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Jun 30

WAND joins WCAPS in standing together against racism and discrimination

We pledge to work on our anti-racism efforts at an institutional level in order to ensure accountability

Jun 9

WAND urges Congress to increase funding for gender equality in foreign operations bill

In a joint letter to the chairs and ranking members of the Appropriations Subcommittees on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Program...

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Jun 8

WAND urges robust foreign assistance to mitigate conflict in new COVID supplemental funding

The $2.37 billion appropriated thus far is insufficient to meet the current needs of the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Jun 4

WAND supports letter to Attorney General Barr condemning the murder of Breonna Taylor

The DOJ must take swift and strong action to denounce these practices and hold to account the state and local departments that deploy them.

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Jun 4

WAND supports letter to Attorney General Barr condemning the murder of George Floyd

WAND urges the Department of Justice to fully investigate the circumstances surrounding Mr. Floyd's death

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May 18

WAND advocates for a reduction in the National Defense Authorization Act levels for FY21

WAND strongly encourages ranking House Armed Services Committee members to authorize a level of spending below last year's authorized level

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May 11

WAND calls on President Trump and Joe Biden to embrace a principled foreign policy

In a broad coalition letter to President Trump and Joe Biden, WAND urges for major reform to U.S. foreign policy.

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Apr 22

WAND urges Congressional Leadership against providing additional money to the Pentagon

The Pentagon's existing resources are more than enough to respond to the current crisis.

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Apr 14

WAND opposes the Pentagon’s request to weaken lobbying restrictions on former senior officials

The Pentagon’s request to weaken post-government lobbying restrictions on former senior officials undermines the ethics to prevent undue...

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Apr 7

WAND strongly opposes legislation reducing transparency into the Department of Defense’s spending

With the enormous budget of $738 billion and the inability to pass an audit, limiting the insight into the Pentagon’s financial projections.

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Mar 31

WAND advocates to reduce US reliance on nuclear weapons and limit nuclear weapons program spending

WAND urges Congress to support a more sustainable and affordable path forward by eliminating spending on unnecessary additional weapons and

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Mar 20

WAND urges Pres. Trump to lift sanctions on Iran, which are killing thousands

U.S. sanctions make it difficult for Iranian people to obtain basic goods and services to survive the crisis.

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Mar 4

WAND promotes a pro-peace, pro-diplomacy approach to pursuing an end to the Korean War

WAND encourages members to consider abandoning a military solution in favor of a diplomatic and peaceful one.

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WAND joins WCAPS in standing together against racism and discrimination

WAND urges Congress to increase funding for gender equality in foreign operations bill

WAND urges robust foreign assistance to mitigate conflict in new COVID supplemental funding

WAND supports letter to Attorney General Barr condemning the murder of Breonna Taylor

WAND supports letter to Attorney General Barr condemning the murder of George Floyd

WAND advocates for a reduction in the National Defense Authorization Act levels for FY21

WAND calls on President Trump and Joe Biden to embrace a principled foreign policy

WAND urges Congressional Leadership against providing additional money to the Pentagon

WAND opposes the Pentagon’s request to weaken lobbying restrictions on former senior officials

WAND strongly opposes legislation reducing transparency into the Department of Defense’s spending

WAND advocates to reduce US reliance on nuclear weapons and limit nuclear weapons program spending

WAND urges Pres. Trump to lift sanctions on Iran, which are killing thousands

WAND promotes a pro-peace, pro-diplomacy approach to pursuing an end to the Korean War

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