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May 2019
Golden Rule
's voyage begins, Women's Peace Initiative meets, write or visit your senators and reps on: overriding Trump's veto of bipartisan Yemen bill; supporting Eleanor Holmes Norton's nuclear ban bill; and ceasing illegal regime change strategies in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, branch news from Boston, Pittsburgh, and Peninsula/Palo Alto, and MORE, in this month's eNews.
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On May 1, 2019, the
Golden Rule, a project of Veterans For Peace, started the first ocean crossing of its "Peace in the Pacific" Voyage from San Diego to Hilo, Hawai'i!
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On March 22, 2019, five women's peace organizations including WILPF US met in San Francisco to discuss how we might collaborate, learn from each other, and support one another.
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Contact your reps and senators
now to urge them to override Trump's veto of the bipartisan bill to end the unconstitutional US support of Saudi Arabia's bombardment in Yemen.
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Let's begin calling, writing, and especially meeting with our representatives now to urge them to become co-sponsors of Eleanor Holmes Norton's improved nuclear weapons abolition bill.
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WILPF's Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance calls on all branches to contact your congressional delegation to lift the Cuban blockade and to cease illegal regime change strategies.
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Join us on for a second open-to-all conference call of the national Program Committee. The focus for this call is action, including an Ask the Candidates campaign!
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An invitation letter from the Disarm/End Wars Issue Committee: "Please consider joining us on the Wednesday Twitter calls.... These calls are fun, relaxed, and social."
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In late April, WILPF Boston held a fundraiser for a new WILPF branch in Sierra Leone and the Pittsburgh Branch held its annual Tax Day Rally and Penny Poll.
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WILPF US's Development Committee is relaunching this Spring and ALL members are invited to help steer the mother ship. Contribute your talents, ideas, and voices to shape WILPF's future!
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For Earth Day/week, the Peninsula/Palo Alto Branch showed the 40-minute documentary
Thirsty for Justice: The Struggle for the Human Right to Water.
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Corporate power plays an increasingly dominant role in our society and our politics. Help design WILPF's response by joining our Corporations v Democracy Issue Committee on May 28!
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Beginning in June, the Disarm/End Wars Committee monthly conference call will be changed to the second Sunday of the month, 7:30 pm EST, 4:30 pm PST.
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Benefit from upcoming Monday technology trainings customized to suit your needs, including Facebook & Twitter, Slack, Maestro Calls, and general technology questions.
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Next eNews Deadline: Sunday, May 26
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