Actions reduce fears - Effectiveness grows with numbers

August 2024 Wing Farm Gathering with Robin Lloyd and WILPF members from many states at her family farm in Rochester, VT

by Eileen Kurkoski, Jan Corderman, Shelby Young

October 2024

This message is to motivate you to grow WILPF US to better deal with chronic wars and the many injustices imposed on innocent people. Seasoned activists find that our growing concerns and fears about nuclear war, climate disaster, and loss of human rights can be better moderated by actions—big and small—on a regular basis, and that actions are more effective and energizing when shared with like-minded people.

In 2025, WILPF will celebrate 110 years of its strong peace and justice work. Let’s celebrate regionally, in person and virtually, and get to know more people with similar values! Let’s make plans to tackle the problems in our regions! Contact branch leaders and Jane Addams at-large members to find organizers to plan a conference on topics of concern in your region. Encourage all WILPFers to talk with new potential members in work, school, church, family, etc., who might be interested in our WILPF message, and invite them to attend.

The plans would consider your purpose and costs (sharing costs, having fundraisers, charging small amounts to attend, small mini-grants). It will be your conference; you can make it smaller or bigger. If you want some ideas on organizing and reaching prospective members, please contact me.

We, Jan Corderman, Shelby Young, the new WILPF Field Organizer, and I, are here to help.

Eileen Kurkoski
Membership Development Chair
eileen4wilpf@gmail.com
617-928-0958