WILPF Branch Activities
Published on May, 33 2018
Tucson Branch members Georgia, Lee, Margo, Mary, Lee, Marty, Peggi, Rosemary, Roz and Ginny. Photo by Deb Livingston.
Tucson WILPF and Raging Grannies Tax Day Event
On Monday, April 16, members of Tucson WILPF held a morning long event in front of the library. They passed out literature and engaged in meaningful conversation with people as they entered and exited the library. The Tucson Raging Grannies sang several songs about repealing the “Trump Tax Scam.”
Several WILPF branches and at-large members participated in Tax Day rallies and events around the country. View a slideshow of images from Philadelphia, Oakland, Boston, Pittsburgh, and Tucson.
Boston Branch Events: Tax Day Rally, House Meeting
On April 8, twenty people came to Joan Eklein’s home in Newton, MA, to hear the stories of two Palestinian women struggling to make a living while living under Israeli control. The bilingual women brought lovely jewelry and needlework scarves and shoulder bags to sell.
Our Boston branch wanted to support the Science/Earth Day rally on April 22, but President Trump’s announcement to bomb Syrian chemical plants resulted in several of us going to a Tax Day rally on April 14 in Cambridge, MA, that emphasized moving money away from the military to struggling U.S. citizens.
Seven of us set up our large WILPF banner and we held another sign that said: “My $ is for Peace, Planet, NO War.”
Pittsburgh News: PNC Bank Protest, Tax Day Rally
On Tuesday, April 24, Pittsburgh WILPF participated in a protest in front of PNC Bank during their shareholders meeting to demand that the bank stop lending money to manufacturers of nuclear weapons. A photo of the Raging Grannies appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on 4/25/18.
We also held our 11th annual Tax Day rally and penny poll on April 18. We distributed 250 pie chart flyers and engaged passersby in conversation. The Raging Grannies added music to the event.
This photo of Pittsburgh Raging Grannies Eva Havlicsek, Edith Bell, and Marcy Luek was taken by Andrew Rush and appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on 4/25/18.
