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- Join Us for a Joyful WILPF@110 Zoom Celebration VISION-POWER-UNSTOPPABLE 110 Years of Women Speaking Truth to Power: 1915-2025 Featuring Artists for Change – Performers for Resistance Awards for Invincible Peacewomen and Truthtellers Monday, April 28, 2025 5pm PT/7pm CT/8pm ET Register here. Vision-Power-Unstoppable Awards presented to … Updates
- April 2025 AnnouncementsMusic as Resistance: Greater Phoenix Branch Hosts Powerful Performance by Tom Neilson by Shelby Young and Barbara Taft WILPF Greater Phoenix Branch Barbara Taft Barbara Taft introducing Tom Neilson to the audience. The Greater Phoenix branch partnered with the Arizona Palestine Network to … Updates
- Conflict Minerals and the Endless War in the DRC: Addressing the Roots of Violence and Charting a Path to PeaceThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is often described as a paradox—blessed with abundant natural resources yet plagued by extreme poverty, violence, and human rights abuses. At the heart of this crisis lies the exploitation of conflict minerals—coltan, cobalt, gold, and tin—essential compone… UpdatesCorporatism Finance and the EconomyCapitalism
- Art and Activism: Two Feminist Artists Inspire Jane Addams BranchAs a tribute to "Women's History Month," the WILPF Jane Addams Branch hosted feminist artists Deborah Vanko and Trudy Myrrh Reagan to share their herstories. With over five decades of WILPF-inspired activism, they presented their fierce resistance and enduring resilience, each in a different way. De… UpdatesPeaceWomen's Rights
- AnnouncementsPersonnel Committee Recruiting Members By Cee' Cee' Anderson, Personnel Committee Chair The Personnel Committee is looking for a few more members to join our committee. If you have experience, training, or skills related to Human Resources, education, communication work ethics, people management, … Updates
- Celebrate WILPF’s 110th Anniversary With WILPF @ 110: Vision-Action-UnstoppableSave These Important Dates! March and April are all about celebrating WILPF’s 110th Anniversary. Put these dates on your calendar NOW! We're inviting Midwest members and branches to come to Chicago on the weekend of March 22-23 for events to kick off our 110th Anniversary. There will be an in-pe… Updates
- WILPF US Executive Director Hired!The Lloyd Family Legacy Search Committee is thrilled to share that WILPF US has hired Linda Low as our new Executive Director. Linda is based in Seattle, WA and brings an impressive range of complementary skills and experiences to the role, equipping her to fully step into her leadership as the next… Updates
- Upcoming Webinar: “Women In Conflict Zones”An upcoming webinar, “Women in Conflict Zones,” will focus on the plight of women across the globe dealing with war and the consequences of war. The event will take place on March 19 at 12:00 p.m. EST and will amplify the voices of women living amidst conflict in various parts of the world. The "Wo… Updates
- Chicago Women’s History Center Announces 2025 Conference: “Past & Present Strategies to Advance the Rights of Women”The Chicago Women's History Center proudly announces its 2025 Conference, "Past & Present Strategies to Advance the Rights of Women," co-sponsored by WILPF US in celebration of WILPF's 110th anniversary. This conference was created in partnership with the Black Metropolis Research Consortium (B… Updates
- Greater Philadelphia Branch Honors Two Women With Peace and Justice Dove AwardOn Feb. 1, WILPF’s Greater Philadelphia Branch honored Sylvia Metzler and Maati Yvonne Platts with the Peace and Justice Dove Award. About 70 WILPF members and friends of the honorees gathered to honor these two extremely dedicated activists for their many years of important work and to share the wa… UpdatesPeace
- Your Watchful Eyes Wanted for Our New Website!The WILPF US website has hundreds, if not thousands, of different web pages. We're inviting you to help catch the inevitable minor issues that accompany any new website and, please, tell us about them. After over five years of preparation and work, the new site is here in time to respond to the ser… Updates
- WILPF US Stands With Peoples’ Marches in JanuaryHundreds of thousands of our friends and neighbors made history during January’s Women’s March, which became the People’s March. WILPF US members and branches stood with them in solidarity, showing up for each other and united in the fight for women’s rights, communities, freedoms, and the future of… UpdatesProtests
- WILPFers Join People’s March to Show the Power of the People in Mountain View, CAPeople’s Marches happened all over the US several days before the inauguration of the new US president. The march in Mountain View, CA, on Saturday, January 18, was advertised thus: “If you believe that decisions about your body should remain yours, that books belong in libraries, not on bonfires, t… UpdatesProtests
- WILPF San Jose Sponsors Martin Luther King, Jr. CommemorationWILPF San Jose co-sponsored the 96th birthday commemoration for Martin Luther King, Jr. on January 18, 2025, at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in San Jose, CA. WILPF member Sharat Lin organized a fantastic 90-minute program with speakers from many organizations on the radical legacy of Dr. … Updates
- Be on the lookout for January 2025 DISARM/End Wars actionsYour DISARM/End Wars Issue Committee is busy planning actions for you to take in late December and January, so please be on the lookout for eALERTS to all members and emails to the branches detailing actions to take and events to attend. “I’m not going to start wars, I’m going to stop wars,” declare… Updates
- December 2024 WILPF AnnouncementsHonoring Peace: Detroit Branch Donates Award-Winning Books to Inspire Young Readers by Laura Dewey The Detroit Branch continued its annual donation of Jane Addams Peace Association award–winning books to the Children’s Department of the Detroit Main Library. Four titles, including A Song for the … Updates
- Pope Francis attends the inauguration of a seasonal nativity scenePresented by Palestinian officials, the nativity features a baby Jesus lying on a keffiyeh, the traditional scarf used by Palestinians as a national symbol. Pope Francis called on believers to “remember the brothers and sisters, who, right there [in Bethlehem] and in other parts of the world, are su… Updates
- Cuban Resilience Despite Hurricanes and US BlockadeCubans care for each other. Saving lives is the first priority for the government and helping each other is what the people do. Human solidarity persists even in these hard times, deliberately made as hard as possible by US economic siege warfare. On Wednesday, November 6, Hurricane Rafael hit cent… Updates
- Tamara Lorincz and the Snow QueenGreetings from WILPF US CCS! Thank you to everyone who collaborated on the Snow Queen “Tamara Lorincz-Inspired” painting suggestions and contributed to additional actions beyond this single painting, helping to provide visibility and PR assistance through our new CCS Action Group at WILPF US. We ar… Updates
- Jane Addams Branch: Monthly Meetings and UpdatesThe JA Branch holds meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. Our next meeting, scheduled for January 15, 2025, will feature Korea Peace Now. As always, all WILPF US leaders and members are welcome to share news or questions during these calls, which are now open to all WILPF US members. While w… Updates
