In WILPF, we build connections through local branch and national meetings and events where we "talk politics." Our in-person 2024 WILPF US Congress in Minnesota will be another way to connect. Our decades-long relationships are helpful and healing, but they can sometimes be difficult! How might we cultivate and improve our relationships with each other when things feel frustrating or hard?
 

WILPF US is a member of the Peace in Ukraine coalition. Please sign our petition to Presidents Biden, Putin, and Zelensky at this website. Then help us spread the word by donating here to place the petition as a full-page ad in major publications. Good news – Congresswoman Norton has introduced the “Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Conversion Act” H.R. 2775 and we need you to persuade your congressperson to cosponsor it – click here.

WILPF US needs more members to sign up for recurring monthly donations to help ensure our legacy. There are many benefits to giving monthly. View a video of inspiring Detroit branch leader Laura Dewey!

Let’s restore the political roots of Mother’s Day by supporting the Black Mamas Bailout Initiative and working to address the social and economic realities that many mothers face, including poverty, pay discrimination, sexual violence, and widespread sexual harassment. 

WILPF’s Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance Issue Committee invites you to join us in a new campaign to remove Cuba from the US State Sponsors of Terrorism List. Cuba assists other countries in need, and our harsh sanctions cause great harm and suffering to the Cuban people.

This year’s Earth Day theme “Invest in Our Planet” focuses on engaging governments, institutions, businesses, and the more than one billion citizens who participate annually in Earth Day to do their part. What campaign might your branch work on – not just on Earth Day, but all year?!  
 

Announcements & Updates: Golden Rule will be in the DC area April 2-17 – come on board!; upcoming issue committee and board meetings; national board awards 2024 Congress bid to Minnesota; first WILPF US virtual summer “gathering” 
 

The DISARM/End Wars Committee invites you to an online showing of the documentary film The Atom: A Love Affair on Wednesday, April 19. A free webinar will start at 7:45 pm EDT and the film will begin at 8 pm EDT. To receive the Zoom link, register here.

One of the highlights of this year’s CSW program was a special meet and greet organized by WILPF US on March 9th where members from Ukraine, Palestine, the United Kingdom, and the International WILPF Secretariat came together for an informal gathering to share about their respective regions work.

Carol Urner, former WILPF US Disarm Committee co-chair, passed away on January 30, 2023. Please share your memories and images of Carol with Ellen Thomas so we can honor this remarkable woman in multiple ways.