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October 2020
Upcoming Disarm events, honoring Ella Baker & Fannie Lou Hamer, W$D backs the THRIVE campaign, Triangle, Maine, and JA Branch news, tune in to Burlington suffrage events Oct. 21 & 22, more skills trainings and support for WILPF members, join two "Zoom of Our Own" webinars, mobilizing local climate emergency declarations, PPC voting power, help end unlawful detention of Palestinian children, Fresno Equality Day caravan, and MORE, in this month's eNews.  

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Upcoming Disarm/End War events include Keep Space for Peace Week and an October 22 webinar with Ray Acheson; AHR remembrances of Ella Baker and Fannie Lou Hamer can inspire our work today; W$D asks members to advocate for the THRIVE Agenda & public banking.

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Triangle (NC) Branch cosponsors virtual events and focuses on GOTV work and contested election trainings; Maine WILPF commemorated the 75th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with two days of events; Jane Addams Branch for at-large members will hear about issue committee work on October 21.

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All WILPF members are welcome to attend three free virtual presentations with women's suffrage historian Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner October 21-22, 2020! By M. Adelman.

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WILPF national is building branches through new support materials, guest speakers, mini-grant funding, One WILPF calls, and skills webinars and trainings. Attend our Twitter training on October 15! By D. De Lu.

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Two intriguing "Zoom of Our Own" Conversations just for you will be held on October 13 and 27. Meet real women engaged on the front lines of economic justice! By M. Gardam.

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While massive wildfires burned in northern California, on September 29, my Yolo County Board of Supervisors declared a climate emergency and committed to achieve a just transition to zero carbon emissions by 2030. Let's mobilize! By N. Price.

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The WILPF US Congress will be held two weekends in August 2021, and we are seeking applicants for a Congress Coordinator position. An important part of this paid job is to reach out to branches and highlight their work.

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WILPFers, help unleash the power that 140 million poor and low-income people in our country have to change the political landscape! By D. Van Soest.

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Each year the Israeli military detains and prosecutes around 700 Palestinian children. Here's what you can do to help us end this human rights violation. By O. Hugonot Haber & J. Corderman.


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Nothing could keep Fresno WILPF members from celebrating National Women's Equality Day on August 26 with a car caravan that rallied The Vote. Suffrage is unfinished business until there is true equality for all! By N. Hatcher.

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In her fearless and inspiring efforts on behalf of equity, equality, and the rights of women, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg epitomized the values and aspirations common to many of us in WILPF. By J. Doyle.


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Cape Cod Branch member Alycia Davis, 71, has written a thank you letter to all WILPF members and shared two books she has created.



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