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History and Mission of Witness for Peace UMW Witness for Peace-Upper Midwest (WFP-UMW) is a politically independent network of individuals, organizations, and faith groups concerned about the impacts of US and corporate policy on the people of the Americas. Motivated by current and historical realities, we are people of faith and conscience who are committed to transforming the world through nonviolent and organized activism. As a grass-roots movement, WFP-UMW seeks to raise awareness of and give testimony to violations of human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean and to advocate for change is U.S. economic and social policies to better support these basic rights. WFP-UMW sponsors speaker tours, conferences, and retreats, publishes newsletters, participates in nonviolent direct actions, and offers short-term delegations to Latin American and Caribbean countries. Delegates traveling to Latin America with WFP-UMW experience first-hand the realities of Third World debt, sweatshop employment, violence by military forces and other armed groups, the plight of displaced people, and extreme economic hardship and suffering.Informed by these experiences, WFP-UMW works with people in their local communities to develop skills and strategies that transform destructive U.S. policies to those of life, opportunity and hope. We are committed to working together to change unjust, unethical, and inhumane practices and to stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Latin America. The Upper Midwest Region of Witness for Peace includes North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Get involved today! Another world is possible!
Contact Regional Organizer Robyn Skrebes for more information about the Upper Midwest and how you can get involved- by email: wfpumw@witnessforpeace.org, or by phone: 612-558-6019.
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