WAND was founded as Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament in 1982 by Helen Caldicott, long-time anti-nuclear activist and founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility. The name was later changed to Women's Action for New Directions as we broadened our mission and sought to connect the dots between excessive military spending and unmet human and environmental needs.
The two issues closest to our hearts are nuclear non-proliferation and re-writing the federal budget from the perspectives of progressive women. To these ends, WAND Southeast Michigan organizes monthly meetings, featuring critical issues, which end with taking action. Welcome to WAND Southeast Michigan!
Empowering Women to Act Politically
Women have had the vote since 1920, but as of 2003 only two percent (2%) of all U.S. Senators and Representatives ever elected in the history of Congress have been women.
Women start the majority of new businesses.
Women-owned businesses are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. economy
Women make about 80% of consumer decisions.
Women are the single largest group of health care consumers.
Women make the health care decisions in 3 out of 4 U.S. households.
Women are the primary caregivers in American society.
Women are the majority of voters.
Women are more than half of the population in the United States.
So Why Aren’t Women Making at Least Half of the Decisions?
“We don’t need women to lead simply because they are women, but because we are over half the population and offer incredible resources and life experiences. We are the oldest democracy in the world and should have women leading at the highest levels.”
--Susan Shaer, WAND Executive Director WAND Southeast Michigan is a membership organization.
Please join us!
Suggested dues are $35 ($5 for students). We need your good name and your dollars. When we speak out on our issues, elected representatives know we represent you and thousands of people like you.
If you are able to join today, please make your check payable to:
WAND Southeast Michigan and mail it to:
Southeast Michigan WAND
P.O. Box 2577
Southfield, MI 48037
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