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June 2023

WILPF needs you to volunteer for crucial organizational roles; join national actions on Cuba June 25; Boston Branch gets generous gift; participate or hold an event to recognize Juneteenth; save the dates for three important peace events in June & July; take action for a better farm bill; student starts new Miami branch; new DPoW committee aims to build networks and advocate for legal reform; PFAS presentation on YouTube; Greater Philadelphia Branch welcomes Golden Rule; Maine WILPF pickets for diplomacy; Detroit Branch discusses Great Lakes water issues; and MORE, in this month’s eNews.


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Announcements & Updates: Step Up to Help WILPF US; Join Actions on Cuba; Boston Branch Receives Generous Gift 

Announcements & Updates: WILPF US lacks sufficient individuals volunteering in a number of crucial organizational roles – can you step up to help with defined and limited tasks, and/or recruit others who can?; Join actions on June 25 to remove Cuba from the US State Sponsors of Terrorism list; Boston WILPF thanks 99-year-old Marcella Garber Katz for her generous gift to continue her inspiring work for peace!


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Recognize/Celebrate/Educate – Juneteenth 2023 

Juneteenth is Monday, June 19: Attend an event and share info about WILPF US! If you don’t live in a state that recognizes it, consider an action, LTE campaign, or another public education method to call for your state to make Juneteenth a holiday. 



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Save the Dates for Three Important Peace Events during June & July 

Save the dates! Three important peace events are happening in June and July: The International Summit for Peace in Ukraine on June 10-11, the 24-hour Peace Wave 2023 on July 8-9, and Global Women for Peace Against NATO on July 7-9.


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Help Advocate for a Better Farm Bill! 

The US Farm Bill is being drafted right now. In its current form, it is “a consequential step backward for market access, fair competition, climate resilience, equity, and food security.” Learn more and take action for a better bill.


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High School Student Starts New “Miami Mujeres” Branch 

There’s a new branch in WILPF US: the “Miami Mujeres”! It was started by high school sophomore Eva Egozi who discovered WILPF after she became increasingly interested in observing policy changes and violence in the world through a feminist lens. 


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“Peace Begins At Home”: Domestic Prisoners of War (DPoW) Issue Committee Goals  

“Peace begins at home” is the theme and motto of a new issue committee formed in the WILPF-US section for survivors of domestic abuse and all WILPF members who want to join with us in sisterhood and allyship. Two of our goals are to build networks and to advocate for legal reform.


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PFAS: What You Need to Know about “Forever Chemicals” 

Marguerite Adelman’s one-hour Zoom presentation for the Jane Addams Branch on PFAS “forever chemicals” is now available on the WILPF US YouTube channel. Discover research tools to find out about PFAS in your own communities or request your own tailored presentation.


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Disappointing G7 Statement on Nuclear Disarmament Means We Must Double Our Efforts 

Even after many actions to influence the international community to consider next steps on nuclear disarmament, the G7 statement was just a restatement of the status quo. We must double our efforts to get more co-sponsors for the Norton Bill and support the “Localities and Legislators” coalition.


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Greater Philadelphia Branch Welcomes Golden Rule!  

The Greater Philadelphia Branch joined with several other groups to welcome and send off the Golden Rule sailing vessel. City Councilmember Mark Squilla presented a resolution marking the visit which included Philadelphia’s past support for nuclear abolition.


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Maine WILPFers Picket and Exhort Legislators to Prevent Nuclear War 

The Maine Branch pickets collaboratively with other peace groups each Friday in Portland, and Maine WILPFers recently asked their legislators to support the Norton Bill (H.R. 2775) and H.Res.77 to make nuclear disarmament the centerpiece of US policy.


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Detroit Branch Hears Sobering Facts in “Water for All—The Future of Water in the Great Lakes Region”  

A Detroit Branch April Zoom presentation on water issues in the Great Lakes region raised some serious concerns and spurred attendees to action. The recording can be watched and shared, and everyone can contact the White House to demand President Biden shut down Line 5. 


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