Committee Updates: Support WILPF this Holiday Season; Planning Begins for 2021 Congress Branch Presentations

Marguerite Adelman, “Seeking Peace,” 2018: Acrylic, beads, felt, and origami on canvas, 20” x 16”.

December 2020

A Powerful Holiday Gift Idea

By the WILPF US Development Committee

Support the organization you love by giving a WILPF membership as a gift to someone you love. It’s so simple. Just send an email to Chris at the WILPF US Office (chris.wilpf@gmail.com) with the following info:

• Use the subject line: “HOLIDAY LIST – GIFT MEMBERSHIPS”
• Include your list of designated gift recipients with their names, addresses, phone numbers, and emails for everyone to whom you would like to give a $35 WILPF membership as a holiday gift. 
• Write your check for $35 x (number) of individuals you are giving this gift to. Make check out to WILPF US. (FYI – this is not tax deductible because it’s a purchased membership).
• Mail your check to:
  HOLIDAY GIFT MEMBERSHIPS
  WILPF US
  PO Box 13075
  Des Moines, IA 50310

Your gift recipients will get:

• A holiday gift card affirming their holiday gift membership.
• Later they’ll receive a really spiffy new member packet.

During these times when we all have too much stuff, how nice it is to get a gift of involvement in peace and justice work.

Branches, 2021 Congress Opportunities are Knocking at Your Door!

By the Congress Program Committee

WILPF US’s 34th Triennial Congress, “WOMEN, POWER AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: Building from Strength,” is less than a year away! The 2021 Congress dates are:  August 13, 14, 15 & 20, 21, 22.

This Congress aims to lift the voices of our branches and honor your contributions. We are seeking featured speakers on key WILPF topics and programming entertainment, but it is your presentations that will form the foundation for Congress 2021. Our hope is that these presentations will be contributed by individual branches or collaborations between branches participating in similar projects.

To start planning for this effort to showcase your work at Congress, we would like to speak with your members to discuss your projects and endeavors. Please contact one of the Con-Pro committee members (see list below) to provide a contact person from your branch, and please do ask us your questions! We will be setting up a time for one of us to call you soon.

Congress Program Committee:
Janet Slagter: janetsl@mail.fresnostate.edu 
Mary Hanson Harrison: harrison0607@msn.com 
Bev Fitzpatrick: dfitzpatrick29@comcast.net
Karina Lopez: lopezkarinarenee@gmail.com
Leni Reeves: lenireeves@gmail.com
Robin Lloyd: robinlloyd8@gmail.com