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Mission Statement

 WILPF works to achieve through peaceful means world disarmament, full rights for women, racial and economic justice, an end to all forms of violence, and to establish those political, social, and psychological conditions which can assure peace, freedom, and justice for all. This remarkable vision still guides us today as we face the challenges of the twenty-first century. In today's context this means:

 · the equality of all people in a world free of sexism, racism, classism, and homophobia,

 · the guarantee of fundamental human rights including the right to sustainable development, an end to all forms of violence: rape, battering, exploitation, intervention and war, the transfer of world resources from military to human needs, leading to economic justice within and among nations, and

 · world disarmament and peaceful resolution of international conflicts via the United Nations.

May & June WILPF programs and events

Friday, May 8, Art After Dark , with WILPF’s Raging Grannies 5-6:45pm, Ackland Art Museum, S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill. May 8's Art after Dark will feature a New Currents in Contemporary Art gallery talk with exhibition artists and music from the Raging Grannies as part of the Ackland’s special exhibition drawn from one of the most extensive private collections of prints and posters associated with industry and labor. At the Heart of Progress: Coal, Iron, and Steam since 1750 - Industrial Imagery from the John P. Eckblad Collection - January 24 - May 17, 2009. Cash bar (beer and wine), light refreshments, and live music.


Saturday, May 9, CORPORATE RULE, BAILOUTS & GREED: Why We Need Unions.
3:30-5:30, Chapel Hill Public Library, 100 Library Drive (off Estes Drive), Teach-in on today’s struggle for workers’ rights featuring:

• NC State Prof. David Zonderman, noted labor historian & civil rights activist
• Chris Chafe, Exec. Dir., Change to Win Labor Federation
• Moncure Plywood workers, back from 8-month strike & settlement
• N.C. public employees, in a fight for collective bargaining rights

Join WILPF learn about pending state & federal legislation that need your support. In this era of corporate supremacy, let’s protect workers. For more information, call Miriam Thompson at 370-4114.


Friday, May 15, WILPF gathering and pizza party, 6pm, 119 Oak Street, Carrboro
A special event to hear from our WILPF sisters Lib Hutchby and Ruth Zalph, who were arrested on April 20 at the CALL TO CONSCIENCE rally in Charlotte calling on Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers to immediately cease all construction of the Cliffside coal plant and to direct all their efforts toward clean energy. We also hope to hear from WILPFers Peggy Misch and Jean Chapman, who also attended the rally. WILPF will provide the pizza; BYOBeverage of choice. For more info re what you can do to stop Cliffside, go to http://www.stopcliffside.org/news.php For directions, call Lucy Lewis at 929-5983.


Friday May 22, WILPF Social Justice Book Club, 7pm, 119 Fidelity Street, Carrboro
We will wrap up the spring with a video showing of Creating a World Without Poverty, a wonderful talk by Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunnus. For the last two months we have been reading Yunnus latest book, Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism. Join us, even if you haven’t read the book, for a great film and lively discussion. This is the last book club until September. For directions, call Lori Hoyt at 968-1888.


Saturday, May 23, Women of WILPF and NAACP brunch, 10am-12noon, 250 S. Estes Drive, Chapel Hill.
Join us for an informal brunch to share what each of our organizations is doing, what our individual passions are, and how we can strengthen our collaborations and work. Ann Powers is providing eggs, coffee, and tea. WILPF members are asked to bring fruits, breads, breakfast meats or other brunch items. For directions, call Ann at 942-2919.


Monday, May 25, Memorial Day Commemoration, 2-3:30pm, Carrboro Town Commons, West Main and Laurel Streets, Carrboro. WILPF joins our sister organizations in the Orange County Peace Coalition in sponsoring the annual Memorial Day Commemoration. The program will include speakers, music, and readings.


JUNE ANNUAL RETREAT, Saturday, June 13, 1-5pm, location to be announced. Mark your calendars now for WILPF’s annual retreat! Each year, we gather to review our previous year’s goals and make plans for the coming year. All members and friends welcome!


Current Issues, Triangle Branch:
* racism
* war/peace
* civil liberties
* water justice 		* economic justice
* corporate personhood
* corporate globalization
Nuts and Bolts

Triangle WILPF meets the 2nd Saturday of every month, 10am-12 noon at Friends Meeting House, 531 Raleigh Road, Chapel Hill. For directions, go to www.chapelhillfriends.org. (Rare changes in meeting date, location and time will be announced via email, website and/or newsletter)

If you would like to join WILPF or update your membership, please click Join Us or contact Ann Powers at dannpowers@bellsouth.net.

To join a new WILPF listserv for info only about WILPF meetings, events, and sponsored activities, please email Liza Farmer at farmer_liza@yahoo.com.

If you have an item for the newsletter, please contact Dick Paddock at repaddock@nc.rr.com.

If you have an item for the website, please contact Lucy Lewis at Llewis2001@earthlink.net.

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Steering Committee - Lori Hoyt, Lucy Lewis, Dick Paddock, Ann Powers, Miriam Thompson. Email contact: Liza Farmer at farmer_liza@yahoo.com


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