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- Plan of Action in the House for the TPNW and the Green New Deal: “Proposition One”Members of Georgia Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND), Nuclear Watch South (Glenn Carroll, far right), and WILPF US (Ellen Thomas, flashing a peace sign), met with then-Representative John Lewis (center) during Alliance for Nuclear Accountability DC Days in 2015, at which time Mr. Lewis agreed… Updates
- Lebanon WILPF Speaks: Join the February 9 Webinar!Women inside an abandoned construction site occupied by Syrian refugees in Saida, Lebanon in October 2015. Photo credit: Richard Juilliart / Shutterstock.com.By Nada Farhat, Tura Campanella Cook, Theresa El-Amin, and George Friday Middle East Peace & Justice Action Committee February 2021“Lebanon WI… Updates
- Webinar Thursday, February 18: Jane Addams, Two Chicagos, and the U.S. Rich-Poor Divide TodayJane Addams with children at Hull-House. Photo courtesy of the Swarthmore Peace Collection.By Darien De Lu WILPF US President, with Gloria McMillanFebruary 2021Many of us are aware of the "global" Jane Addams, but what do we know of the "local" Addams, who lived in the two worlds of Chicago at the t… Updates
- Time to Organize for World Water Day!By Nancy PriceCo-chair, Earth Democracy CommitteeFebruary 2021Time to organize for World Water Day March 22 on the theme “valuing water,” focused on pricing and also on the social, environmental, and cultural “value” of water. Join the global conversation about what water means to you.Join the Conve… Updates
- East Bay Branch’s Counter-Recruiting Project Featured on February 11 ONE WILPF CallEffie Dilworth, left, and Sandy Thacker, right, tabling at a local high school with a poster titled “Ten Points to Consider Before You Sign a Military Enlistment Agreement.” On the table is a wheel for the kids to spin with possible non-military careers to consider.By the ONE WILPF Call TeamFebruary… Updates
- Public Banking Can Support WILPF’s VisionBy Marybeth GardamChair, Women, Money & Democracy (W$D) CommitteeFebruary 2021The Women, Money & Democracy Committee of WILPF US has been learning about the potential that public banking initiatives offer for advancing system change in environmental justice, economic justice, and peace. W$D’s new PU… Updates
- Cape Cod Branch Hosts “Inaugural Ball Stand-out”From left, Cape Cod branch members Candace Perry, Elenita Muñiz, Pat O’Brien, and Donna Pihl. Missing from photo: Judy Fenner and Dianne Ashley.By Elenita MuñizMember, Cape Cod WILPFFebruary 2021Denied our customary opportunity to hold an Inaugural Ball in honor of the new president, the Cape Cod Br… Updates
- Peninsula/Palo Alto Coordinates Several Treaty Honoring EventsA special vigil was held by the Peninsula/Palo Alto branch on January 22, 2021, to mark the TPNW’s entry into force.By Judy AdamsMember, Peninsula/Palo Alto Branch’s DISARM/Peace Issues CommitteeFebruary 2021WILPF’s Call for Peace Campaign began with the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons … Updates
- Des Moines and Pittsburgh Hold Unique Treaty EventsA car caravan circled past the participants rallying in downtown Des Moines several times, horns honking. All photos by Jon Kreig, WILPF member and AFSC organizer.February 2021Des Moines Holds Car Caravan and Rally at Civic CenterBy Jan CordermanDes Moines BranchDeclaring “Enough is Enough!” to high… Updates
- Now is the Time: Liberty with ResponsibilityMany excellent and similar statements have been made by organizations in the US concerning the events in Washington, DC, today. I offer the above title and the lasting inspiration of Lady Liberty and, rather than our own statement for WILPF US, I affirm and appreciate the wording of this one, issue… Updates
- Branch Happenings: Burlington, Greater Philadelphia, and MaineWILPF Philly members Marlena Santoyo and Ana Santoyo (second and third from right) participated in a Poor People’s Hearing on Democracy in Norristown, Pennsylvania on November 7, 2020.December 2020Burlington Hosts “Power, Privilege & the Vote” Virtual Suffrage EventsBy Marguerite AdelmanBurlington B… Updates
- What Is WILPF US Endorsing?A pink cake was given to Paki Wieland in gratitude for her wonderful hospitality at the Code Pink House during the 2019 ANA DC Days. WILPF US has signed on to many Code Pink letters. From left: Alex Rose, Ariel Gold, Kina Thorpe, Paki Wieland, Robin Lloyd (co-chair of WILPF’s Disarm/End Wars Committ… Updates
- Celebrate the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Coming into Force on January 22!Graphic provided by ICAN. Used with permission.By Ellen ThomasCo-chair, DISARM/End Wars Issue CommitteeDecember 2020You’ve no doubt heard the wonderful news that the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will go into effect on January 22, 2020. Volunteers in the DISARM/End Wars Comm… Updates
- Action Needed on Yemen: Join International Day of Action on January 25A girl suffers with cholera in the Yemeni city of Taiz (April 4, 2019). Photo credit: anasalhajj / Shutterstock.com.By Odile Hugonot HaberCo-chair, Middle East Peace and Justice Action Committee December 2020The war in Yemen has entered its sixth, devastating year. Over 100,000 people have died and … Updates
- WILPF-US Endorses Nobel Peace Prize Nomination of the Cuban International Medical BrigadesA Cuban doctor at a consult. Photo by Yoamaris Neptuno Dominguez, used with permission.By Leni Villagomez ReevesCo-chair, Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance CommitteeDecember 2020For work undertaken in the struggle to overcome disease and suffering, which also constitute a threat to peace, for pioneer… Updates
- Branches Are Invited to Apply for the “Building Branches from the Inside Out” InitiativeBranch Renewal Committee Member Mary Hanson Harrison (left) and two young women at the January 2017 Women’s March.By Mary Hanson Harrison, Eileen Kurkoski, Jan Corderman, & Laura Dewey Branch Renewal CommitteeDecember 2020“Build and strengthen relationships and movements for justice, peace, and radi… Updates
- Committee Updates: Support WILPF this Holiday Season; Planning Begins for 2021 Congress Branch PresentationsMarguerite Adelman, “Seeking Peace,” 2018: Acrylic, beads, felt, and origami on canvas, 20” x 16”.December 2020A Powerful Holiday Gift IdeaBy the WILPF US Development CommitteeSupport the organization you love by giving a WILPF membership as a gift to someone you love. It’s so simple. Just send an e… Updates
- Committee Updates: Give WILPF US Membership for the Holidays; Join Nov. 10 Program Call; W$D Supports Public BankingNovember 2020Six Reasons to Give WILPF US Membership as a Holiday GiftBy the WILPF US Development CommitteeIntroduce your friends and family to WILPF US – emphasize young women and men…nieces and nephews, grandchildren who are teenagers, etc. Create a relationship between someone you love and the or… Updates
- Nuclear Weapons Abolition Is Now International Law!The Disarm/End Wars Issue Committee raised a glass together on October 25 to celebrate the TPNW treaty becoming international law after Honduras became the 50th country to ratify it. By Ellen ThomasCo-chair, Disarm/End Wars CommitteeNovember 2020On October 25thon their monthly zoom conference call, … Updates
- Join Us on November 11 to Launch the WILPF Membership Drive: One by One, We Grow!By Shilpa Pandey Membership Development ChairJan CordermanTreasurer November 2020As a recent headline in Foreign Policy puts it: “Women Make Peace Stick.”That’s why we want to work together to invite others to connect with the international peace movement and be part of our organization to hear t… Updates
