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.  Ms. LaDuke serves as Executive Director of Honor the Earth, an organization which addresses the environmental needs of the Native community. Georgia WAND will express its profound gratitude to some very committed activists during our Awards Ceremony and special musical performance. The cozy and inviting atmosphere provided by Agnes Scott’s Winter Theatre will help make this an intimate event not to be missed!

Tickets to the event will be sold in advance. General Admission Prices are as follows:

$75 Regular admission

$25 Student admission

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by contacting Courtney Hanson at Georgia WAND at 404.524.5999 or emailing courtney@wand.org

Who: Winona LaDuke is an internationally acclaimed author, orator and activist. A graduate of Harvard & Antioch with advanced degrees in rural economic development, LaDuke has devoted her life to protecting the lands and lifeways of Native communities.  In addition to her work with Honor the Earth, LaDuke founded the White Earth Land Recovery Project and ran twice for vice president in 1996 and 2000 as a Green Party candidate with Ralph Nader. She was honored as Ms. Magazine’s Woman of the Year in 1997 and was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 2007.

Why: Mother’s Day for Peace, Georgia WAND's annual Signature Event and fundraiser, commemorates the vision of Julia Ward Howe, poet and suffragist who, after viewing the Civil War battlefields, called for a national assembly of women who would devote themselves to ending war. This original “mother’s day for peace” was marked by Ms. Ward’s delivery of the 1870 Peace Proclamation which continues to inspire women around the world.

When: Sunday, May 22, 2011

• 4:00pm-6:00pm  Key note address, musical performance, and awards ceremony
• 6:00pm-7:00pm Reception with Winona LaDuke.

Where: The Winter Theatre in the Dana Fine Arts Building of Agnes Scott College, 141 East College Avenue, Decatur, GA, 30030.

Press are welcome and interview requests will be honored as time and schedules permit. Please contact Courtney Hanson 404.524.5999.