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- WILPFers attend “Women’s Congress for Future Generations”March 2024How many balls can one seal juggle over its head? Don’t we all feel like this at times? Our new committee is committed! Our WILPF Communications/Culture & the Arts/Sensitization Committee (CCS) is committed to helping us connect with each other so that we know about all of our contribution… Updates
- Ring Bells for Peace on November 11Khalida Jarrar. Photo via social media. By Leni Villagomez ReevesIn Gaza, statistics are important. We can know the official count of the dead, but also realize that this represents only those who have been identified and that many more bodies remain – dead but unidentified and uncounted – under the… Updates
- Urgent Call for Signatures on Petition to Secretary of State ClintonFebruary 2024WILPF Congress Hotel Rooms — Start Looking Now for a Roommate! by Darien De LuFor our Triennial Congress, WILPF US is reserving a block of rooms at our St. Paul hotel — at a special Congress rate. The site in 2024 is at a hotel, in order to offer a more compact an… Updates
- Jane Addams Children’s Book AwardLeft: Taken by a volunteer at the Lotus House Women’s Shelter. Image of WILPF members Mina Pisan and Amelia Kelly preparing and serving dinner at the Lotus House Women’s Shelter in Miami, Florida. Credit: WILPF Miami Mujeres Branch. Right: A mural at ProjectEsperanza’s elementary school in the Domin… Updates
- Advancing Human Rights Issue Committee Establishes New Working Group on Human TraffickingBy Genie SilverLeadership Team, Middle East Peace and Justice Action Committee February 2024For those of us on the Middle East Peace and Justice Action Committee (MEPJAC) who have studied the history of the Palestinians and the Israelis, we’ve watched in horror as the current war between Israel and … Updates
- WILPF Members Sought for Development CommitteeBy Claudia Fatimah Peery SmithFebruary 2024Caroline Watson Peery, my grandmother, dedicated her entire life to the pursuit of peace, freedom and social equality. She did so as a life-long member of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF). Caroline was born to David Watson and … Updates
- Breaking Barriers to Achieve Security, Justice, and PeaceBy Wendy McDowellEditor, Peace & FreedomFebruary 2024We know there is a deep font of wisdom, knowledge and expertise in WILPF. We would love to have a wider range of WILPFers writing knowledgeable and well informed articles on topics related to Peace & Freedom issue themes!WILPF US’s flagship magazi… Updates
- Guinea Massacre and Rape Victims Seek JusticeDepartment of Justice when Australian Parliamentarians visited the DOJ (Luci & Martha on the left).By Martha AllenFebruary 2024Martha Allen's participation in WILPF follows in the footsteps of her mother who was active in the early 1960s, including as the National Legislative chair of WILPF. Martha … Updates
- Keep Space for PeaceBy Jan Corderman and Marybeth GardamWILPFE US has announced they are looking for candidates for two open positions. Field OrganizerThis is an exciting time to join our team as we deepen our efforts to work toward a just, rights-respecting and pluralistic future. We’re looking for an experienced, dil… Updates
- Human Right to Water Act in California Needs Governor Brown’s Signature to be LawBy The Middle East Peace and Justice Action CommitteeFebruary 2024The Middle East Peace and Justice Action Committee (MEPJAC) supports peace and justice for all of the peoples of the Middle East, and is actively working toward that goal. On Jan. 11th, International WILPF issued a statement in suppo… Updates
- A Victory for the Earth and for Future GenerationsBranch gathering in member home; Credit: Ana SantoyaBy Tina D. SheltonFebruary 2024 On November 18th 2023, Greater Philadelphia Branch members held a retreat in a member’s home. Due to recent events, our focus was learning from the The Middle East Peace and Justice Action Committee (MEPJAC) about re… Updates
- Member Rights Expanded: Bylaws Ballots in the Mail!By Dianne BlaisFebruary 2024The first open-to-all-WILPFers virtual Jane Addams branch meeting was held with Dr. Judith Hand as the first guest speaker of these Open-to-all meetings. Judith has worked for years on A Future Without War, and introduced Project Enduring Peace (PEP), which includes the o… Updates
- No War on Iran—Promote a Middle East Weapons of Mass Destruction Free ZoneMembers of the Peninsula/Palo Alto (CA) branch of WILPF holding some of the signs they have been showing to thousands of passing cars during their weekly vigil at a busy intersection in Palo Alto, CA. They have been calling for a ceasefire in the Ukraine-Russia war since March 2022 and for one in th… Updates
- DISARM/End Wars UpdateLeni Villagomez Reeves repping Women's International League for Peace and Freedom at a Fresno demo for peace and freedom in Gaza and Palestine. Credit: Leni Villagomez ReevesBy Teresa Castillo, WILPF-US Fresno Branch ChairLeni Villagomez Reeves, WILPF-US Fresno Branch Secretary and Cuba and the Boli… Updates
- 16 Days CampaignWILPF Triangle (NC) members supported a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza at a town council meeting in Carrboro, NC. Credit: Emily O'Hareby Liz Evans, Emily Keel, Lucy Lewis and Lib HutchbyTriangle, NC WILPFDecember 2023On Thursday, November 2, 10 WILPF Triangle (NC) members kept vigil at t… Updates
- Devil’s Tango ReleasedPeople spoke against Israel’s attack on Gaza. WILPF Southern Piedmont member Steven Smith spoke at the rally. Credit: Layna Hong/WFAEby George FridayDecember 2023Hear about what actions branches took as part of International WILPF’s Week of Action. From November 9-15, branches organized vigils, dem… Updates
- Nuclear Free Future Monthby Editor Vanessa Sibbaldbased on a WILPF International announcement December 2023Building a culture of peace includes reframing art. You can contribute to that initiative by submitting your photo to WILPF International’s Second Photography Collaboration – part of the Mobilising Men for Feminist Pe… Updates
- Keep the Frack Out of My Waterby Nancy PriceNational Program ChairDecember 2023The program for the WILPF US 2023 Triennial Congress will focus on the most immediate and future challenges of water for people and the planet, and is designed to create an impact that not only reflects the work of so many of our dedicated WILPF membe… Updates
- Should WILPF Join Other Groups Challenging Monsanto (a survey)WILPF SJ moderator Paula Rochelleby Joan GoddardDecember 2023The San Jose Branch of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF SJ) has held a monthly meeting over Zoom each month. We have had some really wonderful speakers. Here are our 2023 topics. Find out more, and watch past m… Updates
- Help Us Advocate for a Ceasefire in Gaza Nowby Odile Hugonot-Haber and Barbara TaftMEPJACNovember 2023The Middle East Peace and Justice Action Committee (MEPJAC) is encouraging members to call your representatives to ask them to support the Ceasefire Now Resolution led by Reps. Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib. Bush and Tlaib have been joined by R… Updates
