ANA DC Days 2019: Time to Register!
Published on April, 22 2019
From left: Ellen Barfield, Katherine Flaherty, Ellen Thomas, Sameena Nazir, and Robin Lloyd participated in last year’s DC Days.
By Ellen Thomas
Co-Chair, Disarm/End Wars
The Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) is excited to be hosting the 31st annual DC Days from May 19-22, 2019! Participants will be joining activists and leaders from across the country for four days of training and advocacy. Combining education, advocacy, networking, and fun, DC Days is a unique opportunity to learn how to effectively voice your concerns about nuclear weapons, power, and waste.
Click here to learn more about DC Days and to register!
Limited travel subsidies are available for young people (ages 18-30) to attend the 2019 ANA DC Days and Spring Meeting (see below).
Testimonials
Robin Lloyd of the Burlington, VT Branch recalls from her visit in 2018: “For me the experience at ANA DC Days is…well…profound. All the things you've wondered about—the different bombers, waste disposal options, uranium and pit production systems—you will find out from people who live cheek by jowl with these plants and research centers and have seen the taxpayers' money wasted, the corruption and plain inefficiency that rules in the nuclear fuel cycle. You spend one day in discussion with these grassroots experts and then are empowered to charge forth and bring enlightenment to our often sadly uninformed members of Congress. This is impactful lobbying at its most effective.”
Odile Hugonot-Haber of Ann Arbor WILPF, who attended DC Days in 2017, says, “Branches should help raise money for a young person to go to ANA DC Days. We learned so much about nuclear weapons and facilities at the Sunday teach-in, and then we were able to immediately act on it during the lobbying days. We should encourage young people to go.”
Next Generation Scholarships Available
Scholarships are available from Alliance for Nuclear Accountability to help young people (between ages 18 and 30) to attend. The first applications were reviewed on April 1st; if the funds haven't all been allocated, ANA will continue to accept applications. Groups coming from west of the Mississippi may apply for up to $600 total in grants. East-of-the-Mississippi groups may apply for up to $300 total in grants.
The application for these “Next Generation Scholarships” can be found here.
Arrangements have been made at the Code Pink House for up to four beds for WILPF members at $20 per person per night between May 18-23.
For more information, contact Ellen Thomas at et@prop1.org or 202-210-3886 (cell/text).
Inset Photo: A discussion during ANA’s DC Days.
