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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.

Click here for the most complete listing of local WILPF upcoming events.


Justice at Smithfield April WILPF Meeting - Saturday, April 12, 10-12am, Friends Meeting House, Raleigh Road, Chapel Hill. Libby Manley, community organizer for the Smithfield Justice Campaign, will present an update on this historic struggle. Smithfield Packing, the largest hog processing plant in the world, has created an environment of intimidation, racial tension, fear and sometimes, violence, for workers who desperately want a voice on the job. The company in Tar Heel, N.C., has been found liable of physically assaulting workers, threatening bodily harm, and causing the false arrest of workers for exercising their legal rights. Triangle WILPF members have attended Smithfield shareholder meetings and marched on the Justice Campaign picket lines. Join us in April to discuss further actions we can take to support justice for Smithfield workers!


The Triangle WILPF branch is a cosponsor of three exceptional events with Dr. Jeff Halper, April 13-15, organized by the Coalition for Peace with Justice and ICAHD-USA.

Dr. Halper is an Israeli-American peace activist, professor of anthropology, distinguished author, and internationally acclaimed speaker. In 2006 he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by the American Friends Service Committee. He is the author of Obstacles to Peace: A Reframing of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, a widely used resource manual of articles and maps. His new book, An Israeli in Palestine: Resisting Dispossession, Redeeming Israel, has just been published by Pluto Press.

SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 4-6pm
Education and Fundraising Reception
at the home of Tema Okun and Tom Stern
204 Rigsbee Ave, #201
(Downtown Durham across the street from the Downtown Post Office, next door to Rue Cler)

Dr. Halper will discuss his new book An Israeli in Palestine: Resisting Dispossession, Redeeming Israel and give a ground report on the ICAHD-USA & ICAHD Constructing Peace Campaign.

MONDAY, APRIL 14, 6:30 pm
Countdown to Apartheid: What Can We Do?
Strategies for Activists: Potluck Dinner and Fundraiser
Church of Reconciliation, 110 N Elliott Rd, Chapel Hill
Please plan to bring a dish and a donation to help us
advance the important work of Triangle activists.

TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 7:30 pm
Reconciling Celebration and Mourning:
Rethinking Israel/Palestine After 60 Years
Lecture and Fundraiser
Mann 219, North Carolina State Campus

This May marks the 60th anniversary of the "birth of Israel." The event is celebrated in Israel as the Israeli Day of Independence and is mourned in Palestine as the day of al-Nakba (the catastrophe). Dr. Halper will discuss the potential for reconciliation between these peoples whose lives have been impacted in starkly opposing ways by the outcomes of the 1948 War.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THESE EVENTS, check out www.peace-with-justice.org & www.icahdusa.org


MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW for the WILPF Annual Retreat, Saturday, May 3, 1-5pm (location TBA). All WILPF members and friends are invited to attend our annual retreat. We will be discussing issues including:

- accomplishments of the last year
- review of last year’s goals
- determine goals for the coming year
- discuss structure for accomplishing goals, including committees and work needs
This is not only an important time to develop plans for the coming year, but a wonderful time to share solidarity, friendship (and great food) with the WILPF community.


“The WILPF Show” premiered on Friday, February 22, at 7:30am on WCOM 103.5. Carrboro’s listener supported radio station. Sponsored by the Triangle branch of WILPF and hosted by member Tana Hartman, the show features weekly 30-minute interviews with some of the most interesting, engaging, and thought-provoking people in and around our community on issues of social justice. Guests to date include:
  • Lucy Lewis, WILPF,
  • Jerry Markatos, Balance and Accuracy in Journalism,
  • Jim Warren, NC WARN,
  • UNC student ant-war activists and Veterans for Peace, and
  • Molly Beacham, Democracy NC.
Local activist and new WILPF member Michelle Laws will be the guest on March 28. Members Dick Paddock, John Huer, Lucy Lewis and Miriam Thompson were trained by WCOM staff as sound engineers and technical support – let us know if you would like to join the team, have suggestions for guests, or would like to host a show. To listen to WCOM online, go to http://communityradio.coop/default.asp and click the streaming webcast link in the upper right corner of the page.


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

The Triangle WILPF steering committee meets every 4th Saturday of the month at 9am at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro. All WILPF members and friends are welcome to attend.

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 Ann Powers at dannpowers@bellsouth.net.

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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