The WILPF US 34th Triennial Congress

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Weekends: August 13-15 & 20-22
Weekday afternoons/evenings: August 9-12 & 16-19
All virtual

In these turbulent times of pandemic illnesses and death, of catastrophic environmental implosions, of system racism, of threats to voting rights, of corporate pillaging, of the worshipping of weapons, and on and on — women are in the forefront of change.

Come and meet the challenge of change with WILPF members as we seek out solutions together! We envision this Congress as soul-searching, making new pathways into the ending of the “system of white dominance of exploitation and violence,” as Paul Kivel puts it.

We invite you to look over our program, to get ready to listen to one another, and to bring your energy, ideas, and compassion. We are here on this earth to listen and learn, to stand up and shout out, to do whatever we can to keep the hope and dreams of all our peoples alive and thriving. It is a formidable task, so please join us for two weeks of celebrating that struggle and journey to social justice for all. Visit the Congress website for the most up-to-date information.

Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis (left), photo from her Amazon author page, and Vandana Shiva (right), Indian activist, environmentalist, and one of the main leaders of the International Forum on Globalization (IFG), photo credit: Giacomo Marini / Shutterstock.com.

We have a remarkable number of excellent speakers booked, along with challenging panels, roundtables, and interviews. Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis opens on the first Friday night, along with greetings from Madeleine Rees, WILPF Secretary General. Joy Onyesoh, President of WILPF International, will greet us on the next Friday. Vandana Shiva will speak during the morning of the first Saturday session; Maude Barlow, Canadian Chair of Food & Water Watch and Paul Kivel, educator and activist, are scheduled to speak on the second Sunday.

Branches will offer panels and roundtables on various and fascinating issues. Other presentations include: The Americas & Colonialism, Indigenous Women Speaking Up, Social Justice Rising Up, Interviews, and the intersections of gender and racial disparities. There will be “HOW TOs” on membership and branch building, social media, feminist leadership, legislative success, and there will also be entertainment segments.

You and your friends can plan a picnic or a house party to participate together, or plan to spend some time in the cool of your living room and still be part of it all. The important thing is we can all be together, watching, listening, discussing (and yes, arguing!) even though we will be many miles, even oceans, apart. We are getting ready for our WILPF family reunion – and this time it will be zooming out into the entire world.

All programs are via Zoom.

Registration
$30 to attend all events. Additional donation requested, but not required, at time of payment.

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“We shall have to learn to use moral energy to put a new sort of force into the world and believe that it is a vital thing—the only thing, in this moment of sorrow and death and destruction that will heal the world….”
                       —Jane Addams, Zurich 1919 International Congress of Women