The Women, Money & Democracy (W$D) Committee is asking all WILPF members to hold watch parties and Zoom discussions of the film The Laundromat (Netflix). By M. Gardam.
Updates
Sumiteru Taniguchi gives a clearheaded but passionate account of the struggle maintained by the hibakusha in the new English translation of The Atomic Bomb on My Back: A Life Story of Survival and Activism, By R. Lloyd.
The Saving Lives Campaign of the US-Cuba-Canada Collaboration just scored a stunning success in San Francisco. You or your branch can endorse the campaign. By L. Reeves.
Some fundraisers can be done by one person within a couple of weeks! Join a brainstorming Zoom call where we will discuss ways to get some cash to support your branch’s needs and dreams. By M. Adelman.
It’s time for all of us to get comfortable with virtual connection tools. Join our “Virtual Meeting Training” on August 20, and learn more about how to use conference calls and Zoom in your activism! By D. De Lu.
Join the fight for racial equality, confront our nation’s history of racial bigotry, and begin the era of truth and justice. The beginning of the Advancing Human Rights (AHR) resource library is included here along with monthly call info. By M. Collins, S. Ouattara, and V. Young.
Learn about ways to use the peace cranes sent to us from Japanese Hibakusha, and put upcoming July 13 and August 9 Disarm/End Wars Zoom events on your calendar! By R. Lloyd and E. Thomas.
The new Solidarity Event Planning Team is launching a “Ceasefire/75th Solidarity Season” from August 6th to September 21st. Branches can choose from several recommended topics. By C. Spencer and M. Pecoraro.
A continuation of the “PFAS and the Military” Tour to be held in Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire in 2021 is being explored. WILPF members in these states are invited to help! By M. Adelman.
Cuts in the military budget could be used to clean up PFAS contaminated sites and to ensure safe drinking water. It’s time to take action, demanding a budget that will address inequality and systemic racism, and protect the environment. By N. Price.