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- Accepting Applications for UN’s 63rd Commission on the Status of WomenMembers of the 2018 Local2Global delegation, Linda Lemons, Marguerite Adelman and Barbara Nielsen, with members of the 2018 Practicum in Advocacy program, Zein Haikal and Hsiu-Fen Lin. By UN Programs Co-Faculty: Dr. Melissa Torres, WILPF International Board Vice President, and Dixie Hairston, WILPF … Updates
- Reflecting on the Work, Life, and Legacy of June Krebs June Krebs speaking, second from left. Photos courtesy of Karen Share, daughter of June Krebs. By Tina Shelton, with Libby Frank and Sylvia Metzler Greater Philadelphia Branch June Krebs, a longtime member of WILPF, died on April 17, 2018. June found a home in WILPF because her social justice spiri… Updates
- Peninsula/Palo Alto WILPF Supports Christine Blasey Ford at Vigil Palo Alto Raging Grannies hold signs in support of their neighbor Christine Blasey Ford at a vigil held on September 23, 2018. Photo: Aric Crabb, The Mercury News, © Bay Area News Group, 2018. By Judy Adams Peninsula/Palo Alto Branch Palo Alto was in the San Francisco Bay-area and national news spo… Updates
- Two November Events Aim to Build US and Global Peace Movement Photo credit: http://www.nationofchange.org By Nancy Price Earth Democracy Co-Chair National and global peace movements are coming together to build a broad-based grassroots intersectional movement at two important November events. The November 10 Peace Congress: End Wars at Home and Abroad will be… Updates
- At Western Cluster Meeting, Eight Branches Discuss Five TopicsThe Sacramento Raging Grannies lead a sing-along at the September 2018 Western Cluster Meeting. All meeting photos were taken by Cherill Spencer. By Cherrill Spencer Peninsula/Palo Alto Branch and September 2018 Western Cluster Meeting attendee. Every year the WILPF branches in northern California g… Updates
- Middle East Issues Off the Radar at Ghana Meeting Hanan Awwad, Palestine Section, speaks at the International Congress in Accra, Ghana. Photo by Barbara Taft. By Barbara Taft Co-Chair, Middle East Committee For many years, issues surrounding the Middle East have taken center stage at our WILPF International Congresses. Most of what has been discus… Updates
- California WILPF At-Large Members Produce Play on US Immigration, Detention Policies Building the Wall book cover, from playwright Roebert Schenkkan's website. By Millee Livingston WILPF At-Large Member A few WILPF at-large members in the Auburn, CA, area produced a staged reading of the play Building the Wall on October 5-6, 2018. Building the Wall is a futuristic look at our immi… Updates
- ANA Experts Raise Weapons and Nuclear Energy Oversight Concerns Graphic from ananuclear.org By Odile Hugonot-Haber What follows is a brief report on the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) Fall 2018 Meeting in Boulder, CO, one of two annual working and planning meetings. This was my first time participating in a working meeting. The meeting, held Septembe… Updates
- Disarm-End Wars Upcoming Events and Petition UpdateMartha Spiess reported that the Maine WILPF Branch participated in the #Rise for Jobs, Justice and Climate Rally organized by 350Maine in Portland on September 8, 2018. A Peace Hub portion of the rally gathered to reflect upon the largest carbon footprint: the military. Young people spoke, entreatin… Updates
- August 2018 Hiroshima/Nagasaki Commemoration Events Sophia Barbagelapa, 7, floats a paper lantern in the water as people gather on August 6, 2018, at Green Lake (Seattle) to honor victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and other wars. Thousands gathered on the 73rd anniversary of the U.S. use of the atomic bomb. This date has been ma… Updates
- How Student Activism Thrives: Ultimate Civics on the Sept. 13 ONE WILPF Call A 2016 photo of some of the 21 youth plaintiffs, ages 8-19 (now age 10-21) who brought a landmark constitutional climate change case against the federal government and the fossil fuel industry. Read more about the lawsuit at Our Children's Trust. Photo: Earth Guardians. By the ONE WILPF Call Team W… Updates
- Program News from the Triennial International Congress in Ghana On the first day of Congress, WILPF welcomed five new Sections and nine new Groups. Read the article at wilpf.org. (Photo © WILPF). By Barbara Nielsen Chair, National Program Committee Here is a first report of WILPF program news from the 32nd Triennial International Congress, held August 20-22, 20… Updates
- Important Fall Disarm/End Wars Events and Breaking ICAN News By Ellen Thomas Co-Chair, Disarm/End Wars Committee There are many important disarmament events this fall, from September to November. We have listed them here in chronological order, with links (when available): World Beyond War #NoWar2018 Conference Toronto, September 21-22 This conference is bei… Updates
- Peninsula/Palo Alto Branch Achieves Lobbying Victories This poster for the documentary film Atomic Homefront is based on a 1976 political cartoon by Tom Engelhardt. By Judy Adams Member, Peninsula/Palo Alto DISARM/Nuclear Issues Committee Our branch has successfully lobbied East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, CA, to join Mayors for Peace. The branch is also… Updates
- Invitation: Fall Speaking Tour on Venezuela Sanctions Steve Ellner, who will do an educational speaking tour this fall about US sanctions against Venezuela. Photo credit: Ángel Dejesús. By Cindy Domingo Chair, Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issues Committee WILPF’s Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issues Committee invites branches to participate in … Updates
- Strengthening US Accountability: Reflections on the UN 2018 High-Level Political Forum Members of the Women’s Major Group wearing dark blue scarves to raise awareness about the need to protect and engage women’s human rights and environmental defenders. (Photo: WMG) By Dawn Nelson As an American, I am keenly interested in United States accountability both domestically and globally. T… Updates
- Take Action to Ensure Fair and Honest Elections By Nancy Price Earth Democracy Issue Committee We need leaders at all government levels to pass climate and environmental policies to put people and the planet before deregulation, dirty energy, and corporate profiteering. Only with fair and honest elections and protected voting rights can we elect… Updates
- The Power of Story….We Want Yours! By the WILPF US Development CommitteeThe most powerful tool a fundraiser or recruiter can have is a good story. We want your story! When we talk to new people about WILPF, the best we can offer are stories about real women making a real difference in their communities. That’s what we’ve been doing … Updates
- New Nation-State Law in Israel Is “Severe” Tens of thousands participate in a Druze-led protest in Tel Aviv against the Jewish nation-state law, on August 4, 2018. Photo credit: Adam Rasgon/ Times of Israel staff. By Genie Silver Middle East Committee On July 19, 2018, the Israel Knesset passed a Basic Law Nation-State bill that codifies Ap… Updates
- Pittsburgh WILPF Marches for Peace and Hosts “Grannies Respond” By Edith Bell Coordinator, Pittsburgh Branch Pittsburgh WILPF participated in a March for Peace on August 25, emphasizing the local creators of weapons and benefactors of the military industrial complex, which includes Carnegie Mellon University, PNC Bank, and several other corporations. The event … Updates
