Every once in a while you find an extremely thoughtful analysis that does justice to the complexities of a very knotty problem. The attached piece, “Calling for Peace: Impressions from our Journey,” is such an analysis. It is about the current situation in Afghanistan witten with clarity, sensitivity and recommendations for a clear path to ending the conflict there. It tells the story of a one week visit to Kabul by a group of seven people from Germany who have been working for peace in Afghanistan for 10 years.
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The essays we received in response to a call for emerging WILPF leaders to attend the September retreat, "Renewal, Transformation and Sustainability as We Move Forward to the Next 100 Years" truly moved us. Please take the time to read these essays and get a glimpse into WILPF's future through these emerging leaders!
It's August Nuclear Free Future Month again. Take action for abolition of nuclear weapons. Sign the petition to Obama. Ask your Representative to co-sponsor H.R. 1650. Nurture and active Mayors for Peace community. Rigister for events on the NFF August calendar. Thanks for all you do!
The Jane Addams Peace Association and Women's International League for Peace and Freedom look forward to seeing you on October 18, 2013 for the 60th Annual Jane Addams Children's Book Awards Ceremony. Speakers include Chair of JACBA, Marianne Baker, and the winning authors and illustrators. Enjoy a reception and an opportunity for book signing after the formal presentation of the awards. All the awarded books will be available for purchase.
Looking to share your ideas, converse and participate in making our nation more socially just? WILPF-US is looking for members to take that next step, becoming more involved in tackling important issues that touch our hearts and our homes daily. One person can truly make a difference. That person is you!
Travel to Cuba from November 22–December 1, 2013 with WILPF's Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issue Committee and US Women and Cuba Collaboration.
WILPF was a National Sponsor of the Democracy Convention and a co-convener of the Earth Democracy Conference, one of the nine conferences that make up the convention, that took place in Madison, Wisconsin August 7-11.
Look around you -- whether in your local community, nationally, or globally, it's painfully easy to see: these are times that urgently call for both involvement and leadership – your leadership.
Join WILPF at the Democracy Convention in Madison, Wisconsin, August 7-11 and meet up with members of the Corporations v Democracy, Earth Democracy and DISARM/End Wars Issue Committees and many WILPFers from near and far.
In this month of July, we pause to celebrate the varied work and many contributions of our WILPF Reaching Critical Will staff in Geneva and New York. We in the US work on local and national levels, while they concentrate on the internation, but our issues and challenges are intricately interconnected. In Geneva, WILPF staff participated in the first discussion of autonomous killer drones and humanitarian law held by government ambassadors meeting in the Human Rights Council.