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March 2020
Five WILPFers serve asylum seekers in Brownsville, organize now for World Water Day & Earth Day, support new Plastic Pollution Act, Golden Rule funding needed, how WILPF is part of CSW/Beijing +25, Women, Money & Democracy update, five key Disarm events, Grants Funding Committee wants your strong projects, calling WILPF to 6-20-20, and MORE, in this month's eNews. 

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A delegation from the Greater Philadelphia Branch traveled to Brownsville, Texas, where they served meals across the border to 1,000 residents of a tent encampment of asylum seekers. By T. Shelton.

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Make your plans now to honor World Water Day on Sunday, March 22, and prepare for the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22. By N. Price.

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Federal lawmakers recently introduced the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act, and Earth Democracy proudly signed on to letter of support for this important bill. Here's what you can do now! By N. Price.

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The Golden Rule and her intrepid crew are ready and raring to go, but there's one final roadblock: we need more money in the bank before we can sail from Hawaii. Please join me in giving generously! By H. Jaccard.

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WILPF US programs and panels are part of the UN Commission on the Status of Women's focus on the 25th Anniversary of the Beijing Women's Conference (CSW64) on March 9-20, 2020. By D. De Lu.

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The renamed Women, Money & Democracy Committee (W$D) recently formalized a new partnership with the nonprofit An Economy of Our Own. Find out what it all means for W$D. By M. Gardam.

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DISARM/End Wars is spearheading five important, interconnected events in this 75th anniversary year of the creation and use of the atomic bomb, and the establishment of the United Nations. By E. Thomas.


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The new all-volunteer Grants Task Force has already secured one grant and is ready to look for more. What makes a strong project and how far in advance should you be planning? By Dev Ctte.

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Would you like some WILPF-JAPA seals for books awarded pre-2013 or for sentimental reasons? 50 assorted silver and blue seals can be yours with a $20 donation to JAPA. By T. Cook.


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Thousands of poor people and advocates will gather on June 20, 2020, for the Mass Poor People's Assembly and Moral March on Washington! Here's how WILPF-US can be there. By M. Bricker-Jenkins.


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