Category: Women Leading for Peace
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki Day
In Canberra WILPF members joined with fellow peace activists, politicians and Ambassadors at the Canberra Rotary Peace Bell, in NSW WILPF members joined the Sydney rally and marched to the Defence Department, in SA and in VIC WILPF members also participated in local events.
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Inspiring insights from Women Peacebuilders
WILPF Victoria member, Heather Clarke reflects on the event ‘Half the Story, None of the Headlines: Palestinian and Israeli Women Reclaiming Their Space’.
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World BEYOND War Supports WILPF’s 34th International Congress
WILPF partner, World BEYOND War provided support to the WILPF Congress 2026, this is their report back.
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Open Statement: Genocide in Gaza and the Collapse of the Women, Peace & Security Agenda
Public Recognition of the Genocide: The international community must publicly and unequivocally recognize the ongoing genocide in Gaza. This recognition is a crucial first step The Australian Civil Society Coalition on Women, Peace and Security (the Coalition) expresses its profound concern over the unfolding genocide and widespread destruction in Gaza, and the recent bombing of…
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Women of Sydney Demand Peace
On the 22nd of September, a day after the International Day for Peace, some NSW branch members participated at the “Women of Sydney Demand Peace” held at Martin Place, Sydney. This community action was led by the Families for Palestine. We stood in solidarity to support the Palestinian people’s demand for peace, liberation, and statehood.…
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Toowoomba Peace Conference
Toowoomba Peace Conference, Saturday 30th August For several years, the Multi-Faith Multicultural Committee in Toowoomba, supported by the Buddhist Pure Land Learning College, has been running a special peace conference. This year’s conference had a special focus – the recognition of Toowoomba as an International City of Peace. One of the regular organisations involved in…
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Mending our Social Fabric: Learning from Palestinian and Israeli Women Peacebuilders
Over 200 attend Melbourne Women Peacebuilders event on 31st August. WILPF Victoria supported a public peacebuilding event entitled Mending our Social Fabric: Learning from Palestinian and Israeli Women Peacebuilders. This event was attended by over 200 people and was part of a speaking tour about Women’s Peacebuilding in Conflict Zones organised by a collaboration by…
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Never Again
NEVER AGAIN – a special 4-day event in Brisbane, 4 – 6 August, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, open to the public from 9am to 4pm each day. Three Brisbane members of WILPF – Emma Beach, Barbara Hartley (also a member of Just Peace) and Wendy Flannery were…
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Introducing the new WILPF Secretary General Amrita Kapur
Image: Dr Amrita Kapur Dr Kapur, from Australia, is a highly regarded intersectional feminist leader. With over 18 years of experience in justice, security, and peacebuilding, she is a gender expert specialising in conflict-affected contexts. As a domestic and international lawyer dedicated to transformational change, Dr Kapur has spent 15 years providing strategic, operational and…