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- Greeley Branch Celebrates Women’s Suffrage AnniversaryGreeley (CO) Branch members are ready to hand out WILPF information at a local grocery store on August 26, Women’s Equality Day. By Dianne Culver Membership and Treasurer, Greeley Colorado Branch Colorado is considered a “purple” State, perhaps trending blue in the future. But Weld County, a very co… Updates
- WILPF’s Rose Mellman Daitsman Rose Daitsman, a pioneering educator and human rights activist, passed away in late July in Milwaukee WI. Described as a “force of nature,” Ms. Daitsman’s indefatigable energy and strong sense of justice and equity led her to advocate for, and create, social change in an array of fields throughout … Updates
- Poor People’s Moral Action Congress Launches “Moral Budget” Balcony banners at the Poor People’s Moral Action Congress in Washington, DC, held June 17-19, 2019. Photo: Rowan Fairgrove. By Rowan Fairgrove WILPF San Jose Poverty in the United States is no small issue. 140 million people—more than 43 percent of the population—are poor or low-income, meaning on… Updates
- WILPF Work Focuses on Effectiveness for Electoral Issues Women voters in Fairfax County, Virginia, at the polls during the 2008 presidential election. Photo: Rob Crandall / Shutterstock.com. By Darien De Lu WILPF US President The 2020 elections are too important for WILPF not to play an influential role! National WILPF leaders are already preparing in mu… Updates
- WILPF US Joins Amicus Brief for Landmark Youth Climate Justice Lawsuit Photo Credit: Robin Loznak / Our Children's Trust. Used with permission By Nancy Price Earth Democracy The catastrophic and unprecedented heat wave in Europe in late June is leading climate scientists to stress that we are, as they say, at the beginning of a “new normal”—by which they mean a phase … Updates
- Help Create Solidarity with Japan WILPF and Atomic Survivors for Hiroshima Day Still from the skit “Dr. Disarmament” performed at the 2018 Burlington, VT, commemoration of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. Credit: Greg Guma, Youtube. Used with permission. By Robin Lloyd Co-Chair, Disarm/End Wars Committee It’s summer; time to get outside, swim, have fun ... and reme… Updates
- Genie Silver Receives Peace and Justice Dove Award From left: Sylvia Metzler, Tina Shelton, Genie Silver, Michael Silver, and Dan Silver. Photo by Ana Santoyo, used with permission. By Tina Shelton Co-Chair, Greater Philadelphia Branch The Greater Philadelphia Branch presented Genie Silver, a WILPF member since 1973, with its 2019 Peace and Justice… Updates
- Love the Dove Match Extended Through Mid-August but Don’t Wait to Contribute! By Marybeth Gardam WILPF US Development Committee If you’ve already donated to the WILPF US Spring Appeal, thank you! Your gift will be matched (up to $25,000) by two generous donors. And now our donors have allowed us to EXTEND the length of the match through August 15th! Your gift to WILPF will g… Updates
- San Francisco/East Bay Branches Help Form “Before Enlisting” Group Effie Dilworth, left, and Sandy Thacker, right, tabling at a local high school with a poster titled “Ten Points to Consider Before You Sign a Military Enlistment Agreement.” On the table is a wheel for the kids to spin with possible non-military careers to consider. By Sandy Thacker Membership Chai… Updates
- New Member Drive: Branches Can Help! Working together—winning together! Photo by Jan Corderman. By Shilpa Pandey Chair, Membership Development Committee We know that our chances of success are better when we answer these questions together. That’s why the Membership Development Committee is putting together a plan for a WILPF–Wide N… Updates
- Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage Women’s suffrage envoys from many states brought petitions to Congress on May 9, 1914. Five thousand women massed on and about the east steps of the Capitol singing Ethel Smyth’s “Hymn of the Women.” By Susan Smith Pittsburgh WILPF City of Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto held an event to celebrate… Updates
- Threats of War with Iran Continue: Act Now! By the WILPF US Middle East Committee US military confrontation with Iran, leading to war, continues to be a serious threat. On Friday, June 28, the Senate rejected a bipartisan bill introduced by Tom Udall (D-NM) to curb Donald Trump’s war powers to attack Iran. (See the New York Times article). … Updates
- The Dangers of US Warmongering with IranMap of the world with different kinds of nuclear proliferation and nuclear-weapon-free zones as defined by United Nations Resolution 3472 from 1975.Nuclear-weapon-free zones by international treaty, including territories that belong to a Nuclear Weapons State that has agreed the territory is subject… Updates
- Get Us to 55: Spring Campaign Gets Boost from Matching Donation! By Marybeth Gardam Interim Chair of the WILPF US Development Committee Our Spring Appeal is coming to your mailbox this month. Your GIFT in any amount will be MATCHED! We’re proud that 51% of our members donate over and above their annual dues. Thank you! Your gift in any amount makes a huge differ… Updates
- From the Code Pink House to the Halls of CongressA pink cake was given to Paki Wieland in gratitude for her wonderful hospitality at the Code Pink House where we stayed during this year’s ANA DC Days. From left: Alex Rose, Ariel Gold, Kina Thorpe, Paki Wieland, Robin Lloyd and Janice Sevre-Duscynska. Photo (selfie) by Alex Rose. By Robin Lloyd Co-… Updates
- Protection of the Venezuelan Embassy and International LawFrom left: Kevin Zeese, Margaret Flowers, David Paul, and Adrienne Pine at windows of the Venezuelan Embassy. Signs below them call for a mutual Protecting Power Agreement. Photo courtesy of Popular Resistance. Introduction by Cherrill Spencer (Palo Alto Branch), Cindy Domingo (Cuba and the Bolivari… Updates
- WILPF Donates Peace Books to Detroit Public LibraryFrom left: Judith Sheldon, Peace Camp; Margaret Williamson, Detroit Rotary; Laura Dewey, President, Detroit Branch of WILPF; Margaret Bruni, Director of Public Services, Detroit Public Library; Pastor Charon Barconey, Presbytery of Detroit; and Linda Jackson, Peace Camp. By Laura Dewey Coordinator, … Updates
- Join WILPF’s Nuclear Free Future Tour…ONLINE!Alan Shorb (right) exchanges cards with a Japanese journalist at the United Nations in June 2017 as Nuri Ronaghy smiles at the camera. Both were part of the WILPF-US delegation to view the historic, successful vote on the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Photo by Ellen Thomas. By Ell… Updates
- Fresno Earth Democracy Group Tries Nature Learning ExcursionsFresno WILPF members and staff at the Friant (San Joaquin) Fish Hatchery. From left: Mary Steenhoek, Jean Hays, Ann Carruthers, Janet Cappella, Joan Poss, Melissa Fry, Evonne Waldo, and Heidi Ann Isner (back to the camera). Photo by Catherine Fowler, co-chair of the Earth Democracy Group, WILPF Fres… Updates
- Support New Bill on Human Rights for Palestinian ChildrenThe family of Shadi Farrah, 15, greet him as he arrives in Ramallah after serving almost three years in an Israeli prison, West Bank, November 29, 2018. Farrah was arrested when he was 11 years old at a bus stop in Jerusalem in December 2015, and was later accused of “possessing sharp tools and enda… Updates
