AGENDA
1. Report on the September World Beyond War Conference that WILPF co-sponsored in Washington DC. In preparation for the call, you may be interested in viewing videos from the Conference, though this is not required to participate in the call.
See the videos
2. Report on next steps to plan a WILPF US SOLIDARITY EVENT for April 2017. We are hopeful that every WILPF member and branch will participate in some way and we are suggesting a variety of options from a required small action to more engaging actions that connect with your community in fun and interactive ways. Be ready to suggest what could work in YOUR community!
3. Break Out Rooms:
(work space to brainstorm, collaborate and plan right on the call, followed by reports back to the general session of the call. Facilitators and Note Takers will be assigned in advance. Please use your full name and location to identify yourselves once you enter the Break Out Room.)
BREAK OUT ROOM 1: How can WILPF members participate in the plans and actions that arose from the World Beyond War Conference and collaborate effectively with partner organizations? Timelines, goals, objectives. Facilitator - TBA Note Taker/Reporter: Sandy Thacker.
BREAK OUT ROOM 2: More planning for the April 2017 WILPF SOLIDARITY EVENT across the US. More suggestions, questions, details, ideas. How will this event work on some level for YOUR branch or your community? How can we use it to raise WILPF's visibility and increase our connections to one another? What are the next steps necessary to gain traction and buy-in across all of WILPF US? Facilitator - TBA Note Taker/Reporter: TBA.
4. Report Back from Break Out Rooms. Details about agreements, questions, next steps, timelines, moving the plans forward.
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These ONE WILPF CALLS are member-led, monthly and offer ways for branches and members to connect, share resources and solutions, and plan strategically for the future. They are in response to the results of the 2015 Branch Survey, as a way of resolving the isolation and disconnection members are feeling from one another, from other branches and from WILPF US. They focus on solutions, moving forward, and collaborating to make WILPF stronger and our work more visible.
Put the calls on your calendar now!
Oct. 13, Nov. 10, Dec. 8, Jan. 12, Feb. 9, March 9, April 13,
May 11, June 8, July 13, Aug. 10, Sept 14.
December 8th Call features Medea Benjamin of CODE PINK discussing how WILPF and Code Pink can work more closely and strategically in collaboration.
January 12th Call features Ray Acheson of REACHING CRITICAL WILL Program at WILPF's United Nations Office, discussing how WILPF US members can work more strategically and collaboratively with RCW's upcoming calendar of events and objectives.
February 9th Call features the MOST DANGEROUS WOMEN Book Group Discussion. See the Winter 2016 Peace & Freedom for more information about choices of books and authors.
