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Arkansas WAND Empowers Women

Illustration of a dove pulling letters spelling out "Wage Peace"

About Us

Our Goals:

• Promote alternatives to militarism and violence as the solution to conflict • Shift from a military to a civilian based economy, ensuring that human, economic and environmental needs are met • Clean up environmental effects of nuclear weapons production as well as toxic waste at military facilities and prevent further contamination • Eliminate testing, production and use of weapons of mass destruction • Prevent violence against women • Increase women’s political leadership to further WAND’s goals

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OUR BOARD

These committed individuals are our current leaders:

Mary Cantwell
Mary Cantwell, Chair
Chair

Mary is a library manager for the Central Arkansas Library System. For Mother’s Day 2022, we have collected thought from our Board members on what

Mary Cantwell, Chair
Jean Gordon
Jean Gordon
Founder

Jean is a founder of Arkansas WAND. She has worked more than a half-century in social justice and peace movements in Little Rock. Click on her name here to read more about her.

Jean Gordon
Jane Cox Estes
Jane Cox Estes
Board Member

Jane is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked as a Mental Health Therapist.

As a WAND member for over 10 years, Jane has attended the WAND conference in DC, and lobbied AR Congressional Representatives. Her activism has included serving on the boards of local peace and justice groups.

Jane Cox Estes
Justice Judy Green
Judy Green
Board Member

Justice Judy Green is Justice of the Peace at Pulaski County, Tax Accountant at PON’D Enterprises and President/CEO at Pond Enterprises. You can read a

Judy Green
Regina Stewart Hampton
Regina Stewart Hampton
Board Member

Regina is employed by the Pulaski County Courts, and is Vice President of the Pulaski County Democratic Women's Club.

Regina Stewart Hampton
Brenda Swinton Day
Brenda Swinton-Day
Board Member

Brenda is an elementary teacher who teaches 5th grade at J.A. Fair K-8 Preparatory in the Little Rock School District.

Brenda Swinton-Day
Lizzie B Swinton
Lizzie Swinton
Board Member

Lizzie Bee Swinton is a mother of two educators and a grandmother of three young men. She taught in Pulaski County School District for 37 years and is now happily retired.

Lizzie Swinton
Arkansas WAND Advisory Board
Arkansas WAND Advisory Board

These distinguished women are members of our Advisory Board: Annie Abrams, Joyce Elliott, Pat Lile, Jo Luck, Ruth Shepherd, and Kathy Webb.

Arkansas WAND Advisory Board

ACTIVITIES

Join us for some serious fun!

Beason of Peace and Hope

Beacon of Peace and Hope

Located in North Shore Riverwalk Park in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
school children form the shape of a dove

Arkansas Peace Week

Make Peace our “Natural” State! Peace will prevail over violence, but a world at peace...
potluck food table

Potlucks

We get together occasionally at the home of Jean Gordon, 2510 Hidden Valley, Little Rock at...

Resources

We have collected a wealth of infomation for your perusal. Dig in!

World Military Spending bar chart
National Priorities Project

The National Priorities Project (NPP) is the only nonprofit, non-partisan federal budget research organization in the nation with the mission to make the federal budget accessible to the American public.

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The Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
Military Spending

Here is information courtesy of: WAND Inc. Below you will find links that will help you begin to understand the federal budget process.   All

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Woodruff Elementary School, Little Rock, AR
Woodruff: A Lesson of Non-Violence

Director: Ron Bloom | Producer: Anncha Briggs
Genre: Documentary | Produced In: 2010 | Story Teller’s Country: United States

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