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September 2020
Board supports 'Call for Peace,' AHR meets Oct. 1, Burlington, Pittsburgh, and Peninsula/Palo Alto Branch news, Sept. 20 webinar celebrates Federation of Cuban Women, act on violence in Gaza, two more Disarm webinars, join the virtual Jane Addams Branch, 2021 Congress will be dynamic, successful solidarity events, W$D watch parties, We Are Many screening Sept. 21 is a WILPF US fundraiser, and MORE, in this month's eNews.  

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WILPF US Board's 'Call for Peace' includes a permanent extension of the UN's Global Ceasefire and a 50% cut in total military spending; join AHR's first Thursday meetings to help plan next steps; W$D is finalizing a toolkit on funding innovative local projects you care about through public banking.

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Burlington celebrates Women's Suffrage Centennial, Pittsburgh Branch remembers Hiroshima with protest, and Palo Alto shares three videos, including Menlo Park paper cranes display.

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Celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Federation of Cuban Women on a September 20 webinar. Speakers include Ana Silvia Rodriguez, Cuban Ambassador to the UN, and Gretel Marante Rossett from the FMC! By C. Domingo.

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The harsh blockade in Gaza, backed by the US, has been a humanitarian catastrophe. Act now to call for an end to Israeli bombings, resuming negotiations for peace, and making the Middle East a Weapons of Mass Destruction Free Zone. By T. Campanella-Cook, E. Rosser, and O. Hugonot Haber.

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The Disarm Committee's series of Zoom webinars tied to the 75th anniversaries of the UN and the use of nuclear weapons are all watchable. Still to come: Alice Slater on September 20 and Ray Acheson on October 22. By E. Thomas and R. Lloyd.

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There has never been a better time to join the Jane Addams Branch! Any WILPF member who is not in a local branch is welcome. The JA Branch is holding a Movie Night on Sept. 21 and meeting on Sept. 24.

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Our 2021 Congress next August will be a dynamic virtual event! We want all branches and at-large members to participate. We're also looking for applicants for a paid Congress Coordinator position. By D. DeLu.

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Read about the many successful WILPF US events held to commemorate the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Now we are moving to the second part of the Solidarity Season. By C. Spencer and M. Pecoraro.

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Build your branch and help create change with a virtual community MOVIE NIGHT. WILPF's W$D Committee has already done the work to make this an easy packaged event for you!


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An online screening and panel discussion of We Are Many, telling the story behind the 2003 anti-Iraq War protests, will be held on International Peace Day (September 21). Look for a personalized ticket link via eAlert; 40% of these ticket sales will go to WILPF US.

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