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Join us Feb 7th! 15th Annual Real State of the Union
WHEN: Tuesday, February 7, 2017 6:00pm, Reception 6:30-8:30pm, Program starts promptly at 6:30 WHERE: Ben Hill United Methodist Church 2099 Fairburn Road SW, Atlanta GA 30331 Please join the Georgia WAND community for a very special REAL State of the Union Address by Jay Bookman, followed by a panel of courageous thinkers, leaders, and activists […]
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Georgia WAND Seeking New Board Members!
About Georgia WAND Georgia WAND Education Fund (Georgia WAND) is seeking nominations to join our Board of Directors. Georgia WAND is a grassroots, women-led, statewide organization that uses education, advocacy, leadership development, and coalition work to further racial justice, peace, environmental justice, civic engagement, and nuclear abolition. Georgia WAND’s mission is to educate the public […]
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Register Voters with GA WAND!
New Voter Registration Opportunities! We are only 90 registrations short of our voter registration goal! Go team, go! With the registration cut-off date less than a month away, it’s time to kick our registration game into high gear so that we can make a smooth transition into voter engagement this October. So grab a friend, […]
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Who We Are
Georgia Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND) is an independent grassroots, woman-led organization that seeks to direct women’s voices into a powerful movement for social change. Our Mission: WAND empowers women to act politically to reduce violence and militarism, and redirect excessive military resources toward unmet human and environmental needs. […]
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Statement on Charleston
Our Hearts & Fists Are One We are outraged and deeply saddened from the act of violence in Charleston, SC, at the Emanuel AME Church. Those of us who are White stand strong in solidarity with Black, southern leadership around next steps and calls to action. The time to act is now and it is […]
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Georgia WAND Brokers Three Year Environmental Monitoring and Outreach Program in East Georgia
Dear Georgia WAND Community, We are excited to share that we’ve accomplished an important milestone. Georgia WAND has successfully negotiated a three-year monitoring and community outreach program, created in partnership with the University of Georgia’s Savannah River Ecology Lab to be funded by the Department of Energy / Savannah River Site. The Georgia Radionuclide […]
