NEWS-Updates
- ACTION ALERT: National Call-in Day for HR-2419 on Friday, November 1DC’s Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton on April 27, 2015, shortly after introducing the “Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act.” By Ellen Thomas Co-chair, Disarm/End Wars The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, US Section, is announcing a National Call-in… Updates
- NOW is the Time to Struggle Against US Attacks on Cuba & VenezuelaHorse-drawn carts, like this one in Sancti Spiritus, are used as minibuses for fixed route public transportation in towns and smaller cities in Cuba. Alternate transportation forms like this are being used more because the siege warfare the US is employing against Cuba is causing fuel and food short… Updates
- New Clarity on Our Program Work & the Issue Committees That Shape It By Darien De Lu WILPF US President How can WILPF activism keep up with the changing nature of politics in the US? Throughout our over one hundred years of operations, the way WILPF US works on issues has altered repeatedly! At the 2008 national WILPF Congress, members chose to move away from the pr… Updates
- World Beyond War Holds Fourth Annual Conference in IrelandA sign and children’s shoes from the protest at the Shannon Airport that was planned during World Beyond War’s fourth annual conference. By Odile Hugonot Haber I attended World Beyond War’s fourth annual conference in Limerick, Ireland, held October 5-6, 2019. The conference was well attended and in… Updates
- Humboldt Branch Supports Peace and the Planet The Raging Grannnies at the Arcata Climate Strike. Photo by Judee Mayer. By Sue Hilton The Humboldt Branch was busy at the end of September and into October. At the end of September we had two climate events plus a proclamation and a celebration of the International Day of Peace that included infor… Updates
- 2019 Food Sovereignty Prize Winners Honored on October 10From left, Lisa Griffith, Rev Audrey Hollis, and Mary Hanson Harrison, all speakers at the October 10th ceremony for the 2019 Food Sovereignty Prize winners. By Jan Corderman On October 10, 2019, the Food Sovereignty Prize winners for 2019 were honored in a ceremony anchored by the US Food Sovereign… Updates
- Drone Attacks Lead to Heightened Middle East Tensions Oil refinery facility at night. Shutterstock.com. By Ellen Rosser Middle East Committee Since 2014, Saudi Arabia and, until very recently, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have waged war with US support against the Houthi* rebels in Yemen. The attacks have resulted in a massive humanitarian disaster… Updates
- Pittsburgh Branch Shows Film on Environment Ravaged by MilitaryA production still from the documentary Scarred Lands & Wounded Lives. The Pittsburgh Branch held a viewing of the movie at the Carnegie Library on October 12. By Susan M. Smith Pittsburgh Branch On October 12, WILPF Pittsburgh organized a second showing of Scarred Lands & Wounded Livesa documentary… Updates
- Highlights of the 9/24 WILPF US National Board Meeting WILPF's UN Program exposes young women and members to the ideals of the UN. In the United Nations, Norman Rockwell’s “Golden Rule” depicts these values well. Picture taken by Eileen Kurkoski. By Eileen Kurkoski WILPF US Secretary On September 24, 2019, the WILPF US National Board met. What follows … Updates
- Plan Your October Treaties Solidarity Action! by Marybeth Gardam The last Solidarity Action of 2019 is approaching. The month of October has been selected by members as their time to stand together across the US to promote the wisdom and efficacy of treaties, collaboration with our global neighbors to reduce conflict, settle wars, and keep the… Updates
- Nuclear-Free-Future Tour Report Plus Invitations to DC (Nov.) & NY (April)Ellen Thomas, Baltazar Lopez of Anna Eshoo’s office in Palo Alto, Cherrill Spencer, Alan Shorb & Nuri Ronaghy, photographed by Eshoo staffer on 7/17/19. By Ellen Thomas Disarm/End Wars Issue Committee Ellen Thomas has posted a report on the July 12-31, 2019 California Nuclear-Free-Future Tour which … Updates
- “The Pentagon: Exposing the Hidden Polluter of Water” Receives Substantial GrantFirefighters at Peterson Air Force Base conduct live training with AFFF. Notice the grassy area just beyond the foam. July 21, 2014. Photo by Michael Golembesky / US Air Force. By Nancy Price, Barbara Reed, and Randa Solnick Earth Democracy Issue Committee This summer, the Patagonia Environmental Fu… Updates
- Corporations v Democracy Seeks Activists, Writers, Visionaries By the Corporations v Democracy Issue Committee When the Corporations v Democracy Issue Committee of WILPF US relaunched in June 2019, there were so many possible corporate power issues to address that it was a bit paralyzing to prioritize which ones the committee would take on. Planning for the ne… Updates
- Celebrate Food Sovereignty Prize, Join Shawnee Forest “Resurgence” By Mary Hanson Harrison Des Moines Branch More days to celebrate are coming up SOON! The US Food Sovereignty Alliance is presenting their 2019 Food Sovereignty Prize on October 10 in Ferguson, Missouri (we are a part of this organization). WILPF Des Moines hosted several Food Sovereignty Prize cere… Updates
- Boston and Pittsburgh Branch Climate Strike Reports Boston youth lead the large climate strike rally on September 20, 2019. Photo by Eileen Kurkoski. Boston and Pittsburgh WILPF Branch members participated in their local climate strike events on September 20, 2019. According to estimates, this global climate strike rally was likely the largest ever,… Updates
- Westchester Students Imagining a Peaceful WorldOne of many 1980s-90s posters in an exhibit organized by Westchester WILPF, this one by a 15-year-old which asks, “Does Anyone Really Win?” By Linda Conte Westchester Branch The newly revitalized branch of Westchester WILPF organized an exhibition of many peace posters and essays which were created … Updates
- Two Book Donations Honor Stelle ShellerVolunteer Adrienne Derstine, pictured here (on right), receives a donation of books to the Parkway Northwest High School from the Greater Philadelphia WILPF Branch. Branch members Marlena Santoyo (on left) and Tina Shelton (center) delivered the books. By Tina Shelton Co-chair, Greater Philadelphia … Updates
- Nominate or Apply for the National Board!YOU Can Make a Difference! Nominate or Apply for the National Board!The 2023 Nomination Deadline is Saturday, November 4, 2023.The 2023 Application for Candidacy Deadline is Sunday, November 12, 2023.Do you know a WILPF member with commitment and passion who would help as a valuable national board… Updates
- Time to #strikewithus and Mobilize Against the US War Machine Swedish 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in a march for the environment and the climate organized by students in Brussels, February 2019. Credit: Liv Oeian / Shutterstock.com. By Nancy Price Co-chair, Earth Democracy From September 20th to the 23rd, a series of actions and me… Updates
- From Hiroshima/Nagasaki to New York: Campaigning for a Nuclear-Free Future!On August 5, 2019, Nuri Ronaghy and Alan Shorb of Ojai, California, and Ellen Thomas from western North Carolina, had a joyful lunch in Hiroshima, Japan, with eight Hiroshima WILPF members during a rare break in the busy conference schedule of plenaries and workshops. Photo taken on Ellen Thomas’s i… Updates
