NEWS-Updates
- Please Sign Petition to Three Presidents to End the Ukraine-Russia WarPoster urging people to sign the petition, provided by the Peace in Ukraine coalition.by Cherrill Spencer and Ellen ThomasCo-chairs, DISARM CommitteeMay 2023WILPF US is a member of the Peace in Ukraine coalition which is calling for an urgent end to the war in Ukraine. It’s time to stop the killing … Updates
- Let’s Keep WILPF Alive and Thriving…and View Inspiring Video of Laura Dewey!Click here to view video. By Jeneve Brooks and Mary Hanson HarrisonDevelopment CommitteeMay 2023As WILPF US’ Development Team, we are hard at work seeking to raise money to keep WILPF US alive and thriving. Specifically, WILPF US Development Steward Mary Hanson Harrison is piloting a new fundraising… Updates
- Deepening Mother’s DayPhoto credit: From the President Wilson House website.by Pat HynesWILPF At-large MemberMay 2023The nineteenth century origins of Mother’s Day differ vastly in spirit from celebrations of it in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Mother’s Day was first inspired by two women with diverse but com… Updates
- Cuba Is Not a Terrorist Country!This March 2023 rally in Seattle is part of national monthly rallies calling for changes in US policies toward Cuba. Photo credit: Brenton Brookings, used with permission.by Cindy DomingoCo-chair, Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issues CommitteeMay 2023WILPF’s Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issue… Updates
- Join Us in Supporting the Apartheid-Free Communities PledgeLondon, UK, May 14, 2022: Campaign sign at the End Apartheid - Free Palestine march in protest of 74 years of Nakba. Photo credit: John Gomez/Shutterstock.by Barbara TaftMEPJAC Leadership TeamMay 2023The Middle East Peace and Justice Action Committee (MEPJAC) is proud to announce that our committee … Updates
- A Busy Month for Greater Philadelphia BranchFrom left, Tina Shelton, Sylvia Metzler (both of the Greater Philadelphia Branch), and Tarryn Keleman, librarian at Kensington Library.by Tina Shelton,Chair, Greater Philadelphia BranchMay 2023The Greater Philadelphia Branch is very pleased to share the news that the book about Libby Frank, WILPF me… Updates
- Fresno WILPF World Water Day Event at the San Joaquin RiverLance Canales, left, and Dirk Charley, in front of the San Joaquin River. Both participated in a World Water Day event sponsored by Fresno Earth Democracy. Photos by Jean Hays.by Jean HaysCo-chair, Fresno Branch Earth DemocracyMay 2023Fresno Earth Democracy co-chairs Jean Hays and Kyla Mitchell, wit… Updates
- Earth Day 2023 Theme – “Invest in Our Planet” Saturday, April 22 Plan an Event and Join a Campaign!by Nancy PriceCo-chair, Earth Democracy CommitteeApril 2023This year’s Earth Day theme “Invest in Our Planet” focuses on engaging governments, institutions, businesses, and the more than one billion citizens who participate annually in Earth Day to do their part – “everyone accounted for, everyone a… Updates
- Announcements & Updates: Golden Rule in DC April 2-17; Issue Committee Meetings Schedule; 2024 Congress Bid Goes to Minnesota!; Virtual Summer Gathering.April 2023Visit Golden Rule in the DC Area April 2-17by Dianne BlaisWILPF US SecretaryThe Golden Rulewhich is making a Great Loop, will be in the Washington, DC area April 2-17. There are several different scheduled events open to the public, including open boat events at the DC and Alexandria wharf… Updates
- You’re Invited to a DISARM Film Showing of “The Atom: A Love Affair” on April 19!Film Advert image. Used courtesy of film director.by Cherrill Spencer and Ellen ThomasCo-chairs, DISARM/End Wars CommitteeApril 2023The DISARM/End Wars Committee invites you, and your family and friends, to an online showing of the documentary film The Atom: A Love Affair on Wednesday, April 19. A f… Updates
- WILPF-US Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Programs RelaunchedPictured here are WILPF members from the United States, United Kingdom, Palestine, Ukraine, and international staff at the WILPF Secretariat, during the meet and greet event on Thursday, March 9, 2023.by Shilpa Pandey and Jan CordermanWILPF US CSW CoordinatorsApril 2023After a hiatus of three years… Updates
- Remembering the Amazing Carol UrnerCarol Urner, former WILPF US Disarm Committee co-chair.by Ellen Thomas Co-chair, DISARM/End Wars Issue CommitteeApril 2023WILPF friends, we have sad news.I spoke to Kirby Urner on March 7th and learned that his mom, Carol Urner, passed on January 30th. I've missed Carol enormously since she retire… Updates
- Why the Farm Bill Matters to Womenby Rickey Gard DiamondWomen, Money & Democracy CommitteeApril 2023WILPF’s issue committees Earth Democracy and Women, Money & Democracy have a strong interest in this year’s United States Farm Bill. If you think it doesn’t apply to you, ask yourself if there’s hunger in your town, or if grocery pric… Updates
- Jane Addams Branch Will Interview WILPF Members; Next Two JA Meetings Open to All!by Dianne BlaisConvener, Jane Addams BranchApril 2023The Jane Addams branch just got a mini-grant to record and edit interviews with WILPF members. These recordings will be edited and made available for families and friends. Snippets of them will be used to make a video as a recruitment tool. Contac… Updates
- Reducing Gun Violence in Michigan: Detroit Branch Zoom Series DiscussionDetroit, Michigan - March 24, 2018: A girl holds a sign that says "#EndGunViolence" and "It could have been me" while looking down on protestors marching against gun violence. Stephanie Kenner/Shutterstock.by Judith SheldonDetroit BranchApril 2023The Detroit Branch continued its ongoing “Kitchen Tab… Updates
- Last Call for ‘Bids”to Host the 2024 WILPF US Congress: March 15 DeadlinePre-Congress work with Des Moines Branch. 33rd Congress.by Darien De LuWILPF US PresidentMarch 2023The Congress Planning Committee will be reviewing the range of options for WILPF US’s 2024 Congress. All “bids” must be received by email by 9 pm on Wednesday, March 15. Send to President@wilpfUS.org.N… Updates
- On March 9, Learn About the “Banker Ladies”Dr. Caroline Shenaz Hosseinby Marybeth GardamONE WILPF Call TeamMarch 2023Meet the Banker LadiesThursday, March 97 pm eastern/6 pm central/5 pm mountain/4 pm pacificThe March 9th ONE WILPF Call is the last until June and will feature a subject just right for the day after International Women’s Day. … Updates
- Join ‘End Women’s Poverty: Invest in Caring Not Killing’ on March 8During the 2021 Season of Nonviolent Moral Direct Action, there was a Women’s Moral Monday March on Washington (Nonviolent Moral Direct Action led by Women on the anniversary of the Women’s Convention at Seneca Falls) on July 19. This photo by Jeff Heeney pictures Rev. Liz Theoharis, Kenia Alcocer, … Updates
- We Must Strive to Prevent a Second Anniversary of the War in UkraineA Call for Diplomacy to bring about an end to the Ukraine-Russia War. Provided by “Defuse Nuclear War” and used with their permission.by Cherrill Spencer and Ellen ThomasCo-Chairs of DISARMMarch 2023Following the first anniversary of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on February 24, we must show our c… Updates
- Greenfield Shops for PeacePhoto Credit: Paul Franz/Greenfield Recorder. Used with permission.by Pat HynesWILPF US At-large MemberMarch 2023If you walk around downtown Greenfield in Western Massachusetts, you will see signs abounding in the shop windows. Among them: PEACE, ART NOT WAR, FOOD FOR ALL NOT WAR, SOLAR NOT WAR, MAK… Updates
