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March 2018
Invite progressives to public ONE WILPF call March 8, recommend young people for ANA scholarship, get social media training, CSW Delegation details, Palestine/Israel conditions, Monterey County & Pittsburgh branch news, and MORE, in this month's eNews.

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Ellen Rosser details the current situation in both Palestine and Israel. With conditions in Palestine "brutal" and "unstable," and "in a state of flux" in Israel, she urges WILPF members to keep wishing and working for a just peace.

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On March 8, the next ONE WILPF Call will be open to the general public! WILPF members are urged to invite friends, neighbors, co-workers, fellow faith community members...or any progressives interested in system change, election reform, and empowering women leaders. Note: a new registration link is required.

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Do you know any young people (ages 18-29) working on anti-nuclear issues and actions locally to you? We have access to $600 for scholarship funds to help one (or more) young person active in WILPF to participate in the ANA's "DC Days" and annual meeting this May (May 20-25) to train and lobby on anti-nuclear issues.

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WILPF US will be sending a delegation to the 62nd Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on March 10-17, 2018. Learn about this year's participants and events.

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WILPF US has endorsed and is partnering with the Poor People's Campaign because this movement provides hope grounded in concrete realities, and enables us to work toward realizing our vision of racial, social, and economic justice for all.

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Twitter calls, Social Media Training, Actions and Activism, working to End the Whole Nuclear Era and toward total disarmament.

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The Monterey County Branch addresses the Korean Peace Struggle, Energy, and Human Rights, and says goodbye to Darby Moss Worth, a former president and longtime member of the branch.

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We're off to a great start after our first meeting in February! Join us on March 22 for the next of our monthly meetings, held on the fourth Thursdays at 5 pm pacific / 6 pm mountain / 7 pm central / 8 pm eastern. Learn about our vision and mission.

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You've got experience we can use... In community organizing, fundraising for nonprofits, connecting progressives, and working on strategies for expanding your branch or project. Contact us to help with an exciting new project at WILPF US.

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The Pittsburgh branch's Raging Grannies were invited to sing at a local Unitarian Universalist church service. The result? Funds raised for WILPF!

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The national Program Committee's 2018 meeting series is on the first Sunday of each month, at 5 pm pacific / 6 pm mountain / 7 pm central / 8 pm eastern! Calling on each branch to send a rep to join us we can plan and coordinate actions together!

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The Advancing Human Rights issues committee is meeting monthly on the first Thursdays of each month, at 5 pm pacific / 6 pm mountain / 7 pm central / 8 pm eastern! We are working on a wide range of intersecting issues.

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Next eNews Deadline: Monday, March 26
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