The United States has occupied 117 square kilometers of Cuba for 121 years, against the will of the Cuban people and as a symbol of US colonial control of Cuba that began in 1898.
Updates
The Advancing Human Rights CCS subcommittee’s new e-list aims to use creative tools to gain more broadcast media and print news access and perhaps to attract more youth. Please join!
On August 16-17, 2023, more than 90 WILPF members from all over the US plus two members from the WILPF International Secretariat gathered on Zoom for our Gathering.
In August, the Palo Alto Branch’s silent vigils every Friday were dedicated to the Hiroshima/Nagasaki commemoration and calls for peace in Ukraine. On August 4, we invited members of Fridays for Future (FFF) to stand with us to “Say No to Nukes.”
An enthusiastic group from Pittsburgh traveled to Erie on August 4 to greet the Golden Rule peace ship. They toured the boat, talked to the crew, and sang anti-nuclear songs.
DISARM invites you to take part in several actions during July to help highlight the scourge of nuclear weapons and advocate for their abolition: Watch the documentary To End All War: Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb on July 9 and the dramatic film Oppenheimer; gather petition signatures urging the President to sign the TPNW; and lobby your congressperson to support the Norton Bill (including in-person in DC on July 12/13).
Announcements & Updates: Our first virtual Gathering for all WILPF US members will be held Wednesday and Thursday evenings, August 16 and 17, and will include presentations and breakout rooms; the national board has approved two “official” logo options for branches to use.
On July 6–9, Global Women for Peace Against NATO will gather in Brussels, Belgium, and “virtually” in countries around the world. Events are open to all. Please read and sign the Declaration of Peace, and send it to your family, friends, and colleagues!
The situation of Palestinians in the Occupied Territories continues to deteriorate. Collective action by organizations of conscience is needed. Get your communities to endorse and live into the Apartheid-Free Pledge.
WILPF’s Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issue Committee invites you to join us in a new aspect of the campaign to remove Cuba from the US State Sponsors of Terrorism List. Legislation has been introduced in the US Congress trying to block this effort – ask your legislators to vote no on H.R.314/S.538 – FORCE Act!