The Burlington, Vermont Branch of WILPF is collaborating with other groups to bring two Hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) to Vermont for five days in September.
Updates
The Triangle (NC) Branch engaged in Memorial Day activities bracketed by two PPC events. WILPF members participated in two May PPC protests and several were arrested for civil disobedience.
The US-Israel military-industrial complex has led to a dangerous point, but we can call for alternative policies, divestment, and citizen-driven conflict resolution.
On May 24, 2018, the Racial Justice Working Group convened and discussed a selection of materials on the overall topic of racial terrorism and the construction of systemic racism in the US.
In April and May, Maine WILPF sponsored talks on Yemen and on the worldwide movement against the new US base in Japan.
WILPF-US, a national partner of the PPC, will be at the May 14 & June 23 DC events, as well as at state capitals and branch locations over the 40 Days of Action. Join actions, get trained in nonviolent fusion direct action, take photos!
After returning from northern Italy, Mary Bricker-Jenkins writes, “The Poor People’s Campaign is the proverbial seed blowing in the wind, taking root wherever it lands.”
Militarism and Ecological Devastation were the focus of the “Environment and Health” Plenary at the Conference on U.S. Foreign Military Bases, held January 12-14, 2018, in Baltimore. Video is accessible.
Are you interested in the Middle East? Involved? Concerned? Don’t know much but would like to know more? Please join the Middle East Committee’s May meeting: Thursday, May 17 at 5 pm pacific / 6 pm mountain / 7 pm central / 8 pm eastern!
Working on any of these issues?: Local schools or local community gun violence; reproductive justice; human trafficking; racial justice; other human rights issues. Share your knowledge, experience, ideas, & concerns in our monthly AHR call!