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- International president visits Ann Arbor WILPF International President Kozue Akibayashi, WILPF US President Mary Hanson Harrison, Clare Hanrahan, Dianna Carlson, and Ellen Thomas say farewells at Reagan National Airport. Credit: Ellen Thomas. By Dawn NelsonThe Ann Arbor WILPF Branch had the pleasure of hosting International WILPF Presiden… Updates
- Development Committee Updates Submitted by the Development Committee of WILPF US Thank you to the first four branches that donated to keep WILPF US strong In August, WILPF branches received a letter requesting YOUR help to raise money for WILPF US. Four branches responded with donations. Their generosity is extra special, becau… Updates
- Board elections this Fall! Submitted by WILPF US National Nominating Committee Elections for your board representatives are coming soon. Look for the envelope with your ballot materials around the third week of October. Members will be voting for three positions: Treasurer, Membership Development Chair, and At-Large. On yo… Updates
- What does WILPF mean to you? Legislative luncheon organized by the Des Moines Branch in 2013, from left: Maggie Rawlands, Cecilia Munzenmaier, Marybeth Gardam, Rep. Kelley, Jan Corderman, Sherie Teha, Carolyn Ulenhake Walker. Courtesy Marybeth Gardam. By Marybeth Gardam, Development Chair As the Development Chair of WILPF, I… Updates
- World Refugee Day celebrates resilience Women and children from Rwanda and Burundi and graduate social work students, with Karen Clark-Hoey (seated middle, far left), celebrating World Refugee Day. Credit: Springfield College School of Social Work.By Karen Clark-Hoey, Chair, Central and Western MA WILPF Branch In celebration of World Ref… Updates
- Historic vote to ban nuclear weapons States vote to adopt a recommendation on banning nuclear weapons at the OEWG in Geneva, 19 August 2016. Credit: Ray Acheson.By Ray Acheson, Director of WILPF’s disarmament programme, Reaching Critical Will On Friday, August 19, 2016, in Geneva, governments participating in the open-ended working gr… Updates
- Painless giving comes to WILPF By Marybeth Gardam, Development Chair As long as we continue to invest trillions in militarism and weapons systems, what we really purchase with our tax dollars is Endless War. As long as we invest pennies for peace, peace will always elude us. #MOVETHEMONEY—a new campaign of our UNO program Rea… Updates
- Stop fracking in California Poster for “Crude Beyond Belief” premiere. Credit: WILPF Fresno Earth Democracy Facebook page. By Jean Hays, WILPF Fresno Earth Democracy, and Nancy Price, Earth Democracy Governor Brown no longer qualifies as an environmentalist. Failing to enact a moratorium on fracking in California and to sto… Updates
- The trial of the century Spraying crops in Hungary. Credit: Péter Czégény; Creative Commons. By Nancy Price, Earth Democracy Currently, it’s impossible under law to bring criminal charges against a company like multinational agricultural and chemical giant Monsanto or against its management for its crimes against humanit… Updates
- Peace in Brunswick, Maine Brunswick Peace Fair 2016 banner. Credit: Regis Tremblay and Mary Donnelly. By Christine DeTroy, Chair, Maine WILPF Branch The Peace Fair in Brunswick, Maine, has been a regular event for a dozen years, attracting local residents and summer vacationers as well from all along the eastern coastal c… Updates
- Hiroshima and Nagasaki remembered Cynthia Bennekaa placing candles for the candle-floating ceremony during the Greater Phoenix memorial. Credit: Barb and Mike Taft. By Barbara Taft, Greater Phoenix Branch Treasurer; and Robin Lloyd, Burlington VT WILPF Greater Phoenix WILPF organized a memorial for Hiroshima Day at the home of me… Updates
- California welcomes Kozue Akibayashi Kozue Akibayashi in 2015 interview with Amy Goodman, Democracy Now. Credit: Democracy Now. On Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at noon, the Santa Cruz Branch will host Kozue Akibayashi for lunch, and that evening she will speak at the Peace and Justice Center in downtown San Jose. Other Central Coast… Updates
- Disarm/End Wars August report Map illustrating the next Nuclear Free Future tour. Submitted by Carol Urner and Ellen Thomas, Co-Chairs of Disarm/End WarsWe’ve begun planning for the next Nuclear Free Future tour, and have received a $2,500 mini grant. We have invitations now from WILPF branches in Pittsburgh, Ann Arbor, Detroit… Updates
- One more push to be sure we defeat the TPP Leading the Stop the TPP contingent of the March for a Clean Energy Revolution in Philadelphia. Credit: Ellen Davidson. © 2016 Flush the TPP! By Nancy Price, Earth Democracy Because the Democrats failed in the Democratic platform to reject the TPP and to agree to keep fossil fuels in the ground, Po… Updates
- WILPF president to speak at World Beyond War conference Still of Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire speaking about the “No War 2016” conference. Credit: WorldBeyondWar.org, Youtube. By Leah Bolger, Chair, Corvallis, OR WILPF Branch World Beyond War is planning a big event in Washington, D.C., to be held at American University, September 23-25, just af… Updates
- Looking ahead to a nuclear-free future and a world without war Poster title for the February 2016 Nuclear Free Future event in Ashland, Oregon. By Carol Urner, for the Disarm/End Wars Issue Committee “One Sunny Day” by Hideko Snider is recommended reading as we work for nuclear weapons abolition during the Chain Reaction Campaign between now and October 2. Thi… Updates
- Calling on all members against Monsanto Portion of the Monsanto Tribunal flyer. Credit: www.monsanto-tribunal.org. By Marybeth Gardam, Development Chair, and Nancy Price, Earth Democracy It’s time to plan events and actions around the International Monsanto Tribunal and People’s Assembly that will take place October 14-16, 2016, in The H… Updates
- Stretch your leadership wings! Run for WILPF US Board! Newly enfranchised women voting in the recall election of Hiram Gill as mayor of Seattle, Washington, February 1911. Credit: “McClure’s,” October 1911, p. 655, photographed at Seattle Public Library. Wikimedia Commons. by WILPF US National Nominating Committee Do you want to take your WILPF members… Updates
- Interactive map of WILPF US branchesWILPF US now has an interactive map of branches on the website, in addition to the alphabetical directory. To view the map, go to the Branch Directory page on the WILPF US website. If you notice any errors or discrepancies in your branch listing, please email them to ablondin@wilpfus.org. We would l… Updates
- Fresno Branch films California fracking sites Still from “Crude Beyond Belief,” with Tom Frantz, far left, and tour participants. Credit: CMAC, Fresno. By Jean Hays, WILPF Fresno Earth Democracy On July 19, the Fresno Branch of WILPF US held its DVD premiere of “Crude Beyond Belief.” This video was the outcome of a fracking tour led by Kern Co… Updates
