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- Confronting “chemical war” on the worldBy Ginger Harris, St. Louis Branch memberOn short notice, eight St. Louis WILPF members, three of their friends, and WILPF US Section President Mary Hanson Harrison joined up on January 30 in St. Louis to rally with others as representatives of our Human Right to Health and Safe Food Campaign. They … Updates
- In Memoriam: Lucinda L. Tate 1946 “2015By Advancing Human Rights Issues Committee (Barbara L Nielsen, chair)It is with great sorrow that we inform you of the death of Lucinda Tate, on January 17, and with bittersweet hope for the future that we announce plans for the establishment of the Lucinda L. Tate Human Rights Education Fund of the… Updates
- Films, dance to open a year of celebrationsby Darien De Lu, Sacramento-Sierra Foothills BranchThe Sacramento-Sierra Foothills Branch is making a special effort to attract new interest through a year of special programming and follow-up. The 100th birthday plans begin in Women's History Month when the branch hosts film showings with discussi… Updates
- Read it now Guide to celebrations!A lively guide to activities for celebrating WILPF’s 100th anniversary is now online and ready to put into practice. Choose from an array of ideas to mark the occasion your community. As the Centennial Coordinator Heather Wellman points out:Whether you are a branch or an at-large member, there are … Updates
- Members to vote on board and bylaws change By Barbara Nielsen, Nominating CommitteeREADY, SET, VOTE!!! Our membership direct vote for national board positions (2015 Term) is under way. Ballots should be received by all members in good standing within the next few weeks and must be returned with a postmark no later than February 11.We’ll be … Updates
- WILPF hails renewal of US-Cuba relations By Cindy Domingo, Cuba and Bolivarian Alliance Issues CommitteeThe Cuba and Bolivarian Alliance Issues Committee celebrates our peoples’ victory and commends President Barack Obama in reestablishing diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba governments and the release of the remaining members of… Updates
- 16 to attend UN Status of Women programsWomen from five WILPF Branches will participate in the Local2Global program at the Commission on the Status of Women March 7-15. They will be joined by 11 university students taking part in the Practicum on Advocacy.The programs sponsored by the US Section offer members the opportunity to attend ses… Updates
- Honoring Jane, Emily, Elise, Dorothy, Kayby Heather Wellman Selecting five women to honor at The Hague was a daunting task. However, after deliberations and voting concluded in December, the five US women to be honored at the anniversary celebration are Jane Addams, Emily Greene Balch, Elise Boulding, Dorothy Detzer and Kay Camp.Because s… Updates
- From hope to action as guardians of the future“What’s good for women is good for the world.” Riane Eisler. “Hope is something you do, not something you have.” Joanna Macy. Read Randa Solick’s inspiring report of the 2014 Women’s Congress for Future Generations she attended with two colleagues from Santa Cruz thanks to mini-grant funding. In 20… Updates
- Time to abolish nuclear weaponsBy Carol Urner for Disarm/End Wars Issue CommitteeA New Year begins with New Years Resolutions. Let’s resolve in 2015 to use our power as committed WILPF women to abolish nuclear weapons and to end all wars! And let’s work to make it so! OK, so our reason tells us that this is not possible within a… Updates
- Stop expanding and arming NATOBy Joan Ecklein, Boston Branch and WILPF Disarm/End Wars Issue CommitteeDuring 2015 our WILPF Disarm/End Wars members will be watching closely the actions of NATO, which is rapidly expanding into an aggressive global military alliance. NATO can lead us into a new Cold War -- or plunge us into Hot W… Updates
- Next mini-grant deadline is February 1The next mini-grant deadline is February 1. There are three mini-grant periods per year. You can apply for up to $2500. Grants are made to Branches and to Issue Committees. Branches receive the funds up front. Issue Committees are reimbursed. To apply, send your request by email to Barbara West. Se… Updates
- Call for action on trafficking at Super Bowl HumanTrafficking Subcommittee, Advancing Human Rights CommitteeUse your January renewed energy to prepare and to take action locally as part of the national campaign, “Intercept Human Trafficking” around football’s Super Bowl! Demonstrating, leafleting, writing letters to the editor will all help g… Updates
- Statement on United States “Cuba Relations, December 2014We, the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom - US Section (WILPF US), applaud President Barack Obama for moving to restore full diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba for the first time in over fifty years. Those years revealed a failed policy by the US, and some remarkable achie… Updates
- What’s your passion?Connect with others working on the environment, human rights, disarmament, the Americas, justice in the Middle East. Click here to see the diverse range of work that WILPF US is involved in. Choose your passion. Updates
- US, Mexico Sections plan joint projectsMelissa Torres, WILPF US International Board representativeIn Mexico to follow up on the WILPF US agreement at our Congress in Detroit to support a binational collaboration between our Section and LIMPAL Mexico, Melissa Torres was on hand for the uprising in support of the missing 43 students of Ayo… Updates
- WILPF at School of the Americas ActionOdile Hugonot Haber, Co-Chair, Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Branch, MichiganNovember 21-23 weekend protests against the Stewart Detention Center and the infamous School of the Americas (SOA) included members from the Washington DC and Triangle (NC) branches, and myself. The Sunday ritual of reading names of … Updates
- Delegates named to International CongressSelected to attend 2015 Congress in The Hague, representing the US section are delegates Mary Hanson Harrison (president), Regina Birchem, Barbara Nielsen, Jane Doyle and Carol Urner. Also attending will be alternates Odile Hugonot Haber, Darien De Lu, Joan Ecklein, Joan Bazar and Leah Bolger.Nomin… Updates
- Local2Global and UN Practicum –Apply by December 15Dixie Hairston, Program Coordinator, L2G and 2015 UN PracticumApplications close December 15 for two WILPF US programs at the UN’s 59th Commission on the Status of Women March 7-15, 2015 in New York City. Students are invited to join WILPF’s UN Practicum in Advocacy, and active members to participa… Updates
- Opportunity to host lesbian activist from CubaCindy Domingo, Chair of the Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issues CommitteeWILPF’s Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issues Committee is proud to announce the upcoming tour of Isel Calzadilla Acosta, founder and coordinator of Las Isabelas, the first lesbian group in Santiago de Cuba. Learn how yo… Updates
