Peace and Freedom articles from September 2004

Peace and Freedom archives from September 2004

Creating a culture of peace with justice.
September 22, 2004... This amazing planet with its beautiful landscapes, wildly varied life forms and diverse people and cultures is in the midst of some very hard times. As determined and idealistic activists, honoring WILPF's 90th anniversary, we are all asking...

New international officers sworn in.
September 22, 2004... Left to right: Mans Van Zandbergen (Netherlands) Treasurer, Marta Benavides (El Salvador) Vice-President, Samira Khoury (Lebanon), Vice-President, Regina Birchem (United States) President, Dulcy de Silva (Sri Lanka) Vice-President, Annelise...

Reader's forum.(Letter to the Editor)
September 22, 2004... Dear Sisters, The spring issue of Peace & Freedom has surfaced on my desk. In the generally excellent article on Jane Addams I was distressed that her ardent espousal of socialism was ignored. This is the fate generally of Helen...

Hush the dead, hush.(Poem)
September 22, 2004... It is not acceptable to read the names of the dead out loud in America. Not unless they are the long dead in rows with white crosses or missing, in pieces or faded in pictures or smiling from the canoe of an...

Voting for WILPF's future.(Women's International League of Peace and Freedom)
September 22, 2004... Dear WILPF members, We'd like to give you a brief introduction to the ballot you'll find in this issue of Peace & Freedom inviting you to help select WILPF's national program for 2005-2008. For decades, members attending WILPF's...

Campaign proposal: beloved community.
September 22, 2004... PROPOSAL: BUILDING THE BELOVED COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN Submitted by: WILPF's current Uniting For Racial Justice: Truth, Reparations, Restoration and Reconciliation (UFORJE) Campaign. This campaign connects all three major themes of WILPF's...

Campaign proposal: building peace in the Middle East.
September 22, 2004... PROPOSAL: WOMEN CHALLENGE U.S. POLICY BUILDING PEACE ON JUSTICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST Submitted by: WILPF's current Middle East Issue Committee Our campaign makes important interconnection with other WILPF campaigns: Peace -- We will...

Campaign proposal: DISARM.
September 22, 2004... PROPOSAL: CAMPAIGN FOR A SANE NATIONAL BUDGET CONSISTENT WITH RATIFIED U.N. TREATIES Submitted by: WILPF's current DISARM Campaign This campaign interconnects all major themes of WILPF's work. All issue committees, campaigns and...

Campaign proposal: water.
September 22, 2004... PROPOSAL: SAVE THE WATER Submitted by: WILPF's Berkeley/East Bay Branch Save the Water not only interconnects all three of the WILPF's major themes but, because water is a critical issue with every community in the country, it has the...

Campaign proposal: Cuba.
September 22, 2004... PROPOSAL: WILPF CUBA CAMPAIGN Submitted by: WILPF's current Women and Cuba Campaign Since 1992, U.S.-Cuba policy has grown from a single issue for WILPF to a national campaign. In the context of the post-9/11 world and a U.S. policy of...

Water, women and war.
September 22, 2004... Water was the biggest buzz at the 2004 Women's International League of Peace and Freedom Congress in the little town of Kungalv, Sweden. Who has it? Who needs it? Who does it belong to? Is it clean enough to drink? Are we running out of it?...

The Gertrude Baer seminar: an intimate forum for peace.
September 22, 2004... This summer I attended my first International WILPF Congress and participated in the Gertrude Baer seminar. I am quite an inexperienced WILPFer. Following my mother's example, I joined my local branch about a year ago and have attended...

Notes from a peace veteran.
September 22, 2004... There's something cool about being a member of an international organization--one that is almost 90 years old. This summer I attended the 28th Triennial Congress of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom near Gotenberg, Sweden,...

Baltimore.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... In spite of the rain and winds, Baltimore WILPF branch members, right to left, Linda Brown, Susan De Francesco and Edith Ballard set up a booth for the Baltimore City Book Fair in September. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

A newcomer's view.
September 22, 2004... I first became aware of WILPF in 2000 when I moved to Philadelphia. In October of 2001, I began working for the U.S. Section. Attending the Congress in Sweden this past August was not only my first opportunity to experience International WILPF,...

Personal reflections on six years of WILPF adventures.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)
September 22, 2004... My first hour in Sweden at WILPF's Congress this summer was spent standing on a verandah at the folk high school, overlooking the impressive ruins of a defunct and decaying fortress. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The view made me realize that...

WILPF gathers in Sweden.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (90th anniversary))(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... More than 300 women from 31 countries gathered in Sweden this past summer for the 28th International Congress. WILPF's 90th anniversary will be celebrated in 2005 at the WILPF U.S. Congress in San Francisco, August 10-14. [ILLUSTRATION...

Setting the stage for WILPF's plan of action.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)
September 22, 2004... [Scene: Table at an antiwar rally; two women in purple T-shirts--one wearing a hat, the other holding her small daughter. A curious young woman approaches the table.] Young woman: Hi! What's WILPF? Women at table: Women's International...

Is water an issue between Israel and Palestine?(Interview)
September 22, 2004... Editor's Note: This interview was conducted at the WILPF Congress in Sweden. U.S. WILPF member Laura Santina interviewed Aliyah Strauss, head of WILPF's Israel Section, who was also a presenter at the Congress Forum on Water. Santina:...

Corporate personhood on the silver screen.(The Corporation )
September 22, 2004... Have you seen The Corporation yet? This Canadian-made documentary is sweeping North America and beyond. Kirsten Lambertsen, a member of the leadership team for the Challenge Corporate Power; Assert the People's Rights campaign, successfully...

UFORJE at congress.(Uniting for Racial Justice: Truth, Reparations, Restoration and Reconciliation Campaign)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... Despite ongoing global systemic racism--and the many movements pushing for racial justice--racism and racial justice were not originally on the agenda at this summer's International WILPF Congress in Sweden. Joyce McLean and Annelise Ebbe...

Women: world peacemakers for the 21st century.
September 22, 2004... The Cuban people realize that the outcome of our presidential election may mean the difference between a U.S. military invasion and the lifting of some of the 44-year-old U.S. blockade. Following the leadership of the U.S. Cuban American exile...

DISARM: dismantle the war economy campaign.
September 22, 2004... Complimentary copies of WILPF's new A Space for Peace video have gone to all branches. This introduction to U.S. "global domination through military control of the space program," seen through the eyes of 22-year-old filmmaker Daniel Reilley,...

U.S. WILPF at the United Nations.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... As of October, the U.S. Section changed the volunteer team of representatives at the U.N. Gloria Bletter and Gloria Korecki have completed their terms after several years serving as U.S. Section representatives. Gloria Bletter continues to work...

WILPF United States section financial report FY 2003.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... REVENUE 2003 -- $524,881 1 Gifts from Individuals $354,690 2 Bequests & Memorials $61,795 3 Foundation Grants $105,025 4 Other $3,371 [GRAPHIC OMITTED] EXPENSES 2003 -- $491,648 1 Program & Membership $206,088...

WILPF in Washington.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)
September 22, 2004... With the results of the elections to guide us, WILPF is launching a series of advocacy steps this November to let members of the incoming Congress know that WILPF voters count. We will remind them that we expect accountability in their...

WILPF at the DNC and the RNC.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)
September 22, 2004... WILPF was well represented at both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions this past summer. The Boston Branch did an amazing job organizing the "Women's Track" of the Boston Social Forum, which was held the weekend before the...

Gillian Gilhool, program coordinator, right, visiting with Ngo Thi Phuong Thien, daughter of Ngo Ba Thanh, at their home in Ho Chi Minh City in June.(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... Gillian Gilhool, program coordinator, right, visiting with Ngo Thi Phuong Thien, daughter of Ngo Ba Thanh, at their home in Ho Chi Minh City in June. Madame Thanh, jailed many times for her outspoken commitment to peace, and WILPF's Kay Camp...

Gay marriage: the vote is still out.(Around and about WILPF)
September 22, 2004... Gay marriage catapulted to the top of domestic issues this year, when President Bush supported a constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman. WILPF's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) issue...

Calling all members.
September 22, 2004... Have you ever wanted to live on the edge? Do you have days when you just don't know how to fill your time? Would you like to fulfill your childhood fantasy and "help save the world?" Do you believe that "it takes a village...?" Well, then, you...

Army recruitment takes aim at young computer gamers.(PeaceEducation)
September 22, 2004... Militarization of American lives reached another level when the United States Army developed and created a new computer game which has already registered two million players. The game is called America's Army: Special Forces, and it was...

2004 Jane Addams Children's Book Awards.
September 22, 2004... A joyful ceremony celebrating this year's Jane Addams Children's Book Awards was held in New York on October 22 by the Jane Addams Peace Association (JAPA). Organized in 1915, JAPA funds much of the educational work of the Women's International...

Members honored.(BranchAction News)(awards and achievements)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... MEMBERS HONORED: Agnes Wilcox (St. Louis) received the 2004 Missouri Arts Award for her work as artistic director of Prison Performing Arts, which promotes the arts in correctional institutions. New York's City Council asked Terry Hasan (NY...

New projects/committees.(BranchAction News)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... NEW PROJECTS/COMMITTEES: San Francisco is helping support a young woman's education through the Philippine Scholars Program. This student lives near the former Clark Air Force Base, a community affected by toxic contamination from the base....

Hiroshima/Nagasaki days of remembering.(BranchAction News)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... HIROSHIMA/NAGASAKI DAYS OF REMEMBERING: Portland coordinated this year's memorial for all the victims of the nuclear age, which was followed by a program with speakers Brian Wilson (Vietnam vet and peace activist) and Frank Dorrel (producer of...

Other nuclear matters.(BranchAction News)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... OTHER NUCLEAR MATTERS: Des Moines reported that Mr. Bush is attempting to gut a new treaty, the Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty, by striking the provisions for inspection or verification. Catonsville heard from Ellen Barfield, national...

Keep space for peace events.(BranchAction News)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... KEEP SPACE FOR PEACE EVENTS: Detroit, Monterey County and San Jose showed the new documentary "A Space for Peace." Cape Cod helped plan and participated in an action at PAVE PAWS, part of the U.S. military space effort and early warning radar...

Elections.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... ELECTIONS: San Jose requested support for a state bill requiring a paper trail for ballots during the November election. St. Louis hosted a pre-election party at the end of October. NY Metro welcomed WILPFers visiting the city to protest the...

Iraq and 9/11.(BranchAction News)
September 22, 2004... IRAQ AND 9/11: In June Monterey County courageously gave a public event entitled "Was 9/11 Allowed to Happen? The Still Unanswered Questions" to bring into question the assumption made by the press, Congress, and the 9/11 Commission that the...

Civil liberties.(BranchAction News)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... CIVIL LIBERTIES: "Conscience and Consequence" was the title of a talk by Clare Hanrahan, author of Jailed for Justice, at Asheville's Sisterhood dinner. Peninsula heard a talk on "Safe and Free: Your Rights vs. the PATRIOT Act." "Safe" refers...

Racial justice.(BranchAction News)
September 22, 2004... RACIAL JUSTICE: Catonsville followed up on their Conference on Racial Justice: Creating the Beloved Community by giving a program called "Modern Abolitionists: Confronting Trafficking in Human Lives," and states: "If you thought slavery ended...

Corporations and free trade.(BranchAction News)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... CORPORATIONS AND FREE TRADE: St. Louis got members together to attend a sneak preview of the movie The Corporation. San Jose tabled at several movie houses showing the film; Minnesota Metro tabled on opening day. Cape Cod had a facilitated...

Raging grannies and other arty news.(BranchAction News)
September 22, 2004... RAGING GRANNIES AND OTHER ARTY NEWS: NY Metro, Peninsula, and Palo Alto Raging Grannies sang at too many occasions to name! A few of the New York ones: the Institute for Senior Action on its Tenth Anniversary, the Clearwater Environmental...

Ione Biggs honored.(Branch Action News)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... Ione Biggs of Women Speak Out, the Cleveland branch of WILPF, was recently honored at a memorable celebration. Ione, a member and former four-term president of the local branch, received the thanks of the Cleveland peace and justice community....

Program for congress 2005.(Branch Action News)(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2004... Elenita Muniz and Laurie Gates, Cape Cod branch, are the program co-chairs for the 2005 Triennial Congress to be held August 10-14, in San Francisco. We are planning a novel and refreshing approach to our Congress, while also celebrating...