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- Upcoming March 26 Webinar “Honoring African Women Who Strive for Justice!”The WILPF Africa Facebook page, used with permission.By the DISARM/End Wars Issue CommitteeMarch 2021On Friday, March 26, the DISARM Committee will host a webinar “Honoring African Women who Strive for Justice,” at 11:30 am PT, 2:30 pm ET, 8:30 pm (Nigeria time)Please click here to register in advan… Updates
- Overcoming Despair and Finding Hope in Difficult TimesBy Dorothy Van SoestWILPF Liaison to the Poor People’s Campaign and WILPF Women, Money & Democracy Committee memberMarch 2021Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to m… Updates
- Lebanon, the Forgotten CountryRiad El Soleh-Beirut, Lebanon - October 19, 2019: Lebanese protesters against the current government, and against corruptions in the country. Photo credit: Hiba Al Kallas / Shutterstock.com.By Nada FarhatMEPAJC member, WILPF US Jane Adams Branch, and WILPF Lebanon Executive MemberMarch 2021Lebanon’s… Updates
- Are You Ready to MOVE THAT MONEY?!What could we do with $74B taken from the Pentagon’s budget? Photo used with permission from the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies.By Cherrill Spencer, Coordinator of Resource Preparation Team for the Call for Peace Campaign Nancy Price, Team MemberMarch 2021WILPF US is… Updates
- It’s All Here for You! Where to Find WILPF Webinars, eNews, and eAlertsBy Darien De LuWILPF US PresidentMarch 2021As you struggle with some unfamiliar computer program or app on your phone, breathe for a moment and remember: There is a good side to these electronics! Here at WILPF US we not only are creating more and more informative contentbut we’re also making it eas… Updates
- Committee Updates: Calling All Members to Anti-Racism Awareness; Webinar on International COVID Collaboration; Help WILPF Advance Human RightsWILPF member, Cherrill Spencer, with others at BLM rally, June 6, Palo Alto. Photo by Ruth Robertson, used with permission.February 2021WILPF Calls All Members to Anti-Racism Awareness Work Now is the time for all at-large and branch members to seek out deeper understandings and analysis of structur… Updates
- WILPFers All Over the US Celebrate Nuclear Treaty’s Entry into ForceThe Golden Rule showing a banner announcing the EIF of the TPNW sails past Oahu, Hawai’I between Kaneohe Bay and Honolulu, on January 22, 2021. WILPFer Helen Jaccard on left, Connie Durant on right. Photo by Captain Kiko, used with his permission.By Cherrill SpencerCoordinator of Resource Preparatio… Updates
- Plan of Action in the House for the TPNW and the Green New Deal: “Proposition One”Members of Georgia Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND), Nuclear Watch South (Glenn Carroll, far right), and WILPF US (Ellen Thomas, flashing a peace sign), met with then-Representative John Lewis (center) during Alliance for Nuclear Accountability DC Days in 2015, at which time Mr. Lewis agreed… Updates
- Lebanon WILPF Speaks: Join the February 9 Webinar!Women inside an abandoned construction site occupied by Syrian refugees in Saida, Lebanon in October 2015. Photo credit: Richard Juilliart / Shutterstock.com.By Nada Farhat, Tura Campanella Cook, Theresa El-Amin, and George Friday Middle East Peace & Justice Action Committee February 2021“Lebanon WI… Updates
- Webinar Thursday, February 18: Jane Addams, Two Chicagos, and the U.S. Rich-Poor Divide TodayJane Addams with children at Hull-House. Photo courtesy of the Swarthmore Peace Collection.By Darien De Lu WILPF US President, with Gloria McMillanFebruary 2021Many of us are aware of the "global" Jane Addams, but what do we know of the "local" Addams, who lived in the two worlds of Chicago at the t… Updates
- Time to Organize for World Water Day!By Nancy PriceCo-chair, Earth Democracy CommitteeFebruary 2021Time to organize for World Water Day March 22 on the theme “valuing water,” focused on pricing and also on the social, environmental, and cultural “value” of water. Join the global conversation about what water means to you.Join the Conve… Updates
- East Bay Branch’s Counter-Recruiting Project Featured on February 11 ONE WILPF CallEffie Dilworth, left, and Sandy Thacker, right, tabling at a local high school with a poster titled “Ten Points to Consider Before You Sign a Military Enlistment Agreement.” On the table is a wheel for the kids to spin with possible non-military careers to consider.By the ONE WILPF Call TeamFebruary… Updates
- Public Banking Can Support WILPF’s VisionBy Marybeth GardamChair, Women, Money & Democracy (W$D) CommitteeFebruary 2021The Women, Money & Democracy Committee of WILPF US has been learning about the potential that public banking initiatives offer for advancing system change in environmental justice, economic justice, and peace. W$D’s new PU… Updates
- Cape Cod Branch Hosts “Inaugural Ball Stand-out”From left, Cape Cod branch members Candace Perry, Elenita Muñiz, Pat O’Brien, and Donna Pihl. Missing from photo: Judy Fenner and Dianne Ashley.By Elenita MuñizMember, Cape Cod WILPFFebruary 2021Denied our customary opportunity to hold an Inaugural Ball in honor of the new president, the Cape Cod Br… Updates
- Peninsula/Palo Alto Coordinates Several Treaty Honoring EventsA special vigil was held by the Peninsula/Palo Alto branch on January 22, 2021, to mark the TPNW’s entry into force.By Judy AdamsMember, Peninsula/Palo Alto Branch’s DISARM/Peace Issues CommitteeFebruary 2021WILPF’s Call for Peace Campaign began with the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons … Updates
- Des Moines and Pittsburgh Hold Unique Treaty EventsA car caravan circled past the participants rallying in downtown Des Moines several times, horns honking. All photos by Jon Kreig, WILPF member and AFSC organizer.February 2021Des Moines Holds Car Caravan and Rally at Civic CenterBy Jan CordermanDes Moines BranchDeclaring “Enough is Enough!” to high… Updates
- Now is the Time: Liberty with ResponsibilityMany excellent and similar statements have been made by organizations in the US concerning the events in Washington, DC, today. I offer the above title and the lasting inspiration of Lady Liberty and, rather than our own statement for WILPF US, I affirm and appreciate the wording of this one, issue… Updates
- Branch Happenings: Burlington, Greater Philadelphia, and MaineWILPF Philly members Marlena Santoyo and Ana Santoyo (second and third from right) participated in a Poor People’s Hearing on Democracy in Norristown, Pennsylvania on November 7, 2020.December 2020Burlington Hosts “Power, Privilege & the Vote” Virtual Suffrage EventsBy Marguerite AdelmanBurlington B… Updates
- What Is WILPF US Endorsing?A pink cake was given to Paki Wieland in gratitude for her wonderful hospitality at the Code Pink House during the 2019 ANA DC Days. WILPF US has signed on to many Code Pink letters. From left: Alex Rose, Ariel Gold, Kina Thorpe, Paki Wieland, Robin Lloyd (co-chair of WILPF’s Disarm/End Wars Committ… Updates
- Celebrate the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Coming into Force on January 22!Graphic provided by ICAN. Used with permission.By Ellen ThomasCo-chair, DISARM/End Wars Issue CommitteeDecember 2020You’ve no doubt heard the wonderful news that the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will go into effect on January 22, 2020. Volunteers in the DISARM/End Wars Comm… Updates
