Archive for April, 2011
2011 Inman Park Parade
Last weekend, Georgia WAND participated in the annual Inman Park Parade to promote clean and safe sources of energy, as well as to remember the victims of the continuing nuclear disaster in Japan. Georgia WAND members dressed up to represent sun and wind energy, and rode on a float flanked on all sides by solar [...]
Georgia WAND demonstration at Georgia Power marking 25th anniversary of Chernobyl
Over a dozen citizens came out to join Georgia WAND and Nuclear Watch South to demonstrate against Georgia Power’s proposal to build two new nuclear reactors in Waynesboro, as well as to mark the 25th anniversary of the horrific nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. They took time to remember the human and environmental destruction caused by [...]
Press Release: Georgia WAND marks Chernobyl Anniversary 4PM today at demonstration in front of Georgia Power headquarters
Twenty-five years ago today people across the globe watched what was then the worst nuclear disaster the world had seen unfold at Chernobyl. Today , as news continues to unfold about the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, the world remembers the human and environmental destruction caused by the massive plume of radiation that spread from the [...]
Power Shift 2011
Courtney Hanson, Georgia Women’s Action for New Directions Public Outreach Director joined more than 10,000 young activists in Washington DC April 15-18 for Power Shift 2011. The conference featured three days of workshops, trainings and lobbying to work for a clean energy future. Young activists and leaders rallied at the White House to demand that [...]
GA WAND to join largest grassroots training in history, advocate clean energy policy in the U.S.
For Immediate Release April 14, 2011 Media Contact: Bobbie Paul bobbie@wand.org 404.524.5999 (office) 678.938.2598 (cell) Joining the largest grassroots organizing training in history, Courtney Hanson, Georgia Women’s Action for New Directions Public Outreach Director is headed to Washington DC April 15-18 for Power Shift 2011. More than 10,000 young activists and student leaders will gather [...]
Media Advisory: Georgia WAND Presents Mother’s Day for Peace 2011
Media Advisory Georgia Women’s Action for New Directions (Georgia WAND) For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 13, 2011 Contact: Courtney Hanson (404) 524-5999 – Georgia WAND What: Georgia WAND is pleased to announce this year’s annual Mother’s Day for Peace celebration and fundraiser. We are privileged to have as our 2011 keynote speaker, Winona LaDuke. [...]
May 2011: Calendar of Events
May 2 “How to Stop Endless War: Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Beyond” Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst and peace activist, will be speaking at the Atlanta Friends Meeting about his experiences as a government intelligence officer. McGovern worked as a CIA intelligence officer for 27 years, serving under seven presidents and preparing daily intelligence briefs [...]
DC Days 2011
Eleven members of Georgia Women’s Action for New Directions met with members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Department of Energy and Congress in Washington, DC this week to discuss high-risk DOE nuclear projects, especially those in the Southeast at Georgia’s Plant Vogtle and South Carolina’s Savannah River Site. In a meeting with Dr. [...]
Press Release: Georgia WAND members talk to decision makers in DC about Southeast Nuclear Issues, assured environmental monitoring in GA a Department of Energy priority
ATLANTA – Eleven members of Georgia Women’s Action for New Directions met with members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the U.S. Department of Energy, and Congress in Washington, DC this week to dicuss high-risk DOE projects, especially those in the Southeast at Georgia’s Plant Vogtle and South Carolina’s Savannah River Site. In a meeting with [...]
Press Release: Georgia WAND heads to for “Nuclear Reality Check” Challing U.S Department of Energy Projects that put environment, non-proliferation and taxpayer dollars at risk
ATLANTA – Eleven members of Georgia Women’s Action for New Directions will visit Washington, DC April 3 through 6 to expose high-risk energy U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear projects, which they say will waste billions in taxpayer funds, damage the environment and undermine the nation’s non-proliferation goals. The group will meet with many leading [...]
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