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- St. Louis Branch Launches Screwnomics Project A St. Louis Branch Screwnomics Book Club project supported by a WILPF US mini-grant aims to develop leadership skills among young women. By Lynn Sableman Chair, St. Louis Branch December 10, 2019 The St. Louis branch of WILPF took on the Screwnomics project as a means of bridge-building to the loca… Updates
- Dramatic Reading of MLK’s “Beyond Vietnam” Speech in Pittsburgh Renowned actor Wali Jamal reads MLK’s Beyond Vietnam Speech to an enthralled Pittsburgh audience on November 11, 2019. By Susan Smith Pittsburgh WILPF December 10, 2019 Pittsburgh’s renowned actor Wali Jamal read Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence speech on Armisti… Updates
- Highlights of the 11/26/19 WILPF Board Meeting By Eileen Kurkoski WILPF US Secretary December 10, 2019 At their November 26 meeting, the national board appointed a program chair, discussed collaborating with “An Economy of Our Own,” received CSW and international updates, and discussed several financial/budget issues. Program Chair: The Board … Updates
- WILPF SMART Is Growing, and Looking for You! December 10, 2019 WILPF US’s Facebook blog WILPF SMART has grown to 60 members. Working backwards chronologically, here are some posts by members of the group about a variety of issues and events (by no means exhaustive): Cindy Domingo educated us about what’s happening in Bolivia, in Cuba, Venezu… Updates
- WILPFers Join Dozens of Supporters at Kings Bay Plowshares TrialFrom left, Kings Bay Plowshares defendants Martha Hennessey, a friend standing in for Steve Kelly, Mark Colville, Clare Grady, Carmen Trotta, Patrick O’Neill, and Elizabeth McAlister, stand outside the Glynn County Courthouse in Georgia on October 24 after they are found guilty on all four counts. F… Updates
- Bringing Human Rights to Life at Vermont High Schools & Colleges Susan Marie Frontczak as Eleanor Roosevelt at the People Academy High School in Morrisville, VT. Photo by Bob Ackland. By Marguerite Adelman Burlington Branch Leadership Team From October 8-11, 2019, the Burlington Branch of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) hosted prog… Updates
- Plan Now to Mobilize for COP 25 in Madrid: Dec. 2-13, 2019 By Nancy Price Co-chair, Earth Democracy Issue Committee The Government of Chile has accepted Spain’s offer to host COP 25 in Madrid, December 2-13. Now is the time to organize and mobilize for COP 25 locally, nationally and globally. The urgency is clear given that the Trump administration has sta… Updates
- Calling for an International Peace Conference on the Middle EastSyrian refugee families who came from Kobani district living in refugee tents in Surac district in Turkey in October 2015. Photo credit: Orlok / Shutterstock.com. By Odile Hugonot Haber for the Middle East Issue Committee Now that President Trump has declared that ISIS is gone, perhaps it’s time to … Updates
- Joyce Best Honored with Ethics in Action Award The St. Louis Branch 50 years ago. By Lynn Sableman St. Louis Branch Joyce Best, a teacher, librarian, and activist for peace and racial equality, was honored on October 6, 2019, with the Ethical Society of St. Louis’s Ethics in Action Award. Joyce is a longtime WILPF member and leader, having join… Updates
- Ann Fagan Ginger Celebrated by Bay Area WILPF BranchesIn October, longtime WILPF member Ann Fagan Ginger (front row, third from right) was honored by Bay Area branches for her human rights advocacy. Photo by E Williger. By Barbara Blong San Francisco Branch Neither power outages nor fires dimmed the respect and admiration that brought folks out on Octo… Updates
- Des Moines Branch Members Share Inspiring Books with SchoolchildrenJan Corderman and Patti Lawson read Malala’s Magic Pencil to a third-grade class at Edmunds Elementary School in Des Moines. Photo credit: Mary Ann Koch. By Jan Corderman Des Moines Branch Talking to a young audience about what it felt like to be afraid to walk to school is something that Malala You… Updates
- What’s in Your Drinking Water? Credit: Shutterstock.com By Nancy Price Co-chair, Earth Democracy Issue Committee Do you know what’s in your drinking water? Today, we are facing a national and global drinking water crisis caused by a large group of dangerous, toxic, man-made chemicals known as PFAS. PFAS chemicals are called “for… Updates
- Ban Nuclear Weapons National Call-In Days By Ellen Thomas Disarm/End Wars Issue Committee From November 6 to December 13, every weekday is a “Ban Nuclear Weapons” national call-in day! WILPF-US, NuclearBan.US, Code Pink, and World Beyond War urge you to call your representative to promote the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons… Updates
- ACTION ALERT: National Call-in Day for HR-2419 on Friday, November 1DC’s Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton on April 27, 2015, shortly after introducing the “Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act.” By Ellen Thomas Co-chair, Disarm/End Wars The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, US Section, is announcing a National Call-in… Updates
- NOW is the Time to Struggle Against US Attacks on Cuba & VenezuelaHorse-drawn carts, like this one in Sancti Spiritus, are used as minibuses for fixed route public transportation in towns and smaller cities in Cuba. Alternate transportation forms like this are being used more because the siege warfare the US is employing against Cuba is causing fuel and food short… Updates
- New Clarity on Our Program Work & the Issue Committees That Shape It By Darien De Lu WILPF US President How can WILPF activism keep up with the changing nature of politics in the US? Throughout our over one hundred years of operations, the way WILPF US works on issues has altered repeatedly! At the 2008 national WILPF Congress, members chose to move away from the pr… Updates
- World Beyond War Holds Fourth Annual Conference in IrelandA sign and children’s shoes from the protest at the Shannon Airport that was planned during World Beyond War’s fourth annual conference. By Odile Hugonot Haber I attended World Beyond War’s fourth annual conference in Limerick, Ireland, held October 5-6, 2019. The conference was well attended and in… Updates
- Humboldt Branch Supports Peace and the Planet The Raging Grannnies at the Arcata Climate Strike. Photo by Judee Mayer. By Sue Hilton The Humboldt Branch was busy at the end of September and into October. At the end of September we had two climate events plus a proclamation and a celebration of the International Day of Peace that included infor… Updates
- 2019 Food Sovereignty Prize Winners Honored on October 10From left, Lisa Griffith, Rev Audrey Hollis, and Mary Hanson Harrison, all speakers at the October 10th ceremony for the 2019 Food Sovereignty Prize winners. By Jan Corderman On October 10, 2019, the Food Sovereignty Prize winners for 2019 were honored in a ceremony anchored by the US Food Sovereign… Updates
- Drone Attacks Lead to Heightened Middle East Tensions Oil refinery facility at night. Shutterstock.com. By Ellen Rosser Middle East Committee Since 2014, Saudi Arabia and, until very recently, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have waged war with US support against the Houthi* rebels in Yemen. The attacks have resulted in a massive humanitarian disaster… Updates
