Announcements & Updates: Facebook training on Feb. 7 will teach special strategies to magnify our messaging; “Galentine’s Day” Zoom Party to be held Feb. 13 for the WILPF SMART Facebook group.

Adoption of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism by the United Nations would be the wrong way to fight hatred toward Jews. ACT NOW to prevent this from happening!

Announcements & Updates: Virtual “Gathering” to be held in Summer 2023; Encouraging WILPF members to join and use WILPF SMART on Facebook; Jane Addams Branch members are not at-large but part of WILPF US’s virtual branch!

Our CSW Programs coming up in March 2023 are a way for WILPF US to expand access to the UN among our membership and they give us the opportunity to advocate on behalf of WILPF.

WILPF US President Darien De Lu signed a Proclamation proclaiming January 21^st, the infamous day of the 2010 Supreme Court’s catastrophic Citizens United decision, as Jim Allison Day in WILPF and requests every member and branch honor Jim’s activism and contributions by taking action.

WILPF US is looking at planning the 2024 Congress as an in-person event. Here are the steps and how you and your branch can get involved.

Announcements & Updates: The latest WILPF US election news about the candidates and a virtual event on Nov. 10 to meet them; you can still get involved in Freedom to Vote actions; first Zoom meeting for Kentucky/Indiana branch Dec. 4; a “Day of Dialogue” will be held for members in response to the Sept. 11 Board Memo; view a presentation on the new DPOW committee’s work.
 

On November 12, join the Global Day of Action taking place during the midpoint of the 27th UN annual Climate Change Conference of Parties in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Earth Democracy’s Cindy Piester will be there on the ground! 
 

Poverty statistics present a stark reality of life in the United States, but the data is not always clear. The Poor People’s Campaign studies the root causes of systemic poverty and encourages critical thinking so that we can make a difference for change and address source issues that perpetuate poverty.
 

WILPF US is a member of the “Defuse Nuclear War” collation and our members all over the US enthusiastically took part in pickets outside the home offices of their congressional representatives to urge them to advocate for six actions which will decrease the risk of a nuclear war. Learn about the seven cities where WILPF members took action during October 14-16.