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- Forgotten Fukushima Workers coming back from their shift at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, J Village, Naraha. Photo credit: Pierpaolo Mittica By Linda Cataldo Modica March 11, 2019 will mark the eighth year since the beginning of the nuclear power disaster in Fukushima, Japan. Yet, even an anti-nuclear act… Updates
- Puddles and Pathos, Turtles and TerrorFrom left, Triangle WILPF members Mary Jenne, Jean Chapman, and Fran Schindler at the HKonJ March in Raleigh, NC, on February 9, 2019. Photo credit: Emily Keel (WILPF). By Lib Hutchby and John Wagner Triangle Branch, North Carolina The hurricane didn’t come yesterday; it came last year, and one came… Updates
- A Deteriorating Situation in Palestine Palestinians searching for food in the dump in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camp, Beirut, Lebanon, 3 February 2018. Catay / Shutterstock.com By Ellen Rosser For the Middle East committee Trump (Kushner) cut the $350 million US contribution to UNRWAas well as US money to NGOs that help Palestinians… Updates
- US Military Greatly Impacts Environment Production still from the documentary film Scarred Lands & Wounded Lives. By Susan M Smith Pittsburgh Branch On February 24, 2019, WILPF Pittsburgh organized a showing of Scarred Lands & Wounded Lives: The Environmental Footprint of Wara documentary by Lincoln and Alice Day, at the Squirrel Hill br… Updates
- March 14 ONE WILPF Call: Making the Most of Your Next Action or Event By the ONE WILPF Call Team With people so busy and overwhelmed, how can you turn out more people for your actions/events? The next ONE WILPF CALL on March 14 will focus on “Making the Most of Your Next Action or Event.” Planning ahead and planning for expansion are vital for actions that appeal to … Updates
- WILPF Members Can Call In to Hear Board Meetings, Plus Board Decisions and Minutes Now Available!The WILPF US Board and Development Committee at a three-day work session in Des Moines held October 4-6, 2018, with Frank Cownie, Mayor of Des Moines and one of the Vice Presidents of Mayors for Peace. By Darien De Lu WILPF US President and Eileen Kurkoski, WILPF US Secretary What does the national … Updates
- WILPF San Jose News: Women’s March and White Privilege Workshop By Paula Rochelle San Jose Branch On January 19, 2019, WILPF San Jose participated in the 2019 Women’s March in San Jose with a booth at Call to Action Alley. WILPF information for both the San Jose Branch and the Palo Alto Branch was at the booth. San Jose highlighted WILPF anti-nuclear work and c… Updates
- New Structure for Monterey County Branch By Joyce Vandevere Co-chair, Monterey County Branch Steering Committee Our branch is both strong and weak: plenty of members, but only a sparse handful attend monthly meetings; volunteers always available for events but no one wanting to be chair; plenty of strong older women but not many younger o… Updates
- March 28 Racial Justice Group Call: Join Us! Book image from the author’s webpage: www.professorcarolanderson.org. By Joan Goddard Member of the WILPF US Racial Justice Group and of the San Jose (CA) Branch More than 50 years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., racial justice continues to be something we experience only in… Updates
- WILPF’s “Norton Bill”Calling for Conversion to a Peace Economy From left, DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and WILPF Disarm/End Wars Co-Chairs Robin Lloyd and Ellen Thomas, who met at Ms. Norton’s office on May 21, 2018, about her nuclear weapons abolition and conversion bill. By Robin Lloyd Co-Chair, WILPF-US Disarm/End Wars Committee Many WILPF members may … Updates
- Join US Women’s Delegation to Cuba May 3-12, 2019 2018 WILPF and US Women and Cuba Delegation meeting with Cuban women. By Cindy Domingo Chair, Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Committee WILPF’s Cuba and Bolivarian Alliance Issues Committee invites you to join us and the US Women and Cuba Collaboration to travel to Cuba May 3-12, 2019, on a people… Updates
- Best News in a Long Time: The Green New Deal Photo credit: Rachael Warriner / Shutterstock.com By Randa Solick Santa Cruz Branch This is going to be GOOD NEWS!!! Take a deep cleansing breath – and imagine we are successful. We pull the planet out of its death spiral, we create a just society for everyone, and the despair is lifted from all sh… Updates
- Plan Your “Season of Peace” Spring Actions By Nancy Price Earth Democracy Issue Committee Plan your “Season of Peace” Spring Actions…for International World Water Day on March 22the No to NATO 70th Anniversary Summit March 30-April 4and Earth Day on April 22. I know you all are making plans for one, two, or maybe all of these days of action… Updates
- Final Reminder: Apply for Women’s Peace Initiative Conference Credit: Feminist Art Project, Rutgers University There is still time to apply for this national WILPF opportunity! We are looking for WILPFers older and younger, near and far, to be one of our five delegates to a peace collaborative: The Women’s Peace Initiative (WPI)! The WPI includes a one-day co… Updates
- Magnify Your Message: Join Fun Weekly Twitter Calls By Michael Ippolito WILPF US National Communications Coordinator Looking for an action that is easy to do and enables you to meet and casually talk with other WILPFers while you do it? Each Wednesday for the last year and a half, WILPFers from around the country have been gathering at 7pm EST & 4pm… Updates
- COP24: A Sluggish but Persistent Response By Odile Hugonot Haber “Climate science demands that we must act now to stop the acceleration of climate change. To keep warming below 1.5 degrees C, we must keep the majority of fossil fuel under the ground and freeze fossil fuel projects as we develop a quick transition to 100% renewable energies… Updates
- Des Moines News: Women’s March, Candidate Questions, Feisty WomenPictured are six of the WILPF members who attended the Women’s March on January 19, 2019. In the front row from left are Mary Ann Koch, a Local2Global honoree, and Des Moines Leadership Team member, and Eloise Cranke, an honoree of our Strong Feisty Women Award to be held in February. The back row, … Updates
- New Triangle WILPF Member Speaks at Women’s March Triangle, NC WILPF member Amanda Murray speaking at the Women’s March in Raleigh, NC. By Lucy Lewis Triangle (NC) Branch North Carolina held our Women’s March on Saturday, January 26, 2019, in Raleigh. There was a large and very spirited turnout as thousands of people marched around the North Carol… Updates
- Customized Technology Trainings Available for WILPF US Members By Michael Ippolito WILPF US National Communications Coordinator Mark your calendars for the upcoming Technology Training Calls: February 18, March 4 & March 18. These calls take place on Mondays at 8 pm EST, 5 pm PST. You can register by clicking here. These trainings are usually held twice a mont… Updates
- Attention Members: Double-Check the Address When Mailing Donations! Our fiscal sponsor, Peace Development Fund (PDF), recently informed us that they were changing the address at which any incoming checks and other mail should be sent. PDF is moving all gift processing to their Amherst, Massachusetts office. They asked us to please notify our donors and update our w… Updates
