Friday, February 10
7:00 reception, 7:30 program,
7 Stages, 1105 Euclid Avenue Northeast  Atlanta, GA 30307

No RSVP necessary. First come first serve for first 200 people. For more information, please contact Georgia WAND (404) 524-5999 or email courtney@wand.org

Please join the Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition and several other peace organizations on Saturday, Feb. 4th to add your voice to thousands across the nation who will gather for a day of mass action to stop a U.S. war on Iran.
When: Saturday, February 4, 4pm-6pm

Where: CNN Center

To get more info, check out the event on Facebook and connect with other activists around the nation who will be attending local events!

Beginning Wednesday, February 1 & EACH WEEK ON WEDNESDAY
Rally Against Endless War

In response to increasing U.S. and Israeli threats against Iran (most recently in Obama's jingoistic State of the Union address), Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition is stepping up the tempo of the Endless War rallies. Beginning this Wednesday, rallies will be 5 to 6 p.m. WEEKLY going forward, at a new location, Ponce de Leon & Briarcliff/Moreland. Join us!

• No War with Iran, US Out of Afghanistan and Pakistan, U.S. Drones Kill Kids! Bring the Troops Home Now, Money for Jobs and Education – Not War and Occupation, Healthcare – Not Warfare, Close Guantanamo! NO to Endless War! Free Bradley Manning!

February 6
Georgia WAND's Courtney Hanson on "Radio Free Journalists"

Tune in to WRFG 89.3 for "Radio Free Journalists" Georgia WAND's Courtney Hanson will on the show discussing organizing efforts against nuclear power expansion in Georgia.

When: Monday, February 6, 12:00 PM-1:00 PM 

Where: 89.3FM

February 7
Stop Nukes Community Meeting

Now is  the time to join the ever-growing movement to stop nuclear power expansion in Georgia. From a campaign to overturn the nuclear construction cost recovery pay each Georgia Power ratepayer is charged with, to event planning for a March 11 day of remembrance for Fukushima or an environmental justice conference in Atlanta, community members with various interests and backgrounds are banding together to stop nukes in Georgia.

When: Tuesday, February 7, 7:00pm,

Where: Basement space of 42 Degrees, 453 Moreland Ave NE. Please enter through the back door, free parking available in back in lot north adjacent of the Bond parking lot accessible via Euclid or Moreland.

February 10
REAL State of the Union

Don't miss Atlanta Journal Constitution columnist Jay Bookman’s annual take on the state of American politics. Local writer, political satirist and co-author and illustrator of "Americapedia: Taking the Dumb Out of Freedom", Andisheh Nouraee, will then  respond before Bookman opens the floor to the audience for a Q & A. No RSVP necessary. First come first serve for first 200 people. For more information, please contact Georgia WAND (404) 524-5999 or email courtney@wand.org

When: Friday, February 10, 7:00 PM reception, 7:30 PM program.

Where: 7 Stages, 1105 Euclid Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30307.

For more information, email courtney@wand.org

February 21
Behind the Wall: Life, Love and Struggle
A Talk with Elizabeth Beck

Elizabeth Beck spent the last six months living and teaching in Bethlehem on a Fulbright grant. Elizabeth is a professor at Georgia Sate University in Social Work, an expert in the field of Restorative Justice and the author of "In the Shadow of Death: Restorative Justice and Death Row Families".  The Palestinian Narrative is one that is less known.  While sides do not need to be taken it is difficult to understand the complexities of the Middle East and the role of the United States against the backdrop of limited information. This talk and slide show--based on Rich Wile’s book “Behind the Wall: Life, Love and  Struggle Palestine” and the stories of Elizabeth’s Beck’s friends and her own experiences behind the wall—bring some of the narrative of  life love and struggle to the discourse.  Limited copies of Rich’s book will be for sale.

When: Tuesday, February 21, 7:30 PM. Space is limited; please RSVP to jesse.bathrick@gmail.com

Where: The Outer Space for Inner Work in Candler Park, located behind 1307 Iverson Street, between Ferguson Street and Candler Street.

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, nuclear power plant, and Savannah River Site, nuclear weapons complex, a community meeting, press conference and tour of the area.

The Reverend Dr. Joseph Lowery will offer his insights and inspiration.

Don't miss this chance to learn from the residents and see first hand the impacts of the nuclear industry in our state.

When: Saturday, January 7, 9am

Where: The bus will leave from the Georgia Hill Library building, 250 Georgia Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA 30312

Plenty of parking is available and the building is accessible via MARTA bus #32 Bouldercrest/Georgia Aquarium. We suggest a $10 donation to cover the bus trip, lunch and snacks on the bus. Payment can be made in cash or checks made payable to Georgia WAND Education Fund the day of the trip.

January 8
Atlanta Grandmothers for Peace Awards

Come and listen to contest winners read their winning essays on peace! The top 5 of nearly 100 contestants will be awarded. Congressman John Lewis has been asked to present the awards. Refreshments will be served.

When: 2:30-4:30 pm, Sunday, January 8

Where: American Friends Service Committee, 60 Walton Street

For more information, contact Betsey Miklethun 770.662.5544 or Minnie Ruffin 404.691.3231.

January 10
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 to learn more about this critical issue! Lisa Ledwidge, Campaign Coordinator of Healthy from the Start, a campaign to include women, children and future generations in environmental health standards will speak about why health standards don't protect the most vulnerable.

When: Tuesday, January 10, at 6:30pm

Where: Inman Park Methodist Church

Ledwidge will discuss health effects of radiation and other contaminants from nuclear power plants on women and children, and what we can do to protect the most vulnerable in the population.

A community meeting to plan grassroots organizing against nuclear power expansion in Georgia will follow the presentation. Call Georgia WAND 404.524.5999 for more information

January 16
Occupy Atlanta Rally to Save the Glen Iris Home

Occupy Atlanta has been occupying the Pittman home for several months to keep it form being foreclosed upon. Please show your support for this local family!

When: Saturday, January 14 from 4-7pm

Where: 404 Glen Iris Dr., Atlanta, GA 30308.

Click here to read more.

January 16
King March

Come march with the Georgia WAND contingent! We'll meet at the corner of Auburn and Peachtree, in front of Starbucks. Georgia WAND usually marches near the end of the parade, so you'll have the chance to see other marches as they pass by!

When: Monday, January 16, 1:15 pm

Where: Peachtree and Auburn

For more information, call Georgia WAND 404.524.5999 or email courtney@wand.org

January 19
AFSC Annual King Peace Program

This program will  lift up the message of peace in King’s final book Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community. In1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., isolated himself from the demands of the civil rights movement, rented a house in Jamaica with no telephone, and labored over his final manuscript. In this prophetic work, which has been unavailable for more than ten years, he lays out his thoughts, plans, and dreams for America's future, including the need for better jobs, higher wages, decent housing, and quality education. With a universal message of hope that continues to resonate, King demanded an end to global suffering, asserting that humankind-for the first time-has the resources and technology to eradicate poverty.

When: Thursday January 19  6:30-7pm children's program, 7pm- 8:30pm p rogram, 8:30pm-9pm reception.

Where:  Atlanta Friends Meetinghouse, 701 West Howard Ave, Decatur.

For additional information or to volunteer, contact: Alice Lovelace, 404-586-0460 ext.17 or alovelace@afsc.org

January 20
Rally Against Corporate Personhood

Come help call attention to the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizen’s United v. FEC decision, a ruling overturning longstanding rules limiting corporate spending in our political process. The decision was a victory for already powerful industries and their lobbying firms over the voice of the citizen and the charities that support we the people. Say NO to corporate personhood!

When:  Friday, January 20, 2012 beginning at 2 PM

Where: Courtyard of the Richard B. Russell Federal Building, 75 Spring Street, Atlanta, GA 30303

Georgia WAND Executive Director, Bobbie Paul, will speak briefly at the rally, joining many progressive partner organizations. For more information, contact Don Dressel ~ dondressel@gmail.com

January 24
"Doctors of the Dark Side"

On the 10th anniversary of transfer of detainees to Guantanamo and the upcoming 3rd anniversary of President Obama's Executive Order on Gitmo's closure, please join us for the screening of the acclaimed film "Doctors of the Dark Side," a documentary on involvement of the medical profession in the U.S. government's torture program.

When: Tuesday, January 24th at 7pm

Where: PushPush Theater 121 New Street  Decatur, GA 30030

Co-sponsored by: Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition Atlanta, ACLU of Georgia, AFSC, Amnesty International, International Action Center-Atlanta, National Lawyers Guild-Ga Chapter, Project South, and US Human Rights Network.

January 25
Rally Against Endless War

Join the Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition to rally against endless war, calling for the US Out of Afghanistan and Pakistan; Stop U.S. Drones Kill Kids!; No War with Iran; Bring the Troops Home Now; Money for Jobs and Education – Not War and Occupation; Healthcare, Not Warfare; Free Bradley Manning!

When: Wednesday, January 25, 4-5pm

Where: Moreland Avenue and Caroline Street (Edgewood Retail district)

For more information, visit www.georgiapeace.org or call 404.522.4500

January 28
A Call to Action: Uniting to end Georgia's Death Penalty

Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty and Amnesty International will host this state-wide death penalty abolition summit.

When: Saturday, January 28, 10am - 2pm

Where: Ebenezer Baptist Church, 407 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30312

Please RSVP to info@gfadp.org or call 404.250.3540

Join us for a community educational event Tuesday, January 10, at 6:30pm, Inman Park Methodist Church to learn more about this critical issue! Lisa Ledwidge, Campaign Coordinator of Healthy from the Start, a campaign to include women, children and future generations in environmental health standards will speak about why health standards don't protect the most vulnerable.

Ledwidge will discuss health effects of radiation and other contaminants from nuclear power plants on women and children, and what we can do to protect the most vulnerable in the population.

A community meeting to plan grassroots organizing against nuclear power expansion in Georgia will follow the presentation. Call Georgia WAND 404.524.5999 for more information.

They day will include dialogue and lunch with the community living directly in the shadow of nuclear sites Plant Voglte, nuclear power plant, and Savannah River Site, nuclear weapons complex, a community meeting, press conference and tour of the area.

The Reverend Dr. Joseph Lowery will offer his insights and inspiration.

Don't miss this chance to learn from the residents and see first hand the impacts of the nuclear industry in our state.

The bus will leave from the Georgia Hill Library building, 250 Georgia Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA 30312 at 9:00am sharp.  Plenty of parking is available and the building is accessible via MARTA bus #32 Bouldercrest/Georgia Aquarium. We suggest a $10 donation to cover the bus trip, lunch and snacks on the bus. Payment can be made in cash or checks made payable to Georgia WAND Education Fund the day of the trip.

Itinerary:

We encourage you to meet us at 8:30. We’ll have coffee and doughnuts available before getting on the bus.

We will arrive in Shell Bluff at Fairfield Missionary Baptist Church (1582 Ben Hatcher Road, Waynesboro, GA 30830) around noon. The itinerary for the day is as follows:

Noon- Lunch in the fellowship hall, hosted by the parishioners at Fairfield Missionary Baptist Church and Concerned Citizens of Shell Bluff

1:00- Meeting in Sanctuary*

3:30 –Media Interviews with Dr. Lowery

4:00 Tour of Area including banks of Savannah River

4:45 – On the road back to Atlanta

7:30/8:00-arrive back in Atlanta

We will provide water and light snacks on the bus ride back to Atlanta. There is a bathroom on the bus as well as TV screens and a DVD player- so be prepared for a short, fun, educational video to help pass the time.

*The community meeting is co-sponsored by the Coalition for the People’s Agenda and Georgia WAND, however all participants will be guests of Fairfield Missionary Baptist Church and its parishioners as well as the community of Shell Bluff. A very spiritually connected community, residents there are eager to welcome the Reverend Dr. Joseph Lowery, the People’s Agenda, and concerned citizens from across the state. It is hoped that this meeting will provide an opportunity to hear personal stories from those who have lived in the area for years and gain insight into the environmental and economic justice issues which prevail.

Please RSVP to courtney@wand.org or 404.524.5999 ASAP to reserve your spot on bus or for more information.

Graphic Design
The best way to promote your event, your organization, your message or your campaign is through visually appealing, sleek, eye-catching marketing materials. Let me design your next poster, invitation, e-newsletter, or brochure. This promise includes consultation, design and all rights to finished product.

Value: $500 for 5 hours

Designer: Kim Karris, altruistic graphic designer

Contact info: kim.karris@gmail.com, 404.938.0177

Custom Fitted Dress

Going somewhere special but have nothing to wear? Tired of shopping at department stores? Let fashion designer and clothing line Sweet Nectar personally fit you in your new dress.

Value: $150 for 1 custom-fitted dress

Dress Maker: Sweet Nectar

Contact Info: Dianne Valentin, diannevalentin@gmail.com

Puff Pastry Class ala Julia Child

You and a friend will come to my apartment for a baking lesson in puff pastry. We’ll follow Julia’s recipe via her books and You Tube. You will come away with a Pithivier ready to bake. All supplies included.

Value: $100 for 2 hours

Instructor: Catherine Smith, pastry chef extraordinaire

Contact info: catherineatlanta@gmail.com

Professional Photographer

Have an important event that you want photographed? Have a newborn baby in your family? Want professionally lighted staff pictures or an image for your website background? I am offering four hours of photography and post-production for photos you will remember forever. Includes digital files. Exclusions may apply.

Value: $2,000 for 4 hours

Photographer: Dee Nalam, professional photographer specializing in travel, portraits and events

Contact info: deenalam@gmail.com, 404.983.0688

Learn How to Knit

Wanna bitch but can’t stitch? Learn how to knit! I will teach you the fundamentals of knitting so you can make scarves, hats and beautiful handmade gifts for all time.

Value: $100 for 2 hours

Instructor: Betsy Rivard, avid knitter

Contact info:drivard000@aol.com

Learn how to Camp

In three hours, altogether or separately, I will teach you how to develop camping lists for car camping with a tent or small pop-up trailer camping. We will cover essentials for: camping in different seasons, choosing a camp site, preparing food at home or at the camp site, having a good time even in foul weather.

Value: $100 for 3 hours

Instructor: Susan Goodman, lifetime camper from childhood through senility

Contact info: susan@goodman.net

Personal Dog Walker

Have all-day meetings or going out of town for the night? Let me come and walk your dog, give him some exercise and some attention while you are away and his stuck at home. Good for two dog walks.

Value: $50 per dog walk

Dog Walker: Emilia Economou

Contact info: Emilia_economou@hotmail.com

Technology Tutoring

Know how to use a computer but not so great at fixing technology problems? I will tutor you in everyday computer questions, internet searches, email, maps, images, pictures. What are your most frustrating computer issues? Let’s work on your skills!

Value: $100 for 3 hours

Instructor: Susan Goodman, tech guru

Contact info: Susan@goodman.net

4 Hours of Babysitting

Everyone needs a little time away from baby. I will come by for four hours of babysitting at your home any day or night of the week with advance notice. Any age, up to 3 children.

Value: $80 for 4 hours

Babysitter: Betsy Rivard, loving mother and grandmother

Contact info: crivard000@aol.com

Car Service to and from Airport

Have family coming to Atlanta but don’t have time to pick them up? Leaving town but don’t want the hassle of getting there? Let me pick you up from your house and take you to the airport, door to door service. This promise includes return trip. Advance notice needed.

Value:  $100 for 1 trip to Hartsfield Jackson and one trip home from Hartsfield Jackson

Driver: Courtney Hanson, safe driver

Contact info: Courtney@wand.org

Personal Running Partner and Motivator

Lvoe to run but can’t get motivated? Out of shape and need some extra help? Let me call you three times a week and meet you for a run/walk for four weeks- just enough time to get you in a new routine. Includes nutrition advice.

Value: priceless

Motivator: Kim Karris, health and nutrition fanatic

Contact info: kim.karris@gmail.com, 404.983.0177

How to make a rainbow cake

I will show you how to make the amazing Rainbow Cake! We can do a traditional ranbow, red white and blue, or any other color combinations. You’ll leave with a cake ready to serve or freeze. Perfect just before a special event. All supplies included.

Value: priceless

Instructor: Catherin Smith, Pastry chef extraordinaire

Contact info: Catherineatlanta@gmail.com

When you shop at Ten Thousand Villages in the Virginia Highlands on Thursday, December 1 from 6-8 pm, a 10% of the proceeds will go to Georgia WAND! Just be sure to mention Georgia WAND when you check out. One of the world's largest fair trade organizations and a founding member of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO), the company strives to improve the livelihood of tens of thousands of disadvantaged artisans in 38 countries. They are an exceptional source for unique handmade gifts, jewelry, home decor, art and sculpture, textiles, serveware and personal accessories representing the diverse cultures of artisans in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

The participating Ten Thousand Villages store is located at 1056 St. Charles Avenue NE., Atlanta, GA 30306

November 5-December 10
CURRENTS: Attitudes and Issues--A Visual Art Exhibit

Through a series of programs that focus on intergenerational conversations, music, poetry and visual art, CURRENTS demonstrates how they connect to the Peace and Justice movements in an evolution of cultural activism from Frederick Douglas to Paul Robeson to Public Enemy. It reverberates with references to the over incarceration of black men, their exclusion from national arts venue, right down to the stereotypes of them as fatherless and violent.

The exhibit features works by Geoffrey Johnson and Kerly Suffren. It will be on display from November 5th through December 10th at the American Friends Service Committee Atlanta office, 60 Walton St. NW, Atlanta.

See below for an outline of the specific events that are scheduled surrounding this exhibit:

• Saturday, November 5, Opening Reception 7-10pm.  Artist Talk followed by Q & A 8pm until 9pm.
• Friday, November 18,   7pm until 10pm.  Panel Discussion “The Ways and Means of Making Art: Black Men Speak Out” a   discussion of the various artistic disciplines and approaches to creating art that engages the general public or a specific community. Panelists include: Radcliff Bailey, Kevin Sipp and Ed Spriggs.
• Saturday, November 19, 7pm until 10pm. “Black Male Attitudes from the Civil Rights Movement to Hip-Hop” — an intergenerational interactive performance panel featuring Fahamu Pecou,  MONDU, Edward Garnes, Jon Goode, Jim Alexander, and Mausiki Scales.
• Friday, December 2, 7pm until 10pm. Screening of the film “Land of the Free” about the Angola 3’s three generations in solitary confinement, followed by a discussion moderated by Dianne Mathiowetz and featuring Dr. Akinyele Umoja department chair in the Department of African-American Studies at Georgia State University (GSU); and Dominique Stevens from the AFSC Baltimore Healing Justice program focusing on the case of Marshall Eddie Conway and the over incarceration of African-American males.
• Saturday, December 10, 7pm until 10pm.  Closing Show featuring the rock/hip-hop sounds of Adams Morgan, vocalist Reci Reign, hip-hop sounds of Young Nova, and poets Theresa Davis and F. Geoffrey Johnson.

Exhibit open during scheduled events and by appointment: call Geoffrey Johnson 678-793-2877 or Kerly Suffren 404-578-5329

December 3
Legislative Advocacy Training at Feminist Women's Health Center

Georgia WAND is teaming up with the Feminist Women's  Health Center to host a legislative advocacy workshop on Saturday, December 3. Come learn about the basics of legislative procedure, and how these basics apply to women's issues such as reproductive health and justice.

Georgia WAND encourages anyone who is interested to attend the workshop with us. There is a $5 suggested donation which includes lunch. Please e-mail courtney@wand.org or call 404.524.5999 to RSVP.

December 5
Nuclear Committee Meeting

Join us at the Carter Center Cafeteria to discuss current actions to take in our struggle to create a nuclear-free world.  Now more than ever we must work together to raise awareness of the dangers of nuclear power and the need for alternative energy sources.

When: December 5th, lunch 12:00 PM, meeting 12:30PM

Where: The Carter Center Cafeteria, 453 Freedom Parkway NE, Atlanta, GA

For more information, please contact Bobbie Paul, bobbie@wand.org

December 10
Visualize Rights Atlanta

Visualize Rights Atlanta is a community art show featuring artists, community organizers and activists illustrating and celebrating the universal declaration of human rights. The opening reception will feature live music, spoken word, and keynot speaker Akinyele Umoja, activist, associate professor and chair of the Department of African-American Studies, Georgia State University.

When: Saturday, December 10, 5pm - 7pm (keynote speaker at 6pm)

Where: Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30303

For more information, visit www.humanrightsatlanta.org/vra2011 ~ Artwork will be on display throughout the month of December.

December 10
Public Policy and Voter Education Forum

Georgia WAND’s We Count! Outreach Director, Carolyn Monden, will be speaking at the Public Policy and Voter Education Forum on Saturday, December 10. The event will feature important information about the legislative process at a state and national level. We want you to know how to make change through effective policy advocacy and voting.

When: Saturday, December 10, 10am-12pm

Where: United Way Building, 100 Edgewood Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30303. Logan Room, First Floor.

December 13
Georgia WAND Annual Holiday Potluck

We look forward to seeing you at this wonderful annual event!

We'll have an auction of promises, great food and drink, singing, wonderful company, halos for all and more! Please drop in at your convenience the night of December 13th!

When: Tuesday, December 13, 6PM-9PM

Where: Krista Brewer's home, 812 Springdale Rd. Atlanta, GA 30306

December 20
Community Meeting- No New Nukes in Georgia!

Georgia Power recently announced they believe  they are weeks away from a design, construction and operating permit for two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle, continuing their legacy of putting profits over people and the environment. The community living in the shadow of the nuclear plant, near Waynesboro, GA is already suffering the financial, environmental and health effects of the existing two reactors located there. NOW IS THE TIME TO COME TOGETHER! Please join us to discuss next steps in organizing against these dirty, dangerous reactors in our state. We’ll  discuss next steps in organizing  against these nukes, which may include direct action and non-violent civil disobedience.

When: Tuesday, December 20, 7-9 pm

Where: American Friends Service Committee, 60 Walton Street, Atlanta

Contact courtney@wand.org for more information or call 404.524.5999 www.gawand.org

We'll have an auction of promises, great food and drink, singing, wonderful company, halos for all and more! Please drop in at your convenience the night of December 13th!

The 2011 SSREC is going to be held from Nov 4-6 at the University of North Carolina - Asheville, co-hosted by the Southern Energy Network and Active Students for a Healthy Environment (ASHE)! The SSREC will empower youth leaders to make a stand and take action on complex challenges of the 21st century. The conference will highlight problems and solutions to issues surrounding energy, the economy, and the environment. Our purpose is to identify and defray the systemic injustices that inhibit transformational progress on these issues in the Southeast, the United States, and worldwide. Through an assortment of workshops, trainings, and speakers, youth from across the region will engage in a participatory process of skill-building and strategizing for a more equitable, prosperous, and sustainable planet. For more information or to register, click here.

When: November 4-6

Where: University of North Carolina-Asheville

November 5
5th Annual Frederick Douglass-Eugene Debs Dinner

For four years running now, the Metropolitan Atlanta Democratic Socialists of America has hosted the Dinner as an occasion for left-folk to get together to share good food, good talk and like-minded camaraderie. Finally, our goal is to recognize the movers-and-shakers on the Atlanta scene. It's no time to rest on our laurels now! This year's event will take place on Saturday, November 5th, at Paschal's Restaurant (180 Northside Dr., Atlanta). For tickets or information send email to normandale@townesquare.net or call 770-313-4628

November 7
Nuclear Committee Meeting

Join us at the Carter Center Cafeteria to discuss current actions to take in our struggle to create a nuclear-free world.  Now more than ever we must work together to raise awareness of the dangers of nuclear power and the need for alternative energy sources.

When: November 7th, 12:30PM

Where: The Carter Center Cafeteria, 453 Freedom Parkway NE, Atlanta, GA

November 8
Election Day

Make sure your voice is heard on election day! To learn more about voter registration or to find your polling place, click here. We are at pivotal crossroads in our direction as a nation. Vote to effect change in your communities and across the country!

November 9
Film Screening: Better This World

This film recounts how two Texas youth were entrapped by the FBI and prosecuted for participating in protests at the 2008 Republican Convention in St. Paul.

When: Wednesday, November 9, 6pm

Where: Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Ave. at Courtland, 3rd floor auditorium.

Sponsored by ACLU of Georgia

November 10
21st Annual Georgia Women's Assembly

If you care about human trafficking, health care reform and how it will affect you, family-friendly workplace issues, how senior women are in trouble, and what any of this has to do with you, please join us on Thursday, November 10. Join top leaders in the community, activists from around the state of all ages and backgrounds, legislators and women concerned about the future of their families in Georgia for a conference to discuss what changes we need to make and how you can be a part of writing Georgia's history. We are proud of our recent success in leading the effort to change Georgia's human trafficking law and need your help on the next stage of our agenda. We want your voice in the hard conversations we are having that day on how we are supposed to work and care for our families at the same time, what still divides white women and women of color, is supporting women running for office a winning strategy for all of us? For more information and to register, click here

When: Thursday, November 10, 8:30 am - 2:00 pm

Where: Loudermilk Center, 40 Courtland Street, Atlanta, GA 30303

November 10 and 15
Phone bank to de-fund nuclear weapons

The Congressional super committee has been charged with cutting $1.5 trillion from the federal budget by November 23. Congress will vote on their proposal one month later, December 23.  Despite the United States' robust stockpile of existing nukes, $7.61 billion has been alloted for these Cold War style weapons for FY 2012, a 20 percent increase from FY 2011. Now’s the time to let the super committee know that nuclear weapons spending has got to go!

We'll phone bank to reach out to the one Southeasterner on the super committee, South Carolina Representative Jim Clyburn? We’ll call Clyburn’s constituents to enlist their help to de-fund nuclear weapons and ask them to convince Clyburn to do the same!

When: Thursday November 10 or Tuesday November 15 6:00-8:00 pm

Where:  Georgia WAND office, 250 Georgia Avenue, Suite 202, Atlanta, GA 30316

We'll provide pizza and scripts. Some phones will be available, but please bring your cell phone and charger if you are able. If you don't live near us, or you’d prefer to call from home, let us know! We’ll send you your own list and a script, just email Carolyn@wand.org for more details.

November 12
WRFGala Reception & Concert

On November 12, 2011, WRFG 89.3 will host its first annual WRFGala Reception & Concert to recognize and honor several prominent community activists and leaders who have been long time supporters of WRFG and gone beyond the call of duty to preserve free, independent radio. Since 1973, WRFG has provided a voice for diverse audiences to freely express their views, opinions and perspectives about social, political and cultural issues critical to the growth and progress of communities both nationally and internationally. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.

November 14
Defending the Right to Peace

Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition/Atlanta will host a talk by Costa Rican trial lawyer Luis Roberto Zamora Bolaños on Monday, November 14. Costa Rica’s long tradition of peace, enshrined in its constitution, is now under threat by the Legislative Assembly's approval of a US plan to send military and naval forces, ostensibly to wage its war on drugs to Costa Rica. Mr. Zamora, who was instrumental in securing the constitutional right to peace, analyzes the repercussions of its overturn for his country and the region.

When: 6:30 p.m. reception with light refreshments;  7 p.m. talk, followed by Q&A.

Where: Atlanta Friends Meeting House, 701 West Howard Avenue, Decatur 30030.

November 17
Voter Registration Training

Come get ready for 2012 with Georgia WAND! Empower your community to take action by registering to vote! During this informational session, we will answer questions about the voting process, and discuss strategy for the 2012 campaign.For more information or to RSVP, please email Carolyn Monden ~ carolyn@wand.org

When: Thursday, November 17, 7 PM

Where: Georgia Hill Community Center, 250 Georgia Ave. Atlanta, GA 30312. Room 319

November 18-20
12th Annual School of the Americas March

Join Georgia WAND, along with thousands of solidarity activists, torture survivors, union workers, people of faith, students, immigrants, veterans and others from November 18-20, 2011 at the gates of Fort Benning,  Georgia to take a stand for justice, to close the School of the Americas (SOA/ WHINSEC)
and to resist U.S. militarization.

Friday, Nov. 18: For the third year, we will join Georgia Detention Watch on Friday for a Rally & March at the Stewart Detention Center, a private prison which houses the largest number of immigrants in the country facing deportation. Event in Lumpkin, GA goes from 10 a.m to Noon. Contact Anton Flores-Maisonet at anton@alternacommunity.com.

Saturday, Nov. 19: Join us for the last 4.5 miles of the Pilgrimage, as we walk from the Columbus Civic Center at the intersection of Veteran's Parkway and 4th St./Victory Drive to the main gate at Fort Benning, starting at 9:30 a.m. From 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m., join us for a rally at the gates of Fort Benning.

Sunday, Nov. 20: Vigil at the gates of Fort Benning, beginning at 8:30 a.m., followed by the funeral procession, Puppetistas, music, speakers and more. See http://soaw.org for more information.

November 5-December 10
CURRENTS: Attitudes and Issues--A Visual Art Exhibit

Through a series of programs that focus on intergenerational conversations, music, poetry and visual art, CURRENTS demonstrates how they connect to the Peace and Justice movements in an evolution of cultural activism from Frederick Douglas to Paul Robeson to Public Enemy. It reverberates with references to the over incarceration of black men, their exclusion from national arts venue, right down to the stereotypes of them as fatherless and violent.

The exhibit features works by Geoffrey Johnson and Kerly Suffren. It will be on display from November 5th through December 10th at the American Friends Service Committee Atlanta office, 60 Walton St. NW, Atlanta.

See below for an outline of the specific events that are scheduled surrounding this exhibit:

• Saturday, November 5, Opening Reception 7-10pm.  Artist Talk followed by Q & A 8pm until 9pm.
• Friday, November 18,   7pm until 10pm.  Panel Discussion “The Ways and Means of Making Art: Black Men Speak Out” a   discussion of the various artistic disciplines and approaches to creating art that engages the general public or a specific community. Panelists include: Radcliff Bailey, Kevin Sipp and Ed Spriggs.
• Saturday, November 19, 7pm until 10pm. “Black Male Attitudes from the Civil Rights Movement to Hip-Hop” — an intergenerational interactive performance panel featuring Fahamu Pecou,  MONDU, Edward Garnes, Jon Goode, Jim Alexander, and Mausiki Scales.
• Friday, December 2, 7pm until 10pm. Screening of the film “Land of the Free” about the Angola 3’s three generations in solitary confinement, followed by a discussion moderated by Dianne Mathiowetz and featuring Dr. Akinyele Umoja department chair in the Department of African-American Studies at Georgia State University (GSU); and Dominique Stevens from the AFSC Baltimore Healing Justice program focusing on the case of Marshall Eddie Conway and the over incarceration of African-American males.
• Saturday, December 10, 7pm until 10pm.  Closing Show featuring the rock/hip-hop sounds of Adams Morgan, vocalist Reci Reign, hip-hop sounds of Young Nova, and poets Theresa Davis and F. Geoffrey Johnson.

Exhibit open during scheduled events and by appointment: call Geoffrey Johnson 678-793-2877 or Kerly Suffren 404-578-5329

Sunday, October 30, 2011

5pm- 7pm

At the home of Midge and John Sweet
220 Elizabeth Street, Atlanta, GA 30307

Please call Georgia WAND 404.524.5999 for more details, to volunteer or to sign up to bring your favorite dish!