WAMM's programs are based on four core values:

• WAMM acts for social justice in US foreign and defense policy.

WAMM condemns a U.S. foreign policy that uses military action to respond to world conflicts and to seize and maintain power over other people and nations. We oppose actions that disregard the dignity of people and the sovereignty of other nations, including economic exploitation, covert operations, the threat of weapons of mass destruction, transfers of arms including military aid, and the manipulation of foreign governments and factions.

War serves and ensures the interests of the wealthy and powerful, both in the U.S. and abroad; does not solve underlying problems; engenders further conflicts; and diverts resources from domestic needs.

We support working with the international community to resolve conflicts, including forging and honoring treaties, to create a just U.S. foreign policy that respects the inviolate rights and resources of other countries, peoples, and social groups.

We support the development and implementation of non-violent solutions to the ever-changing challenges of living in a global community.

Approved by the Steering Committee 5-14-02


• WAMM opposes the design, manufacture, and distribution of military weapons by the US government and corporations.

Women Against Military Madness opposes the design, manufacture, and distribution of military weapons by the U.S. government and corporations. Weapons kill and injure people, pollute and destroy the environment, fuel hatred, divert funds better spent on domestic needs, devastate families and communities, and create a false sense of security.

WAMM envisions an equitable world where weapons will not be necessary. Diplomacy, international treaties, nonviolent peacekeeping, and international observers are among the tools for resolving conflict without weapons.

Approved by the Steering Committee 3-12-02


• WAMM works to demilitarize US society.

Statement in progress


• WAMM empowers activists for social change.

Statement in progress



WAMM's Committees:

Iraq Committee/Twin Cities Peace Campaign - Focus on Iraq
The WAMM Iraq Committee/Twin Cities Peace Campaign - Focus on Iraq actively opposes military intervention in Iraq. This committee works both independently and in coalition as a member of the Iraq Peace Action Coalition (IPAC). The Iraq committee encourages religious leaders to make public statements opposing the war on Iraq. They educate elected officials about the effects of the war, educate the public through programs and speaking events, and join coalition efforts to protest U.S. foreign policy toward Iraq. They hold a weekly vigil on the Marshall Ave/Lake Street Bridge between Minneapolis and St. Paul every Wednesday fro 4:30 to 5:30 pm.

Middle East Committee
WAMM's Middle East Committee organizes around issues of justice and peace in the Middle East, particularly in relation to US government, military, and corporate involvement in this region. The committee seeks to work in coalition with other organizations concerned with these issues, such as the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.

St. Joan of Arc/WAMM Peacemakers
WAMM collaborates with members of Minneapolis' St. Joan of Arc Church to take action on issues of peacemaking and justice. St. Joan of Arc/WAMM Peacemakers distribute packets of information for young people interested in conscientious objection, or their "right to refuse to kill." They support the international campaign "Jubilee 2000," which calls for debt forgiveness for the poorest nations of the world. They work with Pax Christi in promoting "Bread Not Stones," a campaign to reduce military spending.

Depleted Uranium
The WAMM Depleted Uranium committee works to educate the public about the dangers of depleted uranium munitions to the communities in which they are manufactured, to the communities on which they are used, and to the service people who are exposed to them in the field.

Tackling Torture at the Top (T3)
The purpose of this committee is to keep the issue of torture before the public until it stops. Torture is widespread, systematic and continuing. Torture is U.S. policy initiated and planned at the very highest levels of our government. Torture is always morally wrong. The committee focuses on the responsibility of top U.S. officials for the torture that is occurring in Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantanamo and other locations that are even more secret. T3 demands an end to torture.

Yugoslavia Committee
The WAMM Yugoslavia Committee opposes current U.S. foreign policy toward Yugoslavia and U.S./NATO military intervention in the region. The committee seeks to educate the public about geopolitical motivations for U.S. involvement and the breaking of international law in the 1999 U.S./NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. In January 2000, the Yugoslavia presented the video "Yugoslavia: An Avoidable War." This award-winning documentary details how crucial mistakes by the international community led to the violent break-up of the former Yugoslavia. Later in 2000, the committee sponsored a public meeting in St. Paul as part of the International War Crimes Tribunal established by former Attorney General Ramsey Clark and the International Action Center. The meeting featured more than ten local, national, and international speakers who explored the war in Yugoslavia and international law.

WAMM Ad hoc Committees:
• Cindy Sheehan Committee
• Press Club


WAMM Publications
WAMM publishes worldwideWAMM, a ten-page newsletter, ten times per year, providing analysis of local and world events as well as information about WAMM programs. The newsletter is available to members and partner organizations and has a circulation of approximately 1500 addresses. It includes a community calendar that has become an information hub for the Twin Cities peace and justice community. Organizations and activists can list social change events at no charge, on a space-available basis.

The newsletter shares its name with WAMM's web page www.worldwidewamm.org, which announces WAMM's programmatic efforts to a broader community. Visitors are able to request a free trial membership, read current and past newsletters, link to other organizations, browse a current events calendar, and learn more about WAMM.

In May 2000, an article that appeared in the November 1998 WAMM newsletter was named the sixth most censored news story of 1999 by Project Censored. "The Role of Caspian Sea Oil in the Balkan Conflict," by independent journalist Diana Johnstone, exposed geopolitical motivations for U.S./NATO domination of the Kosovo region even before U.S./NATO bombs rained down. Project Censored is a project of Sonoma State University and an effort to "publicize the extent of censorship in our society by locating stories about significant issues of which the public should be aware, but is not, for one reason or another."