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Thank
you, new WAND Members!
Thanks to all of the WAND members in Arkansas
who either joined or renewed their memberships
during WAND’s Membership Month. We won
the national contest with 25 new members and
75 renewals for a total of 100! Our prize
is a visit from WAND Field Director, Kathy
Robinson, who will bring a national perspective
on policy issues to us, hopefully in the spring.
We look forward to a challenging and productive
year with new members and new energy and enthusiasm!
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Arkansas
WiLL/WAND member Joyce Elliot for Congress!
We wish Joyce Elliott, national WAND board member
and Arkansas WAND member, success in her race for
Congress! She has been a strong advocate for education
in Arkansas and is a strong supporter of WAND’s
issues.
WAND “empowers women to act politically to
reduce violence and militarism.” . . . . March
1 is the starting date for filing to be a candidate
for public office in Arkansas. We encourage you
to think about adding to the number of women in
public office – either here in Arkansas or
in Washington.
WAND Inc. endorses women for Congress. Join WAND
today and you can be in the know about fabulous
women running for Congress and also get timely actions
that matter.
“Women’s
place is in the House – and in the Senate!
“ -Bella Abzug
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Upcoming
WAND Member Events. Save These Dates!
Arkansas WAND Mother’s
Day Luncheon
May 4
Governor’s Mansion. Watch for an invitation
to this exceptional event!
Lake Merritt Peace Walk
Sundays | 3:00pm
Meet at columns between Grand and Lakeshore,
Oakland
Contact: 510-763-8712
Women for Peace Meeting
Every 1st and 3rd Monday| 10:00am
Redwood Gardens, 2951 Derby, Berkeley
Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom
Every Saturday |10:00 am
Gray
Panthers Office, 1403
Addison St., Berkeley
Stand
for Peace
Friday, March 12,
19, & 26
|
12:00pm-1:00pm
We
stand on the Corner of Peachtree & 14th
St. and meet in the Colony Square food court
for lunch and discussion afterward. Also
join the ‘StandforPeacers’ email
discussion group by emailing us at georgiawand@wand.org
to be signed up.
Georgia WAND
Tips for Changing the World
Sunday, March 14th
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9:30am-10:30am
Georgia
WAND volunteers will share an engaging portrait
of citizen action at its best: "Top
10 Tips for Changing the World." If
you have been involved in Georgia WAND over
the past years or even if you are a recent
WAND member and would like to take part
in this hour long class, please call Bobbie
Paul at WAND 404 524-5999 ext 11 and let
her know. We are looking for experienced
volunteers to share their activist energy
with our friends at North Decatur. Peace
doves and drums and sings and other materials
made available!
North Decatur Presbyterian Church
611 Medlock Rd.
Decatur, GA 30033
Circle
of Scribes
Tuesday, March 16th |
7:30pm
Join
our group discussion to end the "blank
page" syndrome and... WRITE! Please
RSVP to the Georgia WAND office at (404)
524-5999
Home of Krista Brewer and Gary Flack
812 Springdale Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30306
Alliance
for Nuclear Accountability's DC Days
Saturday, March 13-17
Georgia
WAND women will undertake four days of
education and advocacy with grassroots
organizers from across the country who
gather in Washington, DC to educate members
of Congress and the administration on
nuclear disarmament issues. Call Georgia
WAND at (404) 524-5999 for more details.
Women in the Halls
Wednesday, March 31st |
9:00am
Learn
how to find your way around the capitol
and lobby your elected officials about WAND's
issues. Anyone can do this; you don't have
to be a professional lobbyist to make your
voice heard! Please RSVP to Georgia WAND
- (404) 524- 5999
Coverdell Legislative Office Building, Room
306
Atlanta, GA 30346Directions:
Take Marta to the GA State Stop and walk
one block to the Capitol OR park in the
parking deck on Courtland St/Washington
St. SW just past the Capitol on your right.
Meet at the Georgia WAND office at 8:30
am if you need a ride!
Last Friday of
the Month Koffee
Klatch
Last Fridays |
Noon
Join
us for our regular last-Friday-of-the-month
Koffee Klatch.
We talk about current events, plan for future
WAND activities…
and enjoy one another’s company. The size
and shape of the gathering varies.
The
Klatch is planned for 12 noon at Bricolage
(our new office space), 206
South Main Street in Goshen,
above Ten Thousand Villages.
The doorway to the staircase
is on Main
Street to the right of Ten Thousand
Village’s entry. There is a back stairway
off the alley that is not as steep as the
front stairs. Contact: Karen Jacob, 574-825-4654, lovekaren55@msn.com
Vigil
Against the War
Mondays |
5:00pm
South Bend, IN
Jefferson and Main Sts, South Bend, IN
Contact: Michiana Peace & Justice Coalition,
Ellyn Stecker, etstecker@earthlink.net
Weekly Vigil – Mourn
the Dead In Iraq
Wednesdays | 12:15
pm
Corner
of Lincoln
Ave. and Main Sts., Goshen. Names of coalition soldiers and incidents of Iraqi casualties
are read. Contact: Sue Burkholder, suehburk@aol.com
Visit our Website: WAND
of NORTHERN INDIANA
Newburyport
WAND
Peace Vigil
Every Sunday
Market
Square, Newburyport
Join Newburyport WAND and bring signs for
the peaceful vigil in Midtown. For
more information regarding location and
time, please email Barbara Hildt at barbara.hildt@verizon.net.
SE Michigan WAND
Peace Vigil/Anti-Occupation of Iraq
Protest
Mondays |4:45 - 5:45 pm
Ferndale, MI
| Woodward & 9 Mile in Ferndale,
MI
Bring the whole family. All are welcome!
Contact: Peace Action Office: 248-548-3920;
Larry S, 313-891-7895 or beethical@yahoo.com,
for information on extended vigil until
6:15 p.m.
Pointes for Peace Vigil/Discussions
Sundays |7:00pm
Gross Pointe, MI | Panera
:17150 Kercheval Road, Grosse Pointe
Every Sunday, all are welcome. Contact:
pointesforpeace@yahoo.com
Monthly Vigil Against the War in Iraq
4th Saturday of
the month
Huntington
Woods, MI
11 Mile & Woodward. Huntington
Woods
Weekly Vigil Against the War in Iraq
Saturdays |11:00am
Sponsored
by 11th Hour for Peace
Rochester Rd. & Big Beaver
Weekly Vigil Against the War in Iraq
Mondays
|11:00am
Peace
vigil outside the office the Milford
Office of Representative McCotter. Sponsored
by Democrats of West
Oakland County.
Contact: Jim Gualdoni, Chair, at 248-624-7228
Prayers for Peace
Monday
- Saturday |7:30pm
Huntington
Woods, MI
Rev. Linda Northcraft conducting daily
session of prayers for peace.
St. John Episcopal Church, SW corner
of 11 Mile & Woodward, Huntington
Woods, MI
Monthly Vigil Against the War in Iraq
Every 4th Saturday
11 Mile & Woodward. Huntington
Woods
Weekly Vigil Against the War
5:00pm
South Bend, MI
Hosted by Michigan Peace & Justice
Coalition
Jefferson and Main Sts, South Bend,
MI
Contact: Michiana Peace & Justice
Coalition, Ellyn Stecker, etstecker@earthlink.net
Vigil
for Peace
Every Monday |4:15 – 5:15pm
Downtown.
White Bear Lake, Intersection of Highway
61 and 4th
Street
Vigil for Peace
Every Tuesday|
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Corner
of 7th Avenue on University
NE, park in St. Boniface Church parking
lot at 629 NE 2nd Street) Minneapolis.
For further information, please contact
612-379-2761
Grandmothers
for Peace Vigil
Every
Wednesday |
5:00 – 6:00pm
50th
and Halifax (One block
West of France Ave.), Edina
For further information, contact 612-952-1566
or marrobe44@aol.com
Minnesota
Alliance
of Peacemakers
Second
Tuesday of each Month |11:30
am– 1:30
Hennepin
Avenue United Methodist
Church, 511
Groveland Ave. Minneapolis
www.mapn.org
Tea
Time Conversational Salons
Every
Tuesday | 6:30
- 8:30pm
Mad
Hatter’s Teahouse, 943
West 7th St. St.
PaulFor further information, please call
651-227-2511, or visit www.justcomm.org/paxsalon.
People
of Faith Peacemakers Breakfast Meeting
2nd and 4th Wednesdays
|8
AM – 9:30am
St.
Martin’s Table,
2001
Riverside Ave, Minneapolis
WAMM
Calendar: Click here
Weekly
Peace Vigil to Protest the US War in Iraq
Fridays
|
4:30pm- 5:30pm
The Helena Peace Seekers holds a weekly
Friday afternoon Peace Vigil to protest
the war in Iraq.
Where: Corner of Montana Avenue and Eleventh
Avenue in Helena
Contact: Gabriel Furshong | gfurshong@runbox.com
| (406) 461 6897
Valerie Hellerman | mtmtntop@aol.com |
(406) 443 2605
Katie Knight | kknight@mt.net | (406)
457 1827
For more about the activities and campaigns
of the Helena Peace Seekers, visit: www.helenapeaceseekers.org
and learn about the Montana Peace Seekers
Network at www.montanapeaceseekers.org.
WAND
Monthly Programs Return!
Beginning March 25, 2010
Due
to popular demand, Oregon WAND is bringing
back our monthly program meetings! Meetings
will be held on the fourth Thursday
evening of each month in the Parlor
Room at First United Methodist Church,
1376 Olive Street in Eugene.
Watch
for program topics and more details....coming
soon.
Save the
Date: "Uncovering the Normalization
and Profiteering of War"
Thursday
evening, May 13th
Fashioning
Resistance to Militarism Fashion Show
at the University of Oregon.
Watch for details on this exciting special
event!
Congress
Meets Community Meeting
Merkley’s Staff Oregon WAND’s
Susan Cundiff and Trudy Ehrhart were joined
by University of Oregon student Christina
Mitchell and colleague Michael Carrigan
of Community Alliance of Lane County at
this meeting with Dan Whelan of Sen. Merkley’s
staff on Feb. 24th. They had an excellent
discussion on budget priorities, women
in Afghanistan and the use of contractors
in Iraq and Afghanistan, and nuclear weapons
policies. They specifically asked for
Sen. Merkley to request hearings on budget
priorities in the Budget Committee (Sen.
Merkley is on this committee) and asked
Sen. Merkley to speak out in favor of
nuclear disarmament measures especially
the New START Treaty expected to be considered
this year.
Christina attended the meeting as a representative
of University of Oregon’s Women
and Militarism class. Oregon WAND had
previously given a presentation to this
class on budget priorities using a felt
board pie chart and the Oreo Cookie Demo.
Christina reported back to the class after
the meeting.
Women
in Black
Thursdays |12:15
Nashville, TN
Join local Nashvillians in protesting war
by participating in Women in Black’s
silent peace vigils. Vigils happen every
Thursday at the bridge on Broadway across
from the Tennessean building at 11th and
Broadway. Women in Black have been holding
a silent peace vigil in Nashville since
2002. We are modeled on the international
movement of Women in Black standing in black
in silent witness to the horrors of war
and standing for peaceful alternatives to
war.
Contact: Patti George, patirgeorge@yahoo.com.
Visit http://www.womeninblack.net/ for more
information.
Peace Coalition Meeting
Wednesdays | 6:00-7:30pm
Nashville,
TN
To join online discussion group: groups.yahoo.com/group/peace-coalition/.
You’re welcome to join the in-person
group or the online group, or both.
Friends Meeting house – 530 26th Ave
North, Nashville, TN
Contact: leftymathprof@yahoo.com. Visit
www.nashvilleprogressivecalendar.com
Peak Oil Nashville Meeting
Every Thursday|6:30pm-8:00pm
Gigi's house, in the Belmont area
Peak Oil Nashville
is a grassroots initiative to discuss the
onset & ramifications of peak oil on
our society and how we can take responsibility
for our future. Some other links: oilawareness.meetup.com/270/
and groups.yahoo.com/group/peakoilnashville/ . Phone 491-9009 for directions
Left of Center
11:30am-12:30pm
Left of Center is a one hour weekly
program on Nashville Community Access Television,
cable tv channel
19. If you have a program you would like
to submit to Left of Center please contact
Chris
or check the
Tennessee Independent Media Center.
Food Not Bombs
Every
Sunday |
1:30pm
We feed the poor and homeless! Check us out at Legislative Plaza every Sunday around 1:30pm
or come cook with
us at the FNB Kitchen (5003
Indiana Ave)
around 11am.
More information: www.angelblade.com/fnb/
Amnesty
International, Nashville Chapter 149
Third Monday |6:00- 7:00pm
Atlanta Bread Company, 1720 West End Av.,
Nashville, TN 37203
For information: Becky Owens, beckyowens78@yahoo.com
or (913)634-7364
The
WAND News Bulletin is an announcement service
of WAND. The purpose of the Bulletin is to share
news and ideas, and to offer the support of
a national network of active members and partner
organizations. WAND chapters and partner organizations
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Board. Please send text in a form that is ready
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submissions to: bulletin@wand.org.
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