Programs

WILPF is Disarming The War Economy by linking the effect of the for-profit war machine on our day-to-day lives. With the Raging Grannies and through song, art and satire we work to bring the immoral cost of the Iraq occupation home.

WILPF is Challenging Corporate Power through education beginning with a six-week course developed by WILPF and is being held across the world. A course will be held this summer. Call the WILPF New York Metro office to enroll.

WILPF is Building the Beloved Community by seeking to understand and address racism in our society. Discussion about these issues is crucial to finding a viable solution. Add your voice and reason to the conversation.

The WILPF New York Metro branch has been hosting film screenings underwritten by the Trudy Orris Media Fund. These documentaries examine the lives of rape victims of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the struggles of warfare have plagued the area and militia have used rape as a weapon of war against hundreds of thousands of women. At the screenings, Congolese activist and WILPF Metro member, Bibiane Tshefu, shared with us the influence of the multinational corporations (MNCs) on the community. Molly Klopot, our current chair, leafleted at The Human Rights Film Festival and spoke directly to one of the filmmakers, Lisa F. Jackson, who recommended we contact groups also working to end the violence in DRC.

Members of the audience felt angered that surrounding countries were perpetrating violence against their neighbors and longed to see unity among local communities. In our own country, we need to fight back against the media blackout and demand the attention of these dishonorable companies by raising awareness of the MNCs' abuse of human rights.

Project Congo is an exciting effort of the NY Metro WILPF to highlight the situation in Africa, especially in Congo.