WILPF’s issue committees Earth Democracy and Women, Money & Democracy have a strong interest in this year’s US Farm Bill. Read Rickey Gard Diamond’s latest Ms. Magazine column explaining the status quo supporting agribusiness growers of wheat, corn, and soybeans, and how women committed to sustainable farming and food security are organizing and speaking up.
Updates
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 06:06
The Jane Addams branch received a mini-grant to record and edit interviews with WILPFers. The next two JA branch meetings (April 19, May 17) will be open to all members.
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 06:02
The latest discussion in the Detroit Branch’s ongoing “Kitchen Table Talk & Action” series focused on Reducing Gun Violence and included facts, statistics, bills in the Michigan Legislature, and action steps.
Friday, February 24, 2023 - 10:49
Branches/Areas – last call to be considered to host the 2024 WILPF Congress – March 15 is the deadline!
Friday, February 24, 2023 - 10:44
Feminist cooperators are everywhere! Register for the March 9th ONE WILPF Call to learn about alternative banking solutions being created by women who are most affected by financial insecurity and predatory lending.
Friday, February 24, 2023 - 10:40
Please attend the webinar “End Women’s Poverty: Invest in Caring Not Killing” on March 8, organized by the California Poor People’s Campaign and co-sponsored by WILPF! Women and children are 70% of the poor in the US and stats are similar around the world.
Friday, February 24, 2023 - 10:35
Following the first anniversary of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on February 24, we must show our congressional representatives, who keep voting to send more weapons to Ukraine, that there are peaceful alternatives to war. The DISARM/End Wars Committee offers resources and actions to stop this war that has already cost more than 200,000 lives.
Friday, February 24, 2023 - 10:12
In Greenfield, Massachusetts, signs abound in downtown shop windows, among them PEACE, ART NOT WAR, FOOD FOR ALL NOT WAR, SOLAR NOT WAR, MAKE TEA NOT WAR. Invite your own community’s shops to display signs like this!
Friday, February 24, 2023 - 08:46
As part of the Detroit Branch’s ongoing “Kitchen Table Talk & Action” series, member and attorney Sherry Wells shared her knowledge and experiences with the deep injustices of the United States penal system.
Friday, February 24, 2023 - 08:39
Now that the annual UN CSW programs are once again in-person, WILPF will be participating March 6-17, 2023. Members within the NYC area are invited to a meet and greet with our delegation on March 9 from 5-7 pm!
