Updates

The DISARM Committee asked you to exert pressure on the corporations putting profit ahead of people and the planet in mid-September and we thank those WILPF members who did so in various ways. If you click on the Read More, you will learn about these actions.  The Costs of War project released two papers on October 7th on the human and budgetary costs of the US involvement in the Gaza-Israel war since October 7, 2023. Click on the Read More to find out how “we” spent $22.76 Billion in one year to help kill over 41,000 Palestinians in Gaza.

For two weeks in mid-September the DISARM Committee asks you to exert pressure on the corporations putting profit ahead of people and the planet. We must end our addiction to fossil fuels and nuclear weapons before it’s too late. Go to this Warheads to Windmills website and click on read more to find out how and where to exert this pressure and to read about nine WILPF branches that held events to commemorate the terrible atomic bombings  of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Longtime WILPF activist May Takayanagi passed away earlier this year, two months shy of her 100th birthday. May, whose family had immigrated from Japan, was put into internment camps during WWII. Some of her fellow WILPF members share their memories of her and her passion for justice. 

As the war in Gaza continues, Israel has exchanged aggression with Iran, Syria and Yemen. This is added to fears that the situation could lead to a much more serious war, and one that could involve nuclear weapons. In July, at the Non-Proliferation Treaty 11th Review Conference, some speakers spoke of the current situation as very grave.