WIFP joined the efforts to get the Trump Military Parade cancelled and joined a general assembly of people and groups for peace and justice to determine how to build and strengthen the movement to end the wars at home and abroad. The Peace Congress was held November 10, 2018 in Washington, DC.

WIFP’s partner organization, Global Woman P.E.A.C.E. Foundation, held the award ceremony on the evening before the 2018 Walk to End FGM. “Celebrating our Collective Efforts to Dispel the Myths and Misconceptions about FGM/C” was held October 26 at the George Washington University in Washington, DC.

Over a half million women and girls in the United States are at risk for or have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Many myths and misconceptions from key leaders in religion, legal advocacy, education, advocacy, and medicine, and from women who have experienced FGM/C.

Global Woman: “We congratulate the women and men receiving our fifth set of Recognition Awards this evening. Each year, the Nominating Committee of Global Woman P.E.A.C.E. Foundation nominates and votes and selects 10 deserving women and men to honor and recognize with the Global Woman Award. We thank these award recipients for the dedicatiion they have rendered to ending the practice of FGM and other injustices on women and girls in the world.

WIFP had a team in the Walk to End FGM and served on the Awards Committee. WIFP’s director, Martha Allen, was among the Award Presenters for this moving evening.

Hazar Badin and Aia Khalaily researched Palestinian media while working in the WIFP office June and July of 2017. They presented their research at our 45th Anniversary event: “Women’s Voices and the Media,” July 13th.

Click here for Palestinian Voices and the Media (pdf)

WIFP 2017 summer team:

On May 18th the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai launched a proceeding that threatens Net Neutrality. Once again individuals and organizations have mobilized to prevent the open-internet protections from being undermined.

Prior to the FCC meeting advocates for an open internet held a rally outside the FCC headquarters in support of Title II Net Neutrality rules. Speakers included Sen. Ed Markey, Sen. Ron Wyden, Rep. Barbara Lee and Rep. Jared Polis.

Organizations actively supporting Net Neutrality include the Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press, Free Press, the Center for Media Justice, Color of Change, CREDO Action, #AllOfUs, American Family Voices, Battle for the Net, Climate Hawks Vote, Common Cause, Corporate Accountability International, Courage Campaign, Daily Kos, Demand Progress, Democracy for America, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Fight for the Future, Free Press Action Fund, MoveOn.org Civic Action, Mozilla, Other 98%, OpenMedia, PEN America, People’s Action, People Demanding Action, People For the American Way, Presente.org, Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Progressive Congress Action Fund, Public Knowledge, Rainforest Action Network, RootsAction.org, The Nation and Win Without War.

Under the Obama administration, the FCC came out in support of Net Neutrality after millions of people spoke in favor of an open internet. Now under the Republicans, the protections are at risk. Already over a million comments and signatures have been submitted opposing Chairman Pai’s scheme. Activists are mobilizing others to speak out to the FCC and Congress since we don’t have much time to prevent the overturning of the protections.

This summer will be devoted to making sure we do not lose our free and open internet. WIFP will be a part of a national effort to make sure we do not lose our ability to communicate with each other and throughout the world via  the open internet. Join us or any of the many organizations that will be leading these efforts.