Zombies, Post Apocalypse Monsters, Oh My!
Upcoming Webinar: Pull the Plutonium Pork – End MOX!
NDAA SUMMARY: Pentagon & War Spending Run Amok
In Profile: Congresswomen Tammy Duckworth
Sayre Speaks: Why A Drone Debate is Necessary
WAND at ANA DC Days: Taking on the Hill!
Georgia WAND meets with Congressman Hank Johnson
WiLL and WAND members speak!
Time for a New Budget Tune
International Women’s Day: Keep Progress Alive
Riding through the past into the future
Pull the Pork!
WAND Action Opportunities»
Upcoming Webinar: Pull the Plutonium Pork – End MOX!
Monday, June 24, 3pm (ET): Pull the Plutonium Pork – End MOX (Co-hosted with Georgia WAND) Developing a disposition method for plutonium from dismantled U.S. nuclear weapons is important, but the Department of Energy’s current plan to make experimental fuel with this weapons’ plutonium is costly, dangerous and on the verge of collapse. It’s also [...]
WAND Blog Posts»
Zombies, Post Apocalypse Monsters, Oh My!
Today’s tv, movies, video games, novels and comic books abound with post apocalypse scenarios featuring evil creatures created from the disaster. The dialogue doesn’t change much: “Oh dear, if only someone has done something sooner…we would not have these beasts trying to annihilate us!” “Get over it, this is our world now, let’s do this!” [...]
WAND Chapter News»
Georgia WAND meets with Congressman Hank Johnson
Thank you to Georgia WAND for providing this great report on their recent trip to see Congressman Hank Johnson! Read more about all of their work at www.gawand.org. On Thursday, April 4, Georgia WAND and constituents from Georgia’s fourth Congressional District met with Congressman Hank Johnson. In attendance were Georgia WAND member and former DeKalb [...]
WAND in the Press»
WAND Women Leaders Speak Out on Military Sexual Violence
Military Sexual Violence A sampling of WAND’s Women leaders in Congress statements and legislation, May 7-20, 2013: SENATE (listed in alphabetical order) Sen. Barbara Boxer (CA) (@SenatorBoxer): 5/16/13 Leg. Announced (Military Justice Improvement Act); 5/7/13 Statement “It is horrifying that the number of sexual assaults in our armed forces rose so dramatically last year [...]
WAND News»
New Webinar Series!
Webinar Series: Nuclear Weapons Budget Everyone knows that Congress is under enormous fiscal pressure to make budget cuts. Even Pentagon spending is facing new scrutiny. In this context, Congress should look more closely at Cold War-era, over-budget, delayed, nuclear weapons programs that won’t meet 21st century security needs. Please join us for a webinar briefing [...]
WAND's Sayre Sheldon Speaks»
Sayre Speaks: Why A Drone Debate is Necessary
What does the public understand about drones? Mostly that they efficiently kill our enemies without risking the lives of pilots. Which is pretty much what our government wants us to believe. A better description of the U.S. drone program is: a form of targeted killing that is outside the law and mostly outside of public [...]
WAND/WiLL Women in Profile»
In Profile: Congresswomen Tammy Duckworth
As a veteran, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth understands better than most the perils of war. While on duty as one of the first women to fly combat missions, her helicopter was shot down resulting in the loss of both her legs and the use of her right arm. In 2009, President Obama chose her to be [...]
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