WILPF US e-newsletter. A monthly publication of the US Section of the
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
March 2017
The Nuclear Free Future tour returns; plan to join the March 9 ONE WILPF CALL to learn more about the Women's March to Ban the Bomb; Monterey supports Syrian refugees and war victims; March 22 is World Water Day; become an expert Facebook user; and more.
SAVE THE DATE!
WILPF US 33rd Triennial Congress 2017
Thursday, July 27 - Sunday, July 30
Our 2017 Congress is set for Chicago! The conference center and dorm rooms are located on the University of IL-Chicago campus, near the restaurant scenes of Little Italy and Greek Town, as well as within "marching" distance of Jane Addams's Hull House, our founder's premier example of a working social democracy.
Right now, our National Congress Committee is working on the theme and starting to build the framework for the Congress. In the next few months, we will reach out to branches for program topics and workshop ideas.
Until then, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact our Congress Coordinator, Chris Wilbeck at 515-229-6988 or chris.wilpf@gmail.com
The WILPF US Monterey County Branch organized and cosponsored a benefit concert and cultural evening for Syrian refugees and victims of war on February 3, 2017.
Join in the Women's March to Ban the Bomb; follow the next segment of the Nuclear Free Future tour; petition against shipments of extremely hazardous liquid weapons-grade radioactive materials.
The Tucson Raging Grannies performed at Tucson's 35th annual Peace Fair and Music Festival, Arizona's largest gathering of peace, justice, and environmental groups.
March 22 is United Nations World Water Day. The theme--"Why Waste Water?"--is about reducing and reusing wastewater. Time for some local education and action, to say "No" to bottled water and "No" to glyphosate-based herbicides.
