Read our page in the Community Alliance. Join via paypal https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/D5N4M827WZLD6 It was the wisdom of our founding foremothers in 1915 that peace is not rooted only in treaties between great powers or a turning away of weapons alone, but can only flourish when it is also planted in the soil of justice, freedom, non-violence, opportunity and equality for all. They understood, and WILPF still organizes in the understanding, that all the problems that lead countries to domestic and international violence are all connected and all need to be solved in order to achieve sustainable peace. This remarkable vision still guides us today as we face the challenges of the twenty-first century. In today's context this means
1.) the equality of all people in a world free of sexism, racism, classism, xenophobia, homophobia, and ageism;
2.) the guarantee of fundamental human rights including the right to sustainable development,
3.) an end to all forms of violence: r**e, battering, exploitation, intervention and war;
4.) the transfer of world resources from military to human needs, leading to economic justice within and among nations, and
5.) world disarmament and peaceful resolution of international conflicts via the United Nations. WILPF members chair the following issues committees: Membership ( Jean Kennedy & Nancy Hatcher), Raging Grannies (Patty Bennett), Middle East (Patricia), Earth Democracy ( Kyla Mitchell), Cuba and the Bolivarian Alliance (Leni Villagomez-Reeves), Legislative (Jan Slagter) Advancing Human Rights: Homeless Advocates (Dr. Jean Kennedy) and Library/Book Club Committee ( Cheryl Caldera, see www.facebook/WILPF-Library-Committee)
