Campaign for a Nuclear Weapons Free World
Prospects for the US ratification for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) are better than ever before. The new supportive administration and significantly increased Senate support make ratification more likely than the previous attempt in 1999. On February 18, 2010, Vice President Biden renewed the Obama administration’s commitment to the eradication of nuclear weapons. Learn how to make sure our Senators hear Biden’s remarks and learn more about CTBT here.
Plant Vogtle Update
On Monday, March 1, Georgia WAND held a community meeting in Shell Bluff, near nuclear Plant Vogtle, in response to the President Obama’s recent announcement of loan guarantees for Plant Vogtle and two new reactor builds in Georgia. Bobbie Paul and Annie Laura Stephens held a news briefing on the current situation of reactor development in the Shell Bluff area, legal [...]
Resist Nuclear Power Expansion
In December, 2009, a nuclear reactor at Plant Vogtle was shut down twice in one week. Find out what happened – Vogtle Shuts Down Reactor Twice This Week. Legal Intervention Update – Georgia WAND, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Savannah Riverkeeper, Center for a Sustainable Coast and Blue Ridge Environemtnal Defense League (BREDL) are intervening [...]
Save Energy, Save Money and Save the Planet
We know that using energy (electricity, oil, and gas) costs money, but did you also know that the way we generate energy pollutes the air and water? You can save money and have cleaner air just by taking a few simple energy-saving steps! Change your habits – No Money Needed! At home: • Turn off [...]
Nuclear Power Primer
Do I need to be an expert on nuclear power to be involved? You do not need to be a nuclear expert to have an opinion on the enormous ratepayer and taxpayer expense of nuclear energy and the deadly components of this industry. Safety, security, costs, waste, proliferation of bomb making materials – everything and [...]
Carbon Free, Nuclear Free Campaign
Georgia WAND is member of the Carbon Free, Nuclear Free Alliance. We believe in a renewable, greener future for US energy policy. One that will not have to rely on the three poisons: Coal, Oil, and Nuclear (Uranium) You can be part of the project of building the world you want to live in! Join our Georgia [...]
Buy a WAND t-shirt today!
Our t-shirts come in all sizes and colors and are 100% organic cotton. Pick one up at our office, or if you would like us to bring you one to the next event, let us know – (404) 524-5999.
Circle of Scribes
Circle of Scribes is a group of dedicated WAND members who gather once a month to discuss politics and write letters to the editors of our local papers. If you have had letters published, send them to us for posting Letters Published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution by Georgia WAND Members: Published 11/10/08 Energy efficiency, renewability best [...]
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. WAND was established in 1982 by Helen Caldicott, long-time anti-nuclear activist and founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility. Atlanta WAND, the only Georgia Southeast chapter, was established a few years [...]
How to Plan a Sustainable Event
As we recognize that we have only one Earth – which has finite capacity to support life – becoming comfortable with limits will open our hearts and minds for the work of taming the appetite. – Jim Merkel, Radical Simplicity Please consider these and other ideas for sustainable event planning. You can lead the way [...]
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