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- May 7 Program Committee Call Plans for Strategic Work in Electoral Period By Darien De Lu WILPF US President Once again, on Tuesday, May 7, all WILPF US members are invited to call in to the monthly Program Committee conference call. The members of WILPF issue committees—the national bodies that focus on and put together our political work—will explore action plans for m… Updates
- Burlington Branch Resisting Imminent Arrival of F-35 Bombers at AirportRoseanne Greco, right, speaks during a press conference held by Citizens Against Nuclear Bombers in Vermont at the State House in Montpelier on Tuesday, March 12. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger. By Robin Lloyd Burlington WILPF member Burlington WILPF, together with other area peace and justice grou… Updates
- Howie Hawkins and Venezuela Reports on the April 11th ONE WILPF Call Howie Hawkins, a Green Party candidate who was the originator of the term “Green New Deal.” By the ONE WILPF Call Team The Green New Deal is very much in the news and is an appropriate initiative to move forward for Earth Day this year. On our next ONE WILPF call on Thursday, April 11, we’ll hear f… Updates
- Planning Together as One WILPF for Better National Visibility By the ONE WILPF Call Team The March ONE WILPF Call is now posted to the website. Check out the PowerPoint featured in the March call about how to better plan and promote your events and actions. Strategic planning can make you more successful! Consider having your leadership team view it together.… Updates
- WILPF US Board Excited by New Initiatives and OpportunitiesPeace Delegation meets with residents at an urban gardening project in Venezuela. WILPF US President Darien De Lu traveled with the delegation and gave a report on the April 1 ONE WILPF Call. Photo: Darien De Lu. By Eileen Kurkoski WILPF US Secretary As WILPF US Secretary, I offer WILPF US members t… Updates
- Lydia Wood of NuclearBan.US Gives Challenging Talk in Maine Lydia Wood of NuclearBan.US speaks at the USM’s (University of Southern Maine) Gorham campus on March 14, 2019. Photo: Martha Spiess. By Martha Spiess Maine WILPF NuclearBan.US Campaign Coordinator Lydia Wood visited Maine on March 14, 2019. She was interviewed by Maine WILPFer Grace Braley in the … Updates
- Pittsburgh Branch Shares Visionary WomenEdith Bell was a co-presenter at a Women’s History Month program on “Visionary Women: Champions of Peace and Nonviolence.” By Susan Smith WILPF Pittsburgh On March 27, 2019, Edith Bell and Susan Smith, Ph.D., gave a presentation to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) at the Federal Building in … Updates
- Mark Your Calendars: WILPF US Technology Trainings & Twitter Wednesdays By Michael Ippolito WILPF US National Communications Coordinator Mark your calendars for the upcoming Technology Training Call Dates: April 15 & 22 May 6, 20, & 27 June 10 These calls are always on Mondays at 8 pm EST, 5 pm PST. You can register by clicking here. These trainings usually take pl… Updates
- The Green New Deal Connects the Dots Photo credit: Rachael Warriner / Shutterstock.com By Randa Solnick Santa Cruz Branch The Green New Deal (GND) is one of the most hopeful proposals we’ve seen in a long time. The previous eNews had the first part of this article; here’s the second. The Green New Deal is being proposed and considered… Updates
- The Situation in Yemen Is DireAbove: Ibtissam, a 15-year-old orphan girl, lives in a ragged tent with her 7 siblings in an IDP settlement in Khamir, about 100 km north of Yemen’s capital. Ibtissam’s father was killed when her hometown of Saada was attacked in 2015 and her mother died of a stroke shortly after. Ibtissam and her s… Updates
- Feisty Women Creating Movements and Building Coalitions By Jan Corderman and Linda Lemons WILPF Des Moines Steering Committee Members WILPF Des Moines’s major event in February was our 9th Strong Feisty Women, Powering Change Event, honoring Eloise Cranke for powering change in our community, Marti Anderson for powering change in our legislature, and Ca… Updates
- Take Action for Peace in Venezuela Aerial view of Francia Square (aka Altamira Square), in the Venezuelan capital city, Caracas. Paolo Costa / Shutterstock.com By Darien De Lu WILPF US President The developing situation in Venezuela is extremely concerning. Because Venezuela is an oil-rich country, the US government is preparing to… Updates
- On April 4th, Honor Martin Luther King Jr. and His “Revolution of Values” The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at Riverside Church in New York, April 4, 1967. Photo credit: John C. Goodwin. By Nancy Price Earth Democracy Issue Committee Honor Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4th by organizing a public reading of his “Beyond Vietnam” Riverside Church Speech in your com… Updates
- New WILPF Collaboration on War, the Environment, and Public Health Pat Elder on his “Million PPT tour.” By Nancy Price Earth Democracy Issue Committee Follow and share videos of Pat Elder’s cross-country “Million PPT Tour” to eight of the most contaminated military sites from February 23 to March 1. It’s time for peace, environmental justice, and public health org… Updates
- Join March 30-April 4 Events & Actions to Oppose NATO, War, and Racism Photo from www.no2nato2019.org March 30-April 4: Join or organize events to support “A Call for National Mobilization to Oppose NATO, War, and Racism.” April 4 is the 70th Anniversary of NATO, the day Martin Luther King Jr. gave his historic “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” speech at River… Updates
- Forgotten Fukushima Workers coming back from their shift at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, J Village, Naraha. Photo credit: Pierpaolo Mittica By Linda Cataldo Modica March 11, 2019 will mark the eighth year since the beginning of the nuclear power disaster in Fukushima, Japan. Yet, even an anti-nuclear act… Updates
- Puddles and Pathos, Turtles and TerrorFrom left, Triangle WILPF members Mary Jenne, Jean Chapman, and Fran Schindler at the HKonJ March in Raleigh, NC, on February 9, 2019. Photo credit: Emily Keel (WILPF). By Lib Hutchby and John Wagner Triangle Branch, North Carolina The hurricane didn’t come yesterday; it came last year, and one came… Updates
- A Deteriorating Situation in Palestine Palestinians searching for food in the dump in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camp, Beirut, Lebanon, 3 February 2018. Catay / Shutterstock.com By Ellen Rosser For the Middle East committee Trump (Kushner) cut the $350 million US contribution to UNRWAas well as US money to NGOs that help Palestinians… Updates
- US Military Greatly Impacts Environment Production still from the documentary film Scarred Lands & Wounded Lives. By Susan M Smith Pittsburgh Branch On February 24, 2019, WILPF Pittsburgh organized a showing of Scarred Lands & Wounded Lives: The Environmental Footprint of Wara documentary by Lincoln and Alice Day, at the Squirrel Hill br… Updates
- March 14 ONE WILPF Call: Making the Most of Your Next Action or Event By the ONE WILPF Call Team With people so busy and overwhelmed, how can you turn out more people for your actions/events? The next ONE WILPF CALL on March 14 will focus on “Making the Most of Your Next Action or Event.” Planning ahead and planning for expansion are vital for actions that appeal to … Updates
