Tag Archive for ‘women’
VAWA: A Win for American Women
One of the things that makes our nation great is the notion of “liberty and justice for all.” Yet we haven’t quite achieved that goal. Women are disproportionately victimized in our own backyards, and measures must be put in place to ensure their liberties while seeking justice to hold perpetrators responsible for their actions. Today, [...]
On Valentine’s Day, work to end violence against women
by Susan Shaer, WAND Executive Director Published: 2/8/2013 by the Augusta Free Press Published: 2/12/2013 by the Capital Times Published: 2/14/2013 by the Great Falls Tribune Valentine’s Day was taken over long ago by cards and flowers, candy and dinners. It is now a cash cow holiday for merchandisers. In addition, for many, it has [...]
Highlights: 2013 State of the Union
We hope you enjoyed the President’s State of the Union speech and that you joined our conversation on twitter and Facebook. If you missed the speech (maybe watching the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show – what an adorable winner) or want to review it again, please see the transcript here. Overall the agenda that the [...]
Partners in Peace and Security
On Wednesday, January 30, 2013, WAND was honored to help plan and participate in the U.S. Civil Society Working Group (U.S. CSWG) event, “Partners in Peace and Security: A Panel Discussion on the Anniversary of the U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security,” hosted by the U.S. Institute of Peace. A high-level panel [...]
Welcome 2013 – Ready for the Fiscal Roller Coaster?
You might have caught glimpses of the fiscal showdown votes and speeches, and finally a deal, in between your activities to ring in the New Year. The final deal did settle some significant issues about taxes and fixed up some other issues; the price of milk won’t skyrocket (sigh of relief) and Congress won’t receive [...]
Reshaping Pentagon Spending
by GA State Senator Nan Grogan Orrock, president of the Women Legislators’ Lobby Published: December 4, 2012 by The Hill’s Congress Blog Republished: December 22, 2012 by NJ Today With the campaigns over, our leaders must roll up their sleeves and get to work on the serious financial decisions facing the nation. Congress has known [...]
Who is afraid of the Big Bad U.N.?
by Sayre Sheldon, WAND NGO Representative for the U.N. Working Group for Women, Peace, and Security, and WAND Ed Fund Board member/Treasurer Published: December 25, 2012 by the Cambridge Chronicle & Tab Cambridge — The answer, of course, is that we are — or, more specifically, our Senate is; they just refused to ratify the [...]
A message from WAND
The shooting last Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT has devastated Connecticut families and communities, shocked the world, and deeply shaken us at WAND. As a peace organization that has worked for more than 30 years towards reducing violence through conflict resolution and peace-building, we are both saddened and angered by this [...]
Putting the Bygone Nuclear Era Behind Us
Monday, December 3, 2012, in his first national security speech since winning reelection, President Obama reaffirmed his commitment to “a world without nuclear weapons.” At an event honoring the 20th anniversary of the Nunn-Lugar program at the National War College in Washington, D.C., the President was thankful for the bi-partisan work and leadership for measures [...]
A fight for the U.N.’s survival?
by Sayre Sheldon, WAND NGO Representative for the U.N. Working Group for Women, Peace, and Security, and WAND Ed Fund Board member/Treasurer Published: October 25, 2012 by the MetroWest Daily News and the Framingham TAB It may not be a day that resonates very much in the U.S. calendar of events, but United Nations Day [...]
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