[WCUSP] WILPF LA and the Middle East

[Libby or Mort Frank]

So glad you've got good news to report, c.j.!

Thanks,

Libby
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: C.J. Minster 
  To: wcusp at wilpf.org ; Catia 
  Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 11:34 PM
  Subject: [WCUSP] WILPF LA and the Middle East


  Hi WILPFers!

  Just wanted to let you know about the great meeting we had today in Los Angeles. Our sister member, Catia Confortini, spoke about the history of International WILPF's involvement in Israel / Palestine. She is writing her PhD thesis on the topic at the School of International Relations at the University of Southern California. (Her paper is titled "The Gendered Construction of 'Peace:' Conflict in Israel/Palestine and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.") 

  Her talk was really interesting - we've been held back by our own Eurocentrism since at least the 1940s. Of course, our foremothers didn't know that term or understand their own biases, and they did much more for the causes of peace and justice than other people. But nevertheless, I find it useful to learn both the good and the bad parts of our history, so we can try to not continue the same mistakes. Of course, one of the good parts that we're trying to add to were the series of fact finding trips to the region led by Libby Frank and Edith Ballantyne in the 1970s. 

  More exciting news from LA - we had a branch meeting after the lecture and Catia agreed to be the LA branch rep to the WCUSP campaign. Welcome, Catia! (Kate, can you add her to this listserv?)

  in peace,
  C.J.

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