Cathy and Alex Deppe of Los Angeles WILPF joined hands with Japanese peace activists during conferences commemorating the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and members of the Boston Branch brought a message of solidarity to the consulate in Boston.
Updates
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 06:59
As of this writing enough Senators say they will vote in support of the Iran Deal to keep the US a part of this potentially momentous agreement. Some legislators are already under tremendous pressure to change their votes.
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 06:30
On behalf of Earth Democracy’s Global Warming/Sustainable Energy committee, Hattie Nestel and I call on WILPF members and branches in NY, MA and NH to join the campaigns to stop the hazardous and unnecessary Kinder Morgan pipeline before it is too late!
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 06:10
Some 20 WILPF members, from Philadelphia, Boston, Vermont and a few from farther afield gathered to hear reports on a range of political issues, all in the bucolic setting of Robin Lloyd’s family farm in Rochester, Vermont.
Thursday, September 10, 2015 - 06:06
All members are invited to join the board meeting on September 15, held by conference call. To receive the call in number, agenda, and reports, please contact the managing director no later than September 13, at Lamia Sadek lsadek@wilpfus.org.
Active members for two years or more are encouraged to run for one of the six board positions open in 2016. Watch for nomination updates. Full three-year terms: president, nominating committee chair, development committee chair and at-large member. Partial terms: treasurer (one year) and program chair (two years)
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 11:31
The US Section of WILPF wholeheartedly supports the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) aka the “Iran Nuclear Deal,” and strongly urges Congress to vote in favor of the resolution supporting it.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 11:27
Raised from the sea and lovingly restored, the Golden Rule once again is sailing to bring a message of nuclear abolition. WILPF member Helen Jaccard is one of the four crew members on the boat that will be docking at ports along the West Coast.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 11:11
Share the experience of Santa Cruz WILPF’s Jane Addams-inspired events via videos of women recounting tales of activism, a tour of artwork on display in the library, and a report from the International conference in The Hague.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 10:30
70 Years of Nuclear Weapons – At What Cost? is the theme of a gathering at Lawrence Livermore Lab in California, while WILPF members lay flowers at a Japanese bell in Des Moines, Iowa, and a Disarm leader speaks in Portland, Oregon.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 10:23
North Carolina’s Triangle Branch Water Committee is working on fracking, coal ash dumping, indigenous rights, voting rights, and specific legal actions in which WILPF was active in planning meetings that resulted in three North Carolina lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of procedures.
