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- Golden Rule Peace Boat Needs $15,000 More to Get to Japan! Left: Zoe Byrd, Bob Broderick, Bok Dong Yoon, Suzanne Yoon, and Helen Jaccard have all worked hard on the Golden Rule peace boat. At its recent haul out, the crew did a week’s worth of work in four days! Right: Amanda Huntemer had her first sail on Golden Rule from Ala Wai to Ke'ehi. She is one of … Updates
- How WILPF US Will Be Part of CSW64 / Beijing +25 Participants in the 2019 UN Practicum for Advocacy. By Darien De Lu WILPF US President March 2020 In 1995, over 30,000 women from 200 countries gathered in a town near Beijing for the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women during the nongovernmental organizations (NGO) part of the conferen… Updates
- Big Changes and New Partnership for Women, Money & Democracy Committee Graphic by Caitlin Barnes Design. By Marybeth Gardam Chair, Women, Money & Democracy Issue Committee March 2020 The Corporations v Democracy Issue Committee of WILPF US has changed its name and expanded its imperative. The renamed Women, Money & Democracy Committee (W$D) recently formalized a partn… Updates
- Five Key Events in the 75th Year of the BombEllen Barfield, Katherine Flaherty, Ellen Thomas, Sameena Nazir, and Robin Lloyd at 2018 ANA DC Days (photo from Robin’s camera). By Ellen Thomas Co-chair, Disarm/End Wars Issue Committee March 2020 In the February eNews we all were invited to join three important peace conferences in April and May.… Updates
- WILPF’s Grants Task Force Wants Your Strong Projects!By the WILPF US Development Committee March 2020 The hardworking development committee launched an all-volunteer Grants Task Force last year to locate outside funding for strong WILPF projects. Come up with a project that checks all the boxes, and they can help you research funders and apply for a g… Updates
- Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Seals Available By Tura Campanella Cook Past President, Jane Addams Peace Association March 2020 Do you remember the original Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Seals? The original silver and blue book seals listed WILPF as a sponsor of the award. After our two organizations split, this design could no longer be us… Updates
- “It’s not enough to be woke” Calling WILPF to 6-20-20 By Mary Bricker-Jenkins Chair, Poor People’s Campaign Ad Hoc Committee March 2020 “It’s not enough to be woke, we need to rise up!” – Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II Thousands of poor people and advocates from across the country will gather on June 20, 2020 for the Mass Poor Peop… Updates
- WILPF US Issues Iran and the Middle East Statement The Tucson Branch was one of several WILPF US branches whose members participated in January 2020 demonstrations calling for “No War with Iran!” Photo: Deborah Livingston. By Darien De Lu WILPF US President February 2020 As President of WILPF US, I issued this statement – the result of the work of … Updates
- Save the Dates for Pat Elder Tour to 20 California Cities in March July, 2019: Pat Elder addresses PFAS contamination caused by nearby Ramstein Airbase at the Apostle Church in Kaiserslautern, Germany. From Pat Elder, used with permission. By Nancy Price Co-chair, Earth Democracy Issue Committee February 2020 In March, Pat Elder will visit 20 California cities to … Updates
- Join Three Important Peace Conferences in April & May!Puppets from the Bread and Puppet Theater (Glover, VT) joined our rally – Guardians for Peace and Planet – in front of the Burlington International Airport last summer, to prepare for the onslaught of twenty F-35 nuclear-capable jet bombers said to arrive by June 2020. Photo: Robin Lloyd. View more … Updates
- Trial of Venezuelan Embassy Protectors Begins February 11 By Leni Villagomez Reeves Co-chair, Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issue Committee Based on an article in Dissident Voice by Ajamu Baraka and Bahman Azad; thanks to the authors for granting permission to use their material. February 2020 The trial of the Embassy Protectors – the four people who s… Updates
- WILPF Members Join Poor People’s Campaign March in San FranciscoAmong those gathered at San Francisco City Hall for the PPC march on December 11, 2019, were Peninsula/Palo Alto branch member Cherrill S. (left), with Jackie Cabasso of Western States Legal Foundation, and the North American Coordinator of Mayors for Peace, and Betty T. of San Francisco WILPF. By J… Updates
- Greater Philadelphia WILPF to Help Asylum Seekers in Brownsville, TexasA father and child hold a protest sign to demand the closure of detention camps at the U.S.-Mexico border at a July 12, 2019 protest in Philadelphia. Photo: Jana Shea / Shutterstock.com By Judith Elson Greater Philadelphia Branch February 2020 With the help of a WILPF US mini-grant, six members of G… Updates
- After Court Decision, Climate Justice Lawsuit Youth Vow to Keep Fighting A recent photo of the Juliana 21 plaintiffs. Used with permission of Our Children’s Trust. By Nancy Price Co-chair, Earth Democracy Issue Committee February 2020 Amazingly, but perhaps not unexpectedly, on January 17, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals “reluctantly” concluded that the Federal… Updates
- Triangle WILPF Demands “No War with Iran”Libby Johnson and Sue Merris of the Triangle Branch hold the WILPF banner at a community vigil on January 8, 2020. NC State Representative Verla Insko is on the right (white coat and sunglasses). Photo by Liz Wildermann. By Lucy Lewis Triangle WILPF February 2020 Following the Trump-ordered assassin… Updates
- Tucson WILPF Turns Out for “No War With Iran” DemonstrationTucson WILPF steering committee members Karen Pope, Catherine Mullaugh, and Deb Livingston with Raging Grannies Betts Putnam-Hidalgo and Peggie Jo Vincent at the “No War with Iran” demonstration on January 4, 2020. Photos by Deborah Livingston. By Deborah Livingston Chair, Tucson WILPF February 2020… Updates
- First Leg of the ‘Golden Rule’ Voyage Making Waves in Hawaii Our new friend Captain Katie sent her crew and photographer Aj Traeger on her own boat and Katie skippered the Golden Rule in front of Diamond Head for a re-enactment of the classic 1958 photo of Golden Rule. By Helen Jaccard VFP Golden Rule Project Manager December 10, 2019 After sailing for twent… Updates
- WILPF Set for a Dynamic 2020: All Aboard! By Darien De Lu WILPF US President December 10, 2019 WILPF US depends on volunteer energy to move forward our work on issues, as well as our internal organizational work. With several new committees starting up, and other committees welcoming new members as they continue their work, January is a gr… Updates
- Keeping Our Eye on Congress Mothers for Peace in San Luis Obispo welcomed the Nuclear-Free-Future Tour on July 21, 2019 with wonderful hospitality. From the Nuclear Free Future Facebook page. By Ellen Thomas Disarm/End Wars Issue Committee December 10, 2019 Thanks to all who have helped to collect signatures on the petition t… Updates
- California Cluster Inspires and Informs Members from eight California WILPF branches who participated in the annual Cluster meeting on November 16, 2019. Photo: Sabreena Britt-Kasbati, Sacramento Branch, used with permission. By Darien De Lu Sacramento Branch December 10, 2019 WILPF members in California enjoy a special opportunity to co… Updates
