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March 2023

Last call to host the 2024 WILPF US Congress; learn about the “banker ladies” on the March 9th ONE WILPF Call; join PPC webinar “End Women’s Poverty: Invest in Caring Not Killing” on March 8; resources & actions from DISARM to stop the war in Ukraine that has already cost more than 200,000 lives; peace signs in Greenfield, MA stores; Detroit Branch discusses US penal system injustices; CSW delegation meet & greet; and MORE, in this month’s eNews.

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Last Call for ‘Bids’ to Host the 2024 WILPF US Congress: March 15 Deadline 

Branches/Areas – last call to be considered to host the 2024 WILPF Congress – March 15 is the deadline!


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On March 9, Learn About the ‘Banker Ladies’! 

Feminist cooperators are everywhere! Register for the March 9th ONE WILPF Call to learn about alternative banking solutions being created by women who are most affected by financial insecurity and predatory lending.



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Join ‘End Women’s Poverty: Invest in Caring Not Killing’ on March 8  

Please attend the webinar “End Women’s Poverty: Invest in Caring Not Killing” on March 8, organized by the California Poor People’s Campaign and co-sponsored by WILPF! Women and children are 70% of the poor in the US and stats are similar around the world.


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We Must Strive to Prevent a Second Anniversary of the War in Ukraine 

Following the first anniversary of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on February 24, we must show our congressional representatives, who keep voting to send more weapons to Ukraine, that there are peaceful alternatives to war. The DISARM/End Wars Committee offers resources and actions to stop this war that has already cost more than 200,000 lives.  


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Greenfield Shops for Peace   

In Greenfield, Massachusetts, signs abound in downtown shop windows, among them PEACE, ART NOT WAR, FOOD FOR ALL NOT WAR, SOLAR NOT WAR, MAKE TEA NOT WAR. Invite your own community’s shops to display signs like this!


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Detroit Kitchen Table Talk & Action Series on Zoom 

As part of the Detroit Branch’s ongoing “Kitchen Table Talk & Action” series, member and attorney Sherry Wells shared her knowledge and experiences with the deep injustices of the United States penal system.


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NYC area WILPFers – Come Meet Our CSW67 Delegation on March 9!   

Now that the annual UN CSW programs are once again in-person, WILPF will be participating March 6-17, 2023. Members within the NYC area are invited to a meet and greet with our delegation on March 9 from 5-7 pm!


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