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- Three Presidential AnnouncementsApply Now: WILPF US opening for U.S. Section WILPF International Advisory Board Member Alternate Are you considering expanding your perspective to a wider realm? This fairly short-term Alternate position is a good one for someone wanting to try out becoming more involved with national and internat… Updates
- Signs… of a Village’s ValuesTurners Falls, once a planned industrial community with paper manufacturers, cotton mills, and the largest cutlery factory of its day, is now a thriving post-industrial village in the town of Montague, with 23 Peace signs on downtown windows and doors. I asked some of the shop owners and community o… Updates
- Actions reduce fears – Effectiveness grows with numbersThis message is to motivate you to grow WILPF US to better deal with chronic wars and the many injustices imposed on innocent people. Seasoned activists find that our growing concerns and fears about nuclear war, climate disaster, and loss of human rights can be better moderated by actions—big and s… Updates
- “Home is a Women” New York City UN Summit of the Future EventThe UN Summit of the Future was a forward-looking gathering called by UN Secretary-General António Guterres to help bring the UN into the “next chapter of multilateralism that is more inclusive and networked.” WILPF members who work directly with the UN had the opportunity to provide feedback as the… Updates
- WILPF Members Pressure Nuclear Weapon Manufacturers and Fossil Fuel Companies—Cost of US support for Israel since October 7, 2023WILPF members and other organizations demonstrate against nuclear weapons companies and big oil. A small number of very large companies profit from fossil fuels and nuclear weapons, and they spend millions on lobbying, elections, and propaganda to maintain their control over Congress and the White… DISARM/End Wars Issue CommitteeUpdatesWars and MilitarismPeace
- 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
