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- Think Democracy and How We Keep Itby Emily KeelTriangle Branch, WILPF US liaison to Poor People's CampaignSeptember 2022URGENT CALL TO ACTION!Are you as anxious as I am about the outcome of the midterms? If so, you are certainly going to want to continue our work of getting out the vote. WILPF continues to partner with the Poor Peop… Updates
- Start Making Contacts Now for the 2023 Commission on the Status of Womenby Shilpa PandeyMembership Development ChairSeptember 2022I am very excited to announce that we are starting to prepare for next year’s Commission on Status of Women (CSW) 67 in spring 2023. Many of you may already be aware that every year our WILPF US section organizes a Local to Global and UN Pra… Updates
- Actions to Advocate for Peace in Ukraine, September 12-15By Cherrill Spencer and Ellen ThomasCo-chairs of DISARM/END WARS Issue CommitteeThe Peace in Ukraine Coalition is holding a week of actions September 12-15. Find the day-by-day details of this week of actions here. If we work in concert with other peace organizations then our messages are more likel… Updates
- Our Diversity “in Leadership and Membership” Makes Us Strongerby Darien De LuWILPF US PresidentThis month is important for seeking out and encouraging potential board candidates. The deadline for submitting a personal nomination, showing your regard and support for a member you think should be invited to apply for a board position, is October 1. The board cand… Updates
- Making the Middle East Nuclear Weapon Freeby Odile Hugonot Haber and Tura Campanella CookLeadership Team Members, Middle East Peace and Justice Action CommitteeSeptember 2022Five nuclear weapon free zone treaties signed between 1967 and 2006 have succeeded in making 60% of the planet free from nuclear weapons. We urge support for a similar … Updates
- Maine WILPFers Commemorate and Look ForwardPhoto credit: Martha Spiessby Martha SpiessWILPF MaineSeptember 2022Maine WILPFers commemorated the 77th #NagasakiDay on August 9th in Auburn, Maine, gathering at the Auburn-Lewiston Peace Bridge. They brought a string of peace cranes, a nuclear abolition sunflower and a #NuclearBan banner (with it… Updates
- Earth Democracy Joins Rally at the EPA on September 20thby Nancy PriceCo-chair, Earth Democracy Issue CommitteeSeptember 2022Please plan now to join me and the many women, children, families, firefighters and supporters from near and far who come together on Tuesday, September 20 to rally in front of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency headquarters … Updates
- Vermont Public Banking Effort UnderwayBy Marybeth GardamWomen, Money & Democracy CommitteeSeptember 2022The Women, Money & Democracy Committee of WILPF US hoped that its first two Public Banking Learning Circles would attract a large number of people wanting to learn more about what a public bank is, how it works, and how it can benefit… Updates
- Invitation to Participate in @WILPFUS Social Mediaby Ellen ThomasBoard Member and Social Media CommitteeSeptember 2022If you’re active on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Linked-in, YouTube, and/or other social media …21st Century WILPF US is reaching out to you! We urge you to contact us by emailing et@prop1.org.A few WILPF members have been… Updates
- What’s So Special About a WILPF Book Club?by Gloria McMillanTucson WILPFSeptember 2022I’m Gloria ("Glo"), with a suggestion to all my well-read WILPF friends. How many times has somebody cited a text during a WILPF meeting that you later forgot to read? Reading belongs to the people, not just “experts” and is a part of our inclusionary work… Updates
- Read Dorothy Van Soest’s Social Justice Mysteries!by Mary Bricker JenkinsJane Addams BranchSeptember 2022Our WILPF sister Dorothy Van Soest knows a thing or two about the kinds of topics that call us to the WILPF community. We meet each other to confront the outrages of racism and poverty and war, and to share our longing for community, peace and e… Updates
- WILPF Peninsula/Palo Alto commemorates Hiroshima Day with Community Art ProjectWILPF members attend a participatory community art project in commemoration of Hiroshima. Photo credit: Judy Adamsby Judy AdamsWILPF Palo Alto September 2022On August 6, the WILPF Peninsula/Palo Alto branch in California held a Community Art Project for Hiroshima Day, organized by member Judy Adams.… Updates
- Burlington WILPF Celebrates Africa DayMichael Mwenso, visitor and curator of the Burlington Jazz Festival, leading us in thanks.by Robin LloydBurlington WILPFOn Thursday, June 30, Robin Lloyd and Katherine Vose attended the second annual Africa Day event in Burlington, VT. Burlington WILPF was proud to be one of the sponsors of the even… Updates
- We Won’t Be Silent Anymore! Updates from the PPCJan Corderman, Carolyn Caponi, Mary Walker, Darien De Lu, Eileen Kurkoski. PPC 6/18/22.By Emily KeelWILPF Triangle Branch, WILPF-PPC LiaisonAfter months of preparation, WILPF had a wonderful turnout at the Poor People's Campaign rally on June 18. I offer sincere thanks to those who flew across the c… Updates
- Board Benefits from Race Issues Presentation, Urges Branches to Seek Out Such EducationWILPF members gather for lunch at board retreat, at the home of board member, Dianne Blais. Used with permission.by Darien De LuWILPF US PresidentJuly 2022The inner work of deconstructing racism is important for WILPF US, our branches, and our members in order effectively do the “outer work” of chal… Updates
- CEDAW Rebukes the U.S. for Violations of Women’s Human Rightsby Leni Villagomez ReevesCuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issue CommitteeJuly 2022The UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) closed its 82nd session on July 1. The statement issued by the Committee emphasized the importance of protecting women’s reproduc… Updates
- Remembering the inspiring lives of Lucy Nichol, Edith Bell, and Miriam ThompsonA Celebration of the life Lucy Nichol, founder of Central VT WILPFby Robin LloydVermont WILPF July 2022On Thursday, June 30, friends and loved ones held a celebration of the life of Lucy Nichol, long time organizer and founder of the Central VT branch of WILPF. Lucy was a beloved activist, teacher, … Updates
- Committee UpdatesJuly 2022Housing Inequity and Homelessness: Can we Fix it?Zoom Panel By An Economy of Our Own and Women, Money & Democracy Committee Monday, July 25 at 8pm Eastern/7pm Central/5pm PacificRegister here.A home is more than just a dwelling. It’s the security a family feels having a roof over their head… Updates
- Humboldt WILPF Attends the Poor People’s Campaign Rally in DCby Martha HartHumboldt WILPFJuly 2022For anyone who didn’t attend the Poor People’s Campaign rally in Washington, D.C. on June 18th, 2022, it was a fantastic experience! There was a myriad of speakers: both anecdotal and inspirational. Speakers told stories of poverty, homelessness or near homelessn… Updates
- Members of U.S. Congress: USA Join the Nuclear Ban Treaty Now!US Reps. Ilhan Omar, Jim McGovern, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Don Beyer, and Earl Blumenauer (not shown) at TPNW Press Conference, June 22, 2022, with NuclearBan.US staff Vicki Elson and Tobias L'Esperance. PHOTO: Matt Bonaccorsi By Vicky Elson and Ellen ThomasDISARM CommitteeJuly 2022Washington, D.C.- … Updates
