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- September 14 ONE WILPF CALL Congress workshop with Leah Bolger. Credit Ellen Thomas. By Sandy Thacker, Anne Henny, Marybeth Gardam, and Michael Ippolito So, you WANTED to go to Congress but couldn’t get there . . . Now you can participate in two of the engaging workshops that were offered at the 33rd Triennial Congress, and w… Updates
- WILPF launches petition campaign in support of Ban Treaty Ray Acheson of Reaching Critical Will at the June 17 Women’s March to Ban the Bomb. Courtesy Reaching Critical Will. By DISARM/End Wars Issue Committee A dramatic outcome of our recent Congress in Chicago was the whole-hearted support for a national campaign to support the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treat… Updates
- Earth Democracy: Women rising up to cultivate peace María de Jesús Patricio Martínez speaking in Chiapas. Still from interview, PromediosMexico, May 28, 2017. By Nancy Price, Earth Democracy What does NAFTA renegotiation have to do with María de Jesús Patricio “Marichui” Martínez, a 53-year-old indigenous Nahua woman, traditional medicine practition… Updates
- Participate in Keep Space for Peace Week By DISARM/End Wars Issue Committee Keep Space for Peace Week is October 7-14, 2017! KS4P has been one of WILPF’s most important branch projects since the risky launch of the plutonium-fueled Cassini satellite in 1997. Some of you may find this too much to handle, in addition to our nuclear aboliti… Updates
- Want more investment in peace work? Buy us a cup of coffee! By Marybeth Gardam, Development Chair There was exciting news at Congress about how our development efforts could take off, if members supported the BUY WILPF A CUP OF COFFEE Campaign. Get your own Powerpoint presentation that explains clearly how the BUY WILPF A CUP OF COFFEE Campaign makes possib… Updates
- Palm Beach members rally for justice Jean Waters, Carole Fields, and Susan Mosely. Credit: Leonard Bryant. By Jean Waters, Palm Beach Branch Palm Beach WILPF members Jean Waters, Carole Fields, and Susan Mosely joined the rally for justice held in Cultural Park, Lake Worth, Floridaon June 25, 2017, in support of the family and friends… Updates
- Boston WILPFers in solidarity From left, Barbara Stahler-Sholk, one of the imams of the mosque, Joan Ecklein, and David Rothauser. Photo courtesy Barbara Stahler-Sholk. By Barbara Stahler-Sholk, Boston Branch Joan Ecklein, a long-time WILPF member and leader, and David Rothauser, film producer and director and teacher, were amo… Updates
- St. Louis remembers Hiroshima and Nagasaki Young singers at the Hiroshima/Nagasaki Remembrance in St. Louis. Credit: Joan Brannigan. By Joan Brannigan, St. Louis Branch The St. Louis Branch of WILPF held its annual Hiroshima/Nagasaki Remembrance on Sunday, August 6, 2017, this year commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the atomic bombing of… Updates
- Help Chart WILPF’s Course for the Critical Years Ahead! Run for the National Board Extended Deadline for Applications: September 10 Violent white supremacists in our streets. Trump's saber-rattling. Environmental regulations threatened by corporate greed. These are critical times! And WILPF members like you are rising up to meet the challenge at t… Updates
- News from Congress Photo: "Walk to Hull House" courtesy of Cherrill Spencer Congress is over, but the experience lives on! Go to News from Congress for videos, reports and photos highlighting events and experiences.… Updates
- Stand up for humanity: Ban the bomb! From left: Jane Magers, Maggie Rawland, Linda Sapbovida, Jan Corderman. Credit: Al McDonell. By Jan Corderman, Des Moines Branch and WILPF US Treasurer The way toward nuclear disarmament has many different paths. Members of the Des Moines Branch took the opportunity to discuss the issue and distrib… Updates
- ONE WILPF CALL updates New Registration Link Urgent! There is a NEW REGISTRATION LINK for all ONE WILPF CALL participants. Maestro and InterOccupy have retired the old registration link. Please use the new link going forward, and promote it with your members who are not yet on our calls. Here is the new registration link… Updates
- In Memoriam Yvonne Logan in Detroit in 2014. Credit: JAPA. WILPF US President Mary Hanson Harrison shared with members the news that Yvonne Logan, “a dynamic and devoted past-president and patron of WILPF US,” died on Saturday, June 24, in St. Louis, Missouri. Yvonne was 97. In her message, Mary said: “She was… Updates
- Women’s March and Rally to Ban the Bomb New York City, June 17. Courtesy WILPF US Facebook page. The June 17 Women’s March and Rally to Ban the Bomb “was a success, but the work isn’t over.” So reads the headline on the homepage of the Ban the Bomb website. More than 150 events were held in solidarity with the main march, in New York Cit… Updates
- Greater Philadelphia honors Vivian Schatz Vivian Schatz, seated, with Sylvia Metzler, Greater Philadelphia Branch co-chair; Marlena Santoya; and Linda Schatz, one of Vivian’s daughters. Courtesy Tina Shelton. By Tina Shelton, Co-Chair, Greater Philadelphia Branch On May 27, 2017, the Greater Philadelphia Branch of WILPF gathered to honor V… Updates
- We’ve moved! By Jan Corderman, Des Moines Branch and WILPF US Treasurer The comfortable space we were renting in Boston has been sold, and the new owner plans to move in. Our current address is: PO Box 13075 Des Moines, IA 50310 Our phone number remains the same: 617-266-0999.… Updates
- Honoring peace activists through gifts Submitted by the Development Committee of WILPF US You can honor the life of a fellow peace activist by contributing a MEMORIAL GIFT or a TRIBUTE GIFT to WILPF US to celebrate a life, a birthday, or another milestone. We will be making available attractive cards that you can send to let your friend… Updates
- Monterey screens films and holds advocacy workshop Thirty Seconds to Midnight: The Final Wake Up Call By Judy Karas, Chair, WILPF Monterey County Branch In early June, the Monterey County Branch hosted two film screenings and discussions with visiting filmmaker Regis Tremblay. The first was Thirty Seconds to Midnight: The Final Wake Up Call. The fo… Updates
- Tucson reports on Ban the Bomb event Image from the poster for the Tucson Ban the Bomb event, sponsored by Tucson WILPF. By Deborah Livingston, Co-Chair, Tucson Branch We had a good crowd of about 75 people at the Unitarian Universalist Church on June 17 at our Women’s “March” to Ban the Bomb event in Tucson. This event took place in … Updates
- Support Growing Peace Camp By Millee Livingston, WILPF Life Member-at-Large Support Growing Peace Camp, for children and teens, this summer. Growing Peace Camp, in Auburn, California, has been around for 31 years. The first Children’s Peace Camp was held at a WILPF Region 1 meeting in Missoula, Montana, in 1986. WILPF member… Updates
