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- Standing with Immigrant Communities: WILPF’s Local Activism Against ICEWILPF San Jose Member Attends Vigil for People Disappeared by ICE Rev. Rowan Fairgrove, WILPF CA San Jose Branch Rev. Rowan Fairgrove, treasurer of WILPF San Jose, attended a prayer vigil with the mothers, grandmothers, and godmothers of the disappeared at the ICE office in San Francisco on … BranchesLatin AmericaPoliceIndigenous RightsRacismImmigrationHuman RightsProtestsPolice Abuse
- Mexico’s “4th Transformation”: A New Era of Social and Economic ProgressAfter a full year in office, Mexico's first woman president in 200 years, President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, is continuing the work of her predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), on the nation's "Fourth Transformation." This ambitious national mission, "Bienestar" (well-being), is a profoun… UpdatesLatin America
- September 2025 AnnouncementsCall for Solidarity: Support Your Local Migrants’ Rights Organizations Adrián Bernal, Advancing Human Rights Committee The Border and Migration Justice subcommittee of the WILPF US Advancing Human Rights Issues Committee has an important announcement: We encourage all branches to reach out to lo… UpdatesLatin AmericaImmigration
- International Effort To End Genocide and Occupation in Palestine—Not Just Words But Action"Together, we have begun the work of ending the era of impunity. These measures show that we will no longer allow international law to be treated as optional, or Palestinian life as disposable." -Gustavo Petro, president of Colombia On July 15, 2025, representatives from over 30 countries met in Bo… Cuba and the Bolivarian AllianceIsraelGazaLatin AmericaGenocideIndigenous RightsPalestineHuman Rights
- Join the Jane Addams Branch for Mexico’s First Female President in May–and More!Below is a summary of recent and upcoming Jane Addams virtual branch meeting topics. As always, after guest speakers, we open the floor to WILPF leaders and then to all for questions and comments. April: Iran Presentation by Nuri Ronaghy and Alan Shorb In April, Jane Addams attendees were excited … BranchesUpdatesIranLatin AmericaWars and Militarism
