WILPF US e-newsletter. A monthly publication of the US Section of the
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
September 2018
Join "Ultimate Civics" ONE WILPF call, Hiroshima Day: Branch reports, Ghana Congress approves new framework, important fall conferences/actions on disarmament, Venezuelan sanctions, and racism at the US/Mexico border, California lobbying victories, pressing for fair elections, and MORE, in this month's eNews.
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WILPF branches and members participated in a remarkable array of August events to commemorate the 73rd Anniversary of the US bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Riki Ott of ULTIMATE CIVICS will join our next ONE WILPF Call on Sept. 13. Learn how to teach, nurture, and increase student activism! Invite teachers, librarians, and youth leaders!
In Ghana, the Congress voting delegates approved the framework of the proposed International Program for 2018-2021, which includes emphases on environmental concerns and issues.
Disarmament events this fall include a Women's March on the Pentagon and international conferences on war and law, and on closing US foreign military bases.
WILPF branches are invited to participate in the fall 2018 national speaking tour of Steve Ellner on the hardships imposed on the Venezuelan people by US-Canadian sanctions.
Reflecting on this year's UN High-Level Political Forum, Dawn Nelson calls for civil society engagement to ensure accountability and true transformation.
Only with fair, honest elections, and protected voting rights, can we elect leaders at all levels to pass climate and environmental policies that put people and the planet first.
A new "nation-state law" passed by the Israel Knesset on July 19 has been criticized for being "racist" and "massively harmful to fundamental human rights."
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