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- Women’s marches, local and global Mary Jane Williams, member at-large from Florida, in DC on the day before she marched at the Presidential Inauguration. Courtesy Mary Jane Williams WILPF members from the US and from other WILPF Section countries shared reports and messages about the January 21 Women’s marches. Here are some of the… Updates
- Addressing climate change in our daily lives By Jan Hively, WILPF Cape Cod The Cape Cod Branch challenges every branch on International Women’s Day, March 8, to honor the women in your region who have led successful environmental actions and to challenge your members to measure and reduce their individual and household carbon footprints. Addr… Updates
- February development news Submitted by the Development Committee of WILPF US 1. February 9 ONE WILPF Call - 4pm pacific/7pm eastern The February 9 ONE WILPF Call—4pm pacific/7pm eastern—is for ALL WILPF US MEMBERS, not just for branch contacts. The guest speaker is Cindy Domingo, Chair of the WILPF US National Issue Commi… Updates
- Exciting leadership opportunities! Short-term board member openingsSubmitted by the WILPF US National Nominating Committee Do you want to take your WILPF membership to another level? Consider applying for either of the two interim board positions: Personnel Chair and Program Chair. We need enthusiastic, active members to serve on the board and help lead our organiz… Updates
- Apply for a 2017 minigrant The deadlines for this year’s Minigrant Program applications will be February 15, June 1, and October 1, 2017. Guidelines and application forms for these grants, up to $2,500, are available online. In addition, the minigrant committee will review applications for $500 grants from the Miami Educatio… Updates
- Save Medicare/Health Care for All protest Tucson Save Medicare/Health Care for All protest. Credit: Andrea Witte, “The Connect The Dots Lady” http://www.ConnectTheDotsUSA.com In Tucson, Arizona, together with a coalition of groups, including the Progressive Democrats, Jenise Porter, Lee Stanfield (Raging Granny), and other WILPF members to… Updates
- Recent Branch news, in brief Left:Pittsburgh for CEDAW, from left: Marcia Bandes, WILPF; Jordan Hayes; Lee Fogarty, Zonta Club; Martha Raak, LWV; Judith Ruszkowsky, WILPF, Edith Bell, WILPF. Right: Maine member Suzanne Hedricks at the Rally of Unity in Augusta. From Santa Cruz On Sunday, February 5, WILPF Santa Cruz will cel… Updates
- What do we want to be as a people? Universal Declaration of Human Rights The Maine Branch of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, located in Brunswick, is one of the many groups that has endorsed the Women’s March on Washington on January 21, 2017. The goal of the march, organized by women but not limited to wom… Updates
- Sustaining activism, post-election A group from Burlington Friends Meeting and Burlintgon WILPF stand on large rocks on the Church Street Mall in Burlington to "Stand with Standing Rock." Credit: Robin Lloyd. By Robin Lloyd, Marybeth Gardam, and Randa Solick Robin Lloyd of Burlington, Vermont, consoled herself after the election b… Updates
- Earth Democracy NOW! By Nancy Price, Earth Democracy 2017 – Time to rise up and build the “movement of movements” we’ve dreamed of and talked about. Join the One WILPF Call on Thursday, January 12 to continue planning the WILPF US Solidarity Event. When we stand together we WIN! The WILPF US Earth Democracy National … Updates
- Monterey County WILPF members help pass anti-fracking measure Yes on Z. Credit: Courtesy of Protect Monterey County By Judy Karas, co-chair, WILPF Monterey County Branch Many WILPF members in Monterey County, California, were actively involved (instrumental, some would say) in helping to pass a local ballot measure banning fracking and other damaging drilli… Updates
- Development update for the new year Submitted by the Development Committee of WILPF US Participate in the January ONE WILPF Call and hear from Margaret Flowers of Popular Resistance; raise your voice by casting your vote for the April Solidarity Event; and toast the new year with “a cup of coffee. 1. January 12, 2017, ONE WILPF Cal… Updates
- Travel to Cuba before Trump closes the door! 2015 Delegation. Credit: Lissa Barber. By Cindy Domingo, Chair, WILPF US Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issue Committee Join us March 1-10, 2017, in building an international women’s movement and travel to Havana, Cienfuegos, and Matanzas. WILPF’s Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issue Committee … Updates
- Petition to support West Bank settlement freezeBy Tina Shelton, Greater Philadelphia Branch Co-ChairThe Greater Philadelphia Branch has kicked off a petition drive on Change.org. The petition, Support U.N. Resolution on West Bank Settlement Freezeis addressed to President Obama and calls on him to act “by supporting a United Nations Security Cou… Updates
- Peace & Freedom—new issue, new indexA new issue of “Peace & Freedom” magazine has been published and print issues should be arriving in members’ mailboxes. This issue is also available as a PDF on the WILPF US website. Authors who write about “Our Communities, Our Story” in the fall/winter 2016 issue include Odile Hugonot Haber, Alice… Updates
- Walking the talk in Tucson Nuclear Resister group, Tucson All Souls Procession, November 6, 2016. Credit: The Nuclear Resister By Gretchen Nielsen, Tucson, AZ Tucson, the home of Raytheon Missile Systems and Davis Monthan Air Force Base, is also home to the “Nuclear Resister”and its editors, Jack and Felice Cohen-Joppa. WILP… Updates
- Congressional run for WILPF Portland member Candidate David Delk in League of Women Voters Portland Video Voters Guide interview, www.progparty.org. By Natasha Beck, Portland OR Branch Let’s congratulate one of our own WILPF Portland members who ran for Congress in Oregon on the Progressive Party slate. David E. Delk, WILPF member and member… Updates
- Celebrating Jeannette Rankin For Congress, Jeannette Rankin, Republican Ticket, circa December 1917. By Don Knutson, WILPF US Life Member On November 5, the Sacramento Valley Branch of WILPF commemorated the centennial anniversary of the election of the very first woman to the United States Congress, Jeannette Rankin, a Montan… Updates
- Speak up! Bylaws Committee seeks input, participants By Darien De Lu, Ad Hoc Bylaws Committee Chair What changes in our Bylaws will help make WILPF US structurally and procedurally more effective? That’s the question the national Bylaws Committee is seeking input on, as well as volunteers to contribute to the discussion. The committee welcomes WILPFe… Updates
- Peaceful Toys Promenade Peaceful Toys Promenade. Credit: Margaret Pecoraro. Submitted by Margaret Pecoraro, Tucson Branch Members of the WILPF Tucson Branch held the first of their two annual “Sidewalk Welcome to Shoppers” on Black Friday, November 25, urging shoppers to buy peaceful toys for the youth of our society duri… Updates
