May 2012 Calendar of Events
Nearly $1 billion Vogtle cost overrun echoes earlier warning about ‘boondoggle’ project
Mother’s Day for Peace 2012 ~ Thanks for an inspiring event!
2012: A year of realignment
Announcing Mother’s Day for Peace 2012!
Groups Concerned about troubled Plant Vogtle reactor project to comment on Monday at NRC Action
Coalition Sends Urgent Request for UN Intervention to Stabilize the Fukushima Unit 4 Spent Nuclear Fuel
April 2012 Calendar of Events
We Count! Student Day at the Gold Dome
Now or Never! Say NO to SB 469, Converge on the Gold Dome
Georgia Delegation Speaks to DC Decision Makers About Nuclear Budget Busters
Georgians gather at Shell Bluff to remember Fukushima
Nuclear Fallout Die In Honors Fukushima Victims
Tell Secretary Chu: Stop taxpayer loans for Georgia reactors!
Courtney Hanson: Nuclear Construction Contested in Georgia
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Courtney Hanson: Nuclear Construction Contested in Georgia
Campaign to Stop Vogtle heats up Nearly a year ago, the world’s eyes were on Japan as the worst nuclear disaster in history began to unfold at Fukushima. Images of nuclear reactors up in flames, workers in hazmat [hazardous material] suits and parents swiping Geiger counters over their radioactive children lit up television screens across [...]
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May 2012 Calendar of Events
May 1 May Day! It’s a new year. A new May Day. Now is the time to join together in order to resist oppression. Join the Mady Day 2012 coalition, Georgia WAND, Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition and others on May 1st for a march and free, family-friendly festival. It’s a safe space to build [...]
Environmental Justice»
Coalition Sends Urgent Request for UN Intervention to Stabilize the Fukushima Unit 4 Spent Nuclear Fuel
Kyoto, Japan—-On 30 April, seventy-two Japanese NGO organizations lead by Shut Tomari and Green Action send an urgent request to the UN and Japanese government urging immediate action to stabilize the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Unit 4 spent nuclear fuel. The letter was endorsed by experts from Japan and abroad. The letter warned that [...]
Peace in Action»
Georgia Delegation Speaks to DC Decision Makers About Nuclear Budget Busters
Georgia WAND took a delegation of eight people from Atlanta and Shell Bluff, Georgia to Washington, DC from March 17 through 21 for the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability’s DC Days to expose high-risk U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear projects, which will waste billions in taxpayer funds, damage the environment and undermine the nation’s non-proliferation goals. [...]
Politcal Empowerment»
We Count! Student Day at the Gold Dome
Georgia WAND’s We Count! political empowerment campaign and Generacion Latina Inc. at Campbell High School teamed up on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 for a day at the Gold Dome. About twenty young women and men toured the capital, spoke to elected officials and community leaders. They engaged in dialogue about the issues that are important [...]
2011 We Count!»
Everything you need to know about redistricting in Georgia
Redistricting in Georgia has been a dizzying process. From trying to decipher the maps and legislative language to figuring out what it all means to you as a voter, we’ve answered your most common redistricting questions with an update on what’s happening now and what you can do about it. What was the vote result [...]
Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons Free World»
Our Troops Deserve Better
The Cold War is over. Yet some in Congress want to spend over $700 billion in outdated nuclear strategies instead of funding modern programs our troops need. We need to help our troops fight terrorists, not Soviets. Check out this 30-second spotl, aired during the Republican debates. The American Security Project is a nonpartisan, non-profit [...]
New START»
Update on progress of New START from Bobbie Paul
Twelve months ago the Georgia WAND community was VERY busy working as part of a national grassroots campaign to secure 67 votes for ratification of the STrategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) in the United States Senate. Thankfully Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson cast a positive vote to support New START as a member of the [...]
New START in the News»
Playing politics with New START harms U.S. security
By Sam Nunn 8:06 p.m. Monday, December 6, 2010 The list of national security challenges facing America today is daunting. A short list of key priorities must include: preventing nuclear weapons and materials from falling into the hands of terrorists; stopping and reversing North Korea and Iran’s drive to acquire nuclear weapons; assuring supply lines [...]
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Take Action Against Nukes!
Below are four easy ways that you can take action to oppose nukes and make us all safer right now! Phone Bank to De-fund Nuclear Weapons The Congressional super committee has been charged with cutting $1.5 trillion from the federal budget by November 23. Congress will vote on their proposal one month later, December 23. [...]
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Stand for Peace
Stand for Peace returns to the corner every Friday with a renewed commitment to end the war. We stand on the corner of 14th and Peachtree Streets from 12:00 – 1:00 pm each Friday. We have lunch and discussion afterward in the Colony Square Food Court. We will continue to stand every Friday until the [...]
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