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Moving forward toward lasting change.(Essay)
September 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 to...

Report from the 30th triennial congress.
September 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)
September 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)
September 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.
September 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 Security,...