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- Golden Rule sails to support the UN Nuclear Ban TreatyThe Golden Rule on August 6, 2016, with 14 people aboard, 14 kayaktivists, and another sailboat at the Bangor Trident Nuclear submarine base, home of the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the United States. Credit: Leonard Eiger of Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action. By Helen Jaccard, Di… Updates
- Russia is the subject of the June ONE WILPF CALL Sharon Tennison, right, in a 2015 Russian TV interview of American citizen diplomats. Credit: Center for Citizen Initiatives, CCI Videos, ccisf.org/videos. Russia is the subject of the June ONE WILPF CALL, Thursday, June 8at 4 pm pacific/7 pm eastern. Sharon Tennison of the Center for Citizen Initi… Updates
- Joining the Nuclear Free Future tour 2017: From Ann Arbor to “DC Days” The Nuclear Free Future Tour in Detroit. Credit: Ellen Thomas. By Odile Hugonot Haber, Ann Arbor Branch, WILPF US Mideast Committee Chair Ellen Thomas came to Ann Arbor on the WILPF US Nuclear Free Future Tour 2017 after visiting Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ill… Updates
- Nuclear Free Future visits Pittsburgh A Nuclear Free Future Tour exhibit, with resources and the “End the Whole Nuclear Era” banner. Credit: Ellen Thomas. By Edith Bell, Pittsburgh Branch coordinator The Pittsburgh Branch hosted Ellen Thomas and Odile Hugonot Haber on their Nuclear Free Future speaking tour on May 18. They were joined … Updates
- Coffee to counter hate and fear Submitted by the Development Committee of WILPF US Who would imagine that one cup of coffee could help counter hate and fear? Claire Gosselin, that’s who! Claire buys WILPF a cup of coffee every month. Thank you Claire! It’s easy . . . and once it’s arranged, she doesn’t have to think about it agai… Updates
- Join Us! WILPF US 33rd Triennial CongressJoin Us! Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom – US 33rd Triennial Congress Thursday, July 27 – Sunday, July 30 University of Illinois at Chicago Student Center West, 2nd Floor Conference Rooms 828 South Wolcott Ave Chicago IL 60612 REGISTRATION OPENS AFTER 5/5! More details coming soon… Updates
- Development updates2017 Fundraising Goal Everyone IN, nobody OUT. That’s what it’s going to take to reach our fundraising goal for 2017. Our Fundraising Goal for 2017 has been finalized and approved by the WILPF US Board. It’s a “Bold” plan that requires everyone’s participation. Fundraising is everyone’s job at WILPF… Updates
- “Creative resistance”in Chapel Hill Sandra Steingraber at the podium. By Lib Hutchby and John Wagoner, Triangle Branch On April 4, ecologist and author Sandra Steingraber addressed North Carolinians with dignity, integrity, and authenticity. She offered personal stories at a luncheon hosted by Triangle WILPF members, and later, gave … Updates
- Connecting the Dots Myrna Balk, “Two Sisters,” 1987, Fry Point on copper, 3”H x 4”W. Myrna Balk’s retrospective exhibit, “Connecting the Dots—A 50-year Retrospective with Changing Materials and Themes: Emerging and Reemerging,” brings together a lifetime of art making. The exhibit opened May 4 at the Piano Craft Gal… Updates
- Sacramento displays solidarity Esther, Aurora, and Sabreena, the oldest and youngest members of the Sacramento Branch. Courtesy Penelope Taylor. Sacramento WILPF has been making good use of its new Solidarity banner. It was displayed at the UU Spring Equinox/Peace Event on March 18, when members Darien, Esther, and Pennie shar… Updates
- Earth Day week of activities in Fresno Members of Earth Democracy Group, Fresno Branch, during Earth Week activities. By Jean Hays, Earth Democracy Group The Fresno Branch Earth Democracy Group planned a week of activities for April 22-29, 2017, that included creative learning about climate, especially for the young; a tribal water cere… Updates
- Let’s end the whole nuclear era “Stopping the Nukes” is the message Santa Cruz WILPF members Patricia Schroeder and Rebecca Jordan took to the Santa Cruz International Women’s Day March on March 8, 2017. By Ellen Thomas Ellen Thomas began her tour of WILPF branches on WILPF Solidarity Day (and Earth Day), April 22, in St. Louis, … Updates
- WILPF Membership Development Committee By Shilpa Panday, WILPF US Membership Development Chair A very warm greeting to all the members of our wonderful WILPF US family. Some of you may already know me, or you may have heard of me. I am Shilpa Pandey, the new membership development chair for the US WILPF section. I have wanted to reach o… Updates
- Greater Philadelphia actions Greater Philadelphia Branch at the March for Science. Courtesy Stelle Sheller. By Tina Shelton, co-chair, Greater Philadelphia Branch The Greater Philadelphia Branch networked with local environmental organizations 350.org, Sierra Club, and Food & Water Watch to see how we can work together on frac… Updates
- “The bright daybreak of peace” Martin Luther King, Jr., at freedom rally, Washington Temple Church, 1962 / World Telegram & Sun photo by O. Fernandez. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. By Craig Nell, Santa Cruz Branch “I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of … Updates
- Rise Up! Women Organizing for Action Join us for the WILPF US 33rd Triennial Congress, Thursday July 27 – Sunday July 30, in the vibrant city of Chicago! The Congress Planning Committee is hard at work creating a great program to inspire and engage. We are building a “working Congress”—one geared toward collaboration, so we can contin… Updates
- Report on the Commission on the Status of Women 2017 At the CSW event dedicated to the conversation on the #NoBordersOnGenderJustice Initiative. Credit: Alexandra Rojas/WILPF. By Robin Lloyd, Burlington Branch and co-chair of DISARM/EndWar The annual gathering of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the UN in New York City involves more glo… Updates
- Energizing the San Diego Branch By Anne Hoiberg, WILPF member, San Diego How exciting it was to participate in a successful panel presentation, a parallel event at the United Nations’ CSW61, March 17. Not only did the three refugee panelists tell their harrowing stories related to war or persecution, but they also discussed their… Updates
- ONE WILPF: Standing in solidarity across WILPF US, April 22, 2017 Solidarity events are moving forward in 26 branches across the US, and the benefits for WILPF US and for our branches are wide-ranging. Turns out, Solidarity is fun and empowering. These events connect us to one another and to new allies in our communities. They raise our visibility and amplify our… Updates
- International Women’s Day Margaret Prescod speaking at the LA Branch luncheon. Credit: WILPF LA Branch, Youtube. WILPF US branches around the country marked March 8, International Women’s Day, by being bold for change. Here are three accounts, from both coasts. Maine Distributes Flowers and Peace By Jean Sanborn, WILPF M… Updates
