NEWS-Updates
- Branches support Standing Rock Volunteers with truck loaded with supplies for Standing Rock. Courtesy of Al Frente de Lucha Facebook page. On September 19, 2016, WILPF US and its Earth Democracy and Advancing Human Rights national issue committees issued a statement of solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and other Firs… Updates
- Vermont WILPF Gathering celebrates 15th year Standing, L to R: Joan Ecklein, Nancy Wrenn, Kristina Borjesson, Beth Adams, Robin Lloyd, Charlotte Dennett, Mary Hansen Harrison, Barbara Soros, Paki Weiland, Eileen, Nancy Ramsden, Ariane Blondin. Kneeling: Virginia Pratt, Katherine ‘Max’ Vose, Ana Santoyo, Caryn Feinberg, Marlena Santoyo. The 15… Updates
- “Protect Our Water”campaign Yes on Z. Credit: Courtesy of Protect Monterey County. By Luana Conley, Protect Monterey County The Protect Monterey County coalition’s campaign for Measure Z, the Protect Our Water: Ban Fracking and Limit Risky Oil Operations Initiative is in full swing. Impressive endorsements have been flooding … Updates
- Honoring three women of peace From left: Dorothy Holland, Mary Foster, Deborah Winant, and Judith Evered. Credit: Tim Evered. By Mary Foster, Santa Barbara WILPF group In a special celebration on Sunday, September 18, the Santa Barbara WILPF group honored three longtime members for their many years of dedication to WILPF. Santa… Updates
- Women act for climate justice Women of the WECAN International network take action outside the UN General Assembly in New York City, as part of the Global Women’s Climate Justice Day of Action, September 29, 2015. Credit: Emily Arasim. Nancy Price, Earth Democracy Before the COP 22 Climate Summit, November 7-18, join the worldw… Updates
- Ending war means building peace Symposium audience and Kozue Akibayashi at No War 2016. Credit: Ellen Thomas. By Carol Urner, co-chair emeritus of WILPF National Disarm/End War Ending war means building peace . . . and building peace means ending war. We can’t do either by ourselves as WILPF. In September, and now in October, we … Updates
- Report on No War 2016 Portion of No War 2016 poster. Credit: World Beyond War. By Odile Hugonot Haber, Program Chair, Middle East Issue CommitteeA large group of WILPF members and around 200 peace activists attended the World Beyond World conference in Washington, DC, that convened September 23-26, 2016. “World Beyond W… Updates
- International president visits Ann Arbor WILPF International President Kozue Akibayashi, WILPF US President Mary Hanson Harrison, Clare Hanrahan, Dianna Carlson, and Ellen Thomas say farewells at Reagan National Airport. Credit: Ellen Thomas. By Dawn NelsonThe Ann Arbor WILPF Branch had the pleasure of hosting International WILPF Presiden… Updates
- Development Committee Updates Submitted by the Development Committee of WILPF US Thank you to the first four branches that donated to keep WILPF US strong In August, WILPF branches received a letter requesting YOUR help to raise money for WILPF US. Four branches responded with donations. Their generosity is extra special, becau… Updates
- Board elections this Fall! Submitted by WILPF US National Nominating Committee Elections for your board representatives are coming soon. Look for the envelope with your ballot materials around the third week of October. Members will be voting for three positions: Treasurer, Membership Development Chair, and At-Large. On yo… Updates
- What does WILPF mean to you? Legislative luncheon organized by the Des Moines Branch in 2013, from left: Maggie Rawlands, Cecilia Munzenmaier, Marybeth Gardam, Rep. Kelley, Jan Corderman, Sherie Teha, Carolyn Ulenhake Walker. Courtesy Marybeth Gardam. By Marybeth Gardam, Development Chair As the Development Chair of WILPF, I… Updates
- World Refugee Day celebrates resilience Women and children from Rwanda and Burundi and graduate social work students, with Karen Clark-Hoey (seated middle, far left), celebrating World Refugee Day. Credit: Springfield College School of Social Work.By Karen Clark-Hoey, Chair, Central and Western MA WILPF Branch In celebration of World Ref… Updates
- Historic vote to ban nuclear weapons States vote to adopt a recommendation on banning nuclear weapons at the OEWG in Geneva, 19 August 2016. Credit: Ray Acheson.By Ray Acheson, Director of WILPF’s disarmament programme, Reaching Critical Will On Friday, August 19, 2016, in Geneva, governments participating in the open-ended working gr… Updates
- Painless giving comes to WILPF By Marybeth Gardam, Development Chair As long as we continue to invest trillions in militarism and weapons systems, what we really purchase with our tax dollars is Endless War. As long as we invest pennies for peace, peace will always elude us. #MOVETHEMONEY—a new campaign of our UNO program Rea… Updates
- Stop fracking in California Poster for “Crude Beyond Belief” premiere. Credit: WILPF Fresno Earth Democracy Facebook page. By Jean Hays, WILPF Fresno Earth Democracy, and Nancy Price, Earth Democracy Governor Brown no longer qualifies as an environmentalist. Failing to enact a moratorium on fracking in California and to sto… Updates
- The trial of the century Spraying crops in Hungary. Credit: Péter Czégény; Creative Commons. By Nancy Price, Earth Democracy Currently, it’s impossible under law to bring criminal charges against a company like multinational agricultural and chemical giant Monsanto or against its management for its crimes against humanit… Updates
- Peace in Brunswick, Maine Brunswick Peace Fair 2016 banner. Credit: Regis Tremblay and Mary Donnelly. By Christine DeTroy, Chair, Maine WILPF Branch The Peace Fair in Brunswick, Maine, has been a regular event for a dozen years, attracting local residents and summer vacationers as well from all along the eastern coastal c… Updates
- Hiroshima and Nagasaki remembered Cynthia Bennekaa placing candles for the candle-floating ceremony during the Greater Phoenix memorial. Credit: Barb and Mike Taft. By Barbara Taft, Greater Phoenix Branch Treasurer; and Robin Lloyd, Burlington VT WILPF Greater Phoenix WILPF organized a memorial for Hiroshima Day at the home of me… Updates
- California welcomes Kozue Akibayashi Kozue Akibayashi in 2015 interview with Amy Goodman, Democracy Now. Credit: Democracy Now. On Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at noon, the Santa Cruz Branch will host Kozue Akibayashi for lunch, and that evening she will speak at the Peace and Justice Center in downtown San Jose. Other Central Coast… Updates
- Disarm/End Wars August report Map illustrating the next Nuclear Free Future tour. Submitted by Carol Urner and Ellen Thomas, Co-Chairs of Disarm/End WarsWe’ve begun planning for the next Nuclear Free Future tour, and have received a $2,500 mini grant. We have invitations now from WILPF branches in Pittsburgh, Ann Arbor, Detroit… Updates
