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WAND Hosts a Roundtable Dialogue on Women, Peace, and Security
On March 13th 2013, WAND hosted a Roundtable dialogue on the U.S. National Action Plan on women, peace, and security (U.S. NAP). The discussion was held in conjunction with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09); Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX); and Congressman Mike Honda (CA-17); and co-sponsored by the U.S. Civil Society Working Group on Women, Peace, [...]
WAND Celebrates New Women in the 113th Congress
On the evening of March 13th, Women’s Action for New Directions and our Women Legislators’ Lobby celebrated the new crop of Women in Congress in a reception room in the Rayburn House Office Building. Nine women in the U.S. House of Representatives and two women in the Senate were honored as new Members who exemplify [...]
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 [...]
Webinar: First Do No Harm
On January 31, 2013, WAND proudly presented “First Do No Harm,” a webinar featuring federal and state budget and policy expert Elizabeth Lower-Basch of CLASP. This program reviewed the aftermath of the post-election “fiscal cliff” battle, the “New Year’s Deal,” and other emerging 2013 budget concerns in Congress. Ms. Lower-Basch discussed how federal budget and [...]
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 [...]
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