Archive for September, 2011
Dr. Helen Caldicott Events!
Dr. Helen Caldicott is coming to Atlanta! Now’s the time to hear this world-renowned physician, pediatrician, author, radio host and brilliant and outspoken proponent for nuclear disarmament weigh in on issues like nuclear weapons and modern war, women, nuclear power, and the Fukushima fallout–what it means for the heath of those living in Japan, especially [...]
October 2011 Calendar of Events
October 1 The Coalition Against Nukes National Day of Action The Coalition Against Nukes National Day of Action flagship rally will be in NYC Saturday, October 1, 2011. Located at Pier 95 Hudson River Park, 12th Ave @ West 55th Street, from Noon to 3:30 pm. The Fukushima Daiichi meltdowns inspired this grassroots action. It [...]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Dr. Helen Caldicott, world renowned nuclear expert, to make appearances in Atlanta
For Immediate Release Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Contact: Courtney Hanson (404) 524-5999 courtney@wand.org Who: Georgia WAND welcomes Dr. Helen Caldicott, an Australian native, pediatrician, physician, leading anti-nuclear activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner and renowned author, speaker, radio host and founder of Women’s Action for Nuclear Disarmament (WAND). When: Monday, October 3 through Wednesday, October 5 What: [...]
Georgia Women’s Action for New Directions exposes lack of environmental monitoring; presses Dept. of Energy for accountability
For Immediate Release Thursday, September 29, 2011 Contact: Courtney Hanson (404) 524-5999 courtney@wand.org What: Georgia WAND will host a press conference exposing the Department of Energy’s (DOE) failure to stand behind their agreement to implement environmental testing and monitoring in Georgia, specifically in rural, poor counties near Savannah River Site (SRS). [...]
Georgia WAND in the DC Bureau “Sowcroft Says Blue Ribbon Commission To Inspect SRS in January”
By Niamh Marnell, on September 27th, 2010 The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports Brent Scowcroft, co-chairman of President Obama’s Blue Ribbon Commission On America’s Nuclear Future, said he and his fellow commissioners will take a look at the most radioactive site in the United States (measured by curies): The Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site. He [...]
WiLL/WAND Conference 2011
21 delegates from Georgia attended the WAND/WiLL conference in Washington DC this week, celebrating 30 years of WAND and 20 years of WiLL. The theme of the conference was “Women at the Table of Power,” a message and ideology that was carried out through two days of conference presentations and one day of lobbying on [...]
Davis’ Clemency Denied- Take Action Now
With people watching from across the globe, the Board of Pardons and Paroles this morning denied clemency for Troy Davis, despite compelling evidence for his innocence, and much more than just a shadow of a doubt of his guilt. Justice was not served this morning. Troy Davis is schedule to be put to death tomorrow, [...]
Mentor Walk 2011
On Saturday September 10, 2011, Georgia WAND We Count! representatives participated in the first ever Carolyn Young Mentor Walk. The walk that took place on the Agnes Scott College campus, and was created to bring awareness to the alarmingly high high school dropout rate here in Georgia. Mentoring organizations from around the metro area joined [...]
Innocent until proven guilty?
Innocent until proven guilty- that is the standard by which our criminal justice system supposedly operates. In fact, they system says that we are all innocent until we are proven ‘guilty beyond a reasonable doubt’ There is no physical evidence, linking death row inmate Troy to the 1989 murder of Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail, [...]
Emergency Actions for Troy Davis
Troy Davis has been sentenced to death for a crime he may not have committed. He has been give an execution date of Wednesday, September 21 at 7 pm in Jackson, Georgia, with a clemency hearing on Monday, September 19. Davis has been on death row for 18 years, despite compelling evidence for his innocence. [...]
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