Women's International League for Peace and Freedom St. Louis Branch
Category: Bulletin
Abortion Ban
by Lynn Sableman Texas, Alabama and Missouri take heed!Banning abortion creates a dystopian world. Romanian dictator Nicolas Ceausescu banned contraception and abortions to increase the population. A woman could notinform her husband or family or friends of her desire for…
Read MoreWILPF at Women’s Rally for #StopTheBan
by Lynn Sableman Michelle, Connie and I met Helen and Rich Race at the Rally . They attended the International Women’s Day fund raiser and concert we held several years ago, and Rich joined out Tax Day demonstration in Clayton…
Read MoreSo, What Is Public Banking?
by Judy Davis; Women, Money & Democracy October marks one year since Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the Public Banking Act of 2020 (H.R. 8721). And …“while the bill doesn’t directly create new public banks, it solves…
Read MorePlastic Problem
by Lynn Sableman, Earth Democracy Our ally from MO mentum Environs, Margaret Hermes, had a regular monthly meeting to write cards and letters to companies and legislators relevant to a particular environmental problem at each meeting. I was so impressed…
Read MoreLynn’s Corner – Fall issue
From “The Conversation”Benjamin Neimark Senior Lecturer Lancaster University in consultation with Sustainability researcher Cara Kennelly say shrinking this US war machine is a must for climate mitigation. Studies show that action on climate change demands shuttering vast sections of the…
Read MoreTabling at Farmer’s Markets
by Cara Jensen Connie and I were at the University City farmer’s market on Saturday, 17 July to raise awareness of our branch and provide information about WILPF. It was a beautiful overcast, slightly breezy day so we were pleased…
Read MoreCan you really love your enemy?
by Cara Jensen This is the name of a podcast I listened to recently from the 2013 Greenbelt Festival, given by Sami Awad. He is the executive director of Holy Land Trust, a Palestinian nonprofit organisation that works at both…
Read MoreAlly Spotlight – Erica Williams, Healthy Flavor Community Garden and A Red Circle
by Lynn Sableman Today, I had a lovely lunch, on a protected porch, at the bustling Ferguson Brewing Company. It was a short ride from the “Healthy Flavor Community Garden”, where Erica Williams and Louise Collins and I had just…
Read MoreLynn’s Corner – Summer issue
It’s a Wonderful World if we open our hearts to see it. With more than half of American adults fully vaccinated, our lives are on track for a safe recovery. There are still vaccine hesitant people in the United States…
Read MoreWILPF’s Helping Hands
by Judy Davis I recently visited my daughter who lives in La Crosse, WI. When we went for a walk downtown, she took the opportunity to show me the now finished mural designed and painted by one of our favorite…
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