WILPF Listserves

Published on February, 08 2022

A listserve is an email tool which allows a group of people to email to the entire group, without disclosing the email addresses of all those on the “list”.  Special WILPF listserves provide important communications functions for the organization and for many WILPF committees. Generally, listserves are restricted to WILPF US members only. To be added to a listserve, see the list-specific instructions below or contact the (co-) chair of the relevant committee.  

For all listserves, basic rules apply:

  • Be open to listening to different opinions
  • Be kind and courteous
  • No hate speech or bullying
  • No promotions or spam
  • Respect everyone’s privacy
  • No ad hominum attacks; no personal insults or attacks on a specific person

Additionally,  to protect our IRS non-profit status, there can be no endorsements of political parties or electoral candidates on any WILPF US listserve.

Please see below about the various WILPF US listserves and how to join them. If you have additional questions, email info@wilpfus.org.

Issue Committee Listserves
The issue committees are the primary means for planning and developing national WILPF activist and political work, which is then publicized to WILPF branches and members. Any WILPF member can join any issue committee, and most issue committees have their own listserves.

To join an issue committee and/or be added to its listserve, please contact the issue committee, using the contact email addresses provided on each issue committee’s webpage. 

Other Committee Listserves
WILPF US has various other committees and ad hoc committees, some of which have listserves. You must be a committee member to be included in these listserves. For more information about WILPF committees and ad hoc committees, see https://wilpfus.org/resources/committees.

WILPF Members Discussion Listserve
On this listserve WILPF members can discuss all things related to WILPF.  However, again –  no endorsements of political parties or electoral candidates! Violations of this or the other guidelines listed above can result in being removed from the listserve. 

This listserve is open to current WILPF US members only. You can join it by clicking here and filling out the simple sign-up form. New subscribers will be added to the listserve after staff verifies their WILPF membership is current. 

The Branches Listserve
The Branches listserve is restricted to branch liaisons and national leadership.  For further information about branch liaisons and branch contacts, click here. If your branch wishes to change its branch liaison  or branch contact, please email the information to membershipchair@wilpfus.org.  

As a national communications tool to connect all branches, the Branches listserve has its own guidelines. Click here to read them.