Peace and Freedom articles from September 2007

Peace and Freedom archives from September 2007

Another world is possible, another U.S. is necessary!(polyarchy)
September 22, 2007... The theme of the first U.S. Social Forum (USSF), "Another world is possible, another U.S. is necessary!" is both true in itself and a call to take the lead in challenging U.S. policies. It is appropriate, then, that the theme of this issue of...

Water justice and democracy: from dream to reality.(privatization of water supply)
September 22, 2007... Across Latin America, as one water-privatization project after another has failed, people from the largest urban centers to the smallest rural communities have continued courageously to assert their right to safe, affordable, and sufficient...

Israeli arms sales: Latin America, China, and beyond.
September 22, 2007... Israel has a history of nurturing relations with Latin American militaries but alienating grassroots organizations and democratic movements that continues to this day. In the 1970s, Israel began selling weapons to Latin America under the...

WILPF (LIMPAL) in the Americas.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)
September 22, 2007... Although there were no women from Latin America at The Hague in 1915, WILPF connections to the Caribbean and Latin America began very early in the organization's life. In the 1920s the U.S. Section was active in opposing U.S. intervention in...

The lessons of Tlatelolco: the rise of the nuclear weapons free zone movement.
September 22, 2007... We women in WILPF have much to learn from the 1967 Treaty of Tlatelolco, which created a nuclear-weapons-free zone (NWFZ) in Latin America. Under this pioneering treaty, the parties agree to prohibit and prevent the "testing, uses, manufacture,...

WILPF/LIMPAL hold 29th International Congress in Bolivia.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Calendar)
September 22, 2007... WILPF held its 29th International Congress July 21-27, 2007 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. This was the second congress to be held in that nation--the last was in 1992--and much has changed since then. Over the past 15 years, Bolivia has endured a...

WILPF delegation visits Colombia.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)
September 22, 2007... During the week of July 12-20, a small delegation of WILPF members from the Colombia Section and five other sections from the United States, European countries, the Middle East, and Latin America journeyed to Bogota and Cartagena, Colombia for...

WILPF immigration statement adopted Dec. 1, 2006 by the national board of WILPF, U.S. Section.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)
September 22, 2007... The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF-US) recognizes that the United States is a nation of immigrants from around the world whose many contributions have enriched our lives and communities from the nation's beginning....

Abolishing foreign bases: victory in Ecuador, challenge around the world.
September 22, 2007... During the first week of March 2007, more than 400 activists from 40 countries converged on Quito, Ecuador, for the founding meeting of the International Network to Abolish Foreign Military Bases. WILPF was represented by Irene Eckert...

Mary Day Kent steps down as executive director.(Leadership Changes at WILPF)(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Speech)(Brief article)
September 22, 2007... Dear WILPF members One of the joys and challenges of the past eight years of working at WILPF has been writing my occasional column for this magazine. This message will be my last one, an "au revoir" rather than a farewell, I hope. By the...

New officers chosen.(Leadership Changes at WILPF)
September 22, 2007... A new slate of officers was elected to the International Board at WILPF's Congress this past summer. They will serve a three-year term (2007-2010). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Meet Audley Green.(Leadership Changes at WILPF)(Brief article)
September 22, 2007... Audley Green is the new U.S. Section representative to the International Board of WILPF for the 2007-2010 term. In this role, she will serve on the International decision-making body and be the liaison between the U.S. membership and global...

Cuban solidarity adds thousands of doctors to treat world's poor.(Around and about WILPF)(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)
September 22, 2007... While the world learned a bit about the Cuban health care system from Michael Moore's film Sicko, WILPF members challenging the U.S. blockade of Cuba this past summer with the 18th U.S.-Cuba Friendshipment Caravan experienced firsthand an...

Haiti and Latin America.(Around and about WILPF)
September 22, 2007... In 2005, several Haitians attended the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil in a desperate attempt to tell all who would listen about the United States-backed coup d'etat just 10 months earlier that led to the ouster of their...

DISARM! Committee expands International programs.(Around and about WILPF)
September 22, 2007... The WILPF Triennial Congress in Bolivia reaffirmed existing international disarmament programs and advanced several exciting new initiatives. Reaching Critical Will (RCW), our program working at the United Nations for the abolition of nuclear...

Challenge corporate power, assert the people's rights.(Around and about WILPF)(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)
September 22, 2007... Last year, several members of the Corporations v. Democracy Issue Committee worked to update the excellent study packet, originally published in 1999, from which many of us learned the essential fundamentals of corporate power. The result is a...

Gather 'round the Peace Table.(Around and about WILPF)(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom with other women's associations come together to protect women's rights and to prevent future wars)
September 22, 2007... Since the dismantling of the President's Interagency Council on Women in 2001 and the downsizing of the Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor, there has been no official means of convening U.S. women on a national scale. As a result,...

Strategic planning and implications for new board members (2008-2011).
September 22, 2007... A dear friend of mine and of WILPF's continues to tell me, "We can't expect a different outcome if we continue to do things the same way." With this statement in mind, the National Board has initiated a strategic planning process. You may...

Looking for something? Surf the net and fund WILPF too!(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Brief article)
September 22, 2007... There's now a painless way to raise funds for WILPF! Each time you search the Internet using GoodSearch, it generates a one-cent donation for JAPA. Then, at the end of the year, GoodSearch sends a check that supports JAPA, U.S. WILPF, and...

Where is the "information" in the Freedom of Information Act?(Brief article)
September 22, 2007... More than a year ago (on June 14, 2006), WILPF joined the American Civil Liberties Union and many other organizations and individuals in filing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests as part of the "Don't Spy on Me!" campaign. The FOIA...

Branch action news.(Calendar)
September 22, 2007... BRANCHES REPORTING: Ashland, Cape Cod, Central Vermont, Cleveland, Des Moines, Fresno, Los Angeles, Madison, Minnesota Metro, Monterey, Palo Alto, Peninsula, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, St. Louis, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Cruz,...

Peace education.(Awards list)(Brief article)
September 22, 2007... The board and staff of the Jane Addams Peace Association (JAPA) and the officers of International and U.S. WILPF honored this year's winning books, authors and illustrators at JAPA's 54th annual book awards ceremony the afternoon of October 19....

WILPF sponsor publishes new book.(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom sponsors Once Upon a Quinceanera: Coming of Age in the U.S.A.)(Brief article)
September 22, 2007... Julia Alvarez, the bestselling author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents and a WILPF sponsor, explores the phenomenon of the Latina "sweet 15" celebration in her new book, Once Upon a Quinceanera: Coming of Age in the U.S.A. Alvarez...

U.S. WILPF: www.wilpf.org.(WILPF on the Web)(Women's International League for Peace and Freedom)(Website overview)(Brief article)
September 22, 2007... Information about National Campaigns, Issue Committees, and upcoming actions. Find contacts for WILPF branches, read the most recent statements on current events or find out about the Jane Addams Peace Association. Download copies of campaign...

International WILPF: www.wilpf.int.ch.(WILPF on the Web)
September 22, 2007... Links to our Sections around the world, as well as addresses and e-mail information for offices at the United Nations and in Geneva. The site also has information on International internships, reports on International events, and WILPF...

Reaching Critical Will: www.reachingcriticalwill.org.(WILPF on the Web)
September 22, 2007... WILPF's comprehensive and highly respected disarmament action website, Reaching Critical Will, addresses the information needs of nuclear neophytes as well as long-time disarmament activists.

PeaceWomen: www.peacewomen.org.(WILPF on the Web)
September 22, 2007... PeaceWomen.org seeks to nurture communication among a diversity of women's organizations by providing an accessible and accurate information exchange between peace women around the world and the U.N. system. PeaceWomen works to support the...

Branch responsibilities and benefits (includes relevant By-Laws, "good standing" protocols, and best practices).
September 22, 2007... April, 2007 Board Action By-Laws Amendment IIIC. 1. Ten or more WILPF members may form a branch. 2. All branches must follow the guidelines included in the Protocol for National-Branch Relations, adopted by the national board and...

Middle East campaigners mobilize for peace at congress.
September 22, 2007... I began my work on the current National Board as the campaign representative from Women Challenge U.S. Policy: Building Peace on Justice in the Middle East (WCUSP). I've also been working for several years (via email) on the International...

Help put peace and human rights on the political agenda in 2008!
September 22, 2007... As WILPF members, we view the upcoming national elections with hope, concern, and anxiety. No doubt many of us have become involved in the presidential candidates' campaigns. Whether by hosting house parties, circulating petitions, or raising...

Untitled Poem.(Poem)
September 22, 2007... Read on December 1, 2006 before the court hearing of Granny Peace Brigade Philadelphia, arrested in June 2006 at the Philadelphia Army Recruitment Office, where they attempted to enlist for service in the U.S. military action in Iraq. In...