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1998 Embassy Bombings, 9-11, Ukraine

PeaceWorks KC December 16, 2022

If US President Bill Clinton had treated the 1998 United States embassy bombings as a law enforcement issue, the September 11 attacks would like NOT have happened, and the Ukraine war may even not have occurred.

Indigenous people honor their elders

PeaceWorks KC August 1, 2022

Lois Swimmer, of the Blackfoot band of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, met with family members this summer to honor their aged uncle. “Our ancestors always walk with us,” the uncle told his family members.

Faust’s poetry scans American legacy, warts and all

PeaceWorks KC July 6, 2022

Ron Faust, in his introduction to his new book, Percolating Poetry, says, “To have a cup of coffee / Is to take a break in the action.” He offers hope—saying hope lies in abolishing all nuclear weapons—and the fun of a few love poems.

Ranked choice voting team to stage parallel election

PeaceWorks KC June 18, 2022

Better Ballot KC is trying to get ranked choice voting on the ballot in KC MO. One way to show the need for RCV is to hold a “parallel election” for voters leaving polls Aug. 2. Volunteers needed!

Ranked choice voting petitions

PeaceWorks KC March 4, 2022

In ranked choice voting, if your first choice doesn’t make it by having enough votes, then your second choice counts. And if that person doesn’t make it, then your third choice counts.

Escape

PeaceWorks KC February 22, 2021

The walls of our cells close tighter
As we look for ways to escape our masks
To prevent the coronavirus from infecting us

Discerning the Truth

PeaceWorks KC October 13, 2018

Truth can be ambiguous. When the Senate Judiciary Committee was taking testimony concerning a Supreme Court nominee, the side that seemed more truthful was unassuming, in quiet, plain repose, in contrast to a loud, boastful defense.

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1998 Embassy Bombings, 9-11, Ukraine

Indigenous people honor their elders

Faust’s poetry scans American legacy, warts and all

Ranked choice voting team to stage parallel election

Ranked choice voting petitions

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