NEWS-Updates
- 2014 WILPF-US Election Results 2014 WILPF-US board election results have been released. Term limits: NOTE: 2014 is the ONLY year where some people are not elected for a 3 year term. They can, of course, apply to run again when their 1-, 2- or 3-year terms are up. Each person elected starting in 2015 will serve a three year te… Updates
- Earth Democracy March 2014 UpdatesBy Nancy Price for the Earth Democracy Coordinating TeamThis month, we feature news from Fresno and Santa Cruz. We invite members and Branches to regularly send us news of activities related to the Earth Democracy Issue Group’s mandate, and the work of our sub-committees, so we may be inspired by e… Updates
- End Drone Killing and SurveillanceBy Joan Ecklein, DISARM/End Wars Issue CommitteeWILPF has endorsed the CALL FOR SPRING DAYS OF ACTION in April and May, 2014, a coordinated campaign endorsed by many peace and justice organizations to end drone Killing, drone surveillance and global militarization.The campaign will focus on drone ba… Updates
- Delegation to the Upcoming WILPF Regional Americas MeetingBy Melissa I. M. Torres WILPF-US is participating in the Regional Americas Meeting April 23–27 in Colombia. The focus will be the Americas’ implementation of SCR1325WILPF’s role in Human Rights, and the centennial. WILPF Colombia, U.S., Mexico, Bolivia, Costa Rica, and Canada are participating.Deleg… Updates
- Hands Off Venezuela! Uphold the Bolivarian RevolutionBy Cindy Domingo, Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issues CommitteeThe recent demonstrations in Venezuela require the US peace movement to be vigilant in upholding the Venezuelan peoples’ right to self determination. The Venezuelan people have democratically elected their president and their governm… Updates
- DISARM/End Wars February Updateby Ellen Thomas and Carol Urner for the DISARM/End Wars Issue CommitteeSister Megan Rice is joining WILPF and promoting the Nuclear Free Future Bill, HR 1650, from prison. Up-to-date news and background information can be accessed from Transform Now Plowshares. Several of our WILPF members have been… Updates
- Global Climate Convergence for People, Planet, Peace over ProfitThe Global Climate Convergence for People, Planet, Peace over Profit that I reported on in the January eNewshas released a video showing leaders from across the spectrum of grassroots justice movements before a packed auditorium at the January 18 launch in Chicago. Each speaker spoke from the heart … Updates
- Updates on the Intercept Human Trafficking Campaignby the Human Trafficking Subcommittee of Advancing Human RightsThe Intercept Human Trafficking Campaign was created by the United Methodist Women (UMW) to raise awareness of the spike in human trafficking at the Super Bowl and other Large Sport Events. Now in it’s fourth year, UMW invited WILPF and … Updates
- Represent WILPF in Planning the 2015 US Social Forumby Sydney Gliserman and Ellen Schwartz, WILPF National Program Committee Co-ChairsWe are looking for a WILPF-US Representative to the US Social Forum (USSF)'s National Planning Committee. WILPF-US has had a representative on the NPC, the decision-making body of the organization, since the first USSF… Updates
- Drones Quilt Project Memorializes Victims, Educates PublicUnmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), more commonly known as “drones,” are responsible for the deaths of more than 2,400 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, according to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, an independent British non-profit organization. Use of Predator or Reaper drone… Updates
- 2014 Practicum in Advocacy ParticipantsThe WILPF Practicum in Advocacy is a one-week program that brings US college and graduate women to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Students learn about human rights principles, methodologies, and the UN system. As delegates of WILPF, they become familiar with WILPF's advocacy … Updates
- The Global Climate Convergenceby Nancy Price, Chair, Earth Democracy Issue CommitteeIt is very exciting to announce The Global Climate Convergencea new national and international campaign that is “springing up” just in time for WILPF members, Branches and friends to join the Call to Action for Earth Day to May Day, 10 Days to Ch… Updates
- AHR Committee Leads WILPF-US in Coalition to “Intercept Human Trafficking”by Rose Daitsman, Jan Kubiac, Barbara Nielsen, and Lucinda Tate,–Advancing Human Rights Issue CommitteeAdvancing Human Rights Issues Committee’s Human Trafficking Subcommittee leads WILPF US in coalition on Super Bowl Sunday “Intercept Human Trafficking” anti-human trafficking campaign for 2014 - Ne… Updates
- DISARM/End Wars Actions in January and 2014 CalendarBy Ellen Thomas, Carol Reilley Urner and the DISARM/End Wars Team* In January we continue our campaign for Nuclear Weapons Abolition by 2020. Alice Slater and Jackie Cabasso will be available to meet with WILPF branches and their communities on our legislative agenda including finding more co-spons… Updates
- Give Today for Tomorrow’s PeacekeepersCan you make a last minute gift to support women’s peacebuilding in the coming year? Please join candidates for the WILPF 2014 Board of Directors for a “virtual meet and greet” via conference call on February 2, 1 p.m. PST/4 p.m. EST. No pre-registration necessary, just dial-up 862-902-0100; whe… Updates
- Drones Around the GlobeDrones Around the Globe: Proliferation and ResistanceA Recap of the Drone Summit in Washington, D.C. Nov. 16-17, 2013by Marjorie Van Cleef, DISARM/End Wars Issue CommitteeCode Pink organized the weekend meeting on weaponized drones, attended by over 300 people, with five WILPFers among them. Panels … Updates
- Haifa International Conference Recapby Odile Hugonot Haber, Co-Chair, MIddle East Issue CommitteeTwo WILPF women are now returning from the Haifa, Israel and the International Conference for a Middle East Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Odile Hugonot-Haber, representing the Middle East (ME) Issue Committee, and Jackie Cabasso, re… Updates
- Update from the WILPF-US Nominating Committeeby Marie-Louise Jackson-Miller on behalf of the WILPF-US Nominating CommitteeThe Nominating Committee is excited to seek applicants among our members to serve on the WILPF-US Board. Let us know if you are interested in this opportunity by writing to nominations@wilpfus.org. Applications are due by … Updates
- Global Corporate Rule by Free Trade Agreementby Nancy Price, Earth Democracy Issue CommitteeNo Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Pacific Rim Agreement by End of YearNegotiations Fall ApartMinisters from the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries who believe that global trade will lift all boats convened in A… Updates
- Women and Natural ResourcesWomen and Natural Resources: Unlocking the Peacebuilding PotentialUN Report Released Nov. 2013by the Advancing Human Rights Issue CommitteeEnsuring that women have better access to and control of natural resources such as land, water, forests and minerals can improve the chances of long-term peace a… Updates
