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A Special Statement on Syria(Comments Off)
Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND) May 11, 2013 Statement on Syria Adopted on May 11, 2013 by the WAND Inc., and WAND Education Fund and their National Boards of Directors, respectively Recent news reports regarding chemical weapons use in Syria are deeply concerning. Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND) strongly condemns any use of [...]
Full Story»Mother’s Day: Where Women and Peace Come Together
For Mother’s Day we would like to share these words by scholar Dorothy May Emerson on Julia Ward Howe, a founder of Mother’s Day: CALLING WOMEN TO WORK FOR PEACE: JULIA WARD HOWE Excerpt from a speech by Dorothy May Emerson (Given in various locations, 2003-04) The violence and loss of life caused by the [...]
WAND’s Women, Peace, and Security Dialogues
On April 10th, 2013 WAND had the chance to sit down with Sayre Sheldon, founding WAND member and President Emerita of the National WAND Board to talk about the role of women and war, as well as WAND’s work in Women, Peace, and Security (WPS). We also heard from Cynda Collins Arsensault on her work [...]
WAND at Women & Peace Salon
Or, to view on YouTube: FemSalon: Women & Peace – Highlights On March 7, 2013 WAND Public Policy Director Tanya Henderson and WAND Development Officer Mahua Heath attended a seminal Women & Peace Salon at the home of Abigail Disney in New York. The event was organized by Feminist.com in partnership with Peace is Loud as [...]
