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December 2016
Members, past and present, run for Congress, promenade for peaceful toys and against war, gather in Boston to discuss race and the environment, petition President Obama, call us to action on water issues and #NoDAPL, and are asked to give input on WILPF Bylaws.
Update
The Thursday, December 8, ONE WILPF Call
will feature
WILPF member and CODE PINK Activist Medea Benjamin, who just returned from the North Dakota Standing Rock pipeline protests.
She will comment on or discuss some or all of the following issues:
1. Standing Rock/indigenous women
2. The danger of potentially tearing up the Iran nuclear deal
3. The "hidden" war in Yemen that the US is so responsible for
4. The inauguration and 100 days plans.
The call begins at 4 pm pacific and 7 pm eastern.
Pre-registration is required. Click here to pre-register.
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Join us March 1-10, 2017, in building an international women's movement and travel to Havana, Cienfuegos, and Matanzas.
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The Greater Philadelphia Branch has kicked off a petition drive on Change.org, asking President Obama to support a UN resolution on West Bank settlement freeze.
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The fall/winter 2016 issue of the magazine is out, and a new cumulative index provides a record of 15 years of "Peace & Freedom" writing and WILPF action.
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Tucson, the home of Raytheon Missile Systems and Davis Monthan Air Force Base, is also home to the "Nuclear Resister" and its editors, Jack and Felice Cohen-Joppa.
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Let's congratulate one of our own members who ran for Congress in Oregon on the Progressive Party slate.
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The Sacramento Valley Branch commemorated the centennial anniversary of the election of the very first woman to the US Congress, Jeannette Rankin, a Montana Republican and lifelong pacifist.
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What changes in our Bylaws will help make WILPF US structurally and procedurally more effective? That's the question the national Bylaws Committee is seeking input on, as well as volunteers to contribute to the discussion.
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Members of the WILPF Tucson Branch held the first of two annual "Sidewalk Welcome to Shoppers" on Black Friday, urging shoppers to buy peaceful toys this Christmas.
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What is our moral obligation? The three main dams supplying water to Bolivia's largest cities are no longer fed by Andean glaciers, and demand now outstrips supply.
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Greater Philadelphia WILPF received a mini-grant for a tour of fracking sites in Dimock, Pennsylvania, to learn about the effects of fracking on families, the water supply, and the land.
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The Boston Branch sponsored the WILPF New England Retreat in October, providing an opportunity for area members to gather and discuss matters of race and the environment.
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Women's International League for Peace and Freedom/US Section
11 Arlington Street | Boston, MA 02116 | 617-266-0999 |
www.wilpfus.org
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