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WILPF NSW Branch

Locality: Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia

Address: 499 Elizabeth St 2010 Surry Hills, NSW, Australia

Website: wilpf.org.au/about-us/structure/in-australia/nsw-branch-2

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25.01.2022 Film screening this Saturday at the Humanist House Saturday, 13 of July 2019 at 1:30 pm Humanist House, 10 Shepherd Street, Chippendale (along Broadway... The beginning of the end of nuclear weapons On the 7th of July 2017, 122 countries voted in favour of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Countries that dont have nuclear weapons, but live under their threat, voted for a ban. Without the knowledge of most of their citizens, the governments of the worlds nuclear powers didnt vote, and yet the ban went ahead. Something new is happening. This documentary about efforts to bring a nuclear weapon ban treaty into international law and the role of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, ICAN, is told through the voices of leading activists from several different organizations and countries together with the president of the negotiating conference. The film is 59 minutes long and takes the viewer through a brief history of the bomb and the anti-nuclear activism that has pushed to eliminate them ever since their invention. It moves into a consideration of the humanitarian initiative that successfully challenged the dominant security narrative and the historic steps taken since 2010 to turn the treaty from a dream into a reality.

25.01.2022 Dont miss our online forum tomorrow, Monday, night at 6pm, hearing from Moz inside Mantra hotel in Melbourne and Farhad from inside Kangaroo Point Hotel in Bri...sbane. They will explain how the croweded conditions there arent safe due to risk from coronavirus infection and why they are protesting for their release. To join us via Zoom please register here https://zoom.us//regist/tZIpf-Gqpjkj5l1cAQwbLJr8Z4SaAJAPXQ

24.01.2022 The Womens International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF, NSW) has been honoured to have Pat - a very fine and inspirational and extraordinary leader. We have marched together for many years during the International Womens Day, Palm Sunday for Refugees and March against the Invasion on Iraq and other community actions for peace. Pat stood up for womens right, calling for an end to violence against women and putting womens role in peace building as one of the keys in a...ttaining long and lasting peace. The most dear to her heart was solidarity work with the Aboriginal People of Australia. At WILPF meetings as well as in community actions for the Aboriginal Peoples struggle Pat was always there. Pat has been doing letter writing to the members of the Parliament to contribute to the many voices calling for social justice for the Aboriginal Peoples. Pat leaves a great legacy to the young generation of peace activists - that is valuing of what might appear to be a small contribution to building a culture of peace because every small step leads to winning a bright future for humankind and the whole universe. Rest in Peace Pat!

23.01.2022 The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF, NSW) has been honoured to have Pat - a very fine and inspirational and extraordinary leader. We have marched together for many years during the International Women's Day, Palm Sunday for Refugees and March against the Invasion on Iraq and other community actions for peace. Pat stood up for women's right, calling for an end to violence against women and putting women's role in peace building as one of the keys in a...ttaining long and lasting peace. The most dear to her heart was solidarity work with the Aboriginal People of Australia. At WILPF meetings as well as in community actions for the Aboriginal Peoples' struggle Pat was always there. Pat has been doing letter writing to the members of the Parliament to contribute to the many voices calling for social justice for the Aboriginal Peoples. Pat leaves a great legacy to the young generation of peace activists - that is valuing of what might appear to be a small contribution to building a culture of peace because every small step leads to winning a bright future for humankind and the whole universe. Rest in Peace Pat!

23.01.2022 Did you know that WILPF had another name when it was created? Our founding name was the International Committee of Women for Permanent Peace. 100 years ago, we... became the Womens International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) at our 2nd congress in 1919 that took place in Zurich. This weekend, WILPF in partnership with other peace organisations, is hosting a special event in Zurich to celebrate the 137 women who created WILPF to find sustainable solutions for peace. If you are in Switzerland, join us! https://wilpf.org/women-vote-peace-remembering-100-years-o/

23.01.2022 Dear WILPF-ers of NSW, see no next Saturday!

21.01.2022 WILPF in Brisbane for the #ClimateStrike !

21.01.2022 Irene, Dragana and Patricia were there!

19.01.2022 WILPF NSW Branch General Monthly Meeting Saturday, 11 of May 2019 at 1:30 pm Humanist House, 10 Shepherd Street, Chippendale (along Broadway)

18.01.2022 Some pics from the International Womens Day march in Sydney today.

12.01.2022 Some pics from the International Women's Day march in Sydney today.

11.01.2022 @Christine Ahn at 6/28/19 UN Human Rights Council Panel: Feminist Campaign, Korea Peace Now! youtube link available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEU1zd67L-k&t=1s

10.01.2022 Don't miss our online forum tomorrow, Monday, night at 6pm, hearing from Moz inside Mantra hotel in Melbourne and Farhad from inside Kangaroo Point Hotel in Bri...sbane. They will explain how the croweded conditions there aren't safe due to risk from coronavirus infection and why they are protesting for their release. To join us via Zoom please register here https://zoom.us//regist/tZIpf-Gqpjkj5l1cAQwbLJr8Z4SaAJAPXQ

10.01.2022 Impossible to see the back of the march at Invasion day rally on Gadigal land

10.01.2022 Patricia Ranald taking part in todays Palm Sunday pro refugee Rally. #Stayathome

10.01.2022 An article on Assage by our Filicity.

09.01.2022 Patricia Ranald taking part in today's Palm Sunday pro refugee Rally. #Stayathome

09.01.2022 Dear Members and Friends, You may be interested in this event in June.

08.01.2022 Celebrating Australian WOMEN far and wide. Free event May 20, 2021.

06.01.2022 WILPF NSW Branch General Monthly Meeting Saturday, 13 of July 2019 at 1:30 pm Humanist House, 10 Shepherd Street, Chippendale (along Broadway)

03.01.2022 BREAKING: Australian Local Government Association calls on Federal Government to join nuclear weapon ban treaty! ---> At its National General Assembly in Canber...ra today the Australian Local Government Association unanimously passed a motion calling on Australia to sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The motion was moved by Darebin City Council (VIC) and seconded by the City of Ryde (NSW). Fremantle (WA), Mt Isa (QLD), Randwick (NSW), Byron Shire (NSW), City of West Torrens (WA), Inner West (NSW), Newcastle (NSW) and the City of Yarra (VIC) also backed it ahead of the conference. The push for the national body to endorse the Treaty comes after 35 Australian councils have publicly declared their support for it, along with over 400 cities worldwide. ALGA represents the 537 councils across Australia. The Treaty is the first to comprehensively outlaw the production, stockpiling, transfer, hosting, use, threat of use of nuclear weapons, as well as assistance with any of the prohibited acts. With 86 signatories and 54 states parties currently, the Treaty entered into force in January this year. Australia has not yet signed or ratified the agreement, although the Australian Labor Party has committed in policy to do so in government. Cr Louise Steer of Inner West Council said It’s fantastic how many councils are on board with the nuclear ban treaty and now its national local government policy. In only a few years, ICAN has changed the way people think about nuclear weapons. ICAN campaigner Jemila Rushton said By endorsing the Treaty, the voice of local government has made a powerful contribution to the push for Australia to join the ban, a critical step towards a nuclear weapon free world. The Australian Government is currently part of the problem, but the Treaty provides an opportunity for us to become part of the solution, in line with our record of joining the bans on other inhumane and immoral weapons. Delene Cuddihy, a member of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Australia, said The risk of nuclear weapons use, whether by accident or design, is growing. All levels of government have a responsibility to protect their citizens from this grave threat. We congratulate the members of the ALGA for their courage in passing this motion which will be one more step towards ridding the world of these weapons of mass destruction whose use could end humanity as we know it. A huge thank you to all of the councillors that are working for Australia to join the ban. WILPF Australia Darebin City Council Mount Isa City Council City of Fremantle Randwick City Council Yarra City Council Inner West CouncilByron Shire Council Newcastle City Council Brimbank City Council Moreland City Council Shire of Augusta Margaret River Ballina Shire Council Bayside Council Benalla Rural City Council Blue Mountains City Council City of Cockburn Georges River Council City of Hobart Hume City Council Lismore City Council City of Maribyrnong City of Melbourne Moreland City Council Mount Barker District Council City of Port Adelaide Enfield City of Prospect Randwick City Council Shellharbour City Council Shoalhaven City Council City of Sydney City of West Torrens City of Wollongong Waverley Council Yarra City Council Yarra Ranges Council

02.01.2022 Thanks to everyone who took part in our photo action for refugees yesterday on Palm Sunday. We need to keep up the pressure to release all refugees and asylum ...seekers from detention as #DetentionIsAnInfectionRisk and fight for Medicare and Centrelink for all asylum seekers during the Covid-19 crisis See more

01.01.2022 Whats really happening to Julian Assange? What has Australia done to protect his welfare? And why arent we hearing more about the most intriguing and complex ...threats to liberal democracy of our time? Walkley Award-winning journalist, author and broadcaster Quentin Dempster will interview Jennifer Robinson, counsel to Julian Assange and WikiLeaks. This event is hosted by PEN Sydney with support from Copyright Agencys Cultural Fund and is supported by MEAA, and UTS Schools of Journalism and Law. Fri., 15 November 2019, 6:30 pm 8:00 pm AEDT University of Technology Sydney Room 5B.1.11, 1 Quay Street Haymarket, NSW 2007 Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/challenge-what-you-know-wha