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- Mandate for Leadership: Christian Nationalist StyleAs the election approaches, we are learning more and more about the “Mandate for Leadership: Project 2025.” This plan, led by conservative groups including the Heritage Foundation, is provided to the next conservative administration to further their goals. This sort of plan is not new; there have be… LeadershipUpdates
- Keeping WILPF US Current by Updating Our BylawsBylaws – how boring! That’s the usual reaction to the topic. However, our bylaws are the guidelines we set to establish and maintain our WILPF community. And – like most other aspects of life – our community is changing over time. In choosing what we want to initiate or continue – and what we want t… Updates
- May Takayanagi: In MemoriamSadly, we report the death of a long time activist and member of WILPF residing in Newton, MA. She was two months shy from her 100th birthday. The Boston Globe wrote an obituary for May, “May Takayanagi, peace activist, whose family was interned in World War II camps, dies” by Bryan Marquard, but so… UpdatesPeace
- Venezuela 2024: Electoral Fraud or Another Coup Attempt?At this year’s WILPF Gathering at Wing Farm in Vermont, and during an earlier meeting of the Cuba-Bolivarian Alliance Committee, I reported on what I had seen in Venezuela during the July elections. This led to very lively discussions! Here is a synopsis of that information. I attended an Alliance … UpdatesVenezuelaDemocracy
- Israel Aggression and the Threat of Nuclear WarOn the 27th of June 2024, an article in Al Jazeera warned that tensions between the Lebanese groups Hezbollah and Israel would be increasing. By then, it was the 11th month of the Gaza war between Israel and Hamas. Today, it is almost one year since the start of this war and it is estimated that 40,… Middle East Peace & Justice ActionDISARM/End Wars Issue CommitteeUpdatesIsraelGazaPeacePalestineSyriaStrikes
- Burlington VT Observes Hiroshima DayBurlington WILPF held a Hiroshima Commemorative event Tuesday, August 6, in the BCA Center in Burlington VT. It featured several eloquent speakers and a taped recording of hibakusha Hideko Tamura. It is posted on Public Television CCTV. In addition, in front of City Hall, artist and activist Jim Ge… UpdatesPeace
- WILPF Features Starhawk for Equinox-International Peace DayOn Saturday, Sept. 21 – 12 pm ET/11 am CT/10 am MT/9 am PT, WILPF US is thrilled to welcome Starhawk, the award-winning eco-feminist and pagan author, activist, and permaculture teacher, as our main presenter for our unique Fall Equinox/International Peace Day event, “Harvesting Inner Peace and Wisd… Updates
- Let’s Pressure the Profiteers and WILPF Branches Commemorate Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings Please pressure the profiteers from September 16–29 A small number of very large companies profit from fossil fuels and nuclear weapons and spend millions on lobbying, elections and propaganda to maintain their control over Congress and the White House. But these companies – and their investors… Updates
- Read All About It: Executive Director Survey Takeaways!In June, the Search Committee released a survey to help better define the Executive Director job description, the selection of candidates we interview and, ultimately, who we hire. We asked everyone on our email list to take the survey. The results are in, and we are pleased to share some of the key… Updates
- Humboldt Branch Book Sale Raises Funds for Local GroupsThe Humboldt County (CA) branch held our almost-annual July 4 used book sale with our partners from Centro del Pueblo (a local immigrant rights group) again this year. The book sale raises money for our Edilith Eckert/Jene McCovey scholarship, which gives small grants to local groups for projects pr… Updates
- CCS Arts and Culture Committee is a ‘Happening!’Our new Communications Access (yes!), Culture/the Arts, and Sensitization (CCS) group is starting a few exciting projects that you can join, including talks and fun art activities. We invite you to join CCS E-List for The Arts and Activism! Contact: Glo McMillan at scifo200111@gmail.com With 14 p… Updates
- Atlanta Chapter Calls for Ban of Nuclear Weapons on Nagasaki DayOn Nagasaki Day, members of the Organizing Committee for the Atlanta chapter of WILPF US sent a WILPF petition to the US President and Vice President calling for support for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. They met at the newly installed Peace Bell on the grounds of the Jimmy Carte… Updates
- Earth Democracy: Getting Ready for COP 29We’re getting ready for the upcoming COP 29, which will take place November 11-22, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The event will have delegates from various countries, as well as a wide range of civil society organizations — including human rights, peace and security, health, labor, youth, faith, gender … Updates
- AnnouncementsWILPF Board Experiments with a Virtual Retreat: Leaders from Program Issue Committees Join for Half-Day Not all the reviews are in yet, yet initial evaluations of the first virtual board retreat pronounce it effective, well planned, and with the sequencing well thought out. The retreat started with… Updates
- 5 Busy Days in DC: WILPF Attends Summit, Rally and LobbyNO NATO - YES PEACE WILPF US was one of the organizers of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Counter-Summit and Rally held in Washington DC the weekend before NATO’s July 9-11 75th anniversary summit. The all-day counter-summit was held on Saturday, July 6th, followed by a rally on Sunda… Updates
- Updates from 35th Triennial Congress and Earth Democracy’s Three Special ProjectsWe would like to thank the speakers at our 35th Triennial Congress who presented such a wide range of topics on the theme “Water on the Frontlines for Peace.” If you were able to attend only a few of the presentations or none at all, here’s the list of recordings. Movement on Ban of PFAS in Ve… Updates
- National Board News: Board Invites Nominations for Peace Seekers and the Virtual Retreat ExperimentThe Board is undertaking changes and improvements in WILPF functioning with a new procedure for resolving member complaints and disputes and a 3-day retreat to focus on fundamental topics of programs and organizational relationships. For the new Peace Seekers group, we want your thoughtful nominatio… Updates
- No More Invisible Woman! Lessons from Hull House in Using the MediaWhat is your mental image of Jane Addams and the residents of Hull House? Nice ladies in lace trimmed gowns and floral-bedecked hats? Not quite. Instead, think “Mad Men”, Chicago-style! The TV show “Mad Men” is set in the male-dominated world of Madison Avenue public relations and advertising that u… Updates
- Watermelon Seeds and Civil Disobedience: Updates from the Greater Philadelphia Area BranchGreater Philadelphia Area Branch continues to advocate for peace in the Middle East, anti-racism and the peaceful transformation of our world. Our round-up of recent activities kicks off in April when we had four Branch members participate in a planned civil disobedience action organized by Fridays… Updates
- How Can You Help WILPF US Fundraising?Your WILPF Sisters on the Development Committee are hard at work, strategizing and acting on innovative ideas to raise more money for WILPF US. Learn more about the Development Committee’s structure, our current efforts and ways you can help sustain WILPF for another 110 years! Who We Are and What … Updates
