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Women's Action for New Directions builds women's political power to advocate for peace and security. WAND operates as a volunteer-led organization.

 Washington, DC & GA
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@WomensAction WAND is here and operational! Read the statement from our Board of Directors on their decisions to transition WAND into a volunteer-led organization. LINK: wand.org/post/volunteerled
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WAND has tirelessly worked for over 40 years to support women, peace, and security and help build a federal budget that truly recognizes the importance of unmet human needs. We pledge to continue this work. But, as always, it will be impossible without you.
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Right now, governments are meeting at the UN to talk about nuclear disarmament. We’re joining people around the world in saying we need more than talk, we need action. 👉 Fold and share a paper crane: cranesforourfuture.org/ #NPTRevCon #CranesForOurFuture

Craft Cranes for Our Future

Pledge to fold paper cranes and share them online along with others around the world between August 5-9.

cranesforourfuture.org
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Here’s our first try! We’re folding cranes in honor of the likely hundreds of thousands of innocent people killed by radioactivity from nuclear testing since 1945. A better, more loving, less violent world is possible.
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Global Zero@globalzero26 Jul 2022
We are thrilled to engage in this future building with @plough_shares, @PSRnuclear, @WomensAction, and others. Thank you for investing in our project as we build a future free from nuclear violence led by those most impacted by these destructive systems.
Ploughshares@plough_shares26 Jul 2022
📢 Major news! We've just announced over $1 Million in grants under our new Equity Rises initiative
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Join us tomorrow to learn the latest on Congressional efforts to expand the draft and how you can advocate for a full repeal!
AFSC@afsc_org24 Jul 2022
Sign up for our webinar on Wed. July 27 at 7 p.m. ET to learn more about how you can take action toward ending the draft instead of expanding it. We’ll be joined by speakers from the @CCW4COs, @ResistersInfo, and @WomensAction. afsc.org/action/end-selectiv…
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👀👀What if we told you 1) it was not accidental; and 2) most impacted people have paid millions for cancer treatments and never seen a dime from the U.S. government.
crazy ass moments in american politics
@ampol_moment25 Jul 2022
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act is passed, paying out $100 million to American citizens that were accidentally nuked by the US government(45 years after the detonations.) (1990)
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Last week, survivors and their loved ones in Tularosa, New Mexico lit 800 luminarias to commemorate the lives of people they know of who have died from cancer since the 1945 Trinity Test. New Mexicans have never been included in this bill.
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Take action for radiation survivors at secure.everyaction.com/Zqg1q…
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Wise words from @marynirs as she reflects on her participation in #HINW22Vienna and the connection between her research on the gendered impacts of radiation and the #TPNW, the first treaty to declare #nuclearweapons illegal. (1/6) genderandradiation.org/blog/…
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"These findings gave the TPNW drafters a means to mirror the @minebantreaty, also under Humanitarian Law. It is the most successful Treaty in the history of treaties, and a good model. The drafters needed to show that non-combatants, children, elders, and women [...] (5/6)
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are impacted disproportionately by the weapon & that these impacts persist through time. My work does this. It reveals that radiation from the bombs hurts very young girls the most—significantly more than military-aged males." (6/6)
Last night, the annual National Defense Authorization Act #FY23NDAA, passed on the House floor. While the Senate must still pass their version, we're celebrating the progress made on several key amendments. Here's what happened with 10 of the amendments we endorsed:
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10. @RepRashida @RepSaraJacobs amendment to strike the prohibition on the reduction of the total number of deployed nuclear armed Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) failed 156-270. See the vote here: clerk.house.gov/Votes/202232…

Roll Call 322, Bill Number: H. R. 7900, 117th Congress, 2nd Session

VOTE QUESTION: On Agreeing to the Amendment, AMENDMENT AUTHOR: Tlaib of Michigan Part A Amendment No. 20, VOTE TYPE: Yea-And-Nay, STATUS: Failed

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We're making steady progress to put #PeopleOverPentagon, but more pressure is needed to challenge the military-industrial complex and advance non-violent solutions to our nation’s most pressing problems. Subscribe to our email list to take action: wand.org/subscribe-page
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