NEWS-Updates
- Women’s March and Rally to Ban the Bomb New York City, June 17. Courtesy WILPF US Facebook page. The June 17 Women’s March and Rally to Ban the Bomb “was a success, but the work isn’t over.” So reads the headline on the homepage of the Ban the Bomb website. More than 150 events were held in solidarity with the main march, in New York Cit… Updates
- Greater Philadelphia honors Vivian Schatz Vivian Schatz, seated, with Sylvia Metzler, Greater Philadelphia Branch co-chair; Marlena Santoya; and Linda Schatz, one of Vivian’s daughters. Courtesy Tina Shelton. By Tina Shelton, Co-Chair, Greater Philadelphia Branch On May 27, 2017, the Greater Philadelphia Branch of WILPF gathered to honor V… Updates
- We’ve moved! By Jan Corderman, Des Moines Branch and WILPF US Treasurer The comfortable space we were renting in Boston has been sold, and the new owner plans to move in. Our current address is: PO Box 13075 Des Moines, IA 50310 Our phone number remains the same: 617-266-0999.… Updates
- Honoring peace activists through gifts Submitted by the Development Committee of WILPF US You can honor the life of a fellow peace activist by contributing a MEMORIAL GIFT or a TRIBUTE GIFT to WILPF US to celebrate a life, a birthday, or another milestone. We will be making available attractive cards that you can send to let your friend… Updates
- Monterey screens films and holds advocacy workshop Thirty Seconds to Midnight: The Final Wake Up Call By Judy Karas, Chair, WILPF Monterey County Branch In early June, the Monterey County Branch hosted two film screenings and discussions with visiting filmmaker Regis Tremblay. The first was Thirty Seconds to Midnight: The Final Wake Up Call. The fo… Updates
- Tucson reports on Ban the Bomb event Image from the poster for the Tucson Ban the Bomb event, sponsored by Tucson WILPF. By Deborah Livingston, Co-Chair, Tucson Branch We had a good crowd of about 75 people at the Unitarian Universalist Church on June 17 at our Women’s “March” to Ban the Bomb event in Tucson. This event took place in … Updates
- Support Growing Peace Camp By Millee Livingston, WILPF Life Member-at-Large Support Growing Peace Camp, for children and teens, this summer. Growing Peace Camp, in Auburn, California, has been around for 31 years. The first Children’s Peace Camp was held at a WILPF Region 1 meeting in Missoula, Montana, in 1986. WILPF member… Updates
- Register for Congress by 7/1! The Cloud Gate, Millennium Park, Chicago. Pixabay.com. Let’s Come Together in Chicago and REIMAGINE the Future! It’s time to RISE UPREMEMBER and RECLAIM an agenda for People and The Planet. Let’s come together in Chicago for our 33rd Triennial Congress, Thurs July 27–Sun July 30and REIMAGINE a new … Updates
- Earth Democracy at the 33rd Triennial Congress, July 27-30 Randa Solick, Judy Geer, and Epi Bodhi at the People’s Climate March, September 21, 2014, New York City. Credit: Nancy Price. Banner Design: Creative Independent Artist Front By Nancy Price, Earth Democracy Come to Congress in Chicago to Rise Up as Guardians of Future Generations to Reclaim an agen… Updates
- WILPF US receives Trinity Elementary School’s peace award Credit: Pixabay.com The graduating fifth grade students of Trinity Elementary School in Menlo Park, CA, have awarded WILPF US their World Wide Peace Award, which consists of a letter from the students, a medallion, and $100, which the students raise. The members of WILPF Palo Alto are participating… Updates
- Return Guantanamo Naval Base to the Cuban peopleFounder of the Ojai WILPF Branch Nuri Ronaghy, fourth from left and standing between the banners, at the International Seminar for Peace and the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases. Credit: Cynthia Roberts. By Cindy Domingo, chair of the Cuba, Women, and the Bolivarian Alliance Issues Committee Retu… Updates
- The WILPF US Spring Appeal Submitted by the Development Committee of WILPF US Everyone IN, nobody OUT. The WILPF US Spring Appeal is in your mailbox. The capacity for WILPF members to stand TOGETHER across the US is inspiring. We hope you will reply to the appeal with a generous donation. You can return your check in the env… Updates
- Golden Rule sails to support the UN Nuclear Ban TreatyThe Golden Rule on August 6, 2016, with 14 people aboard, 14 kayaktivists, and another sailboat at the Bangor Trident Nuclear submarine base, home of the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the United States. Credit: Leonard Eiger of Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action. By Helen Jaccard, Di… Updates
- Russia is the subject of the June ONE WILPF CALL Sharon Tennison, right, in a 2015 Russian TV interview of American citizen diplomats. Credit: Center for Citizen Initiatives, CCI Videos, ccisf.org/videos. Russia is the subject of the June ONE WILPF CALL, Thursday, June 8at 4 pm pacific/7 pm eastern. Sharon Tennison of the Center for Citizen Initi… Updates
- Joining the Nuclear Free Future tour 2017: From Ann Arbor to “DC Days” The Nuclear Free Future Tour in Detroit. Credit: Ellen Thomas. By Odile Hugonot Haber, Ann Arbor Branch, WILPF US Mideast Committee Chair Ellen Thomas came to Ann Arbor on the WILPF US Nuclear Free Future Tour 2017 after visiting Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ill… Updates
- Nuclear Free Future visits Pittsburgh A Nuclear Free Future Tour exhibit, with resources and the “End the Whole Nuclear Era” banner. Credit: Ellen Thomas. By Edith Bell, Pittsburgh Branch coordinator The Pittsburgh Branch hosted Ellen Thomas and Odile Hugonot Haber on their Nuclear Free Future speaking tour on May 18. They were joined … Updates
- Coffee to counter hate and fear Submitted by the Development Committee of WILPF US Who would imagine that one cup of coffee could help counter hate and fear? Claire Gosselin, that’s who! Claire buys WILPF a cup of coffee every month. Thank you Claire! It’s easy . . . and once it’s arranged, she doesn’t have to think about it agai… Updates
- Join Us! WILPF US 33rd Triennial CongressJoin Us! Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom – US 33rd Triennial Congress Thursday, July 27 – Sunday, July 30 University of Illinois at Chicago Student Center West, 2nd Floor Conference Rooms 828 South Wolcott Ave Chicago IL 60612 REGISTRATION OPENS AFTER 5/5! More details coming soon… Updates
- Development updates2017 Fundraising Goal Everyone IN, nobody OUT. That’s what it’s going to take to reach our fundraising goal for 2017. Our Fundraising Goal for 2017 has been finalized and approved by the WILPF US Board. It’s a “Bold” plan that requires everyone’s participation. Fundraising is everyone’s job at WILPF… Updates
- “Creative resistance”in Chapel Hill Sandra Steingraber at the podium. By Lib Hutchby and John Wagoner, Triangle Branch On April 4, ecologist and author Sandra Steingraber addressed North Carolinians with dignity, integrity, and authenticity. She offered personal stories at a luncheon hosted by Triangle WILPF members, and later, gave … Updates
