WILPF US 34th Triennial Congress

Welcome to the WILPF US 34th Triennial Congress!
WOMEN, POWER, and SOCIAL JUSTICE:
Building from Strength

Holding a virtual congress in 2021 was a groundbreaking experience for Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom, US SECTION, and definitely went BIG!

You can view the many Congress presentations on the “Congress Playlist” on the  WILPF US recordings page.

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.

We came together to MEET THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE with WILPF members, seeking out solutions together! With this Congress we advanced onto new pathways into the ending of the “system of white dominance of exploitation and violence,” as Paul Kivel puts it.

WILPF US includes Issue Committees: Disarm/End War; Middle East Peace & Justice Action; Women, Money, and Democracy; Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance; Earth Democracy; and Advancing Human Rights. For over a century, we have been connecting the dots between all of these issues, and between “domestic” and “international” militarism. Our members and branches are continually building on our mission to eradicate the systemic causes for war.

When Stacey Abrams stated that “organizing is the soul of our work,” she was referring to the hands-on, grassroots activism that turned a red state into a blue one, led by women of color. But her work and the work of grassroots organizing does not happen in a vacuum. We need women policymaking advocates in all bodies, whether its women challenging the direction of United Nations decision-making bodies, women serving in environmental protection roles, or women sitting at peace negotiation tables.

The intersectionality of all these imperatives for change compels us to build relationships, to understand how power operates, and to challenge ourselves as we must challenge the leaders of our governments, businesses, and institutions.

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.

Congress Rules
Please click here for a downloadable PDF of the Congress rules

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