Archive for January, 2012
Glenn Carroll: What’s Love Got to Do With It?
“When the power of love is greater than the love of power the world will know peace.” I was recently present for an astonishing conversation that worked its way from near-death experiences to the Bikini hydrogen bomb test in the South Pacific. More than one man in our group had a father who had participated, [...]
Bobbie Paul: Let’s Move to Amend
These remarks were originally given by Bobbie Paul at a Rally Against Corporate Pershonhood, January 20, 2012 on the steps of the Richard B. Russell Federal Building in Atlanta. Now is the time for us to be bold, brave, stand together, and grow a movement to abolish corporate personhood. Let’s restore our democracy – one [...]
Community Meeting in Shell Bluff
Many local residents from the rural Shell Bluff community in Burke County and over 60 people from the Atlanta area who arrived via bus attended a community meeting at Shell Bluff’s Fairfield Missionary Baptist Church Saturday, January 7. The meeting, called by the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda and Georgia Women’s Action for New [...]
January Calendar of Events
January 7 Community Meeting with Dr Joseph Lowery Georgia WAND and the Coalition for the People’s Agenda invite to get on the bus to Shell Bluff, Georgia for a community meeting and day of action! The day will include dialogue and lunch with the community living directly in the shadow of nuclear sites Plant Voglte, [...]
Educational Event- Protecting the Most Vulnerable
From January through March, Georgia WAND will be at the Gold Dome working to pass a resolution to create a Study Committee on the impacts of radioactive tritium on women, pregnant women and children. Join us for a community educational event Tuesday, January 10, at 6:30pm, Inman Park Methodist Church to learn more about this [...]
Courtney Hanson: Lifting the Veil on Georgia Power’s Dirty Nuclear Dealings
This originally appeared in Patch Voices, eastatlanta.patch.com For many, the end of December marks a slowdown from the regular grind – a break from school, work, and being chained to our smart phones, a rare opportunity to tune out the world. Perhaps this is why the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) chose Dec. 22 to approve [...]
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