Announcements & Updates: WILPF US Elections, Freedom to Vote, Kentucky/Indiana Branch Meeting, Day of Dialogue, DPoW Event Video

November 2022

WILPF US Elections: Thank You Board Candidates & Save the Date – November 10!

by Darien De Lu
WILPF US President

We are very glad to announce that two candidates are running for seats on WILPF’s national board:

Barbara Neilsen for Treasurer
George Friday for Program Committee Chair. (one of the two Program Committee Chairs)

WILPF members will receive their ballot packets in the mail in November, and must post their votes by November 28. In addition to the vote on the two Board candidates, the ballot contains a Bylaws amendment proposal that would make some language more concise, without changing any procedures or practices.

Please join us for an introduction to this year’s Board candidates and the one Bylaws amendment that will be on the same ballot on Thursday, November 10, at 5:30 pm PDT / 6:30 pm MDT / 7:30 pm CDT / 8:30 pm EDT.

For this virtual event, we’ve chosen the traditional night (the second Thursday) of the One WILPF Call (which will be resuming on about a quarterly basis in 2023). We’ll be sending out the details and an invitation link via an eAlert in early November.

Depending on how glutted the mail is with other election items, WILPF members will likely have received their official ballot in the mail by the tenth. The ballot packet directs recipients to a members-only webpage address where we’ll provide additional candidate and Bylaws amendment information, as well as the details on the Nov. 10 webinar. Members, please – among all the election emails coming your way – watch for the eAlert for more information.

For any questions, please contact Darien De Lu at President@wilpfUS.org

There’s Still Time to Get Involved in the Freedom to Vote

WILPF members Judy Adams and Ashley Carrington talked about ways branches and members can join our Solidarity Action on our July 11 ONE WILPF Call. You can view the presentations via that link and hear Ashley introduce the WILPF Voting Rights Toolkit.

That toolkit and the voting information from Judy’s research will shortly be available on our website. You can use those resources to educate voters locally and in key areas nationally about how, where, and why to register and vote.

Keep an eye on the Get Involved corner at the bottom left of our homepage. We’ll announce and post there the link to the upcoming Freedom to Vote webpage, which will be a resource through the 2024 elections.

First Zoom Meeting for New Kentucky-Indiana Branch!

by Julie Segal
Kentucky/Indiana Branch

Kentucky and Indiana WILPF members (and potential members!) are welcome to the first Zoom meeting for this new branch. This meeting will be held on Sunday, December 4, at 3-4:30 pm EST.

For more information, contact: Julie Segal, jdsegal@earthlink.net.

Speak Up at Our Day of Dialogue

by Darien De Lu
WILPF US President

One of the agenda items at the September Board meeting was a "Town Hall" for comments on the Sept. 11 Board Memo: "WILPF US and the Black Liberation Caucus." After a number of WILPF members expressed their views and concerns, the Board voted unanimously for a motion to have a Day of Dialogue for members to talk about their own experiences, views, and truths.

The Board will set the exact date for the Day of Dialogue, between Nov. 10-Dec. 10. A date in November is likely, perhaps in the week of Nov. 14-18. Read more details in the coming eAlert!

For any questions, please contact Darien De Lu at President@wilpfUS.org

New DPoW Committee Introduces Work

by Dee Murphy
Chair, DPOW Committee

The Domestic Prisoners of War (DPOW) Issue Committee was pleased to be able to introduce the work of this new issue committee to audiences on October 21, 2022. If you missed it, please find the recording of their introductory presentation here.

If you would like to join us in this very important work, please send an email to nomoredpows@wilpfus.org .