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- Achieving PEACE by getting rid of NATOWILPF Waging Peace in Europe NATO and US-bases in UK and the Nordic countries was the topic of a Zoom call on Saturday, March 23, by Global Women for peace United Against NATO(GWUAN), to which WILPF US is a partner. Speakers made it clear that they are a minority in their countries which strongly … Updates
- California Earth Democracy Spring TourWelcome message as you enter the 100-acre organic farm used for the Tent of Nations; Credit: Jan CordermanBy Odile Hugonot HaberMEPJACApril 2024In these dark days of all of what is happening in Gaza, "The Tent of Nations" is an example of possible positive action. The Tent of Nations is an education… Updates
- Peace and Prosperity Through Participation?April 2024By Karen JamesBarbara Drageaux was born in Seattle in the summer of 1932, the first in a family of seven. In 1952, after she worked her way through the University of Washington, she married Paul and settled in Portland, Oregon. She was a devoted teacher in public schools throughout the c… Updates
- We Need Your Input on the Next WILPF US Membership CongressWILPF International is celebrating its 109th anniversary on April 28, and they are asking for contributions of art, photos, quotes and messages from members by April 12. Let's celebrate our rich legacy of feminist peace activism by creating something truly special together. Contribute your art, phot… Updates
- It’s Time to Ratify CEDAW!Rally in Des Moines Iowa; Credit: Jan Cordermanby Odile Hugonot Haber and Jan CordermanMiddle East Peace and Justice Action CommitteeMarch 2024On February 20 the US vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza for the third time since the start of the war. The US once agai… Updates
- Make Your Voice Known to the Nuclear Regulatory Commissionby Darien De LuPresidentApril KnutsonMember of the Congress Program CommitteeMarch 2024I’ll acknowledge, as President of WILPF US, in the last year of my second term, I was really looking forward to an in-person WILPF Congress, originally planned to take place in St. Paul, Minnesota. I had given a l… Updates
- BBC Seeking Members to Join in Advocacy WorkWILPF members Roberta Ahlquist and Cherrill Spencer plus other pro-Palestine activists with banner they showed to President Biden’s motorcade when he visited the San Francisco Bay Area on February 22, 2024; Credit: Cherrill SpencerBy Cherrill Spencer and Dianne BlaisDisarm Issue CommitteeMarch 2024T… Updates
- Just “Do the Math!” Go Fossil FreeMarch 2024On March 2, millions across the world are expected to march for Gaza. The Israeli government is planning to have a full-scale invasion of Rafah on March 9, one day before the start of Ramadan.On February 20, the US vetoed for the third time a resolution in the Security Council for an immed… Updates
- Ban Weaponized Drones! Sign the Petition!By Dianne BlaisMarch 2024WILPF US is encouraging all members to support this walk for peace and planet, justice and democracy - there are many ways to be involved. Check out the route hereas well as a description of the kinds of assistance available for those who walk and other ways you can help out… Updates
- Help us Promote Our Passion for PeaceEllen Siegel and Ghada Karmi outside the Israeli Embassy in London in 1972; Credit: Ellen SiegelBy Leni Villagomez Reeves and Ellen SiegelMarch 2024Ellen Siegel, a Jewish-American nurse and activist in Israeli-Palestinian, Jewish and Palestinian solidarity projects was the most recent guest at the J… Updates
- Sign the Petition on Depleted Uranium Weapons!From left to right: Frankie Anni, John Brabant, Buzz Ferver, and Bob Ackland hold the VT PFAS/Military Poisons banner at the January 30th Press Conference in the Montpelier Statehouse; Credit: PFAS Coalitionby Marguerite AdelmanMarch 2024Individuals impacted by widespread pollution from toxic PFAS … Updates
- Disarm/End Wars UpdateFrancia Marquez, Vice-President of Columbia. Credit: Minrex (Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Cuba)By Leni Villagomez ReevesMarch 2024For more than 52 years, various right-wing governments of Colombia and revolutionary forces including the FARC and the ELN, maintained a state of war. In 2012, … Updates
- Join 24 Hours of International Feminist Actions in DecemberBy Dianne BlaisWILPF US Jane Addams Branch ConvenerMarch 2024Next month's meeting on March 20 will be all about Congress. Come and learn about the planned program and everything else planned for May 30-June 2. Please register in advance for the March 20 meeting using this link. After registering you… Updates
- WILPFers attend “Women’s Congress for Future Generations”March 2024How many balls can one seal juggle over its head? Don’t we all feel like this at times? Our new committee is committed! Our WILPF Communications/Culture & the Arts/Sensitization Committee (CCS) is committed to helping us connect with each other so that we know about all of our contribution… Updates
- Ring Bells for Peace on November 11Khalida Jarrar. Photo via social media. By Leni Villagomez ReevesIn Gaza, statistics are important. We can know the official count of the dead, but also realize that this represents only those who have been identified and that many more bodies remain – dead but unidentified and uncounted – under the… Updates
- Urgent Call for Signatures on Petition to Secretary of State ClintonFebruary 2024WILPF Congress Hotel Rooms — Start Looking Now for a Roommate! by Darien De LuFor our Triennial Congress, WILPF US is reserving a block of rooms at our St. Paul hotel — at a special Congress rate. The site in 2024 is at a hotel, in order to offer a more compact an… Updates
- Jane Addams Children’s Book AwardLeft: Taken by a volunteer at the Lotus House Women’s Shelter. Image of WILPF members Mina Pisan and Amelia Kelly preparing and serving dinner at the Lotus House Women’s Shelter in Miami, Florida. Credit: WILPF Miami Mujeres Branch. Right: A mural at ProjectEsperanza’s elementary school in the Domin… Updates
- Advancing Human Rights Issue Committee Establishes New Working Group on Human TraffickingBy Genie SilverLeadership Team, Middle East Peace and Justice Action Committee February 2024For those of us on the Middle East Peace and Justice Action Committee (MEPJAC) who have studied the history of the Palestinians and the Israelis, we’ve watched in horror as the current war between Israel and … Updates
- WILPF Members Sought for Development CommitteeBy Claudia Fatimah Peery SmithFebruary 2024Caroline Watson Peery, my grandmother, dedicated her entire life to the pursuit of peace, freedom and social equality. She did so as a life-long member of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). Caroline was born to David Watson and … Updates
- Breaking Barriers to Achieve Security, Justice, and PeaceBy Wendy McDowellEditor, Peace & FreedomFebruary 2024We know there is a deep font of wisdom, knowledge and expertise in WILPF. We would love to have a wider range of WILPFers writing knowledgeable and well informed articles on topics related to Peace & Freedom issue themes!WILPF US’s flagship magazi… Updates
