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- Peace in the Pacific Voyage Rescheduled By Helen Jaccard The Peace in the Pacific Voyage has some unfortunate news to share with WILPF members. Many of you probably expected to hear by now that we arrived in Hilo, but the Golden Rule anti-nuclear peace boat had to return to San Diego due to engine problems. Sea water flowed in through th… Updates
- June 13th ONE WILPF Call: Collaborating and Strategizing with Women Cross DMZ Christine Ahn, the founder and international coordinator of Women Cross DMZ. By the ONE WILPF Call Team Members of our WILPF US leadership team met with Women Cross DMZ leaders in March in San Francisco. Now it’s time to follow up and explore how we might forge a stronger strategy for peacework co… Updates
- Highlights from the 5/21/19 WILPF US Board Meeting “Collaboration,” drawn by Eileen Kurkoski. By Eileen Kurkoski WILPF US Secretary The following are highlights from the WILPF US Board Meeting held on May 21, 2019. We heard about a number of limitations of our website, which needs many updates. Some would be costly, making the proposal of a new we… Updates
- Mark Your Calendars: WILPF US Technology Trainings & Twitter Wednesdays By Michael Ippolito WILPF US National Communications Coordinator Mark your calendars for the upcoming Technology Training Call Dates: June 10th & 17th These calls are always on Mondays at 8 pm EST, 5 pm PST. You can register by clicking here. These trainings usually take place one to three times… Updates
- Tucson WILPF’s Successful “Challah for Gaza” Event Tucson WILPF’s Successful “Challah for Gaza” Event By Deborah Livingston Chair, Tucson WILPF Branch Tucson WILPF’s annual event, “Challah for Gaza,” was a great success! On Sunday, April 7, we served delicious French toast at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Tucson to raise awareness and money … Updates
- Golden Rule “Peace in the Pacific” Voyage Begins Golden Rule peace boat as she heads for the Pacific Ocean. Photo by Helen Jaccard. By Ann Wright and Helen Jaccard After well over a year of planning, the Golden Rule, a project of Veterans For Peacestarted the first ocean crossing of its “Peace in the Pacific” Voyage from San Diego to Hilo, Hawai'… Updates
- Women’s Peace Initiative Meets in San Francisco The Women’s Building in San Francisco, where the Women’s Peace Initiative met in March. Photo by Cherrill Spencer. By Odile Hugonot Haber On March 22, 2019, five women’s peace organizations including WILPF US met in San Francisco to discuss how we might collaborate, learn from each other, and suppo… Updates
- Your Letter Could Save Lives in YemenIbtissam, a 15-year-old orphan girl, lives in a ragged tent with her 7 siblings in an IDP settlement in Khamir, about 100 km north of Yemen’s capital. They are among the estimated 3.9 million people who have fled their homes in search for safety and security since the escalation of the conflict in 2… Updates
- Norton Bill Reintroduced: Time to Visit Your Representative!From left, DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and WILPF Disarm/End Wars Co-Chairs Robin Lloyd and Ellen Thomas, who met together at Ms. Norton’s office in May 2018. By Ellen Thomas Co-Chair, Disarm/End Wars Issue Committee Great News! DC’s Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton has introduced a new and … Updates
- US War against Cuba Heightens A rural farm in Cuba. Photo: Louis Mendelowitz. Used by permission. By Cindy Domingo Chair, Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issues Committee The Trump administration’s latest announcements towards strengthening the US blockade against Cuba has been met with condemnation by nations around the world… Updates
- May 7 Program Call Answers Questions about Election-Year Action!Venezuelan urban gardeners in low income housing act for peace through local food production. Photo: Darien De Lu. By Darien De Lu WILPF US President Join us on for a second open-to-all conference call of the national Program Committee. The focus for this call is action! It’s an opportunity for memb… Updates
- Dear Fellow WILPFers: Join the Wednesday Twitter Calls! Dear Fellow WILPFers, We write encouraging you to please consider joining us on the Wednesday Twitter calls. Such an enjoyable way to get to know your fellow WILPFers while putting good messaging out for the world to see. These calls are fun, relaxed and social. Michael does all the heavy lifting. … Updates
- April News from the Boston and Pittsburgh BranchesA Boston fundraiser was held to help a new branch in Sierra Leone. Front row, from left: Joan Ecklein, hostess, Pat Hynes, speaker, Eileen Kurkoski, organizer. Back row: Pauline Soloman, Virginia Pratt, Jane Brown, Sue Mirsky, Libby Gerlach, May Takayanagi. The photo was taken by a donor at the even… Updates
- WILPF US Offers a Pathway to Leadership: Join the National Development Committee By Marybeth Gardam Acting Chair of the WILPF US Development Committee WILPF US’s Development Committee is relaunching this Spring and your participation is requested. At-large members of WILPF US and Branch Members are invited to help steer the mother ship. Contribute your talents and ideas, yo… Updates
- “Thirsty for Justice” Peninsula/Palo Alto’s Solidarity Earth Day Event By Judy Adams Peninsula/Palo Alto Branch Our branch celebrated World Water Day on March 22 with signs and our WILPF Peace & Planet Before Profit banner at our weekly vigil/demonstration on a busy intersection in Palo Alto. Our plan was to feature water issues again with an Earth Day event in April … Updates
- Help Confront Corporate Power: Join the CvD Issue Committee By Marybeth Gardam Chair, Corporations v Democracy Issue Committee Corporate power plays an increasingly dominant role in our society and our politics. Help design WILPF’s response by joining our Corporations v Democracy Issue Committee. The relaunch organizing call is coming up on Tuesday, May 28.… Updates
- Disarm/End Wars Committee Calls Changing to Second Sunday Environmentalist Ruth Thomas on a WILPF conference call. By Disarm/End Wars Issue Committee Beginning in June, the Disarm/End Wars Committee monthly conference call will be changed to the second Sunday of the month. The calls take place at 7:30 pm EST, 4:30 pm PST, and the first call on the new sch… Updates
- Mark Your Calendars: WILPF US Technology Trainings By Michael Ippolito WILPF US National Communications Coordinator Mark your calendars for the upcoming Technology Training Call Dates: May 6th, 20th, & 27th June 10th These calls are always on Mondays at 8 pm EST, 5 pm PST. You can register by clicking here. These trainings usually take place on… Updates
- Integrating L2G with G2L: Reflections on the 63rd CSW Photo credit: From www.unwomen.org. By Mary Ann Koch Des Moines, IA Branch Having spent several days in New York City attending CSW63 (the 63rd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women) from March 7-17, 2019, as a L2G (Local to Global) representative, it is a challenge to integrate the e… Updates
- Stop the Strengthening of the US Blockade against Cuba! By Cindy Domingo Chair, Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issues Committee WILPF’s Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issues Committee stands in solidarity with the Cuban people in condemning the Trump administration’s latest escalation of its war against Cuba. On March 19, Title III of the Helms-Burt… Updates
