Georgia WAND Brokers Three Year Environmental Monitoring and Outreach Program...
Dear Georgia WAND Community, We are excited to share that we've accomplished an important milestone. Georgia WAND has successfully negotiated a three-year monitoring and community outreach program,...
View ArticleStatement on State Violence Against Black Lives
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It's been a painful few weeks. We've witnessed and recorded terrible, inescapable violence and brutality against people of color. The...
View ArticleHiring Program Manager
About Georgia WAND: A statewide, women-led, grassroots organization, Georgia WAND educates the public and decision makers about the need to reduce militarism and violence, and redirect excessive...
View ArticleWelcome To the Team, Lindsay Harper!
We are overjoyed to announce that Georgia WAND has brought on a new member to our Atlanta crew. Lindsay Harper, MBA, MCA, assumed the role of Program and Communications Manager on Nov 1, 2016. Lindsay...
View ArticleGeorgia WAND 2016 Year In Review
Next to the south's most contaminated nuclear weapons site we are breaking decades of silence in Shell Bluff, Georgia. Your donations have generated unprecedented local environmental justice...
View ArticleGeorgia WAND Seeking New Board Members!
Georgia WAND Education Fund (Georgia WAND) is seeking nominations to join our Board of Directors. Georgia WAND is a grassroots, women-led, statewide organization that uses education, advocacy,...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery – 15th Annual Real State of the Union
The entire WAND staff would like to thank all of this year's panelists for an AMAZING PANEL DISCUSSION at the 15th Annual REAL State of the Union! We truly appreciate the contribution of your voices,...
View ArticleHave a Say in How Our Communities Define Safe & Secure: Dialogue, Strategize,...
Have a Say in How Our Communities Define Safe & Secure: Dialogue, Strategize, Plan! -Becky Rafter, Executive Director RSU speakers have a pre event huddle, from left: Tracee McDaniel, K. Renee...
View ArticleHiring Community Organizer: East Burke County
Georgia WAND Education Fund Open position: Community Organizer Deadline to Apply: March 20, 2017 Compensation: $20/hour, 20+hrs a week, (part-time) Job Description The Community Organizer will...
View ArticleGeorgia WAND participates in International Exchange Program
Georgia WAND Executive Director Becky Rafter is participating in an exchange program in Indonesia! Her journey is a product of a partnership between American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL),...
View ArticleAtlanta Transportation Issues + Nuclear Hauling
Please express your concern about adding more nuclear waste hauling to Atlanta's transportation nightmares! Atlanta is not capable of dealing with a nuclear accident related to our transportation...
View ArticleGeorgia Women’s Action for New Directions (GA WAND) Responds to Senator...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2017, Atlanta, GA: Georgia Women's Action for New Directions (Georgia WAND), formerly Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament, responds to U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham's...
View ArticleGA WAND joins Global Women’s Call on Trump Administration: Engage in...
As the White House convenes 100 Senators to discuss action on North Korea, Georgia WAND has joined women leaders from over 40 countries, including North Korea and South Korea, to call on the Trump...
View ArticleShould Hanford Nuclear Accident be a Wake Up Call for the Southeast?
Should Hanford Nuclear Accident be a Wake Up Call for the Southeast? The May 10th 2017 accident at the Hanford Site, a mostly decommissioned nuclear production complex in Washington state, exposes...
View ArticleSend a Woman to Washington for D.C. Days
For the next two weeks only, Georgia WAND is raising money to support our 8-person delegation to Washington DC for the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability's annual "DC Days." Due to high demand for...
View ArticleMother’s Day for Peace 2017
Sunday, May 21, 2017 | 4:00-6:00pm Event | 5:30-6pm Reception Agnes Scott College, Presser Hall, Gaines Auditorium 141 E. College Ave, Decatur, GA 30030 Please join Georgia WAND's for this year's...
View ArticleIntroducing New Georgia WAND Community Organizer Staff!
Introducing New Georgia WAND Community Organizer Staff! Georgia WAND is excited and proud to welcome Natalie Q. Herrington and Janie Hill Scott onto the staff. Natalie and Janie started on Monday, May...
View ArticleTelephone Town Hall on N. Korea/US Relations
Join Georgia WAND and Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) for a Telephone Town Hall on July 12, 7:00-8:00 pm EST. Three experts will discuss research about the view of Korean Americans in Georgia...
View ArticleRead the Report on the Opinions of Korean Americans in Georgia
In response to strained relations between the U.S. and North Korea, the time is right to infuse the opinions of Korean Americans into the debate. GA WAND Education Fund, Inc. and Asian Americans...
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