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Atlanta Runoff Election: #VoteWithJustice!
City of Atlanta--don't forget to vote in the Runoff Election on Tuesday, December 5. Our partner Jobs with Justice has created a voter guide to help you decide who to vote for in the upcoming Runoff...
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Intern Jumana Presents Public Health Research on Radiation
Jumana Master is a Georgia WAND Intern and a senior at Agnes Scott College who is seeking her bachelor's degree in Public Health. As an extension of her work from this summer, she presented at the 2017...
View ArticleAnnouncing Climate and Nuclear Report by Georgia WAND and NIRS
December 13, 2017, Atlanta, GA: Today we announce the release of the report Community Impacts at the Crossroads of Nuclear and Climate Injustices in the U.S. South. A partnership of Georgia WAND and...
View ArticlePress Conference for Climate and Nuclear Report Features Scientists, Activists
Atlanta, GA: On Thursday 12/14/17, Georgia WAND held a tele-press conference about the release of a new report about climate change and nuclear industry co-written with the Nuclear Information...
View ArticleNew Bills Aim to Stop Georgia Schools from Paying for Vogtle by Emily Weyrauch
Recently, a new bill (S.B. 355) was introduced to the Georgia legislature targeting Georgia Power and its enormous cost overruns on its project of construction nuclear power Plant Vogtle reactors 3...
View ArticleNew Bills Aim to Stop Georgia Schools from Paying for Vogtle by Emily Weyrauch
Recently, a new bill (S.B. 355) was introduced to the Georgia legislature targeting Georgia Power and its enormous cost overruns on its project of construction nuclear power Plant Vogtle reactors 3...
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Georgia WAND Squad Lobbies Under Gold Dome + Photo Gallery
On Thursday, a cohort of Georgia WAND staff and volunteers went to lobby at the state capitol alongside our allies in the the Georgia Water Coalition for Capitol Conservation Day. We met with GA...
View ArticleThe $29 billion nuclear boondoggle that’s poisoning Black communities by...
Scalawag Magazine, Gloria Tatum, March 6, 2018 As members of Congress clamored last month to pass a spending bill and avoid a second federal government shutdown, much of the public dialogue revolved...
View ArticleWhat Causes Gun Violence? by Janie Hill Scott
The problem of gun violence and school shootings in America is multifaceted. In recent weeks people have suggested to me that being nicer to kids will stop shootings, suggesting that it all arises from...
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Mother’s Day for Peace 2018
In the wake of the Peace Treaty between North and South Korea, we celebrate the women who have been working towards peace for years in Korea, including Christine Ahn, the Founder and International...
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PRESS RELEASE: On eve of U.S/Korea talks, Atlanta welcomes Christine Ahn,...
PRESS RELEASE June 8, 2018 Press Contact: Becky Rafter Executive Director 678-637-3744-mobile 404-524-5999 x1014 Direct becky@georgiawand.org Georgia WAND Presents: Mother’s Day for Peace 2018 Meet...
View ArticleMother’s Day for Peace 2018 Event Program
Thank you to all the Host Committee members, ad sponsors, volunteers, speakers, and attendees who made our Mother’s Day for Peace 2018 event a success! The event program is here: Mother’s Day for Peace...
View ArticleJustravaganza! Lifting Georgia’s Voices for Justice
You are invited to an electrifying town hall-style event to lift Georgia’s voices for justice! Join Georgia WAND Education Fund to help kick off the national “Freedom to Breathe Tour” headed to San...
View ArticleYour Donations Support Our GOTV Efforts!
Georgia WAND’s We Count! program is expanding!! We have a robust Get Out the Vote plan, and we need your help! We are actively contacting voters in 10 Georgia counties, and we plan to mail 113,000...
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Georgia WAND Welcomes Jewel Howard! By Lindsay Harper
Georgia WAND is elated to officially welcome Jewel L. Howard to the squad! During this extremely important general election year, she has been coordinating our We Count! efforts, overseeing our voter...
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WeCount! 2018 GOTV Update
Georgia WAND had a great GOTV campaign! THANK YOU to all the donors, canvassers, foundations, staff leaders, volunteers, and others who made our work possible! Our GOTV team consisted of We Count!...
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Open Letter to the NPU-V Community
Georgia WAND, the Center for Working Families, 9to5 Georgia, Center for Black Women’s Wellness, Georgia Votes, and the Emmaus House participated in a cohort supported by the Annie E. Casey Foundation...
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Department of Energy Proposes Relabeling High-Level Radioactive Waste By...
On January 9th, Georgia WAND submitted comments to the Department of Energy (DOE) regarding the DOE’s proposal to reclassify high-level radioactive waste as low-level waste. Georgia WAND’s comments...
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