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Enews - December 08, 2006

Welcome to the December edition of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom's E-Newsletter. As this year comes to a close, we are feeling hopeful for the coming year. We have a change in control of the Congress, but we must hold them accountable. To that end, please take action on our Legislative Postcard Campaign action below. We end this year by wishing all of you a joyous holiday season. We hope you will share our vision and our work for peace with your family and friends by giving the gift of Peace. As always, we ask you to please share this newsletter with your friends and family.

In this E-News:

WILPF at the US Social Forum

WILPF is making plans for involvement in the US Social Forum (USSF) which will be held in Atlanta June 27-July 1, 2007. WILPF will take a lead role in organizing the USSF Women's Working Group (email link) World Court of Women, an event that has become a tradition at social fora around the world. (Please search for World Court of Women info on the web so you can see what this event entails.) The World Court of Women will be the Women's Working Group's main, signature event, with high visibility throughout the social forum and WILPF as lead organizer will be in the spotlight. WILPF'ers wishing to take part in organizing the World Court of Women please contact Pat Willis at pwill06@coastalnet.com. All are welcome to participate.

Bioweapons Conference

Read DISARM's report from the Bio-Weapons Conference held in Geneva at the end of November: From Carol Urner: "I remembered today Emily Greene Balch’s conviction that working together in international institutions could help nations learn to cooperate in achieving common goals, and thus eventually abandon making war on one another. I hope we in WILPF can continue to facilitate the process our foremothers fostered almost a century ago at the same time we point out the dangers to all in secrecy, unilateralism and rejection of international law as well as in policies of “full spectrum dominance” and pre-emptive war." link to: http://disarm.wilpf.org/NovDec06/BWCconference1.htm

Jane Addams and Advancing Human Rights

As a women’s peace organization, WILPF pre-dates the codification of human rights in international law. Human rights law, with its emphasis on protecting the freedoms of belief and expression, is often understood as protection “the natural rights of man” by limiting the extent to which governments can interfere in the self-determination of individuals. But human rights law also asserts a slate of positive responsibilities for governments.
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DECEMBER POST CARD ACTION : Change U.S.Policy on Cuba!

Send your U.S. Representative a Holiday Greeting!
November’s elections brought a change in Congress that may have opened a window to achieving real change in our policy on Cuba. Key to this possibility are the new members of the House. In the spirit of this holiday season, this months Make Peace a Reality Postcard Campaign focuses on Cuba. In the next month, at meetings and events, have people write postcards to your representatives (samples included) and use them to move Congress in the direction of peace and justice.

Give Peace for the Holidays:

Thinking of what to give this year for holidays coming up? WILPF has a special End-of-year offer!

FIVE GIFT MEMBERSHIPS FOR $100. Save $75 over the standard membership price of $35 each, AND strengthen WILPF to organize for peace and freedom. Special offer is only available for 5 gift memberships ordered at the same time, and only for orders received by Dec.31, 2006.

To make your gifts, click here or send your check or VISA/Mastercard # and list of membership recipients to WILPF, 1213 Race St., Philadelphia, PA 19107.

New members will receive a welcome packet and a card to let them know of your gift. For questions or special requests, please call WILPF at 215-563-7110.