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- UN Says “US Blockade of Cuba Is a Crime that Has to End”Children drawing at a community project in Cotorro, Havana, in 2014. The project includes arts and music opportunities for kids and a social service component for older and impaired adults. Photo by Leni Villagomez Reeves. by Leni Villagomez ReevesCo-Chair, Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Committee… Updates
- Palo Alto Pickets Their Congresswoman Over Reducing Risk of Nuclear WarRep. Eshoo’s constituents stand outside her office. Her field representative Nicholas Hargis and WILPFer Cherrill Spencer exchange letters about nuclear weapons. Photo taken with Spencer’s camera.by Judy Adams and Cherrill SpencerMembers of the Peninsula/Palo Alto BranchNovember 2022“This weekend wi… Updates
- Start Making Contacts Now for the 2023 UN Commission on the Status of Women!Participants in the 2019 UN Practicum for Advocacy.by Shilpa PandeyMembership Chair, WILPF USNovember 2022I am reaching out to share that next year our section will be resuming our UN Practicum in Advocacy and Local to Global program after a gap of two years due to the pandemic. Start making contact… Updates
- Announcements: Join the Interactive Panel Presentation for Domestic Violence Awareness Month on October 21; New Branch Forming in Kentucky/Indiana!October 2022Join the Interactive Panel Presentation for Domestic Violence Awareness Month on October 21On Friday, October 21, 2022, at 8 pm EDT/ 7 CDT/ 6 MDT/ 5 PDT, the Domestic Prisoners of War Committee (WILPF US’s newest Issue Committee) will hold an introductory Panel Presentation covering how … Updates
- Request a Free Zoom Workshop on PFAS, Tailored for Your WILPF Branch!by Marguerite Adelman WILPF Burlington Branch and Earth Democracy CommitteeOctober 2022Forever chemicals, or PFAShave monopolized the news in the last year— especially since the EPA lowered its lifetime advisory limits for two of the most common PFAS to almost 0 parts per trillion (PPT), and is cons… Updates
- Actions for WILPFers to Take in October to Defuse the Possibility of Nuclear WarWILPFers in the Madison, Wisconsin WILPF branch demonstrate for peace in Ukraine, September 12, 2022. Photo provided by WILPF Madison WI branch, used with their permission.by Cherrill Spencer and Ellen Thomasco-chairs of DISARM/END WARS Issue CommitteeOctober 2022Before we ask WILPFers to take actio… Updates
- Earth Democracy Attends SAFE Rally at EPA in Washington, DCby Nancy Price Earth Democracy Committee October 2022 On Tuesday, September 20, soon after 9 am, Nancy Price, Lib Hutchby and Keval Kaur Khalsa who drove from the Chapel Hill Branch in North Carolina, joined Board Member Dianne Blais from Fairfax, Virginia, and Pat Elder from Maryland at Federal Pla… Updates
- Working Internally on Anti-Racismby Sue Hilton, Humboldt, CA Branch; Mary Foster, Jane Addams Branch; Samantha Turner, Southern Piedmont Branch, NC; Robin Lloyd, Burlington Branch; Gloria McMillan, Tucson BranchOctober 2022We're a small group of WILPF members of European-descent from around the country, talking and thinking about h… Updates
- “I Miss Democracy” Urges Votes at the Cape Cod July 4th ParadeLeft photo: Elenita Muniz and Kristin Knowles. Right photo: Pat O'Brien in back of Donna Pihl. Photos by Chris Morinby Donna PihlCape Cod Branch ConvenerOctober 2022Hundreds of visitors and residents flocked to the hot streets of Orleans, Massachusetts for the annual Fourth of July parade, where the… Updates
- Poor People’s Campaign + Center for Common Groundby Emily KeelTriangle Branch, WILPF US Liaison to Poor People's Campaign October 2022This is the time we have been waiting for all year, friends! This is the reason that we went to Washington, DC to hear Rev. Barber's well thought out reasons for voting. This is the reason that we have had state mee… Updates
- Cuban Women of the African Diaspora – Inspirations for Change. Save the Date for a series of five Sunday evening programs by Filmmaker Juanamaría Cordones-CookImage by Megan Fuentesby Leni Villagomez ReevesCo-chair Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Committee, WILPF Fresno BranchOctober 2022Cuban Women of the African Diaspora - Inspirations for Change is a series of five film programs with discussion, to be presented online on Sunday evenings in October. Tu… Updates
- NATO Pros and Cons Discussed at the VT WILPF GatheringPhoto credit: Robin LLoydby Robin LloydWILPF Burlington Branch October 2022For over 20 years, Vermont WILPF has held gatherings at a remarkable venue, Lloyd's Wing Farm in Rochester, VT. Check out our website which documents the stories told each summer, featuring photos to match. This summer was a … Updates
- WILPF Joins San Francisco Rally for Peace in UkraineBetty Traynor; Deetje Boller. Photo credit: Leon Kunstenaarby Sandy ThackerWILPF East Bay BranchOctober 2022 The Peace in Ukraine Coalition of the Bay Area held spirited rallies outside the offices of California Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein in San Francisco on Thursday, September 15. A… Updates
- Kitchen Table Talk and Action Series on Zoomby Judith SheldonWILPF Detroit BranchOctober 2022The Detroit Branch launched a monthly series of short, informational talks on September 23, 2022, featuring a different topic each month and rotating guest speakers. Each month, speakers will present an overview and recommendation for direct action th… Updates
- Addressing the Cost of the Climate Crisis: WILPF US Takes a Standby Nancy Price and Cindy PiesterCo-chairs, Earth Democracy Issue CommitteeOctober 2022Cindy Piester will represent WILPF US and Earth Democracy’s Climate Justice+Women+Peace Project on the WILPF International Environmental Working Group’s delegation of 10 WILPF members heading to the UN COP 27 Clima… Updates
- Think Democracy and How We Keep Itby Emily KeelTriangle Branch, WILPF US liaison to Poor People's CampaignSeptember 2022URGENT CALL TO ACTION!Are you as anxious as I am about the outcome of the midterms? If so, you are certainly going to want to continue our work of getting out the vote. WILPF continues to partner with the Poor Peop… Updates
- Start Making Contacts Now for the 2023 Commission on the Status of Womenby Shilpa PandeyMembership Development ChairSeptember 2022I am very excited to announce that we are starting to prepare for next year’s Commission on Status of Women (CSW) 67 in spring 2023. Many of you may already be aware that every year our WILPF US section organizes a Local to Global and UN Pra… Updates
- Actions to Advocate for Peace in Ukraine, September 12-15By Cherrill Spencer and Ellen ThomasCo-chairs of DISARM/END WARS Issue CommitteeThe Peace in Ukraine Coalition is holding a week of actions September 12-15. Find the day-by-day details of this week of actions here. If we work in concert with other peace organizations then our messages are more likel… Updates
- Our Diversity “in Leadership and Membership” Makes Us Strongerby Darien De LuWILPF US PresidentThis month is important for seeking out and encouraging potential board candidates. The deadline for submitting a personal nomination, showing your regard and support for a member you think should be invited to apply for a board position, is October 1. The board cand… Updates
- Making the Middle East Nuclear Weapon Freeby Odile Hugonot Haber and Tura Campanella CookLeadership Team Members, Middle East Peace and Justice Action CommitteeSeptember 2022Five nuclear weapon free zone treaties signed between 1967 and 2006 have succeeded in making 60% of the planet free from nuclear weapons. We urge support for a similar … Updates
