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- Greater Philadelphia’s Peace and Justice Dove Award, community actions Carol Seeley, left, and Sylvia Metzler, in costume. Credit: Judy Elson. By Tina Shelton, Greater Philadelphia Branch Co-Chair The Greater Philadelphia Branch members are proud of our actions and outreach this spring and early summer. In April, we joined with the local Granny group for an annual T… Updates
- California primary election irregularities Peggy Olsen, on left, and Sue Hubbard, right, carry the Monterey County Branch WILPF US banner during the July 4 parade. Credit: Sylvia Shih, WILPF US Monterey Branch member. By Peggy Olsen, Co-Chair, WILPF Monterey County Branch The Monterey County Branch was delighted to have a visit with WIL… Updates
- Pittsburgh Branch activities The Pittsburgh Branch marching in the bicentennial parade, with Alice Bell, left, and Nancy Bernstein, right, carrying the banner. Credit: Mary King. By Edith Bell, Pittsburgh Branch Coordinator The Pittsburgh Branch led a women’s contingent in the Pittsburgh bicentennial parade on July 9, 2016. … Updates
- Climate justice, feisty women, and peace Strong and feisty Sherry Hutchison with members of the Des Moines Branch. Credit Erica McCroskey. By Jan Corderman, Leadership Team Member, Des Moines Branch The Des Moines Branch held their annual Strong Feisty Woman Award ceremony on May 13, 2016. Keeping to the theme of climate justice, women, a… Updates
- MA member arrested in Spectra Energy pipeline protest By Hattie Nestel and Nancy Price, Earth Democracy On June 29, Hattie Nestel was one of 23 arrested in a nonviolent action to stop work on Spectra Energy’s fracked gas pipeline, West Roxbury, MA. In the morning, because they were stopped at barricades and not arrested, the group went to a local chur… Updates
- The People vs. MonsantoBy Marybeth Gardam, Development Chair, and Nancy Price, Earth DemocracyAn international list of scientists and advocates to end corporate agriculture’s assault on people and nature, a People’s Tribunal vs. Monsanto, will take place October 14-16, 2016, in The Hague to hold Monsanto accountable for “… Updates
- Swap the art Representatives from the Tucson Branch and other organizations at the press conference outside Tucson City Hall. Courtesy Deborah Livingston. By Deborah Livingston, Co-Chair, Tucson WILPF Tucson WILPF members and representatives from several other organizations held a press conference outside Tucso… Updates
- Legacies that empower activism Photos l to r: Helga Herz; Credit Mary Grace Long. Joy Marks staffing a table; Courtesy Laura Dewey. By Marybeth Gardam, Development Chair The Detroit Branch of WILPF recently contributed $500 to support our Spring Appeal and the Craigslist “Pop Up Donation Challenge.” This means their gift could e… Updates
- Sacramento speaks out against anti-BDS bill By Ellen Schwartz, Sacramento/Sierra Foothills Branch Laurie Jones, Don Knutson, and Ellen Schwartz of the Sacramento Branch WILPF spoke on Tuesday, June 28, before the California state senate judiciary committee in opposition to the anti-BDS Act of 2016 (AB 2844), a bill that is anti-free speech, … Updates
- WILPF is updating our database. Keep an eye out for email.WILPF will be sending out an email soon to all WILPF US members requesting that you help us update our records. This email will allow you to review the information that we have in our database and then give you the opportunity to update this information. This is particularly important for branch aff… Updates
- “ONE WILPF”all member call By Marybeth Gardam, Development Chair The first “ONE WILPF” call was held Thursday, June 23. Every current member was invited to participate: 68 WILPF members preregistered for the call, and about 40 of those members called in. The second “ONE WILPF” call is scheduled for Wednesday, July 13, at 6 p… Updates
- Remembering Hiroshima and NagasakiBy Robin Lloyd, N. Vermont/Burlington BranchTwo members of Burlington WILPF met with the mayor of Burlington, Vermont, Miro Weinberger, on May 25 during his morning coffee hour with citizens and proposed that he join us in strategizing on a press conference and/or other events around Hiroshima Day. … Updates
- Exciting leadership opportunities! WILPF-US Board elections this fall! Do you want to take your WILPF membership to another level? Consider running for any of the five board positions that will be open in January 2017. We need enthusiastic, active members to serve on the board and help lead our organization. Elections will take place this fall, with nominating and app… Updates
- A Memorial Day celebrating peace Photo: From left, Flo Freshman, Cynthia Bennekaa, Marge Thornton, and Barbara Reed sharing stories of remembrance. Credit: Michael Taft, videographer. By Barbara Taft, Greater Phoenix Branch The Greater Phoenix Branch decided to reconceive Memorial Day, May 30, 2016, making it something unique—a d… Updates
- Support WILPF’s Spring Appeal and Support Peace!Dear WILPF Member or Friend, One of our younger members recently put WILPF’s situation in the 21st Century into powerful words. She said: “Those who oppose human rights and peace will always have funds to invest in violence and war. But organizations like WILPF will always have to seek funding for p… Updates
- Review program plan for WILPF Program Chairs Maureen N. Eke and Odile Hugonot Haber invite members and branches to review and participate in designing the strategic plan for our Section’s programs. The focus is on Advancing Peace, Justice, and Human Rights. An eAlert next week will direct members to the report and seek feedback… Updates
- Change national priorities “Tax Day By Odile Hugonot Haber odilehh@gmail.com WILPF branches around the country will join in Days of Action from April 15 to 18 as part of a worldwide protest against military expenditures. Weapons will not fix climate change; we need urgently to change our national priorities. Joan Brannigan reports th… Updates
- Women and the war on drugs Omayra Morales, former coca grower from Colombia, speaks at a coca farmers congress in Lima Peru in 2004. Credit: Transnational Institute By Robin Lloyd, Burlington VT BranchI will be a representative of WILPF International to the UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs on April 19-20. T… Updates
- Defend Black Hills Photo: Miners’ Canaries Harold One Feather, Charmaine White Face and Leona Morgan spoke before Physicians for Social Responsibility, in Washington, DC, Jan 27, 2016.WILPF has been involved with the campaign for a moratorium on uranium mining at least since Ellen Thomas first met Charmaine Whitefac… Updates
- CSW panel with Gender at Work By Brandy Robinson, Advancing Human Rights Issue Committee The 60th United Nations Conference on the Status of Women sponsored a parallel event entitled “Expanding Gender Equality, Unbinding the Gender Binary,” featuring a collaboration of WILPF US, Gender at Work, Say This Not That! and S.H.E. (… Updates
