen to the recording of the December informational conference call and get … Updates
- Program retreat looks toward sustainabilityBy Maureen N. Eke, Program Chair To be relevant, we must be visible. WILPF is visible when you speak and act! So, join us, beginning this March, in a conversation as we transform the suggested ideas from the October 2015 retreat in Des Moines, Iowa, into a draft document. After several weeks of plan… Updates
- We’re listeningby Marybeth Gardam, at-large Board member A branch survey completed during summer and early fall of 2015 identified weaknesses and provided valuable suggestions for practical solutions. It has been made available widely to participants in the survey, and leadership at various levels of WILPF. A … Updates
- Women raise voice against violence Representatives from conflict zones around the world gathered in Bangalore, India, in November to share their stories and call for an end to violence. Odile Hugonot Haber of WILPF US participated along with members of Women in Black. The World Court of Women heard testimonies from Iraq, Rwanda and … Updates
- Members share concerns with president By Tina Shelton, co-chair, Greater Philadelphia Branch The Greater Philadelphia Branch hosted a branch meeting November 15 to have an exchange with WILPF Board President Mary Hanson Harrison on local, national and international goals, and recount their activities during 2015. Mary shared with the b… Updates
- Lois Salo, 1926 Dec. 22, 2015 The Peninsula/Palo Alto Branch misses-Lois Salo, its longtime membership chair, who was best known as a coalition builder. She networked with peace and justice, environmental and homeless groups in bringing issues to city and county governments. A growing concern with the plight of the homeless in … Updates
- Apply for Minigrant to fund a project WILPF has three granting cycles, February 1, June 1 and October 1. Grants are made to branches and to issue committees for projects that serve WILPF's mission and vision by building our programs. We favor projects that can be shared and replicated and that will have a national impact. We fund small… Updates
- Oral histories video now onlineJudy Adams’ video celebrating the first Peninsula/Palo Branch members who were interviewed as part of a 10-year oral history project that interviewed 90 women about their peace work be viewed directly here.You can also go to other WILPF videos on the vimeo website. Browse through the several listed … Updates
- Marching for climate justice Photo: Climate activists form human chain in Paris on Nov. 29 at the opening of the COP21 climate talks. By Nancy Price, Randa Solick and Joan BranniganWILPF womendefying the French ban on marches, joined the Nov. 29 Human Chain for Climate Justice that lined Blvd. Voltaire from the Church of St. A… Updates
- Help recruit candidates for 2016 boardDarien De Lu, Elections SubcommitteeThis year is an unusually good time to run for the WILPF US board, so who among your WILPF contacts could advance WILPF US and discover the personal value of board work? The election this year offers a wider range of choices for potential candidates -- both a larg… Updates
- Earth Democracy tours fracking sites By Jean Hays, Fresno CA Branch They say a picture is worth a thousand words. We members of the WILPF Fresno’s Earth Democracy group learned first-hand, along with 29 others, what it means to be up close and personal to a field where fracking is and has been going on for years. A few of us WILPFers … Updates
- Golden Rule peace boat update By Helen Jaccard, Disarm/End Wars Issues Committee The newly restored Golden Rule historic nuclear abolition/peace boat returned to Humboldt Bay October 16 after her journey to San Diego for the Veterans For Peace National Convention. I crewed and was the primary spokesperson for the entire journe… Updates
- Triangle NC marks 80 years of activismBy Lucy Lewis, Triangle NC WILPF BranchTriangle Branch celebrated WILPF’s 100-year and the Triangle Branch’s 80-year anniversaries with an Evening of Celebration, Solidarity, and Resistance on November 6 in Chapel Hill, NC. More than 70 WILPF members, friends, and allies attended the November 6 even… Updates
- Attention on Venezuela electionsBy Cindy Domingo, Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issues CommitteeOn December 6, the Venezuelan people cast their ballots in national elections for all 167 National Assembly seats. These elections are critical for the future of the Bolivarian Alliance in Latin America and the Bolivarian revolution… Updates
- Branch learns about Syrian womenBy Robin Lloyd, Burlington WILPFAuthor and Burlington resident Janet Biehl recently traveled to Rojava, Northern Syria, where Kurdish men and women have organized themselves into a democratic autonomous region and women have full equality. The extraordinary story of Rojava and the philosopher who in… Updates
- Exhibit, video hail branch’s 93 yearsBy Judy Adams, Palo Alto/Peninsula Branch A tolling bell honoring Armistice Day marked the exhibit opening: eleven rings signifying the eleventh day and eleventh month. A reading of Palo Alto’s Proclamation followed, declaring November 11, 2015, "Women's International League for Peace and Freedom Da… Updates
- Dates of 2016 board meetings WILPF US board meetings in 2016 will be January 16, March 15, May 17, July 19, September 20, and November 15. Meetings are open to all WILPF members; pre-register to receive call-in information and agenda in advance of meeting by writing to secretary@wilpfus.org. Join or renew your membership here.… Updates
- The Power of Consistent Giving Your end-of-year gift to the WILPF US 2015 Annual Appeal supports our work Make your contribution today! Year after year, donors have helped to sustain WILPF US through their contributions of hard work and financial backing. This year we are starting recognition of loyal supporters who gave three y… Updates
