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- Anti-Racism and Recruiting Diverse Members for a Better World and Healthier WILPFBy Darien De LuApril 2022I urge all WILPF members – each of you! – to seek out people you can invite to join WILPF – especially people of diverse colors, cultures, ages, and backgrounds. Such a diverse membership will help us choose our issue work and actions with a broader perspective. We know how … Updates
- Transform War Economy Into a Peace EconomyDec 13, 2021, Poor People’s Campaign, Ana Santoya (center). Credit: Ana SantoyoBy Tina SheltonWILPF Greater Philadelphia BranchApril 2022In recent months, the Greater Philadelphia Branch has been active in the community, participating in the Poor People’s Rally in Washington D.C. on December 13 and … Updates
- A Vigil to End the War in Ukraine: Working for PeaceBy Judy AdamsWILPF Peninsula Palo AltoApril 2022Our small Peninsula/Palo Alto, CA WILPF branch organizes silent sidewalk vigils at a busy intersection near the Stanford campus every Friday, from noon to 1. We planned to focus on Black History month in February, but on February 4, we made our major f… Updates
- From Family Code to Families Code: Redefining “Family” in a Revolutionary Manner in CubaBy Leni Villagomez ReevesApril 2022Cuba finished writing and approving, by referendum, a new constitution in 2019. Now, Cuba is creating a legal code that details the rights set forth in the new constitution. The previous Cuban constitution was written in 1975. It was an advanced document for its ti… Updates
- WILPF Holds an Exciting Kick-Off Event With the Poor People’s CampaignBy Emily KeelWILPF liaison to the PPCMarch 2022On February 16, our solidarity committee for the WILPF Poor People's Campaign rally hosted a virtual meeting well attended by WILPF and featuring Rev Liz Theoharis, co-chair of the PPC, and Noam Back, our liaison from the campaign. Branch members from a… Updates
- Committee Updates: March Into RevolutionDemand a Diplomatic Solution to the Conflict in UkraineThe DISARM Committee urges all members to demand a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine. You can find a campaign toolkit to use that includes a brief call for action, key messages, social media posts, stories, and banner designs. Learn… Updates
- Raise Your Voices: Demand a Diplomatic Solution to the Conflict in UkraineCredit: Image is from taken from the WILPF International Toolkit for their “In Solidarity with Ukraine No More Wars” campaign.By Cherrill Spencer and Ellen ThomasDISARM Issue Committee co-chairsMarch 2022 As we write this eNews article on February 25, the invading Russian army is attacking Kyiv, … Updates
- After Oxford: Reducing Gun Violence and Increasing Mental Health SupportBy Judith SheldonDetroit BranchMarch 2022In immediate response to the Oxford High School shooting and the steadily increasing number of children impacted by domestic gun tragedies, the Detroit Branch hosted an online forum on reducing gun violence on January 27, 2022. The panelists included Jayanti… Updates
- Racial ReckoningsBy Candace PerryCape Cod BranchMarch 2022The Cape Cod Branch invites everyone to attend an International Women’s Day program, Racial Reckonings. The Zoom program is on March 8 from 7:30 - 9 p.m. (EST). To attend, please register in advance by clicking here. There will be three short plays and discus… Updates
- WILPF Discussion Listserv Invites Subscribers in MarchBy Dianne BlaisWILPF US SecretaryMarch 2022A number of WILPF members have asked for a way to have national discussions with other individual WILPF members. A listserve is one way to do this. Posting to a listserv – sending an email to it – allows the listserve “subscriber” email to multiple other pe… Updates
- Peacebuilding & Advocacy 101: Understanding Middle East RealitiesBy Orly Benaroch LightMiddle East CommitteeMarch 2022Today, some organizations and even governments are flooding the online space with fake news or propaganda. In order to develop critical thinking that allows us to distinguish between truth and lies, and facts and opinions, we need the widespread i… Updates
- Factory Farm Moratorium: Love for Iowa’s EnvironmentBy Jan CordermanMarch 2022On Valentine’s Day, Des Moines Branch members picketed for a Factory Farm Moratorium! Roses are Red Violets are blue Factory Farms stink: Pee-Yew! Iowa, Iowa, I love you! Too bad that your rivers are filled with poo A factory farm ban Will make you good as new! Iowa, Iow… Updates
- Stronger TogetherSusan Smith of WILPF Pittsburgh, reading the letter to the County Executive at the City/County Building, January 22, 2022.By Susan SmithPittsburgh BranchMarch 2022Pittsburgh WILPF partnered with other organizations to celebrate the first anniversary of the Entry Into Force (EIF) of the Treaty on the… Updates
- US Cuba Conference Featuring Federation of Cuban Women United Nations DelegationBy Cindy DomingoCo-chair, Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issues CommitteeMarch 2022WILPF’s Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issues Committee and US Women and Cuba Collaboration are participating on two panels with the Federation of Cuban Women’s Delegation to the United Nations 66th Session of the… Updates
- Ban Killer Drones and Robots (Part 1)Photo from page 72 of “The Many Humanitarian Impact of Drones” by Reaching Critical Will (permission granted on page 1). © REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah By Eileen KurkoskiDisarm/End Wars CommitteeWe hope you will take the time to read The Many Humanitarian Impact of Drones, a rare, comprehensive book prod… Updates
- TPNW First Anniversary CelebrationsClick here to view slide show of photos of WILPF members across the country celebrating the first anniversary of the entry into force of the TPNW.By Ellen ThomasDisarm/End Wars Co-ChairsFebruary 2022On the weekend of January 22, 2022, WILPF members gathered around the country to celebrate the first … Updates
- National Call: Protest U.S. Enabled Blockade of YemenBy Odile Hugonot HaberCo-chair, Middle East committee of WILPF USFebruary 2022We call on people around the country to protest the war on Yemen and demand their members of Congress pass a Yemen War Powers Resolution.Since March 2015, the Saudi/UAE-led bombing and blockade of Yemen have killed tens of… Updates
- Committee UpdatesJoan Patchen Fund Grant; WILPF Humboldt Branch Report; Poor Peoples Campaign: A Call for Moral Revival; W$D Zoom Meetings; Get Involved: No Killer Drone Group; TNPW First Anniversary; Protest U.S. Enabled Blockade of YemenJoan Patchen Fund GrantJoan Patchen served in many capacities and inspired man… Updates
- Poor Peoples Campaign: A National Call for Moral RevivalBy Emily KeelPoor Peoples CampaignFebruary 2022Greetings friends! I am happy to join Rev. Rowan Fairgrove as we prepare you in our national organization to participate in a momentous opportunity to carry the mantle for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr forward. Our WILPF branches have voted to support and … Updates
- Fannie Lou Hamer Banch Readies for One Year AnniversaryBy Theresa El-AminBlack Liberation Caucus Committee, WILPFFebruary 2022 The Fannie Lou Hamer Branch in Columbus, Georgia, started with 8 (eight) gift memberships from the Southern Anti-Racism Network. Roy Bourgeois, Founder of SOA Watch, joined at the invitation of Fannie Lou Hamer Branch Organiz… Updates
