Peace and Freedom articles from June 22 2002

Peace and Freedom archives from June 22 2002

Inspiration in faith.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Sometimes when we are applying for funds to support the work of WILPF, there is a question on the form that asks, "Are you a faith-based organization?" The answer, of course, is both "no" and "yes, absolutely." WILPF is non-religious and...

Blanche Wiesen Cook addresses Congress. (Report From Congress).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Maverick author, historian, and longtime WILPF member Blanche Wiesen Cook delivered the opening keynote address at WILPF's Congress. Her talk was entitled "Searching for Peace in a State of Siege." As an historian, Cook derided our...

Leader from Netherlands WILPF attends Congress.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Mans van Zandbergen)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Mans van Zandbergen, WILPF's former International Treasurer and an active member from the Netherlands Section, attended the Triennial Congress in Vermont. She brought an international perspective to the meeting at Goddard and took some time to...

Establish EYE contact: join the EYE on Congress project.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Join WILPF's EYE on Congress project and monitor issues in the House and Senate, educate citizens and voters, and change policies in Washington, D.C. Forty-three WILPF members in 29 Districts and 10 states already use EYE alerts, updates and...

WILPF-inspired ABM Treaty bill introduced.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... At its February retreat in San Francisco, WILPF's Disarm! Campaign launched a special initiative to introduce a bill that would implement and continue the ABM Treaty. Our plan was to use the same legislative strategy as for NAFTA, GAFF, etc: To...

A conversation on Cuba with Lourdes C. Bassue Webb. (Report From Congress).(Brief Article)(Interview)
June 22, 2002... During a session at Congress on Women and Cuba, Lourdes C. Bassue Webb, 2nd Secretary for the Cuban Interests Section in Washington, D.C., announced she had just received word that Fidel Castro was threatening to close the Cuban Interest...

Being joyful in the face of horror.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... I am frequently amazed at the glory of the world. For me, nature speaks deeply and sweetly of life's power; in people's kindness and perseverance, I see a bright spirit. These things nurture me. Yet, in this bountiful world, I am shocked by...

Raising money for peace.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... There is nothing as invigorating as being among large groups of WILPF women from all over the U.S.! The 28th Triennial Congress provided such an experience in the beautiful surroundings of Goddard College in Vermont. Jane Addams often said...

Stop the War at Home and Abroad.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... About 80 WILPF members joined 100,000 people on April 20th in Washington, D.C. to demand a Stop to the Wars at Home and Abroad. Many of the people in the streets that day were there to voice opposition to the Israeli invasion of Palestine...

Middle East: life under the guns. (Committee Corner: Around and About WILPF).(peace movement)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... In April I went with a group of four people to Israel and Palestine. We were all from Ann Arbor and we brought with us a "Peace Table" that my husband Alan Haber, a wood worker, had made. We brought it as an offering from the U.S. peace...

Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgendered Committee.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Having re-formed in January 2002, the Lesbian / Gay / Bisexual / Transgendered Committee (LGBT) is still in various stages of organizing. At this point, we are communicating via cyberspace and are looking at ways of broadening our membership,...

The FBI can spy again.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... The Bush administration issued new directives at the end of May, which gave the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) vast additional powers to spy on people in the U.S. People will be targeted for surveillance because of their political or...

Jennifer Pitino is Treasurer. (Meet the New National Board).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... JENNIFER PITINO is Treasurer. She became involved with the Santa Cruz Branch four year ago. Later, while studying Women's Studies and Politics, she helped start a University of California, Santa Cruz Branch as a learning device for activism....

Paula Schnepp is a Representative for the Challenge Corporate Power Campaign. (Meet the New National Board).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... PAULA SCHNEPP is a Representative for the Challenge Corporate Power Campaign. She has been a WILPF member since 1996. She has been involved with peace and justice organizations for over 20 years in Minneapolis, Dallas, and now Cape Cod. She's...

Sandy Silver is Co-President. (Meet the New National Board).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... SANDY SILVER is Co-President. She began her activist work within the Civil Rights movement, the anti-Vietnam War movement, and the anti-nuclear movement. In 1986, she became actively involved with WILPF through the Santa Cruz Branch. At the...

Evelyn Spears is the UFORJE Membership Representative. (Meet the New National Board).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... EVELYN SPEARS is the UFORJE Membership Representative. She has been involved with the Greater Lansing Branch of WILPF since 1995, as a branch Board member since 2000 and is currently branch Board secretary. Evelyn went to the women's conference...

Noy Thrupkaew is a new Representative to the Board for the Women and Cuba Campaign. (Meet the New National Board).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... NOY THRUPKAEW is a new Representative to the Board for the Women and Cuba Campaign. She is a Writing Fellow for the American Prospect. She participated in WILPF's November 2000 Women in Media delegation to Cuba and attended the recent National...

Marjorie Van Cleef is Program and Action Chair. (Meet the New National Board).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... MARJORIE VAN CLEEF is Program and Action Chair. She has been active in WILPF for 20 years in Philadelphia, New Haven and Harrisburg. She served on the national Board of the Pledge of Resistance, was a coordinator of the Campaign to Stop Trident...

Linda Wasserman is serving her second term as President of the Jane Addams Peace Association. (Meet the New National Board).
June 22, 2002... LINDA WASSERMAN is serving her second term as President of the Jane Addams Peace Association. She also chairs the Personnel Committee for International WILPF. Linda is a member of the Santa Cruz branch and is a conflict resolution specialist...

Phyllis Yingling, former president of U.S. WILPF and WILPF member for over 20 years, is a member of both the Baltimore and Catonsville branches. (Meet the New National Board).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... PHYLLIS YINGLING, former president of U.S. WILPF and WILPF member for over 20 years, is a member of both the Baltimore and Catonsville branches. She also served on the JAPA Board and WILPF Board for two terms each, and as Chair of the Southeast...

National Day of Dialogue mobilizes women. (WILPF In Washington).(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... In early May, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) hosted a gathering of women Nobel laureates, international peace activists, leaders and public officials for a National Day of Dialogue on Capitol Hill. The gathering called for an end to...

JAPA names new executive director.(Theresa Graham)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... I am delighted to introduce Theresa (Ten) Graham to the membership of U.S. WILPF. Theresa joined the Jane Addams Peace Association as our executive director in April 2002. Our search and interview committee consisted of JAPA Board members and...

Chris Morin is a Membership Representative. (Meet the New National Board).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... CHRIS MORIN is a Membership Representative. She was a dedicated member of the Hartford Branch for five years, and was Co-chair, Regional Coordinator for the Northeast Region, and appointed Board member for three of those years. She then joined...

Molly Morgan is a peace and social justice activist in San Diego. (Meet the New National Board).(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... MOLLY MORGAN is a peace and social justice activist in San Diego, California, focusing on the democracy movement, global corporatization, and militarism. She is a member of the national leadership team for the Challenging Corporate Power,...

Cynthia Minster is a Membership Representative. (Meet the New National Board).(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... CYNTHIA MINSTER is a Membership Representative. She became involved with WILPF over two years ago while studying Peace and Justice at Wellesley College, where she started a WILPF group. She went on to become a Boston Branch member, coordinating...

Joyce Mclean is the Representative for the U.S. Section on the International Executive Committee of WILPF. (Meet the New National Board).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... JOYCE MCLEAN is the Representative for the U.S. Section on the International Executive Committee of WILPF. A retired Learning Disability teacher, she has served as a Vice-President of the U.S. Board and chaired both the San Jose and Santa Cruz...

Robin Lloyd will continue with the Board as Development Chair. (Meet the New National Board).(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... ROBIN LLOYD will continue with the Board as Development Chair, where she will focus on seeking out foundation grants and building national membership. Robin is also the director of Green Valley Media and has been making films and videos for 25...

Marlene Krohn is Staff Concerns Committee Chair. (Meet the New National Board).(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... MARLENE KROHN is Staff Concerns Committee Chair. She has worked devotedly with the East Bay/Berkeley Branch for over five years in a variety of capacities, including the Membership and UFORJE committees. She traveled to Durban for the WCAR...

Tammy James is Communications Committee Chair and Women & Cuba Campaign Representative. (Meet the New National Board).(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... TAMMY JAMES is Communications Committee Chair and Women & Cuba Campaign Representative. She became involved with WILPF after participating in the 1999 delegation to Cuba. She has since served on the Cuba Action Leadership Team and was a member...

Yoishiko Ikuta has been a National Board member since 1999 and has worked on organizing the Disarm! Campaign. (Meet the New National Board).(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... YOISHIKO IKUTA has been a National Board member since 1999 and has worked on organizing the Disarm! Campaign. Born in Japan, she has advanced degrees in Social Work and Social Welfare, and has worked for several child welfare establishments. In...

Darien De Lu is WILPF Co-President. (Meet the New National Board).(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... DARIEN DE LU is WILPF Co-President. Darien has over 30 years experience as an activist. She has been a committed board member and served on both the Staff Concerns and Steering Committee since 1999. She was the founding member of the WILPF...

Gwendolyn Braxton is the Campaign Organizer for UFORJE. (Meet the New National Board).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... GWENDOLYN BRAXTON is the Campaign Organizer for UFORJE. Gwen has been active in the WILPF N.Y Metro branch since 1994 and was a participant in the WILPF Truth and Reconciliation Conference in 1997. She is also the coordinator of the WILPF N.Y...

Ellen Barfield is Co-chair of WILPF's Disarm! Campaign. (Meet the New National Board).(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... ELLEN BARFIELD is Co-chair of WILPF's Disarm! Campaign. She has been a full-time peace and justice activist for over 14 years. She entered the movement through anti-nuclear weapons work at the Peace Farm (across from the Pantex nuclear weapons...

Cuba: crossing borders and building a movement.
June 22, 2002... National Women's Leadership Summit on Cuba In early May, progressive women activists from around the country convened in San Marcos, Texas, for the first annual National Women's Leadership Summit on Cuba. Hailing from Washington State to...

New branches blossom.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... The national office is pleased to announce the birth of five new branches! The strength of our campaigns and the desire for united action has gone far in inspiring women to not only join WILPF but to start a branch in their communities. So,...

Racism and reparations: the time has come for whites to acknowledge the legacy of nearly 250 years of slavery and almost 100 years of legalized segregation. (Peace Education).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... The question of reparations for slavery is more than an intellectual exercise. In 1854, my great-grandfather was auctioned off for $500. The sale was "business as usual" for his white slave master in Georgia; for my family and for countless...

Race Rave at UCLA.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... As a new staff member, I could not have chosen a better way to orient myself with WILPF's campaigns than attending a Race Rave. In late May, I was able to participate in and assist with the "Race Rave @ UCLA," a dynamic event coordinated by...

Seeking ubuntu.(World Conference Against Racism )(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Gwen attended the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) in Durban and returned to New or on the morning of 9/11. Life took a very different turn and perhaps gave all of us a sense of urgency in terms of the future and doing social/racial...

Entertainment at Congress.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Workshops and entertainment were an important part of Congress. Bread & Puppet Theatre of Glover, Vermont, did a workshop at Congress on using puppets and then performed on Saturday night. Famous for their large, multi-person puppets and...

The graceful resonance of unpredictable protest: how to summon the Raging Granny within.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... The Raging Grannies set satirical lyrics to familiar melodies and arrive where the public congregates, where the fine lines beg to be crossed. Where there are the downtrodden, the unjust, the unspoken- they are there. Their image is an inverted...

Authors night.(Coloring Peace: African-American Activists in the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom 1915 - 1975)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Joyce Blackwell-Johnson, Ph.D., the author of the forthcoming book Coloring Peace: African-American Activists in the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom 1915 - 1975, addressed WILPF members at Congress during "authors night." A...

Making connections at Congress.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Abolish Corporate Personhood proved to be a hot topic at Congress! Nearly half of the attendees participated in one of the Campaign workshops, and people chose corporate personhood as a discussion focus during other sessions as well. In a...

Doing democracy.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... WILPF's Campaign to Challenge Corporate Power, Assert the People's Rights is rooted in the understanding that "we the people" must dismantle illegitimate corporate power and constitutional protections if we are to claim our political...

Stopping military madness.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)
June 22, 2002... Much has transpired since the St Louis Congress three years ago when we chose the theme of our Campaign. First, a U.S. Administration committed to aggressive militarization came into power, and then the events of 9/11 frightened many of our...

CEDAW/Women's Rights Committee.(Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... On June 13 the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held hearings on the ratification of the Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). Chaired by Barbara Boxer (D-CA), the hearings were packed. ...

A simple and complex truth: one woman's trip to the Middle East.
June 22, 2002... My recent trip to Israel and Palestine as part of a lawyers' delegation sponsored by the National Lawyers' Guild (NLG) was so full intellectually and so emotionally heartbreaking that it is difficult to sum it up. The journey began in...

Now please welcome.(Jen Geiger and Merav Datan)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Jen Geiger joined the WILPF staff in April as program coordinator. She said what attracted her to the job was WILPF's campaigns, the potential for coalition building and connecting with a broad range of constituencies. Jen has a background in...

Peace & Freedom editor steps down.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... There aren't too many jobs like the one I've had at WILPF. One minute I'd be alone in my office editing an article on branch activities around the United States, the next I would be on a plane to Cuba. I've been to Congress in Missouri and...

Soul Survivors. (Book Review).
June 22, 2002... Drawing on her five trips to Cambodia, WILPF member Carol Wagner presents the personal stories of 14 Cambodians who endured the Khmer Rouge and found the strength to survive. The trauma of those years, of living in constant fear, physically...

Dear WILPF women. (Branch Action News).
June 22, 2002... From one activist to all of you, thank you for all the wonderful work you do--for persevering when you are tired and need more willing bodies, for keeping your sense of humor in dire times, for being on the cutting edge of so many crucial...

You'll love these quotes. (Branch Action News).
June 22, 2002... From Joyce McLean (Santa Cruz): "Criminal--A person with predatory instincts who has not sufficient capital to form a corporation"--C. Darrow. From Fresno: "A woman is like a tea bag, you never know how strong she is until she gets into hot...

WILPFers honored. (Branch Action News).(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Mez Benton and Shirley Prussin (Monterey) were among Outstanding Women of 2002 for the Monterey County Commission on the Status of Women. Sherry Hutchison, Jean Basinger, Gwen Peterson, and Marjorie Paris (Des Moines) were honored by the Iowa...

Signs of hope. (Branch Action News).(Tax Day event donations)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Santa Cruz reports that at this year's Tax Day event at the post office (at which they have a bake sale, petitions against nuclear weapons, graphs on tax money, and penny jars for allocation of tax dollars) they noted the following: donations...

Special reports. (Branch Action News).(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)
June 22, 2002... San Jose published "Letters from Chechnya" provided by one of its new members, a Russian journalist, which describe systematic genocide of the people of Chechnya under the guise of "terrorism." (When did we last, or ever, read anything...

More tax day actions. (Branch Action News).(War Resisters League )(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Chapel Hill joined others in "invading" the IRS office for 30 minutes protesting taxes used for war and asking for a Peace Tax Fund. San Jose and St. Louis distributed War Resisters League flyers on government spending, and St. Louis called...

Great ideas. (Branch Action News).(International Women's History Month)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... At their celebration of International Women's History Month, Catonsville members brought photos, articles, and quotations from women who influenced them or worked to oppose violence and oppression. These were then used to make a banner for...

Fund raisers. (Branch Action News).(Courageous Women Respond to Dangerous Times, Jane Addams Dinner)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Santa Cruz created an event, "Courageous Women Respond to Dangerous Times," that featured academic, professional, artistic, musical, and spiritual women, all advocating resistance and action. Cape Cod had its annual Jane Addams Dinner with a...

Globalization. (Branch Action News).
June 22, 2002... Detroit co-sponsored a seminar called "It's Not Just Enron, It's the System." Catonsville reports on one session of the study materials from Challenging Corporate Power, Assert the People's Rights at each of its regular meetings....

Protests and Vigils. (Branch Action News).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... St. Louis protested outside the Boeing Missile Plant, and also participated in a large march against Israeli actions in Palestine. Palo Alto joined others in protesting Condoleeza Rice's engagement as commencement speaker at Stanford...

Antiracism. (Branch Action News).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Los Angeles and UCLA's Office of International Students & Scholars sponsored a two-day Race Rave at UCLA.

Israel/Palestine. (Branch Action News).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... St. Louis printed excerpts from Rep. John Dingell's remarks in opposition to House Resolution 392, "Expressing Solidarity with Israel in Its fight Against Terrorism." Only 21 congresspeople voted against this resolution. Monterey published a...

Cuba. (Branch Action News).
June 22, 2002... Three members of Chapel Hill reported on their different trips to Cuba during the past year, and Minnesota Metro also heard from members who traveled to Cuba. Santa Cruz is seeking ways to involve its branch with local Cuba groups. It...

Meeting topics. (Branch Action News).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Pajaro honored local women heroes in labor unions. Palo Alto bad a program on "Sexuality and Terrorism." Bruce Gagnon, founder and director of Global Network Against Nuclear Power and Weapons in Space, was featured speaker at Santa Cruz....

WILPF Annual Report 2001.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 22, 2002... We would like to thank the following individuals whose planned giving gifts received in 2001 helped support WILPF for future generations: Anne Goodwin Mary Lane Hiatt We would like to thank the following foundations for supporting...