On a historic Peace Bridge in Maine, WILPFers take a stand for resistance against nuclear weapons, waving banners and signs in acknowledgement the 77th anniversary of the Nagasaki bombings.
Updates
Monday, August 29, 2022 - 11:47
Monday, August 29, 2022 - 11:42
In 2011, U.S. Army Major Amanda Feindt “went into mama-bear mode” after her children and fellow service members were poisoned by jet-fuel contaminated water. On Tuesday, September 20 in DC, join the rally in front of the U.S. EPA to demand action to protect our health.
Monday, August 29, 2022 - 11:30
Women gain strength through advocacy training for local public banking efforts in Vermont. Read how WILPF’s Women, Money & Democracy Committee and their partner An Economy of Our Own planted these seeds!
Monday, August 29, 2022 - 11:23
Do you use Facebook? Instagram? Linked-in? If so, lend your skills to WILPF US! We are hoping to amplify our message and involve younger generations of WILPFers by using social media and starting a new Communications Committee. Read on for ways to get involved!
Monday, August 29, 2022 - 08:59
Reading reflects and helps us understand the world we live in, strengthens the imagination, and is an important part of creative activism. Let’s start a Virtual WILPF Book Club and create a community of readers to engage in conversations together, as a way to support to our actions for social justice.
Monday, August 29, 2022 - 08:51
Four novels published by Apprentice House explore the tensions and dynamics of social justice work through complex characters, timely political questions, and masterful writing. We come to know more about human condition through author Dorothy Van Soest’s empathic and multidimensional characters— a perfect choice for your social justice book club!
Monday, August 29, 2022 - 08:45
Hiroshima Day acknowledgements in Palo Alto included a day of participatory artmaking led by artist Yoko Tahara, whose ecological sculpture reflects on the impact of nuclear weapons on water and fish. WILPFers contributed by making prints using the artist’s hand carved wooden blocks.
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 - 18:16
The Poor People’s Campaign Rally in DC on June 18th brought together WILPFers from across the U.S. in a show of solidarity and mutual support. Emily Keel provides an update on continuing WILPF-PPC collaboration and upcoming PPC events.
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 - 18:16
The Burlington Branch participated in an Africa Day Celebration to honor the history and culture of the African diasporic community in Vermont. WILPFers prepare for the VT WILPF Gathering in Rochester, VT, with presentations from Branch members and a viewing of the second half of the WILPF Int’l Congress.
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 - 18:15
If you consider yourself an activist, then (I hope!) you’re aware that issues of race have, again, come to the forefront. To provide a contemporary foundation for the “inner work” of addressing structural racism, the WILPF US National Board participated in a special 5 ½ hour interactive presentation on multiple aspects of how racism impacts individuals and organizations.
