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- Connecting the Dots Myrna Balk, “Two Sisters,” 1987, Fry Point on copper, 3”H x 4”W. Myrna Balk’s retrospective exhibit, “Connecting the Dots—A 50-year Retrospective with Changing Materials and Themes: Emerging and Reemerging,” brings together a lifetime of art making. The exhibit opened May 4 at the Piano Craft Gal… Updates
- Sacramento displays solidarity Esther, Aurora, and Sabreena, the oldest and youngest members of the Sacramento Branch. Courtesy Penelope Taylor. Sacramento WILPF has been making good use of its new Solidarity banner. It was displayed at the UU Spring Equinox/Peace Event on March 18, when members Darien, Esther, and Pennie shar… Updates
- Earth Day week of activities in Fresno Members of Earth Democracy Group, Fresno Branch, during Earth Week activities. By Jean Hays, Earth Democracy Group The Fresno Branch Earth Democracy Group planned a week of activities for April 22-29, 2017, that included creative learning about climate, especially for the young; a tribal water cere… Updates
- Let’s end the whole nuclear era “Stopping the Nukes” is the message Santa Cruz WILPF members Patricia Schroeder and Rebecca Jordan took to the Santa Cruz International Women’s Day March on March 8, 2017. By Ellen Thomas Ellen Thomas began her tour of WILPF branches on WILPF Solidarity Day (and Earth Day), April 22, in St. Louis, … Updates
- WILPF Membership Development Committee By Shilpa Panday, WILPF US Membership Development Chair A very warm greeting to all the members of our wonderful WILPF US family. Some of you may already know me, or you may have heard of me. I am Shilpa Pandey, the new membership development chair for the US WILPF section. I have wanted to reach o… Updates
- Greater Philadelphia actions Greater Philadelphia Branch at the March for Science. Courtesy Stelle Sheller. By Tina Shelton, co-chair, Greater Philadelphia Branch The Greater Philadelphia Branch networked with local environmental organizations 350.org, Sierra Club, and Food & Water Watch to see how we can work together on frac… Updates
- “The bright daybreak of peace” Martin Luther King, Jr., at freedom rally, Washington Temple Church, 1962 / World Telegram & Sun photo by O. Fernandez. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. By Craig Nell, Santa Cruz Branch “I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of … Updates
- Rise Up! Women Organizing for Action Join us for the WILPF US 33rd Triennial Congress, Thursday July 27 – Sunday July 30, in the vibrant city of Chicago! The Congress Planning Committee is hard at work creating a great program to inspire and engage. We are building a “working Congress”—one geared toward collaboration, so we can contin… Updates
- Report on the Commission on the Status of Women 2017 At the CSW event dedicated to the conversation on the #NoBordersOnGenderJustice Initiative. Credit: Alexandra Rojas/WILPF. By Robin Lloyd, Burlington Branch and co-chair of DISARM/EndWar The annual gathering of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) at the UN in New York City involves more glo… Updates
- Energizing the San Diego Branch By Anne Hoiberg, WILPF member, San Diego How exciting it was to participate in a successful panel presentation, a parallel event at the United Nations’ CSW61, March 17. Not only did the three refugee panelists tell their harrowing stories related to war or persecution, but they also discussed their… Updates
- ONE WILPF: Standing in solidarity across WILPF US, April 22, 2017 Solidarity events are moving forward in 26 branches across the US, and the benefits for WILPF US and for our branches are wide-ranging. Turns out, Solidarity is fun and empowering. These events connect us to one another and to new allies in our communities. They raise our visibility and amplify our… Updates
- International Women’s Day Margaret Prescod speaking at the LA Branch luncheon. Credit: WILPF LA Branch, Youtube. WILPF US branches around the country marked March 8, International Women’s Day, by being bold for change. Here are three accounts, from both coasts. Maine Distributes Flowers and Peace By Jean Sanborn, WILPF M… Updates
- Water as life —Protect our water commons By Nancy Price, Earth Democracy Native Americans and indigenous peoples worldwide know water sustains life and is sacred. Their relationship with the natural world is unique. The Standing Rock Lakota opposition to the DAPL is to protect the sacredness of our water commons for all people. Here’s wha… Updates
- Challah for Gaza, mouth-off monologues, and postcards and pizza Tucson Branch members. Courtesy Deborah Livingston. Tucson, Des Moines, and Detroit Branches hold novel events to raise funds—and awareness. Challah for Gaza By Deborah Livingston, co-chair, Tucson WILPF On Sunday, March 19, the Tucson Branch of the Woman’s International League for Peace and Freedo… Updates
- Anytown USA says NO to Trump budget Infographic on military spending. Credit: Global Campaign on Military Spending, www.demilitarize.org . By Leah Bolger, chair, Corvallis, OR WILPF Branch Recently, the Charlottesville, VA City Council voted unanimously to oppose the Trump budget proposal because of its large increase in military s… Updates
- Greater Phoenix Branch is growing and on the move Some of the peace posters produced by young visitors to the Greater Phoenix Branch’s Peace Kids booth at the Scottsdale Arts Festival were hung in the branch’s “art gallery.” Credit: Mike Taft. By Barbara Taft, Greater Phoenix Branch treasurer The Greater Phoenix Branch has been busy with tabling a… Updates
- The Golden Rule: Helping to “End the Whole Nuclear Era” Sailing in Bellingham, Washington Harbor, on The Golden Rule, August 20, 2016. Credit: Gerry Condon. By Helen Jaccard, WILPF US at-large member, Veterans For Peace associate member, VFP Golden Rule project manager WILPF will again play a big role in the voyage of the Golden Rule Anti-Nuclear Protes… Updates
- WILPF Santa Cruz works to end solitary confinement torture Santa Cruz WILPF members Cat Heron Steele and Willow Katz protest torture and the Trump inauguration, January 20, 2017. Credit: John Malkin.By Willow Katz, Santa Cruz WILPF Since 2012, over 2,500 prisoners in California have been released from Security Housing Units (SHU)—solitary—to general prison… Updates
- Monterey benefit concert for Syria By Judy Karas, co-chair, WILPF Monterey County Branch The WILPF US Monterey County Branch joined the Monterey Peace and Justice Center and the Monterey Peninsula Friends Meeting (Quakers) on February 3, 2017, to sponsor “A Musical and Cultural Benefit for Syria,” a benefit concert for Syrian refuge… Updates
- The ONE WILPF CALL is for all members! Submitted by the Development Committee of WILPF US The ONE WILPF CALL is for all members! Join the March 9 call to learn about a second Solidarity Event being planned for June 18. WILPF International is asking WILPF US members to take action together. You don’t have to be a branch leader or contact… Updates
