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- Let’s Pressure the Profiteers and WILPF Branches Commemorate Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombings Please pressure the profiteers from September 16–29 A small number of very large companies profit from fossil fuels and nuclear weapons and spend millions on lobbying, elections and propaganda to maintain their control over Congress and the White House. But these companies – and their investors… Updates
- Read All About It: Executive Director Survey Takeaways!In June, the Search Committee released a survey to help better define the Executive Director job description, the selection of candidates we interview and, ultimately, who we hire. We asked everyone on our email list to take the survey. The results are in, and we are pleased to share some of the key… Updates
- Humboldt Branch Book Sale Raises Funds for Local GroupsThe Humboldt County (CA) branch held our almost-annual July 4 used book sale with our partners from Centro del Pueblo (a local immigrant rights group) again this year. The book sale raises money for our Edilith Eckert/Jene McCovey scholarship, which gives small grants to local groups for projects pr… Updates
- CCS Arts and Culture Committee is a ‘Happening!’Our new Communications Access (yes!), Culture/the Arts, and Sensitization (CCS) group is starting a few exciting projects that you can join, including talks and fun art activities. We invite you to join CCS E-List for The Arts and Activism! Contact: Glo McMillan at scifo200111@gmail.com With 14 p… Updates
- Atlanta Chapter Calls for Ban of Nuclear Weapons on Nagasaki DayOn Nagasaki Day, members of the Organizing Committee for the Atlanta chapter of WILPF US sent a WILPF petition to the US President and Vice President calling for support for the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. They met at the newly installed Peace Bell on the grounds of the Jimmy Carte… Updates
- Earth Democracy: Getting Ready for COP 29We’re getting ready for the upcoming COP 29, which will take place November 11-22, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The event will have delegates from various countries, as well as a wide range of civil society organizations — including human rights, peace and security, health, labor, youth, faith, gender … Updates
- AnnouncementsWILPF Board Experiments with a Virtual Retreat: Leaders from Program Issue Committees Join for Half-Day Not all the reviews are in yet, yet initial evaluations of the first virtual board retreat pronounce it effective, well planned, and with the sequencing well thought out. The retreat started with… Updates
- 5 Busy Days in DC: WILPF Attends Summit, Rally and LobbyNO NATO - YES PEACE WILPF US was one of the organizers of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Counter-Summit and Rally held in Washington DC the weekend before NATO’s July 9-11 75th anniversary summit. The all-day counter-summit was held on Saturday, July 6th, followed by a rally on Sunda… Updates
- Updates from 35th Triennial Congress and Earth Democracy’s Three Special ProjectsWe would like to thank the speakers at our 35th Triennial Congress who presented such a wide range of topics on the theme “Water on the Frontlines for Peace.” If you were able to attend only a few of the presentations or none at all, here’s the list of recordings. Movement on Ban of PFAS in Ve… Updates
- National Board News: Board Invites Nominations for Peace Seekers and the Virtual Retreat ExperimentThe Board is undertaking changes and improvements in WILPF functioning with a new procedure for resolving member complaints and disputes and a 3-day retreat to focus on fundamental topics of programs and organizational relationships. For the new Peace Seekers group, we want your thoughtful nominatio… Updates
- No More Invisible Woman! Lessons from Hull House in Using the MediaWhat is your mental image of Jane Addams and the residents of Hull House? Nice ladies in lace trimmed gowns and floral-bedecked hats? Not quite. Instead, think “Mad Men”, Chicago-style! The TV show “Mad Men” is set in the male-dominated world of Madison Avenue public relations and advertising that u… Updates
- Watermelon Seeds and Civil Disobedience: Updates from the Greater Philadelphia Area BranchGreater Philadelphia Area Branch continues to advocate for peace in the Middle East, anti-racism and the peaceful transformation of our world. Our round-up of recent activities kicks off in April when we had four Branch members participate in a planned civil disobedience action organized by Fridays… Updates
- How Can You Help WILPF US Fundraising?Your WILPF Sisters on the Development Committee are hard at work, strategizing and acting on innovative ideas to raise more money for WILPF US. Learn more about the Development Committee’s structure, our current efforts and ways you can help sustain WILPF for another 110 years! Who We Are and What … Updates
- Watch the Latest Jane Addams Branch Meeting with Gloria McMillanThe July 17th Jane Addams Branch meeting is available to watch, as host Gloria McMillan, originally from Chicago, gave a presentation about Jane Addams, the ‘Invisible Woman’, providing history the media doesn't share, and ideas for improving media attention in the present. We have made great progr… Updates
- ‘Mayday for Money’ in Chicago: A Call for Total Reform of the US Monetary SystemBy Marybeth Gardam of the W$D Committee and Lucille Eckrich of Alliance for Just Money. From May 17-19th, the WILPF Women, Money & Democracy Committee, co-sponsored (with our ally The Alliance For Just Money, allies at Move To Amend, and our partner An Economy of Our Own), an event in Chicago … Updates
- Restarted Chicago Branch Leaders Stepping Forwardby Gloria McMillan and Marybeth Gardam On Friday, May 17th at the Greek Isles Restaurant in Chicago’s South Side, WILPF Chicago leaders who had been meeting virtually for a year were able to come together in person for a pop up event that blended organizing and socializing! Rev. Zenobia Sowell, co… Updates
- Who Governs Water? Exploring the 5-Day Schedule of our 35th Virtual Triennial CongressThe WILPF US 35th Triennial Congress will take place from Wednesday, May 29 to Sunday, June 2, with late-afternoon presentations and plenaries each evening, and two all-day sessions on Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2. Our virtual presenters will address the critical questions about water: Who ha… Updates
- All Hands on Deck to Bring Wars to Diplomatic EndsThe number of ongoing conflicts can feel overwhelming, and we hope WILPF members will not respond by doing nothing! The general public needs to be reminded that wars can be ended swiftly by diplomatic compromises, and one can do that with appropriate signs at busy street corners, by sending letters … Updates
- Democracy, Pragmaticism and Ethics: Lessons From Hull HouseWhy WILPF? Why now? The questions continue: What do we have to offer? What makes us unique? Hull-House pragmaticism can be a model, a go-to prescription, a handwriting on the wall, of our values, of life and death choices, for a freedom that is inclusive and member-driven; compassion served with ho… Updates
- AnnouncementsSpring/Summer Issue of Peace & Freedom Now Available Online Peace and FreedomThe Spring/Summer issue of Peace & Freedom is now available online. And only online. Our strategy is to alternate between digital-only (like this issue) and a print/digital issue (like the Fall/Winter 2023 issue)… Updates
