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- Back Where It All Began for WILPF The Chicago Branch ReLaunch“Children in Hull House front yard” Hull House photographic digital image collection, Special collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago. Rima Lunin Schultz, PhD – Life-long Addams Scholar and expert on how immigration shaped Jane Addams’ peace-making skills.The Chicago R… Updates
- Take action to stop the bloodshed in Gaza and Israel!On October 7, 2023, following 16 years of brutal siege on Gaza; decades of soldier-protected Israeli settlers terrorizing Palestinian children, farmers and villages throughout the territories; and Israeli ministers openly calling for genocide and expulsion – Palestinian militants attacked Israel.The… Updates
- Step Out to Advocate for a Negotiated Peace in the Ukraine-Russia War: Sept. 30-Oct. 8DISARM co-chair Ellen Thomas demonstrates for an end to nuclear weapons in Asheville, NC, on August 6, 2023, as part of a commemoration of the bombing of Hiroshima.by Cherrill Spencer and Ellen ThomasCo-chairs, DISARM/End Wars Issue CommitteeSeptember 2023The DISARM committee co-chairs thank the bra… Updates
- Announcements & Updates: SAVE THE DATE – “Self-Care for Activists” on September 23; Let’s Defend Organizations Under AttackSeptember 2023 Save the Date: Self-Care for Activists on September 23By Jeneve BrooksStrategic Support and Initiatives CoordinatorSave the Date: Self-Care for ActivistsSaturday, September 23rd via Zoom12-1:30 pm EST / 11am-12:30 pm CST / 9-11:30 am PSTRegistration fee: $20September is Self-Care Awar… Updates
- March in NYC Sept. 17 to Call on President Biden to Accelerate Climate Action!by Nancy PriceEarth Democracy Issue CommitteeSeptember 2023A massive march and rally to #ENDFOSSILFUELS will be held in New York City to spur President Biden to take action.Sunday, September 17Gather at 56th Street and Broadway between 12 and 1 pm. The march will be from approximately 1:00-4:30 pm. … Updates
- Sponsor a Daughter / Niece / Granddaughter / Friend for 2024 CSW!The entire WILPF US UN 2023 Practicum and Local2Global cohort in front of the famous “Non-Violence” statue (also known as “The Knotted Gun”) at the United Nations in New York City.by Shilpa Pandey and Jan CordermanPracticum and Local2Global CoordinatorsSeptember 2023WILPF’S CSW programming is back! … Updates
- October Gathering in Houston for Apartheid-Free Communitiesby Tura Campanella CookMEPJAC Co-ChairSeptember 2023“… As people of conscience and loving communities, we stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people and their call for equal and full rights. Inspired by the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, we want to declare our own communities “Apar… Updates
- From Branches to Board and Back!From left, Sacramento Branch members Robin Durston, Ellen Schwartz (former board member), and Darien De Lu (current board member) hold the banner at a local march.by Darien De LuPresident, WILPF USSeptember 2023As a WILPF US member, you are an “at-large” or a branch member in our unique multi-issue,… Updates
- All of Guantanamo Belongs to CubaGuantanamo is a province of Cuba and the capital city of that province. Half a million people are attempting to go about their daily lives in spite of the occupied territory in their midst. Photo credit: LVR.by Leni Villagomez ReevesCo-chair, Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issue CommitteeSeptember… Updates
- Introducing Our “Creatives” and Their New Listservby Gloria McMillanTucson Branch & CCS Subcommittee of AHRWe have a “new kid on the block” in WILPF. We are the Advancing Human Rights committee’s CCS subcommittee and we have created a new e-list.COMMUNICATIONSCULTURE/THE ARTSSENSITIZATIONWhy should WILPF members join the CCS list?Dianne Blais, WILP… Updates
- 90+ Members Join WILPF US Gathering 2023By Dianne Blais and Jane DoyleWILPF US Gathering CommitteeSeptember 2023It was neither a dark nor stormy night on August 16th, and again on the 17th, although many of us were hoping for cooler temperatures, when more than 90 WILPF members from all over the United States, plus two members from the WI… Updates
- In Palo Alto, a Global No to NukesMembers of WILPF’s Peninsula/Palo Alto Branch and Fridays for Future stood at a busy intersection in Palo Alto with disarmament themed signs on August 4. By Judy AdamsPeninsula/Palo Alto BranchSeptember 2023During the month of August, our branch’s silent vigils every Friday from noon to 1 pm on a bu… Updates
- WILPF Pittsburgh Greets Historic Peace BoatEnthusiastic supporters of the Golden Rule on the dock in Erie, PA, on August 4, 2023.By Mary King and Susan SmithPittsburgh BranchSeptember 2023On August 4, 2023, a caravan from Pittsburgh WILPF traveled to Erie, PA, to greet the Golden Rulea ship built by Quakers in 1958 to sail to the Marshall Is… Updates
- Many Actions for WILPFers in July to Advocate for Abolishing Nuclear WeaponsWILPF member and Hibakusha Hideko Tamura will appear in a documentary about Oppenheimer on MSNBC on July 9th at 10 pm EDT. Image was screenshot from the trailer for this film which will also be streamed on Peacock from July 10th onwards. by Cherrill Spencer and Ellen ThomasCo-chairs, DISARM/End Wars… Updates
- Announcements & Updates: SAVE THE DATES for the WILPF Gathering August 16-17; Two Options for ‘Official’ Branch LogosJuly 2023SAVE THE DATES: WILPF Gathering – Wednesday, August 16 and Thursday, August 17 by Dianne BlaisWILPF US SecretaryVirtual meetings, where all members may attend from the comfort of their home, can be a boon and great tool for a national organization like WILPF US. You can participate and lear… Updates
- Peace Building Continues in Julyby Nancy PriceCo-chair, Earth Democracy Issue CommitteeJuly 2023From July 6th to 9thGlobal Women for Peace Against NATO will gather in Brussels, Belgium, and “virtually” in countries around the world. Events are open to all genders, individuals, and organizations worldwide.This global gathering take… Updates
- Lobby Your Communities to Take the Apartheid-Free Pledge!by Tura Campanella Cook and Regina BirchemWILPF-US Middle East Peace & Justice Action CommitteeJuly 2023What would society in Israel and Palestine be like if it were Apartheid-Free? What if all communities were without elements of exclusionary institutions, laws and practices, and had economies that… Updates
- It Doesn’t Fit; Don’t FORCE It!At a June 25, 2023 march in Washington, DC, where over 500 solidarity activists demanded normalization of relations with Cuba, including an end to the US blockade and taking Cuba off the US List of State Sponsors of Terrorism. Photo credit: Bill Hackwell, used with permission.by Leni Villagomez Reev… Updates
- What Makes WILPF Work? Our Structures and YOU Do!by Darien De LuWILPF US PresidentJuly 2023WILPF has activities, programs, actions, and campaigns – all at the local, national, and international levels. Through our structures at all these levels, we connect and coordinate, support and strategize, plan and produce. And you – WILPF members and activi… Updates
- Des Moines Branch Promotes “No Mow May”by Janice HawkinsDes Moines BranchJuly 2023“No Mow May” started in the United Kingdom in 2019, jumped the pond, and has now been embraced by more than 200 cities and campuses throughout the United States. In Iowa, Ames, Cedar Falls, Dubuque, and Des Moines have joined the No Mow initiative. WILPF Le… Updates
