Have a women's anti-war (peace) group, not listed here? Let me know, and it will be added as soon as possible. Email evolving2003 at hotmail.com
Code Pink - is an organization I was personally involved with which I do not endorse any more, for many reaons not necessary to state on this page. However, their link can stay here for people who are interested. Please be aware that their website claims Code Pink is "not an organization", and this is completely untrue. It is an organization with paid staff members in several cities. Their are other women's peace groups you can join which really are not organizations. See below.
Many contigents of Women in Black have come to major protests against Bush's "war on terror" and the illegal war on Iraq, in Washington DC and other cities around the United States. Women in Black groups have existed for a number of years, outside the US, but many new WIB groups seem to have formed inside the United States within the past year, as more women have the urge to express their dissent in a visible way. Women in Black is not an organization, and each individual group is different, but the tradition of wearing black and standing in silence in vigils to mourn the deaths caused by war is followed by most Women in Black groups I know of. Women in Black was originated in the 1980's by Israeli and Palestinian women.
- (WILPF) a great organization that has been around for a very long time and done wonderful work, worldwide and the WILPF United States branch has written this letter which is meant for American women to send to women in Iraq.
Choike - Women for Peace has many links to other groups, and statements from international women's rights groups against the American war on Iraq
Peace Women - a project of WILPF lists many women's peace groups worldwide
Madre is an important international women's human rights organization. This is their statement against the war on Iraq.They have since made several other statements you can find on their site.
Mothers for Peace is a small organization started in Great Britain during the Cold War in 1981.
Women's Action Against Military Madness (WAMM) This is their international activist calendar. The group exists in MN, but they have many resources outside of their state and a great message to spread. They have done activist work to protest the war on Iraq and Bush's "war on terror".
Women's Action for New Directions (WAND) protests against military spending and nuclear defense in particular, in the US. They have a great email newsletter with lots of information about anti-war and feminist activism events around the country, which comes out every two weeks, every year. You can find many good resources there, possibly in your local area.
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The Old Women's Project has an "Open Letter to Women Organizing Against War" on its web site. This group believes it is self-defeating for women to define themselves according to family roles.
The Global Women's Strike has taken place on International Women's Day - March 8th - every year for the past five years. The war on Iraq is one of the issues the strike addresses. In 2002, I worked with Code Pink and organizers from other groups in the Washington D.C. area on plans for a women's peace march on International Women's Day. Code Pink, unfortunately, failed to invite the women of the Global Women's Strike, who already had been doing actions on this day for years, to join in this event. Global Women's Strike later published a letter online to leaders of Code Pink such as Medea Benjamin, asking why this was done. Anyway, this year both groups are again having actions on International Women's Day, and again they are separate. The Global Women's Strike, however, differs in that it is truly an international movement, as you can see on their website which is translated in to many different languages. Their actions will take place at numerous locations around the world, not Washington D.C..
Mothers Acting Up is "dedicated to mobilizing the gigantic political strength of mothers"
WEDO is a wonderful international women's organization started by Bella Abzug. This is the anti-war section of their web site with pictures of a large protest in Washington DC which they took part in.
The Radical Cheerleaders are visible at protests around the US and if you haven't heard or seen them yet, some of their cheers are on this site
Women Waging Peace advocates for the full participation of women in processes to build peace around the world. You can read reports about the excellent work they have done here.
Remembering Nagasiki is an insightful and artistic site created by a woman; it showcases the destruction and human torment caused with the bombing of Nagasaki
Grandmothers and Others: "The Old Women's Project - When women powerfully claim our rightful center stage in the saga of war, we can at last begin to correct images that
have too long been defined by men and begin to make war less glamorous."
Manifesto 2000 was initiated by a group of Nobel Prize Laureates. This is not a women's group specifically but was listed on this page incorrectly some time ago.
Women's Anti-War Resources and Organizations
My dream of regime change is a legally elected, female President of the U.S. who understands that militarism, violence, and slaughter should not be the priorities of her government.
Updated January, 2004. All links are currently active.
