WILPF US e-newsletter. A monthly publication of the US Section of the
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
June 2018
First "Congressional Pledge" signature secured, WILPF Branches march and rally with Poor People's Campaign, preparing for Ghana, discussing the history of US racism, past & future events in Burlington, VT, Triangle, NC, and Maine, and MORE, in this month's eNews.
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On May 21, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton met with the Disarm/End Wars Committee co-chairs and became the first US legislator to sign the "Congressional Pledge" to support joining the UN Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons.
WILPF Branches around the country shared reports and pictures from weeks one and two of the Poor People's Campaign. Still to come: Weeks four, five, & six and the June 23 mass rally in DC.
The Burlington, Vermont Branch of WILPF is collaborating with other groups to bring two Hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) to Vermont for five days in September.
The Triangle (NC) Branch engaged in Memorial Day activities bracketed by two PPC events. WILPF members participated in two May PPC protests and several were arrested for civil disobedience.
The US-Israel military-industrial complex has led to a dangerous point, but we can call for alternative policies, divestment, and citizen-driven conflict resolution.
On May 24, 2018, the Racial Justice Working Group convened and discussed a selection of materials on the overall topic of racial terrorism and the construction of systemic racism in the US.
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