WILPF US e-newsletter. A monthly publication of the US Section of the
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
October 2018
Melissa Torres elected WILPF International Vice President, Hibakusha events in Vermont reach 3,000+ people, ECAN nuclear waste sampling program needs support, reports from the World Beyond War Toronto Conference, Western Cluster meeting, and ANA fall meeting, remembering June Krebs, and MORE, in this month's eNews.
Your support helps us reach farther and have more impact. Consider a Donation to WILPF today to demonstrate your solidarity with our work.
An extensive citizen-scientist program of environmental sampling in northeast Tennessee by the Erwin Citizen Awareness Network is about to resume and it
needs WILPF's support!
Applications for the WILPF US United Nations Programs at the 63rd Commission on the Status of Women (to be held March 9-15, 2019) are now open!
Due date is November 2.
Peninsula/Palo Alto WILPF members were part of a September 23 candlelight vigil to show their strong support for neighbor Christine Blasey Ford before her testimony.
At this year's meeting of northern California WILPF branches, members discussed public banks,
Screwnomics, how to help WILPF national, and news from the Triennial Congress.
Middle East issues were largely absent from this year's International Congress in Ghana, but one workshop led to new connections and a resolution on Palestine.
WILPF at-large members in the Auburn, CA, area produced the Robert Schenkkan play
Building The Wall, a futuristic look at our immigration and detention policies.
At the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) Fall Meeting in Boulder, CO, experts identified weapons of concern and expressed fears about the limited oversight of nuclear weapons facilities.
Several high profile events are happening this fall, including the Women's March on the Pentagon and the Veterans for Peace March on Washington. Keep gathering petition signatures!
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