WAND, Inc, a 501c4, was founded in the 1970’s by Dr. Helen Caldicott as Women’s Action for Nuclear Disarmament to educate people about the growing threat of a nuclear holocaust. When the Cold War ended, the name was changed and WAND concentrated on redirecting excessive military spending to the things that give us real security such as education, health care, and environmental protection.
Arkansas WAND (Women’s Action for New Directions)is a chapter of WAND,Inc., founded in 1997.
OUR MISSION is to empower women to act politically to reduce violence and militarism, abolish nuclear weapons and redirect excessive military spending to unmet human and environmental needs.
OUR GOALS
- Promote alternatives to militarism and war as solutions to war and conflict
- Shift from a military economy to a civilian based economy to address the real threats to our security, ensuring that our health, economic and environmental needs are met
- Eliminate the testing, production, sales and use of nuclear weapons
- Clean up the toxic waste at nuclear production and military facilities and prevent further waste.
- Increase women’s leadership to further promote WAND’s goals
WAND SPONSORED
- The Beacon of Peace and Hope and the surrounding Peace Garden
- The video “Woodruff: a Lesson of non-violence”
- Several speakers at the Clinton School of Public Service including a Nobel Peace Prize recipient and an Israeli peace activist.
EVENTS
- Annual Mother’s Day Luncheon honoring women peace makers
- Monthly pot-lucks with speakers
- Monthly Pizza, Peace and Politics
- Hiroshima Day Observance
- And many war protests and peace vigils
ARKANSAS PARTNERS
- Arkansas Coalition for Peace and Justice
- Arkansas Peace Week
- Progressive Arkansas Women PAC
- Pax Christi in Back from the Brink
- Poor People’s Campaign
- FCNL Advocacy Group
- Promenade for Peace
For More Information:
- Donate or Join: https://www.arkwand.com/support-us/
- or Send check to:
Debbie Goolsby
21 Hickory Hills Circle
Little Rock, AR 72212
- Website: https://www.arkwand.com/
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/arkwand/
- Email: ncorwyn@gmail.com