Branch to celebrate Jane Addams and Centennial

 Santa Cruz kicked off its Jane Addams celebration early by asking participants in the Triennial Congress in Detroit to pose with our founder. Shown here are Rachel Nagin and Anna Pet.

Patricia Schroeder, Santa Cruz WILPF

At our annual meeting Santa Cruz WILPF decided to focus for a year on Jane Addams and the Centennial of WILPF -2015. The concept is to connect in a wide variety of ways with 100 years of our WILPF history, and confront the “now what?” as a Jane Addams replica appears all over town to be interviewed about the here and now of WILPF.

Out of this our Jane Addams/ 100th Anniversary umbrella group was set up, and opened with a series of meetings over the summer and into September.  Two subgroups have sprung into action.

1. Women, Peace and Power: 100 Years of Jane Addams’ Legacy which includes a Jane Addams book club, children’s book circle & developing exhibits & special events at the main library & also proposed for the Museum of Art & History.
2. “Get on the Train with Jane” which includes:

• Educate and promote Jane Addams' and WILPF's birthday by taking photos of the Jane Addams replica at various WILPF functions and peace actions in Santa Cruz.
• Promote Jane Addams'/WILPF birthdays by posting on various FaceBook/Twitter/websites, local news, etc.
• Organize a 2015 RIDE THE TRAIN WITH JANE to the Jane Addams Hull House Museum. Collaborate with JAHH Museum.
• WILPF members from Santa Cruz, CA., will ride the train with JANE ADDAMS replica to JAHHM.
• Promoting Jane Addams/WILPF birthdays by posting photos & video clips along the train route. Other WILPF members may board along the route.
• JAHHM GREETS Jane Addams and WILPFers for a Jane Addams 155th-WILPF 100th Birthday party celebration at JAHHM.