Recently added articles from Peace and Freedom:
Moving forward toward lasting change.(Essay)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Lasting change is hard. Ask Madeline Duckles, or Joyce McLean, or Macgregor Eddy--or any of the hundreds of WILPFers who have struggled for decades to abolish nuclear weapons only to see their governments take steps towards acquiring them. Or ask one of the many, many WILPFers who worked ...
Report from the 30th triennial congress.
Sep 22, 2008; ... The theme of this year's National Congress, "Moving Forward, Making Peace," proved provocative. The entire first day of our gathering in Indianola, Iowa was set aside for internal WILPF concerns that arose last fall, such as the lay-offs of the national office staff, the financial crisis, ...
Why peace and freedom?(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Editor's Note: Emily Green Balch (1867-1961) wrote this pamphlet explaining the origins of WILPF's name in 1935. Along with Jane Addams, Balch helped found WILPF and served as first international secretary from 1919 to 1922. A former settlement house worker and economics professor (she was ...
Working for women in Afghanistan.(working for women's rights)
Sep 22, 2008; ... IT'S DAY SIX OF A SIX-DAY LOCK DOWN, with all U. N. staff restricted to essential movement, and then only in scarce armored cars. If you follow the security advisories on a map of Afghanistan, you quickly discover the insurgency is not only closer, but has virtually surrounded the capital ....
New Resolution tackles sexual violence in conflict.
Sep 22, 2008; ... It is undeniable that sexual violence is being used as a method of war and perpetrated at levels that defy belief. In too many cases the perpetrators act with impunity. In June, the U.N. Security Council (under the presidency of the U.S.) held an Open Debate on Women, Peace and ...
President of WILPF Palestine makes historic U.S. tour.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Hanan Awwad)
Sep 22, 2008; ... The Palestinian population has the highest number of displaced people in the world, an estimated 7 million. One well-known Palestinian is Hanan Awwad, president of WILPF Palestine. A highly regarded activist, poet, and academic (she was head of the Department of Cultural Studies ...
Hanan Awwad in Cleveland.(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2008; ... This summer, after a potluck supper at Cleveland Friends Meeting House, Hanan Awwad addressed over 60 longtime activists and young people. From the 1948 "Nakba" (catastrophe) to the 1967 occupation and beyond, Hanan brought 60 years of land confiscations, restrictions, imprisonment, ...
WILPF, water and the world.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(World Water Forum)
Sep 22, 2008; ... The 5th World Water Forum will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from March 16 - 22, 2009. Calling this the "world's largest water event," the World Water Council (organizers of this every-three-year Forum) seem to have missed the drying lakes and rivers, the hurricanes, floods, melting glaciers ...
U.S. global duty: to deter violence against women.
Sep 22, 2008; ... When Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama first introduced his running mate this past August, he described Sen. Joe Biden as the man who championed the 1994 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) so that "every woman can a have place for support." Obama noted that VAWA yielded ...
Alaskan mining: consequences for people and land.
Sep 22, 2008; ... Fueled by rising prices in copper, gold, zinc and uranium, there has been an explosion in mining exploration, development and production in Alaska. Figures from 2005 ($1.85 billion) to 2006 ($3.26 billion) show an astounding 76 percent increase. (1) This parallels mining development ...
Note from the Director of Operations.
Sep 22, 2008; ... GREETINGS, FELLOW WILPFERS. I had the pleasure of seeing many of you in Iowa this past June, but there are still hundreds of people I have yet to meet. In an effort to try and get to know each other, I wanted to share a bit more about myself. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Welcome to 'democracy in action'.
Sep 22, 2008; ... One of WILPF's recent projects has been creating a partnership with the online database management system "Democracy-In-Action" (DIA). Now before you yawn and turn the page, let us tell you how DIA can make a difference to you and to our activism. This system is very user-friendly and has ...
WILPF program priorities and contacts.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief article)
Sep 22, 2008 ... WILPF U.S.'s political, educational and advocacy program is generated by our members and branches. The WILPF Program Committee consists of representatives from each of the national issue committees. National issue committees welcome both members-at-large and branch representatives. We urge ...
Jane Addams Children's Book Awards.(Peace Education)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Every year since 1953, a committee of WILPF members has selected books of the highest artistic and literary merit for the Jane Addams Children's Book Awards (JACBA). Books promoting peace and social justice are singled out for this prestigious award. Your branch can order sets of the 2008 ...
A letter of apology.
Sep 22, 2008 ... We are pleased to announce that on July 29 the Industrial Workers of the World, representing former staff in our national office, withdrew the complaint it had filed against the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. As part of the settlement agreement, the National ...
A New Home for WILPF's Office.
Sep 22, 2008 ... WILPF's home at 1213 Race Street in Philadelphia does not meet ADA accessibility standards and the cost to make it accessible is prohibitive. For that and a variety of other reasons, WILPF asked JAPA to sell the building. As time goes on the building will become more and more economically ...
Violence against women in armed conflict.
Sep 22, 2008 ... Excerpted from a fact sheet prepared by WILPF The U.S. Bureau of Population, Refugee and Migration asserts that gender-based violence is a feature of virtually every recently concluded and current armed conflict. Whether women are engaged in armed conflict as military personnel, ...
Calendar events.(Calendar)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Branches reporting in this issue include: San Jose, Santa Cruz, Fresno, Los Angeles, and Palo Alto, CA; St. Louis, MO; Portland, OR; Burlington, VT; Pittsburgh, PA; Madison, WI; Cape Cod and Boston, MA; New York Metro, NY; Chapel Hill, Triangle Branch, NC; Detroit, MI; Baltimore, MD; and ...
Modern media outreach.(Branch Action News)
Sep 22, 2008; ... The Branch e-list carried the WILPF Statement on Georgia/Russia; a copy of a letter Boston sent to Speaker Pelosi regarding Iran; and a plea to highlight the two humanitarian ships breaking the blockade of Gaza. This list is playing an important role connecting us all. Fresno's invitation ...
Great ideas.(Branch Action News)
Sep 22, 2008; ... New York Metro continues to share its extensive video library for home parties, providing the videos, a discussion guide, and even a facilitator, if requested! I love the way they framed their request for sustaining monthly memberships, with the question; WILPF Women are dangerous women! ...