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- Bringing Human Rights to Life at Vermont High Schools & Colleges Susan Marie Frontczak as Eleanor Roosevelt at the People Academy High School in Morrisville, VT. Photo by Bob Ackland. By Marguerite Adelman Burlington Branch Leadership Team From October 8-11, 2019, the Burlington Branch of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) hosted prog… Updates
- Plan Now to Mobilize for COP 25 in Madrid: Dec. 2-13, 2019 By Nancy Price Co-chair, Earth Democracy Issue Committee The Government of Chile has accepted Spain’s offer to host COP 25 in Madrid, December 2-13. Now is the time to organize and mobilize for COP 25 locally, nationally and globally. The urgency is clear given that the Trump administration has sta… Updates
- Calling for an International Peace Conference on the Middle EastSyrian refugee families who came from Kobani district living in refugee tents in Surac district in Turkey in October 2015. Photo credit: Orlok / Shutterstock.com. By Odile Hugonot Haber for the Middle East Issue Committee Now that President Trump has declared that ISIS is gone, perhaps it’s time to … Updates
- Joyce Best Honored with Ethics in Action Award The St. Louis Branch 50 years ago. By Lynn Sableman St. Louis Branch Joyce Best, a teacher, librarian, and activist for peace and racial equality, was honored on October 6, 2019, with the Ethical Society of St. Louis’s Ethics in Action Award. Joyce is a longtime WILPF member and leader, having join… Updates
- Ann Fagan Ginger Celebrated by Bay Area WILPF BranchesIn October, longtime WILPF member Ann Fagan Ginger (front row, third from right) was honored by Bay Area branches for her human rights advocacy. Photo by E Williger. By Barbara Blong San Francisco Branch Neither power outages nor fires dimmed the respect and admiration that brought folks out on Octo… Updates
- Des Moines Branch Members Share Inspiring Books with SchoolchildrenJan Corderman and Patti Lawson read Malala’s Magic Pencil to a third-grade class at Edmunds Elementary School in Des Moines. Photo credit: Mary Ann Koch. By Jan Corderman Des Moines Branch Talking to a young audience about what it felt like to be afraid to walk to school is something that Malala You… Updates
- What’s in Your Drinking Water? Credit: Shutterstock.com By Nancy Price Co-chair, Earth Democracy Issue Committee Do you know what’s in your drinking water? Today, we are facing a national and global drinking water crisis caused by a large group of dangerous, toxic, man-made chemicals known as PFAS. PFAS chemicals are called “for… Updates
- Ban Nuclear Weapons National Call-In Days By Ellen Thomas Disarm/End Wars Issue Committee From November 6 to December 13, every weekday is a “Ban Nuclear Weapons” national call-in day! WILPF-US, NuclearBan.US, Code Pink, and World Beyond War urge you to call your representative to promote the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons… Updates
- ACTION ALERT: National Call-in Day for HR-2419 on Friday, November 1DC’s Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton on April 27, 2015, shortly after introducing the “Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act.” By Ellen Thomas Co-chair, Disarm/End Wars The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, US Section, is announcing a National Call-in… Updates
- NOW is the Time to Struggle Against US Attacks on Cuba & VenezuelaHorse-drawn carts, like this one in Sancti Spiritus, are used as minibuses for fixed route public transportation in towns and smaller cities in Cuba. Alternate transportation forms like this are being used more because the siege warfare the US is employing against Cuba is causing fuel and food short… Updates
- New Clarity on Our Program Work & the Issue Committees That Shape It By Darien De Lu WILPF US President How can WILPF activism keep up with the changing nature of politics in the US? Throughout our over one hundred years of operations, the way WILPF US works on issues has altered repeatedly! At the 2008 national WILPF Congress, members chose to move away from the pr… Updates
- World Beyond War Holds Fourth Annual Conference in IrelandA sign and children’s shoes from the protest at the Shannon Airport that was planned during World Beyond War’s fourth annual conference. By Odile Hugonot Haber I attended World Beyond War’s fourth annual conference in Limerick, Ireland, held October 5-6, 2019. The conference was well attended and in… Updates
- Humboldt Branch Supports Peace and the Planet The Raging Grannnies at the Arcata Climate Strike. Photo by Judee Mayer. By Sue Hilton The Humboldt Branch was busy at the end of September and into October. At the end of September we had two climate events plus a proclamation and a celebration of the International Day of Peace that included infor… Updates
- 2019 Food Sovereignty Prize Winners Honored on October 10From left, Lisa Griffith, Rev Audrey Hollis, and Mary Hanson Harrison, all speakers at the October 10th ceremony for the 2019 Food Sovereignty Prize winners. By Jan Corderman On October 10, 2019, the Food Sovereignty Prize winners for 2019 were honored in a ceremony anchored by the US Food Sovereign… Updates
- Drone Attacks Lead to Heightened Middle East Tensions Oil refinery facility at night. Shutterstock.com. By Ellen Rosser Middle East Committee Since 2014, Saudi Arabia and, until very recently, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have waged war with US support against the Houthi* rebels in Yemen. The attacks have resulted in a massive humanitarian disaster… Updates
- Pittsburgh Branch Shows Film on Environment Ravaged by MilitaryA production still from the documentary Scarred Lands & Wounded Lives. The Pittsburgh Branch held a viewing of the movie at the Carnegie Library on October 12. By Susan M. Smith Pittsburgh Branch On October 12, WILPF Pittsburgh organized a second showing of Scarred Lands & Wounded Livesa documentary… Updates
- Highlights of the 9/24 WILPF US National Board Meeting WILPF's UN Program exposes young women and members to the ideals of the UN. In the United Nations, Norman Rockwell’s “Golden Rule” depicts these values well. Picture taken by Eileen Kurkoski. By Eileen Kurkoski WILPF US Secretary On September 24, 2019, the WILPF US National Board met. What follows … Updates
- Plan Your October Treaties Solidarity Action! by Marybeth Gardam The last Solidarity Action of 2019 is approaching. The month of October has been selected by members as their time to stand together across the US to promote the wisdom and efficacy of treaties, collaboration with our global neighbors to reduce conflict, settle wars, and keep the… Updates
- Nuclear-Free-Future Tour Report Plus Invitations to DC (Nov.) & NY (April)Ellen Thomas, Baltazar Lopez of Anna Eshoo’s office in Palo Alto, Cherrill Spencer, Alan Shorb & Nuri Ronaghy, photographed by Eshoo staffer on 7/17/19. By Ellen Thomas Disarm/End Wars Issue Committee Ellen Thomas has posted a report on the July 12-31, 2019 California Nuclear-Free-Future Tour which … Updates
- “The Pentagon: Exposing the Hidden Polluter of Water” Receives Substantial GrantFirefighters at Peterson Air Force Base conduct live training with AFFF. Notice the grassy area just beyond the foam. July 21, 2014. Photo by Michael Golembesky / US Air Force. By Nancy Price, Barbara Reed, and Randa Solnick Earth Democracy Issue Committee This summer, the Patagonia Environmental Fu… Updates
