W.A.M.M.
W.A.M.M. stands for "Women Against Military Madness". The group began back in 1981, when 10 women met up at a tea/coffee house in Minneapolis and started discussing "how to most effectively respond to the threat of nuclear war, the huge increases in military spending and the massive slashes in human services budgets." The group now consists of more than 2100 member households and is a local justice and peace organization. The W.A.M.M. website is listed below. You can find the history of the group, the projects they are currently working on, a calendar of local events and daily news articles dealing with feminist issues and war.
W.A.M.M.'s mission statement:
"WAMM is a nonviolent feminist organization that works in solidarity with others to create a system of social equality, self-determination and justice through education and empowerment of women. WAMM's purpose is to dismantle systems of militarism and global oppression."
The group is currently working on opposing the "war on terrorism." The group not only is against the fighting and the actual war, but the group is also concerned about the way our civil liberties have been attacked as well as activists and minorities.
It seems the group uses a lot of "grass roots" techniques for getting their message and ideas out. They do a lot of coalition building through women, schools and the community. The group also "encourages women to act through various committees, empowerment groups and individual activism."
http://www.worldwidewamm.org/home.html
Comments
I just checked out the website -- they're a really neat organization.
Posted by: Karina | March 2, 2007 09:29 AM