Sha’an Mouliert, a Vermont community organizer, educator, and artist, received the Lyndon State College Presidential Medal of Freedom during commencement ceremonies.
Updates
World Beyond War, which has been endorsed by WILPF US, WILPF International and several WILPF sections, has recently published A Global Security System: An Alternative to War.
Nominations due May 30.
Applications due June 6.
Read about the officers, resolutions, Manifesto and new Sections and listen to audio of 41 presentations during the Conference – linked from the 100th Anniversary Special Edition of the WILPF International Membership News.
Congress delegates and participants in 100th anniversary celebration in The Hague called on countries to reduce military spending by 10% and shift the funds to education as a specific step toward world peace.
Exhibits and events continue in the US in honor of the 100th anniversary – a library exhibit at the University of Colorado, Manifesto celebration in Cape Cod, and a mayoral proclamation in San Francisco.
As part of her opposition to the proposed Kinder Morgan Corporation pipeline that would carry fracked gas from fields in Pennsylvania through New York State, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, Hattie Nestel participated in six days of a Pipeline Pilgrimage led by Young Adult Quakers through six New Hampshire towns.
The Human Right to Health & Safe Food Campaign website has added a SURVEY you can use locally to open the dialogue about toxic chemical herbicides used in your community and what can be done about making food safer locally.
Philadelphia PA and San Jose CA will host the 2015 US Social Forum in June. These two simultaneous forums are an opportunity for regional and issue-specific social justice projects to work toward broader unity.
The next deadline to apply for a mini grant is June 1st. How can a small grant enhance your work and move WILPF forward?