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- Maine WILPF joins Global Peace Wave By Martha Spiess, Maine branch Honoring the occasion of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, The Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikyo) called for a global Peace Wave. The Maine branch joined this Peace Wave on September 26, coincidently the International Day fo… Updates
- Contact Congress to ban chlorpyrifos Since the 1960s, staple foods in the United States have been sprayed with chlorpyrifos, a dangerous pesticide that can permanently damage the developing brain of children and poison farm workers. Photo credit: TP Martins / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 By Corporations vs. Democracy and Earth Democracy Issues Com… Updates
- US announces new Cuba policies as RESPECT launches plans Left to right: Cindy Domingo, Bob Guild/Co-coordinator of RESPECT, Caridad Morales/Issues Committee Member, Walter Turner/Co-Coordinator of Respect. By Cindy Domingo, Chair – Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issues Committee The inaugural meeting of RESPECT, an association of travel agents, tour op… Updates
- The survey says … Congress attendees had good experiences! Walk to Hull House. Credit Martha Spiess By Chris Wilbeck, WILPF US 2017 Congress Coordinator Those who attended the WILPF-US 33rd Triennial Congress were asked to take a short survey to rate their experience. Approximately half of those who attended Congress (44 of 90 attendees) completed the sur… Updates
- Order extra copies of Peace & Freedomby Chris Wilbeck, WILPF Interim AdministratorWould you like to order extra copies of the upcoming WILPF Peace & Freedom 2017 Fall/Winter Magazine for your branch or issue committee?Current members will continue to receive their own copy. Order extra copies for tabling at events or new member recruit… Updates
- Starting a new branch, or restarting an old one? By Marybeth Gardam Starting a new branch, or restarting an old one can be challenging. There is a new PowerPoint and handouts available to help you figure it out. As part of the WILPF 101 Workshop at the WILPF US 33rdTriennial Congress in Chicago, a presentation about outreach, recruiting and START… Updates
- Snapshots from Congress Raging Grannies singing at Congress. Credit: Chris Wilbeck. By Chris Wilbeck, WILPF 33rd Triennial Congress Coordinator The WILPF-US 33rd Triennial Congress has come and gone, but the memories live on! For those unable to attend, we’ve set up a page on the WILPF US website, News from Congressto rec… Updates
- September 14 ONE WILPF CALL Congress workshop with Leah Bolger. Credit Ellen Thomas. By Sandy Thacker, Anne Henny, Marybeth Gardam, and Michael Ippolito So, you WANTED to go to Congress but couldn’t get there . . . Now you can participate in two of the engaging workshops that were offered at the 33rd Triennial Congress, and w… Updates
- WILPF launches petition campaign in support of Ban Treaty Ray Acheson of Reaching Critical Will at the June 17 Women’s March to Ban the Bomb. Courtesy Reaching Critical Will. By DISARM/End Wars Issue Committee A dramatic outcome of our recent Congress in Chicago was the whole-hearted support for a national campaign to support the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treat… Updates
- Earth Democracy: Women rising up to cultivate peace María de Jesús Patricio Martínez speaking in Chiapas. Still from interview, PromediosMexico, May 28, 2017. By Nancy Price, Earth Democracy What does NAFTA renegotiation have to do with María de Jesús Patricio “Marichui” Martínez, a 53-year-old indigenous Nahua woman, traditional medicine practition… Updates
- Participate in Keep Space for Peace Week By DISARM/End Wars Issue Committee Keep Space for Peace Week is October 7-14, 2017! KS4P has been one of WILPF’s most important branch projects since the risky launch of the plutonium-fueled Cassini satellite in 1997. Some of you may find this too much to handle, in addition to our nuclear aboliti… Updates
- Want more investment in peace work? Buy us a cup of coffee! By Marybeth Gardam, Development Chair There was exciting news at Congress about how our development efforts could take off, if members supported the BUY WILPF A CUP OF COFFEE Campaign. Get your own Powerpoint presentation that explains clearly how the BUY WILPF A CUP OF COFFEE Campaign makes possib… Updates
- Palm Beach members rally for justice Jean Waters, Carole Fields, and Susan Mosely. Credit: Leonard Bryant. By Jean Waters, Palm Beach Branch Palm Beach WILPF members Jean Waters, Carole Fields, and Susan Mosely joined the rally for justice held in Cultural Park, Lake Worth, Floridaon June 25, 2017, in support of the family and friends… Updates
- Boston WILPFers in solidarity From left, Barbara Stahler-Sholk, one of the imams of the mosque, Joan Ecklein, and David Rothauser. Photo courtesy Barbara Stahler-Sholk. By Barbara Stahler-Sholk, Boston Branch Joan Ecklein, a long-time WILPF member and leader, and David Rothauser, film producer and director and teacher, were amo… Updates
- St. Louis remembers Hiroshima and Nagasaki Young singers at the Hiroshima/Nagasaki Remembrance in St. Louis. Credit: Joan Brannigan. By Joan Brannigan, St. Louis Branch The St. Louis Branch of WILPF held its annual Hiroshima/Nagasaki Remembrance on Sunday, August 6, 2017, this year commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the atomic bombing of… Updates
- Help Chart WILPF’s Course for the Critical Years Ahead! Run for the National Board Extended Deadline for Applications: September 10 Violent white supremacists in our streets. Trump's saber-rattling. Environmental regulations threatened by corporate greed. These are critical times! And WILPF members like you are rising up to meet the challenge at t… Updates
- News from Congress Photo: "Walk to Hull House" courtesy of Cherrill Spencer Congress is over, but the experience lives on! Go to News from Congress for videos, reports and photos highlighting events and experiences.… Updates
- Stand up for humanity: Ban the bomb! From left: Jane Magers, Maggie Rawland, Linda Sapbovida, Jan Corderman. Credit: Al McDonell. By Jan Corderman, Des Moines Branch and WILPF US Treasurer The way toward nuclear disarmament has many different paths. Members of the Des Moines Branch took the opportunity to discuss the issue and distrib… Updates
- ONE WILPF CALL updates New Registration Link Urgent! There is a NEW REGISTRATION LINK for all ONE WILPF CALL participants. Maestro and InterOccupy have retired the old registration link. Please use the new link going forward, and promote it with your members who are not yet on our calls. Here is the new registration link… Updates
- In Memoriam Yvonne Logan in Detroit in 2014. Credit: JAPA. WILPF US President Mary Hanson Harrison shared with members the news that Yvonne Logan, “a dynamic and devoted past-president and patron of WILPF US,” died on Saturday, June 24, in St. Louis, Missouri. Yvonne was 97. In her message, Mary said: “She was… Updates
