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- Maine WILPFers Commemorate and Look ForwardPhoto credit: Martha Spiessby Martha SpiessWILPF MaineSeptember 2022Maine WILPFers commemorated the 77th #NagasakiDay on August 9th in Auburn, Maine, gathering at the Auburn-Lewiston Peace Bridge. They brought a string of peace cranes, a nuclear abolition sunflower and a #NuclearBan banner (with it… Updates
- Earth Democracy Joins Rally at the EPA on September 20thby Nancy PriceCo-chair, Earth Democracy Issue CommitteeSeptember 2022Please plan now to join me and the many women, children, families, firefighters and supporters from near and far who come together on Tuesday, September 20 to rally in front of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency headquarters … Updates
- Vermont Public Banking Effort UnderwayBy Marybeth GardamWomen, Money & Democracy CommitteeSeptember 2022The Women, Money & Democracy Committee of WILPF US hoped that its first two Public Banking Learning Circles would attract a large number of people wanting to learn more about what a public bank is, how it works, and how it can benefit… Updates
- Invitation to Participate in @WILPFUS Social Mediaby Ellen ThomasBoard Member and Social Media CommitteeSeptember 2022If you’re active on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Linked-in, YouTube, and/or other social media …21st Century WILPF US is reaching out to you! We urge you to contact us by emailing et@prop1.org.A few WILPF members have been… Updates
- What’s So Special About a WILPF Book Club?by Gloria McMillanTucson WILPFSeptember 2022I’m Gloria ("Glo"), with a suggestion to all my well-read WILPF friends. How many times has somebody cited a text during a WILPF meeting that you later forgot to read? Reading belongs to the people, not just “experts” and is a part of our inclusionary work… Updates
- Read Dorothy Van Soest’s Social Justice Mysteries!by Mary Bricker JenkinsJane Addams BranchSeptember 2022Our WILPF sister Dorothy Van Soest knows a thing or two about the kinds of topics that call us to the WILPF community. We meet each other to confront the outrages of racism and poverty and war, and to share our longing for community, peace and e… Updates
- WILPF Peninsula/Palo Alto commemorates Hiroshima Day with Community Art ProjectWILPF members attend a participatory community art project in commemoration of Hiroshima. Photo credit: Judy Adamsby Judy AdamsWILPF Palo Alto September 2022On August 6, the WILPF Peninsula/Palo Alto branch in California held a Community Art Project for Hiroshima Day, organized by member Judy Adams.… Updates
- Burlington WILPF Celebrates Africa DayMichael Mwenso, visitor and curator of the Burlington Jazz Festival, leading us in thanks.by Robin LloydBurlington WILPFOn Thursday, June 30, Robin Lloyd and Katherine Vose attended the second annual Africa Day event in Burlington, VT. Burlington WILPF was proud to be one of the sponsors of the even… Updates
- We Won’t Be Silent Anymore! Updates from the PPCJan Corderman, Carolyn Caponi, Mary Walker, Darien De Lu, Eileen Kurkoski. PPC 6/18/22.By Emily KeelWILPF Triangle Branch, WILPF-PPC LiaisonAfter months of preparation, WILPF had a wonderful turnout at the Poor People's Campaign rally on June 18. I offer sincere thanks to those who flew across the c… Updates
- Board Benefits from Race Issues Presentation, Urges Branches to Seek Out Such EducationWILPF members gather for lunch at board retreat, at the home of board member, Dianne Blais. Used with permission.by Darien De LuWILPF US PresidentJuly 2022The inner work of deconstructing racism is important for WILPF US, our branches, and our members in order effectively do the “outer work” of chal… Updates
- CEDAW Rebukes the U.S. for Violations of Women’s Human Rightsby Leni Villagomez ReevesCuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issue CommitteeJuly 2022The UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) closed its 82nd session on July 1. The statement issued by the Committee emphasized the importance of protecting women’s reproduc… Updates
- Remembering the inspiring lives of Lucy Nichol, Edith Bell, and Miriam ThompsonA Celebration of the life Lucy Nichol, founder of Central VT WILPFby Robin LloydVermont WILPF July 2022On Thursday, June 30, friends and loved ones held a celebration of the life of Lucy Nichol, long time organizer and founder of the Central VT branch of WILPF. Lucy was a beloved activist, teacher, … Updates
- Committee UpdatesJuly 2022Housing Inequity and Homelessness: Can we Fix it?Zoom Panel By An Economy of Our Own and Women, Money & Democracy Committee Monday, July 25 at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central/5pm PacificRegister here.A home is more than just a dwelling. It’s the security a family feels having a roof over their head… Updates
- Humboldt WILPF Attends the Poor People’s Campaign Rally in DCby Martha HartHumboldt WILPFJuly 2022For anyone who didn’t attend the Poor People’s Campaign rally in Washington, D.C. on June 18th, 2022, it was a fantastic experience! There was a myriad of speakers: both anecdotal and inspirational. Speakers told stories of poverty, homelessness or near homelessn… Updates
- Members of U.S. Congress: USA Join the Nuclear Ban Treaty Now!US Reps. Ilhan Omar, Jim McGovern, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Don Beyer, and Earl Blumenauer (not shown) at TPNW Press Conference, June 22, 2022, with NuclearBan.US staff Vicki Elson and Tobias L'Esperance. PHOTO: Matt Bonaccorsi By Vicky Elson and Ellen ThomasDISARM CommitteeJuly 2022Washington, D.C.- … Updates
- Earth Democracy Presentations at WILPF International CongressBy Nancy PriceEarth Democracy ChairJuly 2022The timely theme for the 33rd WILPF International Congress, to be held virtually July 16-24, 2022, is Making Connections: Environment, Social Justice and Demilitarization for Feminist Peace. Throughout the week of Monday, July 18 through Friday, July 22, W… Updates
- Peninsula-Palo Alto WILPF Tables for Peace at Farmers Marketby Judy Adams, Cherrill SpencerPeninsula-Palo Alto WILPFJuly 2022This Spring, in a post in the WILPF US and WILPF SMART Facebook pages, Cherrill Spencer and Ellen Thomas of the WILPF US DISARM/End Wars Committee provided ideas for actions Branches could take on and around Saturday, May 7th to advoca… Updates
- Greater Phoenix WILPF Plans to Gather for Hiroshima Commemorationby Barbara TaftGreater Phoenix WILPFJuly 2022This year, Greater Phoenix WILPF will be back with its annual Hiroshima Day Commemoration event on Saturday, August 6th. This year we are glad to be meeting LIVE and in-person. One of our members, Marjorie Thornton, has invited us to her lovely home, whic… Updates
- News from the DISARM CommitteeHiroshima survivor Hideko Tamura Snider. Photo taken from WILPF US webinar recording.by Ellen Thomas & Cherrill SpencerJuly 2022Various ways to commemorate the 77th anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and NagasakiThis 2020 resource guide describes in detail activities WILPF branches or indivi… Updates
- Updates & More!Please Take 3-5 Minutes! Help the national campaign to get TPNW mentioned in the media between June 15 and 20 The DISARM Committee is asking all WILPFers to help flood three major news outlets with letters to the editor and feedback between June 15 and 20. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear W… Updates
