Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
September 2023
“Self-Care for Activists” webinar to be held Sept. 23; defending activist organizations under attack; take part in the Global Week of Action for Peace in Ukraine Sept. 30-Oct. 8; join the Sept. 17 #ENDFOSSILFUELS march in NYC; invite a daughter/niece/granddaughter/friend to apply for the 68th CSW Forum; Apartheid-free Communities Gathering in Houston Oct. 26-27; how branch and board work feed each other; Guantanamo belongs to Cuba; introducing a new listserv for “creatives”; WILPF US “Gathering” report: Peninsula/Palo Alto and Pittsburgh branch news; and MORE, in this month’s eNews.
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Announcements & Updates: Audri Scott Williams will facilitate an interactive webinar “Self-Care for Activists” on September 23; Code Pink and other organizations have come under attack recently – we need to defend our fellow activists!
The DISARM co-chairs thank the branches and members who attended public events to commemorate the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and anyone who handed out the special Oppenheimer flyer to moviegoers. Coming up is an opportunity for all WILPF members to advocate for a diplomatic end to the war between Ukraine and Russia.
On Sunday, September 17, 2023, a massive march and rally to #ENDFOSSILFUELS will be held in New York City. Join the march or plan a local event with your branch or community groups.
In March 2024, we’ll be bringing the next cohort of delegates to the UN for the 68th CSW Forum. Please invite a daughter/niece/granddaughter/friend to apply!
You are invited to an Apartheid-Free Communities gathering to be held October 26-27 in Houston, prior to the national conference of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights.
At its best, the virtuous cycle between branch/local community and national board work leads to WILPF activists with a new understanding of the national – and international – importance of WILPF as a unique organization.
The United States has occupied 117 square kilometers of Cuba for 121 years, against the will of the Cuban people and as a symbol of US colonial control of Cuba that began in 1898.
The Advancing Human Rights CCS subcommittee’s new e-list aims to use creative tools to gain more broadcast media and print news access and perhaps to attract more youth. Please join!
On August 16-17, 2023, more than 90 WILPF members from all over the US plus two members from the WILPF International Secretariat gathered on Zoom for our Gathering.
In August, the Palo Alto Branch’s silent vigils every Friday were dedicated to the Hiroshima/Nagasaki commemoration and calls for peace in Ukraine. On August 4, we invited members of Fridays for Future (FFF) to stand with us to “Say No to Nukes.”
An enthusiastic group from Pittsburgh traveled to Erie on August 4 to greet the Golden Rule peace ship. They toured the boat, talked to the crew, and sang anti-nuclear songs.
