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WAND at ANA DC Days: Taking on the Hill!(Comments Off)
WAND is proudly part of the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) network of 34 organizations representing the concerns of communities living downwind and downstream of nuclear weapons and radioactive facilities. ANA just held its 25th annual DC Days from April 14th-17th bringing activists from all over the country to Washington to speak to Members of [...]
Time for a New Budget Tune
Note: This blog is part of the #HERvotes blog carnival. Out of concern about the Ryan Budget’s impact on women, WAND is joining a number of women’s organizations including Moms Rising, Feminist Majority, Ms. Magazine, AAUW and others in an effort to make women’s voices heard concerning the extreme anti-woman Ryan House Budget. Check this [...]
Riding through the past into the future
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of taking part in the Civil Rights Heritage tour organized by SCLC W.O.M.E.N. (Women’s Organizational, Movement for Equity Now), Inc., the women’s branch of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. It’s a two-day bus tour through Alabama that visits sites significant to the civil rights movement, exploring some of [...]
Looking Forward to a Stronger America
The State of the Union addressed several issues our nation faces. We have come a long way since the Great Recession. Although there are people who still live in poverty, are unemployed, and need affordable healthcare, President Obama gave us the encouragement this country needs to thrive and plans to overcome these issues. President Obama [...]
