Next ONE WILPF CALL
NAFTA, WILPF Elections, Ending Nuclear Weapons
Thursday, November 9
4pm pacific / 5pm mountain / 6pm central / 7pm eastern
1. The New NAFTA's coming and it could threaten a LOT of our issues. Hear Lisa Griffith and Betsy Garrold of the National Family Farm Coalition on what we can do.
Though shrouded in mystery, initial reports are that Trump's New NAFTA will be even worse than Obama's TPP. Worse for the environment, for local economies, for democratic process, for nation state sovereignty of laws, for drug prices, and for family farms. And ultimately the New NAFTA will contribute to the roots of war by promoting divisions and economic injustice, food insecurity and winner take all strategies that abandon the most vulnerable. What can we do? Organize Now!!
Because so much of rural America voted for Trump, we feel like outreach to rural areas about what's WRONG with the New NAFTA is essential. These economically depressed areas are poised to reject more trade agreements that ship jobs overseas... but the tools we'll use are convertible for urban areas too.
On our Nov. 9th call we'll have Lisa Griffith, the Outreach Director for the National Family Farm Coalition and Betsy Garrold,
representative to the Executive Board of National Family Farm Coalition and Board President for Food for Maine's Future
. Betsy deals with policy. Together they'll offer insights into what we can expect from this new version of NAFTA, what resources we can use to oppose it, and how we can collaborate with allies on this on a practical timetable.
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WILPF ELECTIONS
You should have received your ballots for the upcoming WILPF Election for new Board Members. If you have not, you need to contact Chris Wilbeck at info@wilpfus.org. Your dues may not be up to date or we may have a bad address for you. The completed Ballots must be postmarked no later than Saturday, November 18th. So don't delay contacting us if you have not received your ballot.
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2. Two of the three candidates for office will be on our ONE WILPF Call,
to give brief presentations about their experience and reasons for running. There will be time for Q&A to get familiar with these women ahead of voting.
Eileen Kurkoski is running unopposed for Secretary of the Board.
Barbara Nielsen is running unopposed for Program Chair (one of 2).
Teresa Castillo is running unopposed for the 2nd Program Chair.
Both Eileen and Barbara will be on the call
to take your questions.
If you have any questions about the election process or the candidates chosen, you can contact Laura Dewey of the Nominating Committee at
nominatingcommittee@wilpfus.org.
3. How YOU & YOUR BRANCH can help END NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
Vital Strategies that require our solidarity.
- How to use the fact of ICAN's Nobel Peace Prize award to spread word about the UN Treaty to Ban Nuclear Weapons. (spoiler alert: Dec 10th is a good date to use - International Human Rights Day)
- FILMS you can use to show at your meetings or public events to raise awareness about the Treaty to Ban Nukes.
- Hear about the 2018 WORKPLAN for the DISARM Committee, and how YOU can fit into it.
- Sign up to be part of the WILPF SMART (Social Media Action Response Team) to make our Petition more visible to the wider world. We'll teach you the skills you need!
ONE WILPF CALL Instructions
- You can call in with only your phone, or using both your phone and your computer for a fuller communication experience.
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All voices will be muted during the general part of the call and open during Break Out Rooms.
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PRESS 5 on your phone keypad if you have any technical problems
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PRESS 1 on your phone keypad during Q&A to raise your hand and get on the stack, or to vote in real time polls.
This is an all member call.
Every WILPF Member, in a branch or at-large, is invited to attend to connect and be part of strategy setting from the ground up at WILPF US.
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