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- Golden Rule “Peace in the Pacific” Voyage Begins Golden Rule peace boat as she heads for the Pacific Ocean. Photo by Helen Jaccard. By Ann Wright and Helen Jaccard After well over a year of planning, the Golden Rule, a project of Veterans For Peacestarted the first ocean crossing of its “Peace in the Pacific” Voyage from San Diego to Hilo, Hawai'… Updates
- Women’s Peace Initiative Meets in San Francisco The Women’s Building in San Francisco, where the Women’s Peace Initiative met in March. Photo by Cherrill Spencer. By Odile Hugonot Haber On March 22, 2019, five women’s peace organizations including WILPF US met in San Francisco to discuss how we might collaborate, learn from each other, and suppo… Updates
- Your Letter Could Save Lives in YemenIbtissam, a 15-year-old orphan girl, lives in a ragged tent with her 7 siblings in an IDP settlement in Khamir, about 100 km north of Yemen’s capital. They are among the estimated 3.9 million people who have fled their homes in search for safety and security since the escalation of the conflict in 2… Updates
- Norton Bill Reintroduced: Time to Visit Your Representative!From left, DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and WILPF Disarm/End Wars Co-Chairs Robin Lloyd and Ellen Thomas, who met together at Ms. Norton’s office in May 2018. By Ellen Thomas Co-Chair, Disarm/End Wars Issue Committee Great News! DC’s Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton has introduced a new and … Updates
- US War against Cuba Heightens A rural farm in Cuba. Photo: Louis Mendelowitz. Used by permission. By Cindy Domingo Chair, Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issues Committee The Trump administration’s latest announcements towards strengthening the US blockade against Cuba has been met with condemnation by nations around the world… Updates
- May 7 Program Call Answers Questions about Election-Year Action!Venezuelan urban gardeners in low income housing act for peace through local food production. Photo: Darien De Lu. By Darien De Lu WILPF US President Join us on for a second open-to-all conference call of the national Program Committee. The focus for this call is action! It’s an opportunity for memb… Updates
- Dear Fellow WILPFers: Join the Wednesday Twitter Calls! Dear Fellow WILPFers, We write encouraging you to please consider joining us on the Wednesday Twitter calls. Such an enjoyable way to get to know your fellow WILPFers while putting good messaging out for the world to see. These calls are fun, relaxed and social. Michael does all the heavy lifting. … Updates
- April News from the Boston and Pittsburgh BranchesA Boston fundraiser was held to help a new branch in Sierra Leone. Front row, from left: Joan Ecklein, hostess, Pat Hynes, speaker, Eileen Kurkoski, organizer. Back row: Pauline Soloman, Virginia Pratt, Jane Brown, Sue Mirsky, Libby Gerlach, May Takayanagi. The photo was taken by a donor at the even… Updates
- WILPF US Offers a Pathway to Leadership: Join the National Development Committee By Marybeth Gardam Acting Chair of the WILPF US Development Committee WILPF US’s Development Committee is relaunching this Spring and your participation is requested. At-large members of WILPF US and Branch Members are invited to help steer the mother ship. Contribute your talents and ideas, yo… Updates
- “Thirsty for Justice” Peninsula/Palo Alto’s Solidarity Earth Day Event By Judy Adams Peninsula/Palo Alto Branch Our branch celebrated World Water Day on March 22 with signs and our WILPF Peace & Planet Before Profit banner at our weekly vigil/demonstration on a busy intersection in Palo Alto. Our plan was to feature water issues again with an Earth Day event in April … Updates
- Help Confront Corporate Power: Join the CvD Issue Committee By Marybeth Gardam Chair, Corporations v Democracy Issue Committee Corporate power plays an increasingly dominant role in our society and our politics. Help design WILPF’s response by joining our Corporations v Democracy Issue Committee. The relaunch organizing call is coming up on Tuesday, May 28.… Updates
- Disarm/End Wars Committee Calls Changing to Second Sunday Environmentalist Ruth Thomas on a WILPF conference call. By Disarm/End Wars Issue Committee Beginning in June, the Disarm/End Wars Committee monthly conference call will be changed to the second Sunday of the month. The calls take place at 7:30 pm EST, 4:30 pm PST, and the first call on the new sch… Updates
- Mark Your Calendars: WILPF US Technology Trainings By Michael Ippolito WILPF US National Communications Coordinator Mark your calendars for the upcoming Technology Training Call Dates: May 6th, 20th, & 27th June 10th These calls are always on Mondays at 8 pm EST, 5 pm PST. You can register by clicking here. These trainings usually take place on… Updates
- Integrating L2G with G2L: Reflections on the 63rd CSW Photo credit: From www.unwomen.org. By Mary Ann Koch Des Moines, IA Branch Having spent several days in New York City attending CSW63 (the 63rd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women) from March 7-17, 2019, as a L2G (Local to Global) representative, it is a challenge to integrate the e… Updates
- Stop the Strengthening of the US Blockade against Cuba! By Cindy Domingo Chair, Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issues Committee WILPF’s Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issues Committee stands in solidarity with the Cuban people in condemning the Trump administration’s latest escalation of its war against Cuba. On March 19, Title III of the Helms-Burt… Updates
- Cross-Country Tour Highlights America’s Most Contaminated Military BasesA still photo from one of the videos that Pat Elder made on his “Million Parts per Trillion Tour”; all the videos can be found at civilianexposure.org. China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, located 150 miles north of Los Angeles, was Stop #1. By Pat Elder WILPF US Member “If the Bill of Rights conta… Updates
- ANA DC Days 2019: Time to Register!From left: Ellen Barfield, Katherine Flaherty, Ellen Thomas, Sameena Nazir, and Robin Lloyd participated in last year’s DC Days. By Ellen Thomas Co-Chair, Disarm/End Wars The Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) is excited to be hosting the 31st annual DC Days from May 19-22, 2019! Participants… Updates
- New Partners: WILPF, the Young Feminist Leadership Conference, and Ms. MagazineWILPF US shared an ad in the Young Feminist Leadership Conference Program Bookthe next step in a fruitful collaboration that has led to a series of articles in Ms. Magazine called “Women Unscrewing Screwnomics.” This series could help raise WILPF’s profile and impact us in other positive ways. By M… Updates
- “Oily Wells”3-Day March Protests Wells Fargo’s Fossil Fuel Investments “Oily Wells” marchers gather in Palo Alto on March 16. Photo: Cherill Spencer. By Judy Adams Peninsula/Palo Alto Branch Peninsula/Palo Alto CA branch member Roberta Ahlquist worked hard with members of 350.org and other environmental groups and environmentalists on a 3-day march and rally (March 16… Updates
- This Earth Day, “Ask the Candidates” about Their VisionOn World Water Day in 2017, San Francisco-East Bay Branch members stand in front of the former Bechtel Corporation headquarters in San Francisco. From left: Anne Politeo, Barbara Blong, Deetje Boler, and Betty Traynor. Bechtel, a private corporation, “serve[s] the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security &… Updates
