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What Is Women Against War?

Women Against War brings together Capital District women to work for peace. We advocate for changed US foreign policies through lobbying, leafleting, vigils, media outreach & educational events.

Women Against War offers speakers, demonstrations, and exhibits throughout the year. One of the WAW project groups, Grannies for Peace, holds annual vigils or demonstrations on Valentines Day (“war breaks Grannies hearts”), Mothers Day, and Veterans Day. The Iran project group advocates for negotiations with Iran by handing out leaflets, lobbying our legislators, and vigiling and leafleting with banners and photos of Iranians, at the popular August food festival at the Empire State Plaza in Albany. These are just examples of WAW’s busy schedule. Please join us!

During the Coronavirus Pandemic we have been avoiding public meetings, events, speakers, and other situations where people gather in indoor groups.  For the time being our annual gathering is postponed and our project meetings are conducted by phone conference or online/Zoom meetings.  If you want more information about those online or phone project meetings you can email us at info@womenagainstwar.org.

Mark your calendars!

Medea Benjamin Coming to the Capital Region!
Sunday, April 16- Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Medea is co-founder of the women-led peace group, Code Pink, the Peace in Ukraine Coalition, and the human rights group, Global Exchange.

Described as “one of America’s most committed – and most effective—fighters for human rights” by New York Newsday and “one of the high profile leaders of the peace movement” by The Los Angeles Times.
Medea has been an advocate of social justice for 50 years and is author of 10 books. Her most recent book, co-authored with Nicolas J.S. Davies, War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict will be available for sale at her talks.

Community Events:

Sunday, April 16: 4 PM: WAR IN UKRAINE: MAKING SENSE OF A
SENSELESS CONFLICT, Time and Space Limited, 434
Columbia St., Hudson, Free to members, $7 non-members

Monday, April 17:
7 PM: UNTANGLING THE WEB OF WAR IN UKRAINE, First
Unitarian-Universalist Society of Albany, 405 Washington
Ave., Albany, Free

Campus Events (community members welcome):

Monday, April 17:

11 AM – 12:20 PM: CALL FOR DIPLOMACY IN UKRAINE:
NOT MORE WAR,
Sage College, Bush Memorial Center,
50 First St., Troy, Free

1:15 – 2:30 PM: WAR IN UKRAINE: MAKING SENSE OF A
SENSELESS CONFLICT, The Sanctuary at the College of
St. Rose, 959 Madison Ave., Albany, Free

3:30 – 4:30 PM: UNTANGLING THE WEB OF WAR IN
UKRAINE: THE CHALLENGE FOR JOURNALISTS,
University at Albany, Humanities 354 (Uptown Campus),
Free

Tuesday, April 18:

11 AM – 12:20 PM: CALL FOR DIPLOMACY IN UKRAINE:
NOT MORE WAR, Sage College, Bush Memorial Center,
50 First St., Troy, Free

Wednesday, April 19:

Noon: The WAR IN UKRAINE: UNTANGLING A SENSELESS
WAR…DETAILING ITS IMPACT ON WOMEN,
Co-sponsored by the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Department, Institute for Research on Women & UUP
Albany Chapter, University at Albany, Humanities 354
(Uptown Campus), Free

Medea’s visit organized
by Women Against War.
Contact: Info@WomenAgainstWar.org
 

 

Love in the time of Coronavirus. Drawing by Liz Donnelly

To find some other recent news you can visit our current Project pages [see right sidebar for individual projects]
See our project pages for information about past and upcoming events.

To find out more about our previous actions for peace and justice you can visit the ARCHIVES of our earlier website,  Thanks to Daniel Wilson for creating this link.

 

Recent WAW Events

Save the Date: “Join with indigenous people ~ Stop pipelines and fossil fuel Infrastructure.”