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- Welcome to Lamia Sadek, managing director We are pleased to announce the hiring of Lamia (Mia) Sadek for the position of Managing Director of WILPF US. Lamia's international work, cross sector collaboration and nonprofit and private sector experience made her stand out among the many applicants. President Mary Hanson Harrison is looking fo… Updates
- From Boston and Los Angeles to HiroshimaAppreciation for Article 9 Virginia Pratt, Boston Branch member David Rothauser arranged for us to meet at the Japanese Consulate August 26 to promote Japan's Article 9, that declares they will not make war. Many of us said that we wish the US had Article 9 and urged the Japanese to keep it as part… Updates
- All We Ask Is Give Peace A Chance!Disarm/End Wars Issue Committee As of this writing enough Senators say they will vote in support of the Iran Deal to keep the US a part of this potentially momentous agreement. Some legislators are already under tremendous pressure to change their votes. If you want more clarity on the details Wik… Updates
- Stopping the Kinder Morgan Pipelineby Nancy PriceOn behalf of Earth Democracy’s Global Warming/Sustainable Energy committee, Hattie Nestel and I call on WILPF members and branches in NY, MA and NH to join local and state campaigns to stop the hazardous and unnecessary Kinder Morgan Tennessee Gas Pipeline, also known as the Northeast … Updates
- Vermont gathering makes connectionsSome 20 WILPF members, from Philadelphia, Boston, Vermont and a few from farther afield gathered to hear reports on a range of political issues, all in the bucolic setting of Robin Lloyd’s family farm in Rochester, Vermont. Participants posed for a solidarity photo to send with Paki Wieland to El Sa… Updates
- Board meeting and election update All members are invited to join the board meeting on September 15, held by conference call. To receive the call in number, agenda, and reports, please contact the managing director no later than September 13, at Lamia Sadek lsadek@wilpfus.org. Active members for two years or more are encouraged t… Updates
- WILPF US supports Iran nuclear deal Statement of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, United States Section, on the Iran Nuclear Deal, on August 4, 2015 The US Section of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) wholeheartedly supports the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) aka the “I… Updates
- Nuclear abolition boat sails again! By Helen Jaccard The 30-foot sail boat that tried to sail to the Marshall Islands in 1958 to interfere with testing of nuclear bombs has been lovingly restored and has completed her first voyage since restoration. WILPF member Helen Jaccard was part of the crew from Humboldt Bay to San Diego, arri… Updates
- Celebrating Women, Peace and PowerBy Paula LeRoy Santa Cruz WILPF put up an ambitious, multi-media exhibit inspired by Jane Addams in the Downtown Library, and held seven events there during the three-month run. The opening focused on WILPF’s past, present and future; it was followed by a public arts night, a Raging Grannies hat dec… Updates
- Hiroshima Nagasaki observances70 Years of Nuclear Weapons – At What Cost? is the theme of a gathering at Lawrence Livermore Lab in California, while WILPF members lay flowers at a Japanese bell in Des Moines, Iowa, and a Disarm leader speaks in Portland, Oregon. Carol Urner is a keynote speaker for the Hiroshima memorial in Port… Updates
- Protecting Mother EarthBy John Wagner, WILPF Triangle Branch North Carolina’s Triangle Branch Water Committee is working on fracking, coal ash dumping, indigenous rights, voting rights, and specific legal actions in which WILPF was active in planning meetings that resulted in three state lawsuits challenging the constitut… Updates
- Detroit to Flint water justice journeyBy Nancy Price, Earth Democracy Committee Detroit WILPF Branch member Kim Redigan along with her activist colleagues and sponsoring organizations planned the Detroit to Flint Water Justice Journey – a 70-mile walk July 3-10 calling for affordable, clean water for all statewide. At the Internationa… Updates
- Growing WILPF: Update Marybeth Gardam, Growing WILPF Campaign Committee Re-envisioning WILPF in the 21st Century is an imperative. We’ve got critical goals, but we need your support to get there. This campaign update includes information YOU can use to help us plant new seeds. Growing WILPF is working to create strong… Updates
- An Iran Nuclear Deal Odile Hugonot Haber, Program Committee chair In his first foreign policy speech April 5, 2009, President Obama in Prague told thousands of people that his presidency would see “America's commitment to seek peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.” So when on July 15 Obama announced th… Updates
- WILPF at the U.S. Social ForumsLessons learned from U.S. Social Forum events in San Jose, Philadelphia, Jackson and Tijuana are still evolving. Activists converging to share perspectives on social justice, human rights and climate justice returned home with new contacts and ideas. The grassroots approach drew hundreds of organiza… Updates
- Trial spreads word on Salvadoran rightsGoing to trial July 7 for protesting the imprisonment of 17 Salvadoran women for miscarriages proved rewarding, says Paki Wieland. “Both the judge and prosecutor allowed they learned about the injustice done to the women, and they thanked us for that.” The four protesters arrested April 24, 2015, at… Updates
- Declare your town a TPP-Free Zoneby Nancy Price, Earth Democracy Issue Committee Assert community rights over corporate rights. WILPF activists are launching, in collaboration with the Alliance for Democracy, the second round of the “We Will Not Obey” TPP-Free Zone campaign. Now that Congress has passed Fast Track, President Obama … Updates
- Calling attention to nuclear dangersA proclamation calling for reduced spending on nuclear weapons and redirection of those funds to meet the urgent needs of cities leads off a week of remembrance in Pittsburgh, PA, for the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The city council proclamation will recognize the Reme… Updates
- After 70 years new hope for abolition*/, Carol Urner for Disarm/End Wars Issue Committee Hiroshima/Nagasaki days are just a month away. The world’s first atom bomb, named Trinity by hubristic males, was exploded on July 16, 1945. The two bombings in Japan followed soon afterward. We sense this 70th anniversary of the first nuclear bom… Updates
- Hiroshima-Nagasaki memorials On the West Coast a gong will ring out to mark the dropping of the atom bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and lanterns will be launched in the sea, committing to a nuclear weapons-free future. What are your plans? Santa Cruz CA Branch: Candles for a Nuclear-Free Future The 11th annual Hiroshima-… Updates
