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Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) - BC
916 W Broadway #325 Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1K7 Contact:Elsie Dean, 604-294-5834, sbdean@sfu.ca Joyce Lydiard, 604-980-8306, jlydiard@sfu.ca
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Language of correspondence: English
Purpose: WILPF brings together women of different political and philosophical views who are united in the determination to study, make known and help abolish the political, social, economic and psychological causes of war.
Scope of activities: Canada-wide
Year founded: 1915
Staff: 0
Publishing: Peace Lines, print journal, 4 times/year, $12.00/year
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Activities: WILPF works on the international, national and local levels to educate, inform and empower women. It organizes meetings, seminars and conferences. It initiates campaigns to promote disarmament and human rights. It sends missions into areas of conflict. WILPF reports its findings to the United Nations, members of WILPF and interested organizations. WILPF has branches in 42 countries and its work is coordinated by the International Office in Geneva. It also has an office at the United Nations in New York.
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