The Disarm Committee’s series of Zoom webinars tied to the 75th anniversaries of the UN and the use of nuclear weapons are all watchable. Still to come: Alice Slater on September 20 and Ray Acheson on October 22. By E. Thomas and R. Lloyd.
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There has never been a better time to join the Jane Addams Branch! Any WILPF member who is not in a local branch is welcome. The JA Branch is holding a Movie Night on Sept. 21 and meeting on Sept. 24.
Our 2021 Congress next August will be a dynamic virtual event! We want all branches and at-large members to participate. We’re also looking for applicants for a paid Congress Coordinator position. By D. DeLu.
Read about the many successful WILPF US events held to commemorate the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Now we are moving to the second part of the Solidarity Season. By C. Spencer and M. Pecoraro.
Build your branch and help create change with a virtual community MOVIE NIGHT. WILPF’s W$D Committee has already done the work to make this an easy packaged event for you!
An online screening and panel discussion of We Are Many, telling the story behind the 2003 anti-Iraq War protests, will be held on International Peace Day (September 21). Look for a personalized ticket link via eAlert; 40% of these ticket sales will go to WILPF US.
Help the Development Committee appeal for online support using a calendar of commemorations; AHR pays homage to Rep. John Lewis and Rev. C.T. Vivian; UN Security Council passes resolution to enact a 90-day global ceasefire; New Middle East Committee campaign “Bridges Not Walls”; next ONE WILPF Call August 13 on voter suppression.
WILPF opposes militarism at home and abroad, and says ‘no’ to the illegal tactics used by this presidential administration in Portland to detain and assault nonviolent protestors. By J. Goddard and M. Ippolito.
Solidarity events are already happening around the country, and multiple resource guides are available to help you organize future events around our three themes. By C. Spencer and M. Pecoraro.
The Monterey County Branch of WILPF and partner organizations are hosting a series of Saturday events livestreamed on Zoom to amplify the voices of the Hibakusha and help push for better policies to end the nuclear threat. By C. Crockett.